1970 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

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1970 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–8
Head coach
Home stadium O'Brien Stadium
Seasons
  1969
1971  
1970 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Tampa   10 1 0
No. 5 Tennessee State   10 0 0
No. 11 Delaware   9 2 0
Hawaii   9 2 0
Northern Michigan   8 2 0
No. 19 Eastern Michigan   7 2 1
Mankato State   7 2 1
Akron   7 3 0
Central Michigan   7 3 0
Temple   7 3 0
Drake   7 4 0
Wayne State (MI)   6 2 0
Arkansas AM&N   6 3 0
Southern Illinois   6 3 0
St. Norbert   6 3 0
Nevada   6 3 1
Portland State   6 4 0
UNLV   6 4 0
Boston University   5 4 0
Cortland   5 4 0
Indiana (PA)   5 4 0
Santa Clara   5 4 1
Lafayette   6 5 0
Colorado College   4 4 0
Drexel   4 4 0
Hofstra   5 5 0
Indiana State   5 5 0
Samford   5 5 0
Wabash   3 3 2
Saint Mary's   3 4 0
Ashland   4 6 0
Bucknell   4 6 0
Lehigh   4 6 0
Rose Poly   3 5 1
Northeastern   3 5 0
Indiana Central   3 6 0
Lake Forest   3 6 0
Kentucky State   3 6 0
Chicago   2 5 0
Chattanooga   3 8 0
Parsons   2 7 0
Eastern Illinois   2 8 0
Milwaukee   1 9 0
Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1970 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as an independent during the 1970 NCAA College Division football season. The Panthers played their home games at O'Brien Stadium in Charleston, Illinois. Led by sixth-year head coach Clyde Biggers, they compiled a 2–8 record.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12 Indiana State L 18–286,000–10,000 [1] [2]
September 19 Milwaukee
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 19–147,500 [3]
September 26at Chicago Circle W 20–6500 [4]
October 32:00 p.m.at No. 16 Central Missouri State L 17–277,000 [5] [6]
October 10 Northeast Missouri State
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
L 14–284,500
October 17 Illinois State
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL (rivalry)
L 20–299,200
October 24 Central Michigan
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
L 34–583,000 [7]
October 31at Western Illinois L 14–3110,000
November 7at Northern Michigan Marquette, MI L 22–354,500
November 14at Fairmont State Fairmont, WV L 12–351,000

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References

  1. "ISU Wins". The Times-Mail . September 13, 1970 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  2. "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Indiana State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  3. "Eastern Illinois Trips UW-M". The Journal Times . September 20, 1970 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  4. "EIU boosts record to 2-1". Mattoon Journal Gazette. Mattoon, Illinois. September 28, 1970. p. 6. Retrieved August 1, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  5. "EIU Face Unbeaten Team". Herald & Review . Decatur, Illinois. October 3, 1970. p. 12. Retrieved August 1, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  6. "EIU Loses 27-17". Decatur Sunday Herald . Decatur, Illinois. October 4, 1970. p. 21. Retrieved August 1, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  7. "Central Mich. Throttles EIU 58-34". Herald & Review . Decatur, Illinois. October 25, 1970. p. 18. Retrieved August 1, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  8. "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Eastern Illinois)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  9. "EIU Football Online Guide, 2019" (PDF). Eastern Illinois athletics. Retrieved February 12, 2020.