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href="/wiki/Tennessee%E2%80%93Martin_Skyhawks_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Tennessee–Martin Skyhawks football">Tennessee–Martin</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>0 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>10 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="standings-table-conference-title"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="standings-table-legend"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>+ – Conference co-champions</li><li>^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant</li></ul></div>Rankings from <a href="/wiki/2002_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_rankings#The_Sports_Network_poll" title="2002 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings">The Sports Network poll</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>2002 Eastern Illinois Panthers</b> represented <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Illinois_University" title="Eastern Illinois University">Eastern Illinois University</a> as a member of the <a href="/wiki/Ohio_Valley_Conference" title="Ohio Valley Conference">Ohio Valley Conference</a> (OVC) during the <a href="/wiki/2002_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_season" title="2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season">2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Led by 16th-year head coach <a href="/wiki/Bob_Spoo" title="Bob Spoo">Bob Spoo</a>, the Panthers compiling an overall record of 8–4 and shared the OVC title with a mark of 5–1 in conference play. They were invited to the <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_Football_Championship" title="NCAA Division I Football Championship">NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship</a> playoff, where they lost to <a href="/wiki/2002_Western_Illinois_Leathernecks_football_team" title="2002 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team">Western Illinois</a> in the first round. </p><p>Quarterback <a href="/wiki/Tony_Romo" title="Tony Romo">Tony Romo</a>'s efforts earned him the <a href="/wiki/Walter_Payton_Award" title="Walter Payton Award">Walter Payton Award</a> given to the most outstanding offensive player in NCAA Division I-AA, now known as <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_Football_Championship_Subdivision" title="NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision">NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision</a>. Despite not being selected at the <a href="/wiki/2003_NFL_draft" title="2003 NFL draft">2003 NFL draft</a>, Romo later signed with the <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Cowboys" title="Dallas Cowboys">Dallas Cowboys</a> as a free agent, eventually landing the starting job in <a href="/wiki/2006_Dallas_Cowboys_season" title="2006 Dallas Cowboys season">2006 season</a>, and earned four <a href="/wiki/Pro_Bowl" title="Pro Bowl">Pro Bowl</a> selections before his retirement in 2016. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Schedule">Schedule</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Schedule"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"><tbody><tr><th>Date</th><th>Time</th><th>Opponent</th><th>Rank</th><th>Site</th><th>Result</th><th>Attendance</th><th>Source</th></tr><tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#FFDDDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">August 31</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">10:00 p.m.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at <a href="/wiki/2002_Hawaii_Warriors_football_team" title="2002 Hawaii Warriors football team">Hawaii</a><span class="CFB-schedule-ncgame">*</span></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 4</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aloha_Stadium" title="Aloha Stadium">Aloha Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Honolulu" title="Honolulu">Honolulu, HI</a></li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 36–61</td><td style="text-align:center">39,958</td><td style="text-align:center"></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#FFDDDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">September 14</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">1:10 p.m.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at <a href="/wiki/2002_Kansas_State_Wildcats_football_team" title="2002 Kansas State Wildcats football team">Kansas State</a><span class="CFB-schedule-ncgame">*</span></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 8</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Snyder_Family_Football_Stadium" title="Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium">KSU Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Manhattan,_Kansas" title="Manhattan, Kansas">Manhattan, KS</a></li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 13–63</td><td style="text-align:center">45,642</td><td style="text-align:center"></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">September 21</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2002_Indiana_State_Sycamores_football_team" title="2002 Indiana State Sycamores football team">Indiana State</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 13</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/O%27Brien_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="O'Brien Stadium">O'Brien Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Charleston,_Illinois" title="Charleston, Illinois">Charleston, IL</a></li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 26–19</td><td style="text-align:center">8,340</td><td style="text-align:center"></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">September 28</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2002_Illinois_State_Redbirds_football_team" title="2002 Illinois State Redbirds football team">Illinois State</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 13</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>O'Brien Stadium</li><li>Charleston, IL (<a href="/wiki/Mid-America_Classic" title="Mid-America Classic">rivalry</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 45–10</td><td style="text-align:center">10,731</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 5</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at <a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Tech_Golden_Eagles_football" title="Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football">Tennessee Tech</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 13</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tucker_Stadium" title="Tucker Stadium">Tucker Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Cookeville,_Tennessee" title="Cookeville, Tennessee">Cookeville, TN</a></li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 35–28</td><td style="text-align:center">10,850</td><td style="text-align:center"></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 12</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 19 <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Kentucky_Colonels_football" title="Eastern Kentucky Colonels football">Eastern Kentucky</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 9</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>O'Brien Stadium</li><li>Charleston, IL</li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 25–24</td><td style="text-align:center">8,397</td><td style="text-align:center"></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 19</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at <a