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.
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OVC champion | |
NCAA Division I Quarterfinal, L 39–49 vs. Towson | |
| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
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| Sports Network | No. 4 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 4 |
| Record | 12–2 (8–0 OVC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Sterlin Gilbert (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Kim McCloud (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | O'Brien Field |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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On December 18, Babers resigned to become the head football coach at Bowling Green State University.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 31 | 7:00 pm | at San Diego State* | No. 21 | MWN | W 40–19 | 42,978 | |
| September 7 | 6:00 pm | at Southern Illinois* | No. 14 | W 40–37 2OT | 10,038 | ||
| September 14 | 6:00 pm | No. 18 Illinois State* | No. 9 | WEIU | W 57–24 | 10,741 | |
| September 21 | 7:00 pm | at Northern Illinois* | No. 8 | ESPN3 | L 39–43 | 23,595 | |
| September 28 | 1:30 pm | Eastern Kentucky | No. 8 |
| ESPN3 | W 42–7 | 11,469 |
| October 12 | 6:00 pm | at Austin Peay | No. 5 | OVCDN | W 63–7 | 5,501 | |
| October 19 | 1:30 pm | Southeast Missouri State | No. 3 |
| WEIU | W 55–33 | 11,569 |
| October 26 | 4:00 pm | at No. 21 Tennessee State | No. 2 | OVCDN | W 34–16 | 22,157 | |
| November 2 | 12:00 pm | Tennessee Tech | No. 2 |
| WEIU | W 56–21 | 6,939 |
| November 9 | 12:00 pm | at Murray State | No. 2 | OVCDN | W 37–17 | 3,119 | |
| November 16 | 12:00 pm | No. 22 Jacksonville State | No. 2 |
| ESPN3 | W 52–14 | 6,693 |
| November 23 | 1:00 pm | at UT Martin | No. 2 | ESPN3 | W 70–22 | 3,167 | |
| December 7 | 1:00 pm | No. 19 Tennessee State* | No. 2 |
| ESPN3 | W 51–10 | 4,825 |
| December 13 | 7:00 pm | No. 5 Towson* | No. 2 |
| ESPN2 | L 39–49 | 3,850 |
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Game summaries
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Ranking movements
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
| Sports Network | 21 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Coaches | 23 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
References
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