The Eastern Illinois Panthers football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the Eastern Illinois University located in the U.S. state of Illinois. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Ohio Valley Conference. The school's first football team was fielded in 1895. The team plays its home games at the 10,000 seat O'Brien Stadium. The Panthers are coached by Dino Babers.
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