2002 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

2002 Eastern Illinois Panthers football

Ohio Valley Conference Co-Champions
NCAA Playoffs First Round Vs. Western Illinois, L, 9–48
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 15
FCS Coaches	No. 15
2002 record	8–4 (5–1 OVC)
Head coach	Bob Spoo (16th year)
Home stadium	O'Brien Stadium (Capacity 10,000)

^[1] The 2002 Eastern Illinois Panthers represented Eastern Illinois University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Finishing the regular season with a record of 8–3, the panthers were invited to the I-AA (Now FCS) playoffs, falling in the first round to Western Illinois by a final of 9–48. Quarterback Tony Romo's efforts earned him mass attention including making him the 2002 recipient of the Walter Payton Award. Despite not being selected at the 2003 NFL draft. Romo eventually signed with the Dallas Cowboys as a free agent, eventually landing the starting job in 2006 and keeping that job today, racking up four Pro Bowl Selections.

Schedule

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Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result	Attendance
August 31	at Hawaii*	Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, Hawaii	L 36–61	39,958
September 14	at Kansas State*	KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas	L 13–63	45,642
September 21	Indiana State	O'Brien Stadium • Charleston, Illinois	W 26–19	8,340
September 28	Illinois State	O'Brien Stadium • Charleston, Illinois	W 45–10	10,731
October 5	at Tennessee Tech	Tucker Stadium • Cookeville, Tennessee	W 35–28	10,850
October 12	Eastern Kentucky	O'Brien Stadium • Charleston, Illinois	W 25–24	8,397
October 19	at Southeast Missouri State	Houck Stadium • Cape Girardeau, Missouri	W 44–27	9,178
November 2	at Tennessee State	Nissan Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee	W 54–48	7,216
November 9	UT Martin	O'Brien Stadium • Charleston, Illinois	W 55–43	3,822
November 16	FAU*	O'Brien Stadium • Charleston, Illinois	W 47–6	3,740
November 23	at Murray State	Roy Stewart Stadium • Murray, Kentucky	L 35–37	6,112
November 30	at Western Illinois*	Hanson Field • Macomb, Illinois (I-AA Playoffs First Round)	L 9–48	2,500
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

References

Eastern Illinois Panthers football

Venues	O'Brien Stadium (1970–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Mid-America Classic (Illinois State)

Culture & lore	Billy the Panther

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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