About Eastern Illinois Panthers
The Panthers football team plays for Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois. The team plays at the NCAA Division I FCS level, in the Ohio Valley Conference. The football program was established in 1899.
In the Ohio Valley Conference, Panthers share the field with Charleston Southern Buccaneers, Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs, Lindenwood Lions, Southeast Missouri State Redhawks, Tennessee State Tigers, UT Martin Skyhawks and Western Illinois Leathernecks. The conference's football programs are in Illinois, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.
Eastern Illinois University is a public university with 5,000 to 9,999 students, set in a remote town in Coles County. This page follows football news that names Eastern Illinois University or the Panthers. Stories about the school's other sports are left out.