1996 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

1996 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 14–21 vs. [[{{{school}}}|Northern Iowa]]
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
1996 record	8–4 (6–2 OVC)
Head coach	Bob Spoo
Home stadium	O'Brien Stadium

1996 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 4 [[{{{school}}}|Murray State]] $^		8	–	0					11	–	2
No. 16 Eastern Illinois ^		6	–	2					8	–	4
[[{{{school}}}|Eastern Kentucky]]		6	–	2					6	–	5
Middle Tennessee		4	–	4					6	–	5
[[{{{school}}}|Tennessee Tech]]		4	–	4					5	–	6
[[{{{school}}}|Tennessee State]]		3	–	5					4	–	7
[[{{{school}}}|Southeast Missouri State]]		3	–	5					3	–	8
[[{{{school}}}|Austin Peay]]		1	–	7					1	–	10
[[{{{school}}}|Tennessee–Martin]]		1	–	7					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1996 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
August 29	at Western Michigan*	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, Michigan	W 28–20
September 7	[[{{{school}}}|Pittsburg State]]*	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	W 41–31
September 14	[[{{{school}}}|Indiana State]]*	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	W 35–16
September 28	at [[{{{school}}}|UT Martin]]	Graham Stadium Martin, Tennessee	W 38–0
October 12	[[{{{school}}}|Pittsburg State]]*	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	L 7–10
October 19	[[{{{school}}}|Murray State]]	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	L 28–35
October 26	at [[{{{school}}}|Tennessee Tech]]	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, Tennessee	W 35–27
November 2	at [[{{{school}}}|Austin Peay]]	Fortera Stadium Clarksville, Tennessee	W 42–7
November 9	at [[{{{school}}}|Southeast Missouri State]]	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, Missouri	W 41–21
November 16	at Middle Tennessee	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	L 24–31
November 23	[[{{{school}}}|Eastern Kentucky]]	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	W 45–21
November 30	at [[{{{school}}}|Northern Iowa]]*	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	L 14–21
*Non-conference game

References

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