href="/wiki/Southeast_Missouri_State_Redhawks_football" title="Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football">Southeast Missouri State</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 7</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Houck_Stadium" title="Houck Stadium">Houck Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Cape_Girardeau,_Missouri" title="Cape Girardeau, Missouri">Cape Girardeau, MO</a></li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 44–27</td><td style="text-align:center">9,178</td><td style="text-align:center"></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">November 2</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at <a href="/wiki/2002_Tennessee_State_Tigers_football_team" title="2002 Tennessee State Tigers football team">Tennessee State</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 6</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nissan_Stadium" title="Nissan Stadium">The Coliseum</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Nashville,_Tennessee" title="Nashville, Tennessee">Nashville, TN</a></li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 54–48</td><td style="text-align:center">7,216</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">November 9</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tennessee%E2%80%93Martin_Skyhawks_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Tennessee–Martin Skyhawks football">Tennessee–Martin</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 6</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>O'Brien Stadium</li><li>Charleston, IL</li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 55–43</td><td style="text-align:center">3,822</td><td style="text-align:center"></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">November 16</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2002_Florida_Atlantic_Owls_football_team" title="2002 Florida Atlantic Owls football team">Florida Atlantic</a><span class="CFB-schedule-ncgame">*</span></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 3</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>O'Brien Stadium</li><li>Charleston, IL</li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 47–6</td><td style="text-align:center">3,740</td><td style="text-align:center"></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#FFDDDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">November 23</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at <a href="/wiki/Murray_State_Racers_football" title="Murray State Racers football">Murray State</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 2</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Roy_Stewart_Stadium" title="Roy Stewart Stadium">Roy Stewart Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Murray,_Kentucky" title="Murray, Kentucky">Murray, KY</a></li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 35–37</td><td style="text-align:center">6,112</td><td style="text-align:center"></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#FFDDDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">November 30</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at No. 3 <a href="/wiki/2002_Western_Illinois_Leathernecks_football_team" title="2002 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team">Western Illinois</a><span class="CFB-schedule-ncgame">*</span></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 10</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hanson_Field" title="Hanson Field">Hanson Field</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Macomb,_Illinois" title="Macomb, Illinois">Macomb, IL</a> (<a href="/wiki/2002_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_season#Postseason" title="2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season">NCAA Division I-AA First Round</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 9–48</td><td style="text-align:center">2,429</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="8" style="font-size:85%"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>*Non-conference game</li><li>Rankings from <a href="/wiki/2002_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_rankings#The_Sports_Network_Poll" title="2002 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings">The Sports Network Poll</a> released prior to the game</li><li>All times are in <a href="/wiki/Central_Time_Zone" title="Central Time Zone">Central time</a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Roster">Roster</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Roster"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours" style="font-size: 95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4" style="text-align:center;background-color:#004C97;color:#FFFFFF;">2002 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team roster </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;background-color:#75787B;color:#FFFFFF;"> <th colspan="3">Players </th> <th>Coaches </th></tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:center;"><b>Offense</b> <table class="sortable" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; margin:0px; width:100%; border-collapse:collapse; line-height:1.1em;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos.</th> <th>#</th> <th>Name</th> <th>Class </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">QB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>17</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Romo, Tony"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Tony_Romo" title="Tony Romo">Tony Romo</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="7.0 !">Sr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">RB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>22</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Taylor, J. R."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">J. R. Taylor</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="7.0 !">Sr</span> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:center;"><b>Defense</b> <table class="sortable" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; margin:0px; width:100%; border-right:1px solid #666; border-left:1px solid #666; border-collapse:collapse; line-height:1.1em;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos.</th> <th>#</th> <th>Name</th> <th>Class </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Cornerback" title="Cornerback">CB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>8</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Allison, Nick"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Nick Allison</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="3.0 !">So</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">LB</a> </td> <td 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<ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_head_football_coaches" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Eastern Illinois Panthers head football coaches">Head coaches</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_in_the_NFL_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Eastern Illinois Panthers in the NFL Draft">NFL draftees</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#004C97;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #75787B, inset -2px -2px 0 #75787B;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_seasons" title="List of Eastern Illinois Panthers football seasons"><span style="color:white">Seasons</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1899_Eastern_Illinois_Blue_and_Gray_football_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1899 