2001 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

The 2001 Eastern Illinois Panthers represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 15th-year head coach Bob Spoo, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 9–2, winning the OVC title with a conference mark of 6–1. Eastern Illinois was invited to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they lost in the first round to Northern Iowa. The Bobcats were ranked ninth in the final Sports Network poll.

2001 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
OVC champion
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 9
Record9–2 (6–0 OVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRoy Wittke (12th season)
Home stadiumO'Brien Stadium
2001 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 9 Eastern Illinois $^  6 0   9 1  
No. 18 Eastern Kentucky  5 1   8 2  
No. 23 Tennessee Tech  4 2   7 3  
No. 25 Tennessee State  3 3   8 3  
Murray State  2 4   4 6  
Southeast Missouri State  1 5   4 7  
Tennessee–Martin  0 6   1 10  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
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