2024 EIU Football Schedule
Eastern Illinois football season opening date against the University of Illinois has been changed as the 2024 opener has been moved up two days to Thursday, August 29 at Memorial Stadium.
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Start time for the contest and broadcast information will be released at a later date.
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This will be the third time that EIU will play Illinois with the two previous meetings in 2006 and 2008.
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The game is first of two Big Ten Conference opponents on the Panthers schedule with a late September date at Northwestern.
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EIU's season opener will be Saturday, Sept. 7 against Indiana State. Season ticket renewals and sales will begin in April with single game tickets for EIU home games available for sale on August 1.
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Ticket information in the EIU section for the opener at Illinois will be shared once available as well.
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EIU was 8-3 last season and finished the year ranked No. 24 in the FCS Coaches Top 25 poll.
