2007 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

2007 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 18
Record8–4 (7–1 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumO'Brien Field
Seasons
← 2006
2008 →
2007 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 13 Eastern Kentucky $^   8 0     9 3  
No. 18 Eastern Illinois ^   7 1     8 4  
Austin Peay   5 3     7 4  
Jacksonville State   5 3     6 5  
Tennessee State   4 3     5 6  
Tennessee–Martin   4 4     4 7  
Samford   2 6     4 7  
Tennessee Tech   2 6     4 7  
Southeast Missouri State   1 6     3 8  
Murray State   1 7     2 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2007 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by 20th-year head coach Bob Spoo and played their home games at O'Brien Field in Charleston, Illinois. The Panthers finished the season with an 8–4 record overall and a 7–1 record in conference play. The team received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where they lost to Southern Illinois in the first round.[1] Eastern Illinois was ranked No. 18 in The Sports Network's postseason ranking of NCAA Division I FCS teams.[2]

  1. ^ "Football Record Book" (PDF). Eastern Illinois University Athletics. p. 53. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  2. ^ "Three Gateway Teams Ranked in Final Poll". Missouri Valley Football Conference. December 18, 2007. Archived from the original on September 27, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2021.