1954 Eastern Illinois Panthers football | |
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Conference | Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
Record | 2–6–1 (1–4–1 IIAC) |
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Home stadium | Lincoln Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State Normal + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Michigan + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Illinois | 3 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State Normal | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Illinois | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Illinois | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1954 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois State College (now known as Eastern Illinois University) as a member of the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1954 college football season. The team was led by eighth-year head coach Maynard O'Brien and played their home games at Lincoln Field in Charleston, Illinois. The Panthers finished the season with a 2–6–1 record overall and a 1–4–1 record in conference play, finishing fifth in the IIAC. [1]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 18 | Indiana State * |
| L 7–40 | [2] | |
September 25 | at Kalamazoo * | Kalamazoo, MI | L 7–19 | [3] | |
October 2 | Central Michigan |
| L 0–60 | 1,200 | [4] |
October 9 | at Michigan State Normal |
| L 0–33 | [5] | |
October 23 | Navy Pier * |
| W 40–6 | [6] | |
October 30 | Southern Illinois ![]() |
| L 6–20 | 3,000 | [7] |
November 6 | at Western Illinois | T 13–13 | [8] | ||
November 13 | Illinois State Normal |
| L 7–13 | [9] | |
November 20 | at Northern Illinois State | W 28–9 | [10] | ||
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