# 2017 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

The 2017 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Kim Dameron, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 6–5 overall with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing third in the OVC. Eastern Illinois played home games at O'Brien Field in Charleston, Illinois.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 6:00 p.m. | at Indiana State* | Memorial StadiumTerre Haute, IN | ESPN3 | W 22–20 | 4,670 |
| September 9 | 2:30 p.m. | at Northern Illinois* | Huskie StadiumDeKalb, IL | ESPN3 | L 10–38 | 16,722 |
| September 16 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 18 Illinois State* | O'Brien FieldCharleston, IL (Mid-America Classic) | OVCDN | L 13–44 | 7,031 |
| September 23 | 6:00 p.m. | Southeast Missouri State | O'Brien FieldCharleston, IL | OVCDN | W 19–16 | 3,699 |
| September 30 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 24 Tennessee State | Nissan StadiumNashville, TN (John Merritt Classic) | ESPN3 | W 19–16 $^{2OT}$ | 11,013 |
| October 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Tennessee Tech | O'Brien FieldCharleston, IL | OVCDN | W 24–23 | 3,016 |
| October 14 | 3:00 p.m. | at Murray State | Roy Stewart StadiumMurray, KY | OVCDN | W 27–24 $^{2OT}$ | 3,263 |
| October 21 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 3 Jacksonville State | O'Brien FieldCharleston, IL | ESPN3 | L 14–30 | 8,176 |
| October 28 | 2:00 p.m. | at UT Martin | Graham StadiumMartin, TN | OVCDN | L 10–27 | 1,682 |
| November 4 | 1:00 p.m. | Eastern Kentucky | O'Brien FieldCharleston, IL | OVCDN | W 23–20 $^{OT}$ | 2,828 |
| November 18 | 5:00 p.m. | at Austin Peay | Fortera StadiumClarksville, TN | OVCDN | L 13–28 | 8,214 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Game summaries
### At Indiana State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 13 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 22 |
| Sycamores | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 20 |

### At Northern Illinois

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Huskies | 7 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 38 |

### Illinois State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 18 Redbirds | 10 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 44 |
| Panthers | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 |

### Southeast Missouri State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Redhawks | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| Panthers | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 19 |

### At Tennessee State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Panthers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 19 |
| No. 24 Tigers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 16 |

### Tennessee Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Eagles | 14 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 23 |
| Panthers | 0 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 24 |

### At Murray State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Panthers | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 27 |
| Racers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 24 |

### Jacksonville State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 3 Gamecocks | 0 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 30 |
| Panthers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |

### At UT Martin

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Skyhawks | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 27 |

### Eastern Kentucky

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Colonels | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| Panthers | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 23 |

### At Austin Peay

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| Governors | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |