2025-26 Eastern Illinois Panthers — schedule and results

The 2025-26 Eastern Illinois Panthers went 13-20 (8-12 in the OVC) under head coach Marty Simmons. Simple Rating System: -13.46.

Game-by-game results (33 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
2025-11-04at Valparaiso BeaconsL 63–66
2025-11-07vs Nicholls ColonelsW 65–57
2025-11-11at Notre Dame Fighting IrishL 58–78
2025-11-14at Kentucky WildcatsL 53–99
2025-11-19vs TiffinW 62–50
2025-11-25at Central Arkansas BearsL 60–81
2025-11-28at Purdue BoilermakersL 62–109
2025-12-06vs Lindenwood LionsL 74–82
2025-12-10vs Eastern Kentucky ColonelsL 59–68
2025-12-14at Iowa State CyclonesL 53–78
2025-12-18vs SIU Edwardsville CougarsW 76–72 (OTOT)
2025-12-22vs East WestW 110–56
2026-01-01at Southeast Missouri State RedhawksL 59–68
2026-01-03at UT Martin SkyhawksL 61–65
2026-01-08vs Tennessee Tech Golden EaglesW 71–61
2026-01-10vs Tennessee State TigersW 74–70
2026-01-13vs Western Illinois LeathernecksW 57–55
2026-01-15at Little Rock TrojansL 63–74
2026-01-18vs BlackburnW 105–49
2026-01-22at Southern Indiana Screaming EaglesW 59–51 (OTOT)
2026-01-24at Morehead State EaglesL 68–73
2026-01-29vs UT Martin SkyhawksL 68–76
2026-01-31vs Southeast Missouri State RedhawksL 59–77
2026-02-05at Tennessee State TigersL 68–77
2026-02-07at Tennessee Tech Golden EaglesW 60–54
2026-02-10at Western Illinois LeathernecksL 70–79
2026-02-14vs Little Rock TrojansW 78–72
2026-02-19vs Morehead State EaglesL 70–73
2026-02-21vs Southern Indiana Screaming EaglesL 68–70
2026-02-26at Lindenwood LionsW 71–67
2026-02-28at SIU Edwardsville CougarsL 50–77
2026-03-04neutral SIU Edwardsville CougarsW 77–71 (OTOT)
2026-03-05neutral UT Martin SkyhawksL 63–66

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