1965 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

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1965 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
Conference Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record3–5 (1–3 IIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLincoln Field
Seasons
←  1964
1966  →
1965 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Northern Illinois $ 4 –0 –09 –1 –0
Central Michigan 3 –1 –05 –5 –0
Western Illinois 2 –2 –04 –5 –0
Eastern Illinois 1 –3 –03 –5 –0
Illinois State 0 –4 –00 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1965 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1965 NCAA College Division football season. The team was led by first-year head coach Clyde Biggers and played their home games at Lincoln Field in Charleston, Illinois. The Panthers finished the season with a 3–5 record overall and a 1–3 record in conference play. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at Indiana State *
L 0–17 [2]
September 25 Ferris State *
W 35–22 [3]
October 2 Milwaukee *
W 28–24 [4]
October 9at Illinois State
W 8–7 [5]
October 16 Northwood *
  • Lincoln Field
  • Charleston, IL
L 7–42 [6]
October 23 Western Illinois Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Lincoln Field
  • Charleston, IL
L 8–28 [7]
October 30No. 8 Northern Illinois
  • Lincoln Field
  • Charleston, IL
L 11–20 [8]
November 6at Central Michigan
L 6–486,200 [9] [10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Football Record Book" (PDF). Eastern Illinois University Athletics. p. 46. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  2. ↑ Van Sant, Rick (September 19, 1965). "Strong Defense By Ind. State". Terre Haute Tribune . p. 49. Retrieved May 28, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Hoppin, Tom (September 27, 1965). "Eastern Dumps Ferris; Most Points Since 1954". Mattoon Journal Gazette. p. 7. Retrieved May 28, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Hoppin, Tom (October 4, 1965). "EIU Wins Second Straight; Nips Wisconsin-Milwaukee". Mattoon Journal Gazette. p. 6. Retrieved May 28, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Eastern Wins 3rd". Evansville Courier & Press . October 10, 1965. p. 5C. Retrieved May 28, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Hoppin, Tom (October 18, 1965). "Eastern Clobbered, 42-7, By Northwood Saturday". Mattoon Journal Gazette. p. 7. Retrieved May 28, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Hoppin, Tom (October 25, 1965). "Illini Deck Duke, 28-14; Western Clobbers Eastern". Mattoon Journal Gazette. p. 6. Retrieved May 28, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Beard, Curt (November 1, 1965). "Puzzling Huskies Play Hard Enough To Win, Laments Fletcher". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle . p. 14. Retrieved May 28, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "EIU Trounced 48-6". Decatur Sunday Herald and Review . November 7, 1965. p. 20. Retrieved May 28, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1965 Central Michigan)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1966 Eastern Illinois)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved June 3, 2022.
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