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2018 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team
American college football season
The 2018 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Kim Dameron in his fifth and final season as head coach, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 3–8 overall with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the OVC. Eastern Illinois played home games at O'Brien Field in Charleston, Illinois.
Quick Facts Eastern Illinois Panthers football, Conference ...
| 2018 Eastern Illinois Panthers football | |
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| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Record | 3–8 (3–5 OVC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Scott Parr (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Cary Fowler (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | O'Brien Field |
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| No. 10 Jacksonville State $^ | 7 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Southeast Missouri State ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Kentucky | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State | 5 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee State | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin Peay | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Martin | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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On November 18, Dameron was fired.[1] He finished his tenure at Eastern Illinois with a five-year record of 27–30.
OVC media poll
On July 20, 2018, the media covering the OVC released their preseason poll with the Panthers predicted to finish in fifth place.[2] On July 23, the OVC released their coaches poll with the Panthers predicted to finish in fourth place.[3]
More information Predicted finish, Team ...
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | Jacksonville State | 134 (14) |
| 2 | Austin Peay | 114 (1) |
| 3 | UT Martin | 96 |
| 4 | Tennessee State | 91 |
| 5 | Eastern Illinois | 83 |
| 6 | Eastern Kentucky | 64 |
| 7 | Murray State | 39 |
| 8 | Southeast Missouri State | 35 |
| 9 | Tennessee Tech | 19 |
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More information Predicted finish, Team ...
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | Jacksonville State | 126 (14) |
| 2 | Austin Peay | 112 (4) |
| 3 | UT Martin | 95 |
| 4 | Eastern Illinois | 73 |
| 5 | Eastern Kentucky | 69 |
| 6 | Tennessee State | 64 |
| 7 | Southeast Missouri State | 62 |
| 8 | Murray State | 24 |
| 9 | Tennessee Tech | 23 |
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Preseason All-OVC team
The Panthers had three players selected to the preseason all-OVC team.[4]
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More information Date, Time ...
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 1 | 3:00 p.m. | at Arkansas* | SECN | L 20–55 | 63,342 | |
| September 8 | 6:30 p.m. | at No. 19 Illinois State* | NBCSC+ | L 10–48 | 8,914 | |
| September 15 | 6:00 p.m. | Indiana State* | ESPN+ | L 41–55 | 6,420 | |
| September 22 | 2:00 p.m. | Tennessee State |
| ESPN+ | L 40–41 | 7,670 |
| September 29 | 6:00 p.m. | at Tennessee Tech | ESPN+ | W 52–38 | 7,184 | |
| October 6 | 6:00 p.m. | Murray State |
| ESPN+ | L 41–48 | 3,063 |
| October 13 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 8 Jacksonville State | ESPN3 | L 22–49 | 15,649 | |
| October 20 | 2:00 p.m. | UT Martin |
| ESPN3 | W 24–21 OT | 7,413 |
| October 27 | 12:00 p.m. | at Eastern Kentucky | ESPN+ | L 23–31 | 4,400 | |
| November 10 | 1:00 p.m. | Austin Peay |
| ESPN+ | W 52–21 | 2,149 |
| November 17 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 23 Southeast Missouri State | ESPN+ | L 32–38 | 3,987 | |
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At Arkansas
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Panthers | 0 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| Razorbacks | 10 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 55 |
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See also: 2018 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
At Illinois State
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Panthers | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| No. 19 Redbirds | 7 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 48 |
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Indiana State
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Sycamores | 17 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 55 |
| Panthers | 20 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 41 |
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Tennessee State
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Tigers | 0 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 41 |
| Panthers | 17 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 40 |
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At Tennessee Tech
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Panthers | 7 | 14 | 10 | 21 | 52 |
| Golden Eagles | 10 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 38 |
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Murray State
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Racers | 10 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 48 |
| Panthers | 7 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 41 |
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See also: 2018 Murray State Racers football team
At Jacksonville State
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Panthers | 3 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 22 |
| No. 8 Gamecocks | 14 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 49 |
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UT Martin
More information OT, Total ...
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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| Skyhawks | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Panthers | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
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See also: 2018 UT Martin Skyhawks football team
At Eastern Kentucky
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Panthers | 10 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 23 |
| Colonels | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
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Austin Peay
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Governors | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Panthers | 14 | 21 | 3 | 14 | 52 |
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See also: 2018 Austin Peay Governors football team
At Southeast Missouri State
More information Total ...
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Panthers | 7 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 32 |
| No. 23 Redhawks | 10 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 38 |
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