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American college football season
The 2013 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Dino Babers in his second and final season as head coach, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 12–2 overall with a mark of 8–0 in conference play, winning the OVC title for the second consecutive season. Eastern Illinois earned the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where the Panthers defeated Tennessee State in the second round before losing to Towson in the quarterfinals. The team played home games at O'Brien Field in Charleston, Illinois.
On December 18, Babers resigned to become the head football coach at Bowling Green State University.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 7:00 pm | at San Diego State* | No. 21 | | MWN | W 40–19 | 42,978 |
September 7 | 6:00 pm | at Southern Illinois* | No. 14 | | | W 40–37 2OT | 10,038 |
September 14 | 6:00 pm | No. 18 Illinois State* | No. 9 | | WEIU | W 57–24 | 10,741 |
September 21 | 7:00 pm | at Northern Illinois* | No. 8 | | ESPN3 | L 39–43 | 23,595 |
September 28 | 1:30 pm | Eastern Kentucky | No. 8 | - O'Brien Field
- Charleston, IL
| ESPN3 | W 42–7 | 11,469 |
October 12 | 6:00 pm | at Austin Peay | No. 5 | | OVCDN | W 63–7 | 5,501 |
October 19 | 1:30 pm | Southeast Missouri State | No. 3 | - O'Brien Field
- Charleston, IL
| WEIU | W 55–33 | 11,569 |
October 26 | 4:00 pm | at No. 21 Tennessee State | No. 2 | | OVCDN | W 34–16 | 22,157 |
November 2 | 12:00 pm | Tennessee Tech | No. 2 | - O'Brien Field
- Charleston, IL
| WEIU | W 56–21 | 6,939 |
November 9 | 12:00 pm | at Murray State | No. 2 | | OVCDN | W 37–17 | 3,119 |
November 16 | 12:00 pm | No. 22 Jacksonville State | No. 2 | - O'Brien Field
- Charleston, IL
| ESPN3 | W 52–14 | 6,693 |
November 23 | 1:00 pm | at UT Martin | No. 2 | | ESPN3 | W 70–22 | 3,167 |
December 7 | 1:00 pm | No. 19 Tennessee State* | No. 2 | | ESPN3 | W 51–10 | 4,825 |
December 13 | 7:00 pm | No. 5 Towson* | No. 2 | - O'Brien Field
- Charleston, IL (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)
| ESPN2 | L 39–49 | 3,850 |
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2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• #21 (FCS) Panthers |
7 |
12 | 7 | 14 |
40 |
Aztecs |
13 |
3 | 3 | 0 |
19 |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | 12:57 | SDSU | 41-yard field goal by Wes Feer | SDSU 3–0 |
| 1 | 11:14 | EIU | Erik Lora 37-yard touchdown reception from Jimmy Garoppolo, Cameron Berra kick good | EIU 7–3 |
| 1 | 9:11 | SDSU | Colin Lockett 48-yard touchdown run, Feer kick good | SDSU 10–7 |
| 1 | 4:25 | SDSU | 35-yard field goal by Feer | SDSU 13–7 |
| 2 | 13:43 | EIU | Lora 4-yard touchdown reception from Garoppolo, Berra kick no good | Tied 13–13 |
| 2 | 3:22 | EIU | Keiondre Gober 62-yard touchdown reception from Garoppolo, Berra kick blocked | EIU 19–13 |
| 2 | :16 | SDSU | 22-yard field goal by Feer | EIU 19–16 |
| 3 | 10:57 | SDSU | 38-yard field goal by Feer | Tied 19–19 |
| 3 | 7:36 | EIU | Taylor Duncan 2-yard touchdown run, Berra kick good | EIU 26–19 |
| 4 | 13:43 | EIU | Punt returned 60 yards for touchdown by Shephard Little, Berra kick good | EIU 33–19 |
| 4 | 4:30 | EIU | Duncan 45-yard touchdown run, Berra kick good | EIU 40–19 |
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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
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Sports Network | 21 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
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Coaches | 23 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
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National championships in bold † WKU claims a co-championship, while both the OVC and Tennessee Tech state it is not shared |