1979 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

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1979 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
Conference Association of Mid-Continent Universities
Record7–4 (1–4 Mid-Con)
Head coach
Home stadium O'Brien Stadium
Seasons
  1978
1980  
1979 Association of Mid-Continent Universities football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Youngstown State $^ 5 0 011 2 0
Northern Iowa 4 1 06 5 0
Akron 3 2 06 5 0
Eastern Illinois 1 4 07 4 0
Northern Michigan 1 4 04 6 0
Western Illinois 1 4 03 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division II AP Poll

The 1979 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University during the 1979 NCAA Division II football season, and completed the 78th season of Panther football. The Panthers played their home games at O'Brien Stadium in Charleston, Illinois.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1 South Dakota *W 24–158,000
September 8 Butler *
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 38–07,500
September 15 Wayne State (MI)
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 58–217,500
September 22at Northeast Missouri State *
W 46–35,500
September 29at Southern Illinois *No. 1W 22–1417,769
October 6 Western Illinois No. 1
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
L 7–107,500
October 20at Northern Michigan No. 4W 38–2110,000
October 27at Northern Iowa No. 4L 7–1010,700–10,780 [1]
November 3No. 2 Youngstown State No. 8
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
L 21–4912,000
November 10at Illinois State *W 24–010,272 [2]
November 17 Akron
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
L 16–276,500

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References

  1. "Final 1979 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Northern Iowa)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  2. "Eastern romps 24-0; Cobb runs to record". Herald and Review . November 11, 1979. p. 16. Retrieved December 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Final 1979 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Eastern Illinois)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  4. "EIU Football Online Guide, 2019" (PDF). Eastern Illinois athletics. Retrieved November 8, 2020.