The 1991 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the

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(GCAC) during the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fifth-year head coach

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, the Panthers played their home games at

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. Eastern Illinois finished the season with on overall record of 4–7 and a conference mark of 2–4, tying for fifth place.

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