Eastern Illinois Blue and Gray football team (page does not exist)">1899</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1900_Eastern_Illinois_Blue_and_Gray_football_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1900 Eastern Illinois Blue and Gray football team (page does not exist)">1900</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1901_Eastern_Illinois_Blue_and_Gray_football_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1901 Eastern Illinois Blue and Gray football team (page does not exist)">1901</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1902_Eastern_Illinois_Blue_and_Gray_football_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1902 Eastern Illinois Blue and Gray football team (page does not exist)">1902</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1903_Eastern_Illinois_Blue_and_Gray_football_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1903 Eastern Illinois Blue and Gray football team (page does not exist)">1903</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1904_Eastern_Illinois_Blue_and_Gray_football_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1904 Eastern Illinois Blue and Gray football team (page does not exist)">1904</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1905_Eastern_Illinois_Blue_and_Gray_football_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1905 Eastern Illinois Blue and Gray football team (page does not exist)">1905</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1906_Eastern_Illinois_Blue_and_Gray_football_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1906 Eastern Illinois Blue and Gray football team (page does not exist)">1906</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1907_Eastern_Illinois_Blue_and_Gray_football_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1907 Eastern Illinois Blue and Gray football team (page does not exist)">1907</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1908_Eastern_Illinois_Blue_and_Gray_football_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1908 Eastern Illinois Blue and Gray football team (page does not exist)">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1909_Eastern_Illinois_Blue_and_Gray_football_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1909 Eastern Illinois Blue and Gray football team (page does not exist)">1909</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1910_Eastern_Illinois_Blue_and_Gray_football_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1910 Eastern Illinois Blue and Gray football team (page does not exist)">1910</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1911_Eastern_Illinois_Blue_and_Gray_football_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1911 Eastern Illinois Blue and Gray football team (page does not exist)">1911</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1912_Eastern_Illinois_Blue_and_Gray_football_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1912 Eastern Illinois Blue and Gray football team (page does not exist)">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1913_Eastern_Illinois_Blue_and_Gray_football_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1913 Eastern Illinois Blue and Gray football team (page does not exist)">1913</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1914_Eastern_Illinois_Blue_and_Gray_football_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1914 Eastern Illinois Blue and Gray football team (page does not exist)">1914</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1915_Eastern_Illinois_Blue_and_Gray_football_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1915 Eastern Illinois Blue and Gray football team (page does not exist)">1915</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1916_Eastern_Illinois_Blue_and_Gray_football_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1916 Eastern Illinois Blue and Gray football team (page does not exist)">1916</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1917_Eastern_Illinois_Blue_and_Gray_football_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1917 Eastern Illinois Blue and Gray football team (page does not exist)">1917</a></li> <li><span style="color:gray">1918</span></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1919_Eastern_Illinois_Blue_and_Gray_football_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1919 Eastern Illinois Blue and Gray football team (page does not exist)">1919</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1920_Eastern_Illinois_Blue_and_Gray_football_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1920 Eastern Illinois Blue and Gray football team (page does not exist)">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1921_Eastern_Illinois_Blue_and_Gray_football_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1921 Eastern Illinois Blue and Gray football team (page does not exist)">1921</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1922_Eastern_Illinois_Blue_and_Gray_football_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1922 Eastern Illinois Blue and Gray football team (page does not exist)">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1923_Eastern_Illinois_Blue_and_Gray_football_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1923 Eastern Illinois Blue and Gray football team (page does not exist)">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1924_Eastern_Illinois_Blue_and_Gray_football_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1924 Eastern Illinois Blue and Gray football team (page does not exist)">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1925_Eastern_Illinois_Blue_and_Gray_football_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1925 Eastern Illinois Blue and Gray football team (page does not exist)">1925</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1926_Eastern_Illinois_Blue_and_Gray_football_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1926 Eastern Illinois Blue and Gray football team (page does not exist)">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1927_Eastern_Illinois_Blue_and_Gray_football_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1927 Eastern Illinois Blue and Gray football team (page does not exist)">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_Eastern_Illinois_Blue_and_Gray_football_team" title="1928 Eastern Illinois Blue and Gray football team">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1929_Eastern_Illinois_Blue_and_Gray_football_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1929 Eastern Illinois Blue and Gray football team (page does not exist)">1929</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1930_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1930 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team (page does not exist)">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1931_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1931 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team (page does not exist)">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1932_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1932 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team (page does not exist)">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1933_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1933 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team (page does not exist)">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1934_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1934 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team (page does not