1957 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

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1957 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
Conference Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record0–8 (0–6 IIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLincoln Field
Seasons
  1956
1958  
1957 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Eastern Michigan $ 6 0 06 3 0
Western Illinois 4 2 05 4 0
Central Michigan 4 2 04 6 0
Illinois State Normal 3 3 05 3 0
Southern Illinois 3 3 05 4 0
Northern Illinois 1 5 02 7 0
Eastern Illinois 0 6 00 8 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1957 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1957 NCAA College Division football season. The team was led by first-year head coach Ralph Kohl and played their home games at Lincoln Field in Charleston, Illinois. The Panthers lost every game they played, finishing the season with a 0–8 record overall and a 0–6 record in conference play. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 21at Indiana State *L 0–14 [2]
September 28 Southeast Missouri State *
L 0–41 [3]
October 5 Northern Illinois
  • Lincoln Field
  • Charleston, IL
L 20–27 [4]
October 12at Southern Illinois L 6–27 [5]
October 19 Eastern Michigan
  • Lincoln Field
  • Charleston, IL
L 0–39 [6]
October 26 Western Illinois
  • Lincoln Field
  • Charleston, IL
L 13–21 [7]
November 2at Central Michigan
L 6–61 [8]
November 9at Illinois State Normal
L 7–39 [9]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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