2014 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

2014 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	5–7 (5–3 OVC)
Head coach	Kim Dameron (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Greg Stevens (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Kane Wommack (1st season)
Home stadium	O'Brien Field

2014 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 9 Jacksonville State $^		8	–	0					10	–	2
No. 21 Eastern Kentucky ^		6	–	2					9	–	4
UT Martin		5	–	3					6	–	6
Eastern Illinois		5	–	3					5	–	7
Tennessee Tech		4	–	4					5	–	7
Tennessee State		3	–	5					6	–	6
SE Missouri State		3	–	5					5	–	7
Murray State		1	–	7					3	–	9
Austin Peay		1	–	7					1	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2014 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Kim Dameron, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 5–7 overall with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the OVC. Eastern Illinois played home games at O'Brien Field in Charleston, Illinois.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28	6:00 pm	at Minnesota*	No. 16	TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN	BTN	L 20–42	44,344
September 6	6:00 pm	Southern Illinois*	No. 16	O'Brien Field Charleston, IL	WEIU	L 21–38	9,155
September 13	12:00 pm	at Illinois State*	No. 25	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL (Mid-America Classic)	CSNC	L 15–34	12,570
September 20	1:30 pm	Austin Peay		O'Brien Field Charleston, IL	WEIU	W 63–7	9,169
September 27	2:00 pm	at Ohio*		Peden Stadium Athens, OH	ESPN3	L 19–34	23,027
October 11	5:00 pm	at No. 17 Eastern Kentucky		Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	OVCDN	L 33–36	5,700
October 18	1:00 pm	at SE Missouri State		Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	OVCDN	W 52–13	4,114
October 25	1:30 pm	Tennessee State		O'Brien Field Charleston, IL	ESPN3	W 28–3	8,289
November 1	1:30 pm	at Tennessee Tech		Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	OVCDN	W 41–10	1,427
November 8	12:00 pm	Murray State		O'Brien Field Charleston, IL	WEIU	W 48–26	3,693
November 15	3:00 pm	at No. 3 Jacksonville State		JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	ESPN3	L 20–27	14,925
November 22	12:00 pm	UT Martin		O'Brien Field Charleston, IL	WEIU	L 16–45	2,170
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
Sports Network	16	16	25	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	RV	—	—
Coaches	11	14	24	RV	—	—	—	—	RV	—	—	—	—	—