DAYTON – The University of Dayton and Eastern Illinois University have announced a football home-and-home series that will begin next season.

The Flyers and Panthers will meet in Dayton at Welcome Stadium on Sept. 11, 2021.  The game will be returned in 2025, when UD travels to Charleston, Ill. to play EIU on Aug. 30, 2025.

Eastern Illinois plays in the Ohio Valley Conference.  Dayton is a member of the Pioneer Football League.

UD's complete 2021 schedule will be announced at a later date.