1961 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

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1961 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
Conference Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record4–3–1 (3–2–1 IIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLincoln Field
Seasons
  1960
1962  
1961 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Southern Illinois $ 5 1 07 3 0
Western Illinois 4 2 05 3 0
Illinois State Normal 4 2 05 4 0
Eastern Illinois 3 2 14 3 1
Northern Illinois 3 2 14 4 1
Central Michigan 1 5 02 8 0
Eastern Michigan 0 6 00 8 1
  • $ Conference champion

The 1961 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1961 NCAA College Division football season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Ralph Kohl and played their home games at Lincoln Field in Charleston, Illinois. The Panthers finished the season with a 4–3–1 record overall and a 3–2–1 record in conference play. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at Indiana State *W 23–20 [2]
September 30 Illinois State Normal
L 0–18 [3]
October 7 Ferris Institute *
  • Lincoln Field
  • Charleston, IL
L 16–209,40 [4]
October 14 Northern Illinois
  • Lincoln Field
  • Charleston, IL
T 20–203,600–7,000 [5] [6]
October 21at Southern Illinois L 6–3313,000 [7]
October 28 Eastern Michigan
  • Lincoln Field
  • Charleston, IL
W 0–7583 [8]
November 4 Western Illinois
  • Lincoln Field
  • Charleston, IL
W 14–0997 [9]
November 11at Central Michigan
W 22–135,000 [10] [11]
  • *Non-conference game

[12]

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