2003 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

2003 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	4–8 (3–5 OVC)
Head coach	Bob Spoo (17th season)
Defensive coordinator	Roc Bellantoni (2nd season)
Home stadium	O'Brien Stadium

2003 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 18 Jacksonville State $^		7	–	1					8	–	4
Eastern Kentucky		6	–	2					7	–	5
Samford		5	–	3					7	–	4
Tennessee State		5	–	3					7	–	5
Southeast Missouri State		5	–	3					5	–	7
Murray State		3	–	5					4	–	8
Eastern Illinois		3	–	5					4	–	8
Tennessee Tech		1	–	7					2	–	9
Tennessee–Martin		1	–	7					2	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2003 Eastern Illinois Panthers represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 17th-year head coach Bob Spoo, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 4–8 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the OVC.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6		California (PA)*	No. 17	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	W 27–0
September 13	1:00 p.m.	at Missouri*	No. 15	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	L 0–37	49,440
September 20		Illinois State*	No. 19	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL (rivalry)	L 14–21	6,318	[1]
September 27		at Indiana State*		Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	L 7–23
October 4		at Southeast Missouri State		Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	L 17–30
October 11		Eastern Kentucky		O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	L 0–41
October 18		at Murray State		Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	W 27–17
October 25		Tennessee–Martin		O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	W 29–12
November 1		at Tennessee State		The Coliseum Nashville, TN	L 14–24	25,037	[2]
November 8		Tennessee Tech		O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	W 37–10
November 15		at No. 21 Jacksonville State		Paul Snow Stadium acksonville, AL	L 24–36	8,674
November 22		Samford		O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	L 14–17
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Roster

2003 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 16 Andy Vincent Jr G 64 Ryan Schulz Fr C 65 Steve Sobolewski  Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 6 Fred Miller Sr DE 91 Mike Morley  Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 33 Tom Schofield So	Head coach Bob Spoo Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

References

1. Reinhardt, Randy (September 21, 2003). "Safety spurs Redbirds on to victory". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved November 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "E. Illinois capitalizes on early TSU mistakes". The Tennessean. November 2, 2003. Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "EIU Football Online Guide, 2019" (PDF). Eastern Illinois athletics.