2008 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

The 2008 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by 21st-year head coach Bob Spoo and played their home games at O'Brien Field in Charleston, Illinois. The Panthers finished the season with an 5–7 record overall and a 3–5 record in conference play, placing sixth in the OVC.^[1]

2008 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	5–7 (3–5 OVC)
Head coach	Bob Spoo (21st season)
Home stadium	O'Brien Field
Seasons ← 2007 2009 →

2008 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 19 Eastern Kentucky $^		7	–	1					8	–	4
Jacksonville State		6	–	2					8	–	3
Tennessee–Martin		6	–	2					8	–	4
Tennessee State		5	–	3					8	–	4
Murray State		4	–	4					5	–	7
Eastern Illinois		3	–	5					5	–	7
Southeast Missouri State		2	–	6					4	–	8
Austin Peay		2	–	6					2	–	9
Tennessee Tech		1	–	7					3	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 28	at Central Michigan*	No. 18	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	L 12–31	19,732	[2]
September 6	at No. 24 (FBS) Illinois*	No. 19	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	L 21–47	60,131	[3]
September 13	Indiana State*	No. 20	O'Brien Field Charleston, IL	W 38–3	5,507	[4]
September 20	at Illinois State*	No. 22	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL (rivalry)	W 25–21	14,023	[5]
September 27	Jacksonville State	No. 21	O'Brien Field Charleston, IL	L 10–23	7,996	[6]
October 9	at Tennessee–Martin		Graham Stadium Martin, TN	L 26–29	1,293	[7]
October 18	Southeast Missouri State		O'Brien Field Charleston, IL	W 24–21	5,942	[8]
October 25	at Eastern Kentucky		Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	L 7–20	8,800	[9]
November 1	Murray State		O'Brien Field Charleston, IL	W 34–6	4,083	[10]
November 8	at No. 22 Tennessee State		LP Field Nashville, TN	L 24–45	6,393	[11]
November 15	Austin Peay		O'Brien Field Charleston, IL	L 13–15	1,919	[12]
November 22	at Tennessee Tech		Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	W 38–20	1,430	[13]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game