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1996 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

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The 1996 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Bob Spoo, the Panthers compiled and overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the OVC. Eastern Illinois was invited to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they lost to Northern Iowa in the first round.

Sports NetworkNo. 16
Record8–4 (6–2 OVC)
Headcoach
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1996 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 16
Record8–4 (6–2 OVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRoy Wittke (7th season)
Home stadiumO'Brien Stadium
Seasons
← 1995
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1996 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Murray State $^ 8–0  11–2 
No. 16 Eastern Illinois ^ 6–2  8–4 
Eastern Kentucky 6–2  6–5 
Middle Tennessee 4–4  6–5 
Tennessee Tech 4–4  5–6 
Tennessee State 3–5  4–7 
Southeast Missouri State 3–5  3–8 
Austin Peay 1–7  1–10 
Tennessee–Martin 1–7  1–10 
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 29at Western Michigan*No. 25W 28–20
September 7No. 2 (D-II) Pittsburg State*No. 24W 41–31
September 14Indiana State*No. 17
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 35–16[1]
September 28at Tennessee–MartinNo. 9W 38–0
October 12Western Illinois*No. 7
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
L 7–1010,133[2]
October 19No. 8 Murray StateNo. 14
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
L 28–35
October 26at Tennessee TechNo. 18W 35–27
November 2at Austin PeayNo. 17W 42–7
November 9at Southeast Missouri StateNo. 17W 41–21
November 16at Middle TennesseeNo. 14L 24–31
November 23Eastern KentuckyNo. 19
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 45–21
November 30at No. 3 Northern Iowa*No. 16L 14–21[3]
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