The 2022 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represents

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as a member of the

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(OVC) during the

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. The Panthers are led by first-year head coach

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and play home games at O'Brien Field in

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Preseason

Preseason coaches' poll

The OVC released their preseason coaches' poll on July 19, 2022. The Panthers were picked to finish in second to last place.

Preseason All-OVC team

The Panthers had six players selected to the preseason all-OVC team. Offense *Isaiah Hill – WR *Jay Vallie — TE Defense *Jordan Miles – DE *Tim Varga — DE *Russell Dandy — CB *Jordan Vincent — NB

Schedule

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Game summaries

At Northern Illinois

No. 11 Chattanooga

At Illinois State

Murray State

Northwestern State

Lindenwood

At Tennessee State

Tennessee Tech

At McNeese State

No. 20 Southeast Missouri State

At No. 25 UT Martin

References

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Eastern Illinois Panthers football seasons

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