2009_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team

2009 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

2009 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

American college football season

The 2009 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by 22nd-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 6–2 record in conference play, making them conference champions. The team received an automatic 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. 19 in The Sports Network's postseason ranking of NCAA Division I FCS teams.[2]

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The team retired former quarterback Tony Romo's jersey number before their October 17 game against Tennessee Tech.[3]

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References

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    "Football Record Book" (PDF). Eastern Illinois University Athletics. p. 53. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
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    "Sports Network's Final 2009 FCS College Football Poll". The Sports Network. December 21, 2009. Archived from the original on June 22, 2011. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
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    "Ea. Illinois outlasts late rally by Tech". The Tennessean. October 18, 2009. p. 6C. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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    Nielsen, Brian (September 4, 2009). "Panthers Run Over Illinois State In Opener". Mattoon Journal Gazette. p. B1. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Eastern Illinois 31, Indiana State 0". Herald and Review. September 13, 2009. p. C4. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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    Nielsen, Brian (September 21, 2009). "Instead of 'freaking out,' Panthers win". Mattoon Journal Gazette. p. B1. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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    Horne, James D. (September 27, 2009). "First-quarter woes too big to overcome". The Leaf-Chronicle. p. C1. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Colonels come back to top Eastern Illinois". The Courier-Journal. Associated Press. October 4, 2009. p. C10. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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    Musselman, Ron (October 11, 2009). "Nittany Lions pound I-AA foe". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. D3. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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    Muskewitz, Al (October 25, 2009). "EI, EI, Uh-Oh". The Anniston Star. p. 1C. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "No offense? No problem as Eastern clips Murray State". Herald and Review. Associated Press. November 1, 2009. p. C7. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Skyhawks routed at the Panthers". The Jackson Sun. Associated Press. November 15, 2009. p. 2C. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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    Nielsen, Brian (November 20, 2009). "Tennessee State stalls Panthers' title plans". Mattoon Journal Gazette. p. B1. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Salukis pound away". Chicago Tribune. Associated Press. November 29, 2009. p. 3:4. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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