1944 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

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1944 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
Conference Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record1–3 (1–2 IIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSchahrer Field
Seasons
  1942
1945  
1944 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Northern Illinois State $ 3 0 07 0 0
Illinois State Normal 1 0 03 4 1
Southern Illinois 2 1 03 3 0
Eastern Illinois 1 2 01 3 0
Western Illinois 0 4 00 8 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1944 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1944 college football season. The team was led by first-year head coach Charles Lantz and played their home games at Schahrer Field in Charleston, Illinois. The Panthers finished the season with a 1–3 record overall and a 1–2 record in conference play. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 23 Western Illinois
W 12–0 [2]
September 30at Southern Illinois L 12–15 [3]
October 7at Northern Illinois State L 6–25 [4]
October 14 Illinois Wesleyan *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Schahrer Field
  • Charleston, IL
L 7–40 [5]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

References

  1. "Football Record Book" (PDF). Eastern Illinois University Athletics. p. 46. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
  2. "Charleston Teachers Defeat Macomb, 12-0". Decatur Sunday Herald and Review . September 24, 1944. p. 13. Retrieved September 28, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Carbondale Defeats E-I Gridders, 15-12". Decatur Sunday Herald and Review . October 1, 1944. p. 14. Retrieved September 28, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Huskies Win Second Game". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle . October 9, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved September 28, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Wesleyan Launches 40-7 Barrage At Eastern STC". The Pantagraph . October 15, 1944. p. 10. Retrieved September 28, 2022 via Newspapers.com.