2013 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

The 2013 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Dino Babers in his second and final season as head coach, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 12–2 overall with a mark of 8–0 in conference play, winning the OVC title for the second consecutive season. Eastern Illinois earned the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where the Panthers defeated Tennessee State in the second round before losing to Towson in the quarterfinals. The team played home games at O'Brien Field in Charleston, Illinois.

2013 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
OVC champion
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 4
FCS CoachesNo. 4
Record12–2 (8–0 OVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSterlin Gilbert (2nd season)
Offensive schemeVeer and shoot
Defensive coordinatorKim McCloud (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumO'Brien Field
Seasons
← 2012
2014 →
2013 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Eastern Illinois $^   8 0     12 2  
No. 17 Tennessee State ^   6 2     10 4  
No. 10 Jacksonville State ^   5 3     11 4  
UT Martin   5 3     7 5  
Eastern Kentucky   4 4     6 6  
Murray State   4 4     6 6  
Tennessee Tech   2 6     5 7  
Southeast Missouri State   2 6     3 9  
Austin Peay   0 8     0 12  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

On December 18, Babers resigned to become the head football coach at Bowling Green State University.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:00 pmat San Diego State*No. 21MWNW 40–1942,978
September 76:00 pmat Southern Illinois*No. 14W 40–37 2OT10,038
September 146:00 pmNo. 18 Illinois State*No. 9WEIUW 57–2410,741
September 217:00 pmat Northern Illinois*No. 8ESPN3L 39–4323,595
September 281:30 pmEastern KentuckyNo. 8
  • O'Brien Field
  • Charleston, IL
ESPN3W 42–711,469
October 126:00 pmat Austin PeayNo. 5OVCDNW 63–75,501
October 191:30 pmSoutheast Missouri State No. 3
  • O'Brien Field
  • Charleston, IL
WEIUW 55–3311,569
October 264:00 pmat No. 21 Tennessee StateNo. 2OVCDNW 34–1622,157
November 212:00 pmTennessee TechNo. 2
  • O'Brien Field
  • Charleston, IL
WEIUW 56–216,939
November 912:00 pmat Murray StateNo. 2OVCDNW 37–173,119
November 1612:00 pmNo. 22 Jacksonville StateNo. 2
  • O'Brien Field
  • Charleston, IL
ESPN3W 52–146,693
November 231:00 pmat UT MartinNo. 2ESPN3W 70–223,167
December 71:00 pmNo. 19 Tennessee State*No. 2
ESPN3W 51–104,825
December 137:00 pmNo. 5 Towson*No. 2
  • O'Brien Field
  • Charleston, IL (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)
ESPN2L 39–493,850

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Game summaries

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San Diego State

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1 234Total
#21 (FCS) Panthers 7 12714 40
Aztecs 13 330 19

Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre12345678910111213Final
Sports Network21149885532222224
Coaches23161210125432222224

References

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  1. ^ "Cumulative Season Statistics". Eastern Illinois Athletics. December 14, 2013. Retrieved December 14, 2013.