Eastern Illinois Panthers (7-5)

Charleston, Illinois (1-1 record in state)

Association: NCAA (7-5 record in association)

Association Subdivision: FCS (7-4 record in association subdivision)

Conference: Ohio Valley Conference (6-1 record in conference)

Competitive Rank (Rating): Football Championship Subdivision #43 (-0.217)

Schedule Strength (Rating): Football Championship Subdivision #58 (0.164)

Point Margin Rank (Rating): Football Championship Subdivision #51 (-0.095)


Scheduled Results
DATE OPPONENT OPP* RESULT GAME RATING
Aug 30, 2012 Southern Illinois
(NCAA FCS #49)
6-4 W 49-28 +0.166
Sep 8, 2012 @ Western Michigan
(NCAA FBS #102)
3-8 L 52-21 -0.602
Sep 15, 2012 @ Illinois State
(NCAA FCS #23)
8-4 L 54-51 -0.842
Sep 22, 2012 Murray State
(NCAA FCS #62)
5-5 W 50-49 +0.199
Sep 29, 2012 Austin Peay
(NCAA FCS #100)
2-8 W 65-15 +0.197
Oct 6, 2012 @ Tennessee-Martin 7-3 L 51-37 -0.784
Oct 13, 2012 Jacksonville State
(NCAA FCS #31)
6-4 W 31-28 +0.212
Oct 27, 2012 @ Eastern Kentucky
(NCAA FCS #16)
8-2 W 24-7 +0.169
Nov 3, 2012 @ Tennessee Tech
(NCAA FCS #87)
3-7 W 31-24 +0.196
Nov 10, 2012 Southeast Missouri State
(NCAA FCS #91)
3-7 W 39-20 +0.172
Nov 17, 2012 @ Central Arkansas 8-3 L 48-30 -0.832
Nov 24, 2012 @ South Dakota State
(NCAA FCS #24)
8-4 L 58-10 -0.854
*minus head-to-head play

Strength Scale
Conference Rankings
OVC Competitive Rankings
RKPROGRAMOVERALLRATING
5Tenn-Martin8-3-0.001
16E Kentucky8-3-0.061
22Tennessee St8-3-0.100
31Jacksonville St6-5-0.159
43E Illinois7-5-0.217
62Murray St5-6-0.297
87Tenn Tech3-8-0.493
91SE Missouri St3-8-0.523
100Austin Peay2-9-0.561

OVC Schedule Strengths
RKPROGRAMOPP*RATING
9Tenn-Martin60-550.268
11Jacksonville St60-540.259
16Murray St63-520.234
18Austin Peay54-610.230
20Tenn Tech59-530.229
46SE Missouri St58-540.180
51E Kentucky57-580.173
58E Illinois67-590.164
74Tennessee St62-510.140
*record minus head-to-head play

OVC Point Margin Rankings
RKPROGRAMOVERALLRATING
17Tenn-Martin8-3-0.012
18Tennessee St8-3-0.015
21E Kentucky8-3-0.033
37Jacksonville St6-5-0.076
51E Illinois7-5-0.095
52Murray St5-6-0.097
66Tenn Tech3-8-0.134
90SE Missouri St3-8-0.238
111Austin Peay2-9-0.377

State Rankings
State of Illinois CFB Competitive Rankings
Top 5
RKPROGRAMOVERALLRATING
1Northwestern10-30.504
2Northern Illinois12-20.502
3Concordia (IL)10-1-0.073
4Illinois2-10-0.088
5Illinois State9-4-0.113

State of Illinois CFB Schedule Strengths
Top 5
RKPROGRAMOPP RECORD*RATING
1Illinois78-600.798
2Northwestern74-760.714
3Northern Illinois73-870.593
4Western Illinois63-550.170
5Southern Illinois66-540.168
*minus head-to-head play

State of Illinois CFB Point Margin Rankings
Top 5
RKPROGRAMOVERALLRATING
1Northern Illinois12-20.262
2Northwestern10-30.206
3Concordia (IL)10-10.002
4Wheaton College8-2-0.009
5Illinois2-10-0.034
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