1977 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

1977 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–10 ( Independent)
Head coach	John Konstantinos (3rd season)
Home stadium	O'Brien Stadium
Seasons ←  1976 1978  →

1977 NCAA Division II independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 8 Lehigh ^			–					12	–	2	–	0
UNLV			–					9	–	2	–	0
Kentucky State			–					8	–	2	–	1
No. T–5 Nevada			–					8	–	3	–	0
Central Connecticut			–					7	–	3	–	0
Northern Michigan ^			–					7	–	3	–	0
Youngstown State			–					7	–	3	–	0
Portland State			–					7	–	4	–	0
Delaware			–					6	–	3	–	1
Akron			–					6	–	4	–	1
American International			–					5	–	4	–	1
West Chester			–					5	–	5	–	0
Central State (OH)			–					5	–	6	–	0
Arkansas–Pine Bluff			–					4	–	5	–	1
Bucknell			–					4	–	5	–	0
Southern Connecticut State			–					4	–	6	–	0
Northeastern			–					3	–	6	–	1
Northern Colorado			–					3	–	7	–	0
Santa Clara			–					2	–	7	–	1
Eastern Illinois			–					1	–	10	–	0
^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1977 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as an independent during the 1977 NCAA Division II football season. The Panthers played their home games at O'Brien Stadium in Charleston, Illinois. Led by third-year head coach John Konstantinos Eastern Illinois compiled a record of 1–10.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	at Illinois State	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL (rivalry)	L 0–20	10,000	[1]
September 10	Northeast Missouri State	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	L 7–10	7,000	[2] [3]
September 17	at Northern Iowa	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa	L 21–31	8,100	[4]
September 24	at Central State (OH)	Wilberforce, OH	L 24–25	5,500
October 1	Western Illinois	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	L 14–28	7,500
October 15	at Cameron	Cameron Stadium Lawton, OK	L 10–31	4,500
October 22	Wayne State (MI)	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	L 14–24	7,500	[5]
October 29	Butler	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	L 13–31	3,200
November 5	at Youngstown State	Rayen Stadium Youngstown, OH	L 22–52	2,000
November 12	at Murray State	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	L 7–35	6,500
November 19	Evansville	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	W 17–0	300

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References

1. Bryan, Bloodworth; Farrell, Roger (September 4, 1977). "ISU gives Cowdrey 'biggest win'/Mistakes hurt--Konstantinos". The Pantagraph – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Southern Illinois Catches Temple". Mt. Vernon Register-News . September 12, 1977 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Final 1977 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Northeast Missouri State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved June 4, 2022.
4. "Northern Iowa Keeps Eastern Winless 31-21". Herald and Review . September 18, 1977 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Wayne State Spoils Eastern's Homecoming". Decatur Herald. October 23, 1977. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Final 1977 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Eastern Illinois)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved June 4, 2022.
7. "EIU Football Online Guide, 2019" (PDF). Eastern Illinois athletics.