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2003 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
2003 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	4–8 (3–5 OVC)
Head coach	Bob Spoo (17th season);
Defensive coordinator	Roc Bellantoni (2nd season)
Home stadium	O'Brien Stadium
	Seasons ← 2002 2004 →

2003 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 18 Jacksonville State $^	7	–	1	8	–	4
Eastern Kentucky	6	–	2	7	–	5
Samford	5	–	3	7	–	4
Tennessee State	5	–	3	7	–	5
Southeast Missouri State	5	–	3	5	–	7
Murray State	3	–	5	4	–	8
Eastern Illinois	3	–	5	4	–	8
Tennessee Tech	1	–	7	2	–	9
Tennessee–Martin	1	–	7	2	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2003 Eastern Illinois Panthers represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 17th-year head coach Bob Spoo, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 4–8 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the OVC.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6		California (PA)*	No. 17	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	W 27–0
September 13	1:00 p.m.	at Missouri*	No. 15	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	L 0–37	49,440
September 20		Illinois State*	No. 19	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL (rivalry)	L 14–21	6,318	^[1]
September 27		at Indiana State*		Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	L 7–23
October 4		at Southeast Missouri State		Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	L 17–30
October 11		Eastern Kentucky		O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	L 0–41
October 18		at Murray State		Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	W 27–17
October 25		Tennessee–Martin		O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	W 29–12
November 1		at Tennessee State		The Coliseum Nashville, TN	L 14–24	25,037	^[2]
November 8		Tennessee Tech		O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	W 37–10
November 15		at No. 21 Jacksonville State		Paul Snow Stadium acksonville, AL	L 24–36	8,674
November 22		Samford		O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	L 14–17
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time