The 2019 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented

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as a member of the

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(OVC) during the

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. Led by first-year head coach

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, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 1–11 overall with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, placing last out of nine teams in the OVC. Eastern Illinois played home games at O'Brien Field in

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Preseason

Preseason coaches' poll

The OVC released their preseason coaches' poll on July 22, 2019. The Panthers were picked to finish in eighth place.

Preseason All-OVC team

The Panthers had one player selected to the preseason all-OVC team. Defense Terrell Greer – DL

Schedule

Game summaries

At Chattanooga

At Indiana

Illinois State

At Indiana State

Tennessee Tech

At Murray State

Jacksonville State

At UT Martin

Eastern Kentucky

At Tennessee State

Southeast Missouri State

At Austin Peay

References

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Eastern Illinois Eastern Illinois University is a public university in Charleston, Illinois. Established in 1895 as the Eastern Illinois State Normal School, a teacher's college offering a two-year degree, Eastern Illinois University gradually expanded into a co ...

Eastern Illinois Panthers football seasons

Eastern Illinois Panthers football The Eastern Illinois Panthers football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Eastern Illinois University located in the U.S. state of Illinois. The team competes in the Division I FCS, NCAA Division I Football Championship Sub ...