Although not unique to Eastern Illinois, 29 colleges and universities currently use Panthers as their athletic mascot, a number that has grown from seven schools when the mascot was selected.

Eastern Illinois needs a victory to get to even, but right now it's anybody's game. Sitting on a score of 37-33, they have looked like the better team, but there's still one more half to play. If ...

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Eastern Illinois returns nine starters from an inconsistent 2023 offense that saw some ups and downs. Overall, the Panthers ranked 76th in FCS in points per game and 46th in total offense. It is ...

Illinois scored on all five of its trips into the red zone, outgained Eastern Illinois 486-196, and had 27 first downs to the Panthers’ nine, ...

CHAMPAIGN — -Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn scored 18 points and Terrence Shannon Jr. added 16 as No. 25 Illinois pulled away in the second half to beat Eastern Illinois 80-52 on Monday night in an opener.