1989 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

1989 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 19–25 vs. Montana
Conference	Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record	9–4 (4–2 GCAC)
Head coach	Bob Spoo (3rd season)
Home stadium	O'Brien Stadium

1989 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 9 Southwest Missouri State $^	5	–	1	–	0			10	–	3	–	0
No. 15 Eastern Illinois ^	4	–	2	–	0			9	–	4	–	0
No. 20 Northern Iowa	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Illinois State	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Indiana State	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Western Illinois	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Southern Illinois	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1989 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Panthers played their home games at O'Brien Stadium in Charleston, Illinois.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2		at Austin Peay*		Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN	W 36–0
September 9		Northwestern State*	No. T–6	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	W 20–10	5,103	[1]
September 16		at Southern Illinois		McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 17–20	10,000	[2]
September 23		Indiana State		O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	W 21–7
September 30		Illinois State		O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	W 14–13
October 7		at Liberty*	No. 19	City Stadium Lynchburg, VA	L 7–9		[3]
October 14		Akron*	No. T–20	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	W 21–17
October 21		Western Illinois	No. 19	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	W 31–5
October 28	7:00 p.m.	at Northern Iowa	No. 13	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	L 28–31	9,128
November 11		No. 5 Southwest Missouri State		O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	W 16–15	10,128	[4]
November 18		at No. 15 Western Kentucky*	No. 18	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	W 10–7
November 25		at No. T–4 Idaho*	No. 15	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	W 10–7	6,025
December 2		at No. 6 Montana*	No. 15	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)	L 19–25
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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References

1. "Eastern pulls off surprise". Herald and Review. September 10, 1989. Retrieved March 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Weaner, Phil (September 17, 1989). "SIU wins first". The Southern Illinoisan. p. D29. Retrieved January 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "LU tops E. Illinois in final minute". The News & Daily Advance. October 8, 1989. Retrieved April 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Late FG try fails as Bears fall to Eastern Illinois". The Kansas City Star. November 12, 1989. Retrieved March 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "EIU Football Online Guide, 2019" (PDF). Eastern Illinois athletics.