Eastern Illinois competes in the NCAA Football Championship Series as a member of the Big South-Ohio Valley Conference. EIU finished 8-3 overall last season and ranked No. 24 overall in the FCS.

CHARLESTON — Eastern Illinois football opened its camp under first-year head coach Chris Wilkerson this week in preparation for the season opener on Thursday, Sept. 1, at Northern Illinois.

The Illinois Fighting Illiniface the Eastern Illinois Panthers in Week 1 of the college football season. Kickoff from Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois, is scheduled for 8 p.m. on Big Ten ...

CHAMPAIGN (WCIA) — Eastern Illinois football was picked second in the Big South/Ohio Valley Conference preseason poll released Wednesday. The Panthers received two first place votes with 53 ...

CHARLESTON, Ill. (WAND) -- Eastern Illinois football is off to it's best start since 2013, and after the FCS Top 25 polls came out Monday they find themselves ranked #25, being in the national ...

Former Eastern Illinois football player Chris Wilkerson returned to his alma mater in 2022 to coach the Panthers after a successful eight-year run as the coach at the University of Chicago.

The Illinois Fighting Illini and Eastern Illinois football teams are scheduled to meet in Champaign, Illinois, for a non-conference contest on Thursday, Aug. 29. The game starts at 8 p.m. CT.

Eastern Illinois quarterback Pierce Holley threw for 2,741 yards and 17 touchdowns last season for the Panthers, who finished with an 8-3 record. EIU opens the 2024 season in two weeks on Aug. 29 ...

Jan. 22—Games against Eastern Illinois and Purdue have been swapped on Indiana State's 2024 football schedule. A university news release Monday stated the EIU and Purdue games were flipped ...

CHARLESTON (WCIA) -- Eastern Illinois football coach Chris Wilkerson is both encouraged by his team's play in year two of a rebuild and equally disappointed the Panthers finished just one win away ...