2002 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

2002 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
Ohio Valley Conference Co-Champions
Conference Ohio Valley Conference
Ranking
Sports Network No. 15
FCS Coaches No. 15
2002 record 8–4 (5–1 OVC)
Head coach Bob Spoo (16th year)
Home stadium O'Brien Stadium
(Capacity 10,000)

[1] The 2002 Eastern Illinois Panthers represented Eastern Illinois University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Finishing the regular season with a record of 8–3, the panthers were invited to the I-AA (Now FCS) playoffs, falling in the first round to Western Illinois by a final of 9–48. Quarterback Tony Romo's efforts earned him mass attention including making him the 2002 recipient of the Walter Payton Award. Despite not being selected at the 2003 NFL draft. Romo eventually signed with the Dallas Cowboys as a free agent, eventually landing the starting job in 2006 and keeping that job today, racking up four Pro Bowl Selections.

Schedule

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Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 31 at Hawaii* Aloha StadiumHonolulu, Hawaii L 36–61   39,958
September 14 at Kansas State* KSU StadiumManhattan, Kansas L 13–63   45,642
September 21 Indiana State O'Brien StadiumCharleston, Illinois W 26–19   8,340
September 28 Illinois State O'Brien StadiumCharleston, Illinois W 45–10   10,731
October 5 at Tennessee Tech Tucker StadiumCookeville, Tennessee W 35–28   10,850
October 12 Eastern Kentucky O'Brien StadiumCharleston, Illinois W 25–24   8,397
October 19 at Southeast Missouri State Houck StadiumCape Girardeau, Missouri W 44–27   9,178
November 2 at Tennessee State Nissan StadiumNashville, Tennessee W 54–48   7,216
November 9 UT Martin O'Brien Stadium • Charleston, Illinois W 55–43   3,822
November 16 FAU* O'Brien Stadium • Charleston, Illinois W 47–6   3,740
November 23 at Murray State Roy Stewart StadiumMurray, Kentucky L 35–37   6,112
November 30 at Western Illinois* Hanson FieldMacomb, Illinois (I-AA Playoffs First Round) L 9–48   2,500
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.


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