1987 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

1987 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
ConferenceGateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record5–6 (3–3 GCAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKit Cartwright (1st season)
Home stadiumO'Brien Stadium
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Northern Iowa $^ 6 0 0 10 4 0
Western Illinois 5 1 0 7 4 0
Eastern Illinois 3 3 0 5 6 0
SW Missouri State 3 3 0 5 6 0
Indiana State 2 4 0 5 6 0
Southern Illinois 2 4 0 3 8 0
Illinois State 0 6 0 3 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1987 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (GCAC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Panthers played their home games at O'Brien Stadium in Charleston, Illinois. Led by first-year head coach Bob Spoo, Eastern Illinois compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, tying for third in the GCAC.