2024 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

2024 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
ConferenceBig South–OVC
Record3–9 (2–6 Big South–OVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKyle Derickson (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorCollin Geier (1st season)
Home stadiumO'Brien Field
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →
2024 Big South–OVC football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 16 Southeast Missouri State +^   6 2     9 3  
No. 21 Tennessee State +^   6 2     9 3  
No. 23 UT Martin +^   6 2     8 4  
Tennessee Tech +   6 2     7 5  
Lindenwood*   4 4     5 7  
Gardner–Webb   3 5     4 8  
Western Illinois   3 5     4 8  
Eastern Illinois   2 6     3 9  
Charleston Southern   0 8     1 11  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Note: Lindenwood ineligible for Big South–OVC title and FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II.
As of November 26, 2024
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2024 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Big South–OVC Football Association during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Panthers were led by third-year head coach Chris Wilkerson and played their home games at O'Brien Field located in Charleston, Illinois. They finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in Big South–OVC play to finish in eighth place.