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2002 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

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FCS Coaches
  
No. 15

Head coach
  
Bob Spoo (16th year)

Sports Network
  
No. 15

2002 record
  
8–4 (5–1 OVC)

2002 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

Home stadium
  
O'Brien Stadium(Capacity 10,000)

The 2002 Eastern Illinois Panthers represented Eastern Illinois University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Finishing the regular season with a record of 8–3, the panthers were invited to the I-AA (Now FCS) playoffs, falling in the first round to Western Illinois by a final of 9–48. Quarterback Tony Romo's efforts earned him mass attention including making him the 2002 recipient of the Walter Payton Award. Despite not being selected at the 2003 NFL draft. Romo eventually signed with the Dallas Cowboys as a free agent, eventually landing the starting job in 2006 and keeping that job today, racking up four Pro Bowl Selections.

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