exist)">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1935_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1935 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team (page does not exist)">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1936_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1936 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team (page does not exist)">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1937_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1937 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team (page does not exist)">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1938_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1938 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team (page does not exist)">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1939_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1939 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team (page does not exist)">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1940_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1940 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team (page does not exist)">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1941_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1941 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team (page does not exist)">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="1942 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">1942</a></li> <li><span style="color:gray">1943</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="1944 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="1945 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="1946 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="1947 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="1948 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="1949 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="1950 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="1951 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="1952 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="1953 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="1954 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="1955 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="1956 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="1957 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="1958 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="1959 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="1960 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="1961 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="1962 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="1963 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="1964 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="1965 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="1966 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="1967 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="1968 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="1969 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="1970 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="1971 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="1972 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="1973 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="1974 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="1975 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="1976 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="1977 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">1977</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1978_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="1978 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">1978</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="1979 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="1980 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="1981 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="1982 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="1983 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="1984 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="1985 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="1986 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="1987 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="1988 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="1989 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="1990 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="1991 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="1992 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="1993 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="1994 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="1995 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="1996 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="1997 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="1998 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="1999 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="2000 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="2001 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">2001</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="2003 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="2004 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="2005 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="2006 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="2007 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="2008 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="2009 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="2010 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="2011 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="2012 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="2013 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="2014 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="2015 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="2016 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="2017 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="2018 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="2019 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="2020 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="2021 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="2022 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="2023 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="2024 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background-color:#004C97;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #75787B, inset -2px -2px 0 #75787B;"><div>National championship seasons in bold</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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& <a href="/wiki/1952_Western_Kentucky_Hilltoppers_football_team" title="1952 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team">Western Kentucky</a> (1952)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Tech_Golden_Eagles_football" title="Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football">Tennessee Tech</a> (1953)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Kentucky_Colonels_football" title="Eastern Kentucky Colonels football">Eastern Kentucky</a> (1954)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1955_Tennessee_Tech_Golden_Eagles_football_team" title="1955 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team">Tennessee Tech</a> (1955)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#9C243F;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #D0A675, inset -2px -2px 0 #D0A675;;width:1%">NCAA College Division</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1956_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1956 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">Middle Tennessee</a> (1956)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1957_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1957 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">Middle Tennessee</a> (1957)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1958_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1958 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">Middle Tennessee</a> & <a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Tech_Golden_Eagles_football" title="Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football">Tennessee Tech</a> (1958)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1959_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1959 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">Middle Tennessee</a> & <a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Tech_Golden_Eagles_football" title="Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football">Tennessee Tech</a> (1959)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Tech_Golden_Eagles_football" title="Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football">Tennessee Tech</a> (1960)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Tech_Golden_Eagles_football" title="Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football">Tennessee Tech</a> (1961)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/East_Tennessee_State_Buccaneers_football" title="East Tennessee State Buccaneers football">East Tennessee State</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Kentucky_Colonels_football" title="Eastern Kentucky Colonels football">Eastern Kentucky</a>, <a href="/wiki/1962_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1962 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">Middle Tennessee</a>, & <a href="/wiki/Morehead_State_Eagles_football" title="Morehead State Eagles football">Morehead State</a> (1962)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1963_Western_Kentucky_Hilltoppers_football_team" title="1963 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team">Western Kentucky</a> (1963)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1964_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1964 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">Middle Tennessee</a> (1964)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1965_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1965 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">Middle Tennessee</a> (1965)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Morehead_State_Eagles_football" title="Morehead State Eagles football">Morehead State</a> (1966)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Kentucky_Colonels_football" title="Eastern Kentucky Colonels football">Eastern Kentucky</a> (1967)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Kentucky_Colonels_football" title="Eastern Kentucky Colonels football">Eastern Kentucky</a> (1968)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1969_East_Tennessee_State_Buccaneers_football_team" title="1969 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team">East Tennessee State</a> (1969)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1970_Western_Kentucky_Hilltoppers_football_team" title="1970 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team">Western Kentucky</a> (1970)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1971_Western_Kentucky_Hilltoppers_football_team" title="1971 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team">Western Kentucky</a> (1971)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Tech_Golden_Eagles_football" title="Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football">Tennessee Tech</a> (1972)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#9C243F;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #D0A675, inset -2px -2px 0 #D0A675;;width:1%">Division II</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1973_Western_Kentucky_Hilltoppers_football_team" title="1973 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team">Western Kentucky</a> (1973)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Kentucky_Colonels_football" title="Eastern Kentucky Colonels football">Eastern Kentucky</a> (1974)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Tech_Golden_Eagles_football" title="Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football">Tennessee Tech</a> & <a href="/wiki/1975_Western_Kentucky_Hilltoppers_football_team" title="1975 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team">Western Kentucky</a>† (1975)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Kentucky_Colonels_football" title="Eastern Kentucky Colonels football">Eastern Kentucky</a> (1976)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Austin_Peay_Governors_football" title="Austin Peay Governors football">Austin Peay</a> (1977)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1978_Western_Kentucky_Hilltoppers_football_team" title="1978 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team">Western Kentucky</a> (1978)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#9C243F;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #D0A675, inset -2px -2px 0 #D0A675;;width:1%">I-AA/FCS</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1979_Murray_State_Racers_football_team" title="1979 Murray State Racers football team">Murray State</a> (1979)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1980_Western_Kentucky_Hilltoppers_football_team" title="1980 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team">Western Kentucky</a> (1980)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1981_Eastern_Kentucky_Colonels_football_team" title="1981 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team">Eastern Kentucky</a> (1981)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1982_Eastern_Kentucky_Colonels_football_team" title="1982 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team">Eastern Kentucky</a></b> (1982)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1983_Eastern_Kentucky_Colonels_football_team" title="1983 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team">Eastern Kentucky</a> (1983)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1984_Eastern_Kentucky_Colonels_football_team" title="1984 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team">Eastern Kentucky</a> (1984)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1985_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1985 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">Middle Tennessee</a> (1985)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1986_Eastern_Kentucky_Colonels_football_team" title="1986 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team">Eastern Kentucky</a> & <a href="/wiki/1986_Murray_State_Racers_football_team" title="1986 Murray State Racers football team">Murray State</a> (1986)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1987_Eastern_Kentucky_Colonels_football_team" title="1987 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team">Eastern Kentucky</a> & <a href="/wiki/1987_Youngstown_State_Penguins_football_team" title="1987 Youngstown State Penguins football team">Youngstown State</a> (1987)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1988_Eastern_Kentucky_Colonels_football_team" title="1988 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team">Eastern