1976 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

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1976 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
Conference Independent
Record5–6 ( Independent)
Head coach
Home stadium O'Brien Stadium
Seasons
  1975
1977  
1976 NCAA Division II independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Northern Michigan ^   11 2 0
No. 3 Akron ^   10 3 0
No. 7 UNLV ^   9 3 0
No. 4 Delaware ^   8 3 1
Nevada   8 3 0
Portland State   8 3 0
Tennessee State   7 2 1
American International   6 3 0
Northern Colorado   6 3 0
Madison   7 4 0
Santa Clara   7 4 0
Western Carolina   6 4 0
Chattanooga   6 4 1
Southern Connecticut State   5 4 0
Central State (OH)   6 5 0
Lehigh   6 5 0
Arkansas–Pine Bluff   5 5 0
Central Connecticut   5 5 0
Lafayette   5 5 0
Eastern Illinois   5 6 0
Bucknell   4 5 0
Youngstown State   4 6 0
Kentucky State   3 7 1
Nebraska–Omaha   3 8 0
Northeastern   2 7 0
  • ^ NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1976 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as an independent during the 1976 NCAA Division II football season. The Panthers played their home games at O'Brien Stadium in Charleston, Illinois.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4 Cameron W 17–164,000 [1]
September 11at Northeast Missouri State
W 24–145,000 [2]
September 25at Southwest Missouri State W 41–04,000 [3]
October 2 Central Missouri
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 41–148,500
October 9 Tennessee Tech
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
L 14–416,500
October 16at No. T–9 Western Illinois L 10–1416,808
October 23 Central State (OH)
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 24–81,000
October 30No. 1 Northern Michigan
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
L 10–306,500
November 6at Youngstown State
L 14–363,000
November 13at Butler L 27–282,000
November 20 Illinois State
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL (rivalry)
L 8–134,500

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References

  1. "Tigers Capture Only State Victory". The Lawton Constitution . September 6, 1976 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  2. "SIU, ISU, NIU blanked". Journal Gazette . September 13, 1976 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  3. "SIU Scores Late To Beat West Texas St". Mt. Vernon Register-News . September 27, 1976 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  4. "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Eastern Illinois)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  5. "EIU Football Online Guide, 2019" (PDF). Eastern Illinois athletics.