Eastern Illinois Panthers Football TV Schedule, Channels, Times
How to watch live stream Eastern Illinois Panthers football game today, tonight, or tomorrow? What channel & time?
The Eastern Illinois Panthers Football Games TV Schedule lists the date, time, TV channel, and opponent for every game. As an OVC-Big South Football Association FCS program, most Eastern Illinois games stream via ESPN+. The Eastern Illinois Panthers 2026 schedule opens with a Week 0 Thursday night trip to Murray State and features a demanding non-conference stretch that includes road games at Minnesota, Illinois State, and South Dakota State.
| Eastern Illinois Panthers TV Schedule 2026 | |||
| Date | Game | Time ET |
TV |
| Thu, Aug 27 | @ Murray State | TBD | ESPN+ |
| Thu, Sep 3 | @ Minnesota | TBD | Big Ten Network / ESPN+ |
| Sat, Sep 12 | vs Indiana State | 2:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Sat, Sep 19 | @ Illinois State | TBD | ESPN+ |
| Sat, Sep 26 | @ South Dakota State | TBD | ESPN+ |
| Sat, Oct 3 | BYE WEEK | ||
| Sat, Oct 10 | @ Gardner-Webb | TBD | ESPN+ |
| Sat, Oct 17 | vs Lindenwood | 2:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Sat, Oct 24 | vs Southeast Missouri State (Homecoming) | 2:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Sat, Oct 31 | @ UT Martin | TBD | ESPN+ |
| Sat, Nov 7 | vs Western Illinois | 2:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Sat, Nov 14 | @ Tennessee State | TBD | ESPN+ |
| Sat, Nov 21 | vs Charleston Southern | 12:00pm | ESPN+ |
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Which Eastern Illinois Panthers games are worth watching in 2026?
Eastern Illinois opens with a challenging non-conference gauntlet, including back-to-back Thursday night road games at Murray State and Minnesota, followed by a three-game road swing to Illinois State, the 2025 FCS national runner-up, and South Dakota State. The October 24 Homecoming game against Southeast Missouri State highlights the home slate.
The season closes with the in-state rivalry against Western Illinois on November 7, before a road trip to Tennessee State and a home finale against Charleston Southern on November 21, as fourth-year head coach Chris Wilkerson looks to build on last year's 3-9 finish.
