2013 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

2013 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
OVC champion
FCS Playoffs Quarterfinal, L 39–49 vs. Towson
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 4
FCS Coaches	No. 4
2013 record	12–2 (8–0 OVC)
Head coach	Dino Babers (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator	Sterlin Gilbert (2nd year)
Defensive coordinator	Kim McCloud (2nd year)
Home stadium	O'Brien Stadium (Capacity: 10,000)
Seasons « 2012 2014 »

2013 OVC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#4 Eastern Illinois †^		8	–	0					12	–	2
#17 Tennessee State ^		6	–	2					10	–	4
#10 Jacksonville State ^		5	–	3					11	–	4
Tennessee–Martin		5	–	3					7	–	5
Eastern Kentucky		4	–	4					6	–	6
Murray State		4	–	4					6	–	6
Tennessee Tech		2	–	6					5	–	7
SE Missouri State		2	–	6					3	–	9
Austin Peay		0	–	8					0	–	12
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

1 2 3 4 Total • #21 (FCS) Panthers 7 12 7 14 40 Aztecs 13 3 3 0 19 Date: August 31 Location: Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA Game start: 7:00 PM CST Game attendance: 42,978

Scoring summary 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

Scoring summary
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

The 2013 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Dino Babers and played their home games at O'Brien Stadium. They were a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). Eastern Illinois finished the season 12–2 overall and 8–0 in OVC play to win the conference championship. They received an automatic bid to the FCS playoffs where they defeated Tennessee State in the second round before losing to Towson in the quarterfinals.

On December 18, Babers resigned to become the head coach at Bowling Green.

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