News from the FCS
November 22nd, 2015, 11:50 AM
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*Eastern Illinois finished second in the Ohio Valley Conference with its lone loss to No.1 Jacksonville State.* That strong finish and 7-4 overall record was enough to impress the FCS Football committee as the Panthers were selected to the FCS Tournament field for the 16th time with a first round match-up against Northern Iowa.* The strong finish also impressed the voters in the STATS FCS Media Top 25 poll as EIU ended the regular season ranked No. 24, their first appearance since the preseason poll.*EIU will play at Northern Iowa next Saturday, November 28 with a 4 p.m. (Central) kickoff on ESPN3.** EIU and UNI will be meeting for the 23rd time and third time in the FCS playoffs.* UNI leads the all-time series 15-6-1 with the last two meetings in the FCS playoffs.** UNI won 21-14 in 1996 in Cedar Falls.* UNI beat EIU 49-43 in 2001 in Charleston.
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*Eastern Illinois finished second in the Ohio Valley Conference with its lone loss to No.1 Jacksonville State.* That strong finish and 7-4 overall record was enough to impress the FCS Football committee as the Panthers were selected to the FCS Tournament field for the 16th time with a first round match-up against Northern Iowa.* The strong finish also impressed the voters in the STATS FCS Media Top 25 poll as EIU ended the regular season ranked No. 24, their first appearance since the preseason poll.*EIU will play at Northern Iowa next Saturday, November 28 with a 4 p.m. (Central) kickoff on ESPN3.** EIU and UNI will be meeting for the 23rd time and third time in the FCS playoffs.* UNI leads the all-time series 15-6-1 with the last two meetings in the FCS playoffs.** UNI won 21-14 in 1996 in Cedar Falls.* UNI beat EIU 49-43 in 2001 in Charleston.
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