The 2019 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Adam Cushing, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 1–11 overall with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, placing last out of nine teams in the OVC. Eastern Illinois played home games at O'Brien Field in Charleston, Illinois.
Preseason
Preseason coaches' poll
The OVC released their preseason coaches' poll on July 22, 2019. The Panthers were picked to finish in eighth place.
Preseason All-OVC team
The Panthers had one player selected to the preseason all-OVC team.
Schedule
Game summaries
At Chattanooga
At Indiana
Illinois State
At Indiana State
Tennessee Tech
At Murray State
Jacksonville State
At UT Martin
Eastern Kentucky
At Tennessee State
Southeast Missouri State
At Austin Peay
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