Kentucky</a> (1988)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1989_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1989 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">Middle Tennessee</a> (1989)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1990_Eastern_Kentucky_Colonels_football_team" title="1990 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team">Eastern Kentucky</a> & <a href="/wiki/1990_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1990 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">Middle Tennessee</a> (1990)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1991_Eastern_Kentucky_Colonels_football_team" title="1991 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team">Eastern Kentucky</a> (1991)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1992_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="1992 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">Middle Tennessee</a> (1992)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Kentucky_Colonels_football" title="Eastern Kentucky Colonels football">Eastern Kentucky</a> (1993)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Kentucky_Colonels_football" title="Eastern Kentucky Colonels football">Eastern Kentucky</a> (1994)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Murray_State_Racers_football" title="Murray State Racers football">Murray State</a> (1995)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Murray_State_Racers_football" title="Murray State Racers football">Murray State</a> (1996)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Kentucky_Colonels_football" title="Eastern Kentucky Colonels football">Eastern Kentucky</a> (1997)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1998_Tennessee_State_Tigers_football_team" title="1998 Tennessee State Tigers football team">Tennessee State</a> (1998)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1999_Tennessee_State_Tigers_football_team" title="1999 Tennessee State Tigers football team">Tennessee State</a> (1999)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2000_Western_Kentucky_Hilltoppers_football_team" title="2000 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team">Western Kentucky</a> (2000)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2001_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="2001 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">Eastern Illinois</a> (2001)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Eastern Illinois</a> & <a href="/wiki/Murray_State_Racers_football" title="Murray State Racers football">Murray State</a> (2002)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2003_Jacksonville_State_Gamecocks_football_team" title="2003 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team">Jacksonville State</a> (2003)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2004_Jacksonville_State_Gamecocks_football_team" title="2004 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team">Jacksonville State</a> (2004)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2005_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="2005 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">Eastern Illinois</a> (2005)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2006_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="2006 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">Eastern Illinois</a> & <a href="/wiki/Tennessee%E2%80%93Martin_Skyhawks_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Tennessee–Martin Skyhawks football">Tennessee–Martin</a> (2006)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Kentucky_Colonels_football" title="Eastern Kentucky Colonels football">Eastern Kentucky</a> (2007)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Kentucky_Colonels_football" title="Eastern Kentucky Colonels football">Eastern Kentucky</a> (2008)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2009_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="2009 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">Eastern Illinois</a> (2009)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2010_Southeast_Missouri_State_Redhawks_football_team" title="2010 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team">Southeast Missouri State</a> (2010)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2011_Eastern_Kentucky_Colonels_football_team" title="2011 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team">Eastern Kentucky</a>, <a href="/wiki/2011_Jacksonville_State_Gamecocks_football_team" title="2011 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team">Jacksonville State</a>, & <a href="/wiki/2011_Tennessee_Tech_Golden_Eagles_football_team" title="2011 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team">Tennessee Tech</a> (2011)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2012_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="2012 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">Eastern Illinois</a> (2012)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2013_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team" title="2013 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team">Eastern Illinois</a> (2013)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2014_Jacksonville_State_Gamecocks_football_team" title="2014 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team">Jacksonville State</a> (2014)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2015_Jacksonville_State_Gamecocks_football_team" title="2015 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team">Jacksonville State</a> (2015)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2016_Jacksonville_State_Gamecocks_football_team" title="2016 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team">Jacksonville State</a> (2016)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2017_Jacksonville_State_Gamecocks_football_team" title="2017 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team">Jacksonville State</a> (2017)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2018_Jacksonville_State_Gamecocks_football_team" title="2018 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team">Jacksonville State</a> (2018)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2019_Austin_Peay_Governors_football_team" title="2019 Austin Peay Governors football team">Austin Peay</a> & <a href="/wiki/2019_Southeast_Missouri_State_Redhawks_football_team" title="2019 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team">Southeast Missouri State</a> (2019)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2020_Jacksonville_State_Gamecocks_football_team" title="2020 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team">Jacksonville State</a> (2020)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2021_UT_Martin_Skyhawks_football_team" title="2021 UT Martin Skyhawks football team">UT Martin</a> (2021)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2022_Southeast_Missouri_State_Redhawks_football_team" title="2022 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team">Southeast Missouri State</a> & <a href="/wiki/2022_UT_Martin_Skyhawks_football_team" title="2022 UT Martin Skyhawks football team">UT Martin</a> (2022)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background-color:#9C243F;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #D0A675, inset -2px -2px 0 #D0A675;"><div>National championships in bold <br /> † WKU claims a co-championship, while both the OVC and Tennessee Tech state it is not shared</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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