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1989 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 19–25 vs. Montana
ConferenceGateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record9–4 (4–2 GCAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumO'Brien Stadium
Seasons← 19881990 →
1989 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Southwest Missouri State $^ 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
No. 15 Eastern Illinois ^ 4 – 2 – 0 9 – 4 – 0
No. 20 Northern Iowa 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Illinois State 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Indiana State 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Western Illinois 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Southern Illinois 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1989 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Panthers played their home games at O'Brien Stadium in Charleston, Illinois.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2at Austin Peay*W 36–0
September 9Northwestern State*No. T–6W 20–105,103
September 16at Southern IllinoisL 17–2010,000
September 23Indiana State
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 21–7
September 30Illinois State
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 14–13
October 7at Liberty*No. 19L 7–9
October 14Akron*No. T–20
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 21–17
October 21Western IllinoisNo. 19
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 31–5
October 287:00 p.m.at Northern IowaNo. 13L 28–319,128
November 11No. 5 Southwest Missouri State
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 16–1510,128
November 18at No. 15 Western Kentucky*No. 18W 10–7
November 25at No. T–4 Idaho*No. 15W 10–76,025
December 2at No. 6 Montana*No. 15L 19–25

References

  1. "Eastern pulls off surprise". Herald and Review. September 10, 1989. Retrieved March 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. Weaner, Phil (September 17, 1989). "SIU wins first". The Southern Illinoisan. p. D29. Retrieved January 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "LU tops E. Illinois in final minute". The News & Daily Advance. October 8, 1989. Retrieved April 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Late FG try fails as Bears fall to Eastern Illinois". The Kansas City Star. November 12, 1989. Retrieved March 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "EIU Football Online Guide, 2019" (PDF). Eastern Illinois athletics.
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