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2006 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team
| 2006 Eastern Illinois Panthers football |
|---|
| Ohio Valley Conference |
| No. 15 |
| 8–5 (7–1 OVC) |
| Mark Hutson (1st season) |
| O'Brien Field |
The 2006 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by interim head coach Mark Hutson, as head coach Bob Spoo was unable to coach for medical reasons, and played their home games at O'Brien Field in Charleston, Illinois. The Panthers finished the season with an 8–5 record overall and a 7–1 mark in conference play, sharing the OVC title with Tennessee–Martin. The team received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where they lost to Illinois State in the first round. Eastern Illinois was ranked No. 15 in The Sports Network's postseason ranking of NCAA Division I FCS teams.
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2 | at Illinois* | No. 14 | Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL | L 17–42 | 45,444 | |
| September 9 | Indiana State* | No. 20 | O'Brien FieldCharleston, IL | W 31–21 | 7,517 | |
| September 16 | at Illinois State* | No. 18 | Hancock StadiumNormal, IL (rivalry) | L 30–44 | 12,512 | |
| September 23 | at Samford | No. 20 | Seibert StadiumHomewood, AL | W 24–13 | 5,355 | |
| September 30 | at Hawaii* | No. 20 | Aloha StadiumHonolulu, HI | L 9–44 | 29,358 | |
| October 7 | Southeast Missouri State | No. 20 | O'Brien FieldCharleston, IL | W 21–0 | 10,215 | |
| October 14 | at Eastern Kentucky | No. 16 | Roy Kidd StadiumRichmond, KY | W 28–21 | 10,100 | |
| October 21 | Murray State | No. 17 | O'Brien FieldCharleston, IL | W 20–10 | 9,422 | |
| October 28 | at No. 12 Tennessee–Martin | No. 14 | Graham StadiumMartin, TN | L 9–15 | 6,935 | |
| November 4 | Tennessee State | No. 20 | O'Brien FieldCharleston, IL | W 29–3 | 5,912 | |
| November 11 | at Tennessee Tech | No. 20 | Tucker StadiumCookeville, TN | W 38–14 | 2,268 | |
| November 18 | Jacksonville State | No. 17 | O'Brien FieldCharleston, IL | W 28–24 | 1,224 | |
| November 25 | No. 11 Illinois State* | No. 14 | O'Brien FieldCharleston, IL (NCAA Division I First Round) | L 13–24 | 4,400 | |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game |
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