Year: | 2007 |
Team: | Eastern Illinois Panthers |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Ohio Valley Conference |
Short Conf: | OVC |
Tsnrank: | 18 |
Record: | 8–4 |
Conf Record: | 7–1 |
Head Coach: | Bob Spoo |
Hc Year: | 20th |
Stadium: | O'Brien Field |
Bowl: | NCAA Division I First Round |
Bowl Result: | L 11–30 vs. Southern Illinois |
The 2007 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by 20th-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 7–1 record in conference play. The team received an at-large 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. 18 in The Sports Network's postseason ranking of NCAA Division I FCS teams.[2]