1975 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

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1975 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
Conference Independent
Record3–5–2 ( Independent)
Head coach
Home stadium O'Brien Stadium
Seasons
  1974
1976  
1975 NCAA Division II independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Northern Michigan ^   13 1 0
American International   8 1 0
Lehigh ^   9 3 0
Delaware   8 3 0
Portland State   8 3 0
Akron   7 4 0
Kentucky State   7 4 0
UNLV   7 4 0
Santa Clara   6 5 0
Tennessee State   5 4 0
Youngstown State   5 4 0
Chattanooga   5 5 1
Bucknell   5 5 0
Indiana State   5 5 0
Lafayette   5 5 0
Southern Connecticut State   5 5 0
Central Connecticut   4 5 0
Central State (OH)   4 6 0
Eastern Michigan   4 6 0
Eastern Illinois   3 5 2
Northeastern   3 6 0
Western Carolina   3 7 0
Nevada   3 8 0
Nebraska–Omaha   2 9 0
Arkansas–Pine Bluff   0 11 0
  • ^ NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University during the 1975 NCAA Division II football season. The Panthers played their home games at O'Brien Stadium in Charleston, Illinois.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 6at Northern Iowa L 8–148,500
September 13at Northern Michigan
L 22–385,325
September 27 Southwest Missouri State T 7–78,000
October 4at Central Missouri State L 18–235,000
October 11at Tennessee Tech L 0–379,000
October 18 Western Illinois
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
T 3–37,500
October 25 Ferris State
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 17–33,000
November 8at Missouri-Rolla W 24–141,500
November 15 Murray State
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 14–64,000
November 15 Illinois State
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL (rivalry)
L 13–312,500

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References

  1. "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Eastern Illinois)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  2. "EIU Football Online Guide, 2019" (PDF). Eastern Illinois athletics.