1980 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

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1980 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
Mid-Con champion
Conference Association of Mid-Continent Universities
Record11–3 (4–0 Mid-Con)
Head coach
Home stadium O'Brien Stadium
Seasons
  1979
1981  
1980 Association of Mid-Continent Universities football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Eastern Illinois $^ 4 0 011 3 0
Northern Michigan ^ 3 1 09 2 0
Northern Iowa 2 2 07 4 0
Youngstown State 1 3 02 8 1
Western Illinois 0 4 04 6 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division II playoff participant

The 1980 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented the Eastern Illinois University during the 1980 NCAA Division II football season, and completed the 79th season of Panther football. The Panthers played their home games at O'Brien Stadium in Charleston, Illinois. This season was the last that Eastern Illinois played at the Division II level.

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Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6 South Dakota *W 34–216,500
September 13at Southern Illinois *L 35–3717,150
September 20at Indiana State *L 0–1415,368
September 27 Northeast Missouri State *
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 41–75,700
October 4 Illinois State *
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL (rivalry)
W 31–1410,500 [1]
October 11at Central State (OH) *No. 8
W 40–153,500
October 18at Western Illinois No. 6W 37–712,144
October 25 Youngstown State No. 5
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 32–75,200
November 1at No. 1 Northern Michigan No. 2W 35–283,719
November 8No. T–9 Northern Iowa No. 1
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 14–912,600
November 15 Augustana (SD) *No. 1
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 52–133,200
November 2912:30 p.m.No. 10 Northern Colorado No. 1
W 21–14 [2]
December 6at No. 5 North Alabama No. 1
W 56–31
December 13vs. No. 3 Cal Poly No. 1
L 13–212,056 [3]

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Roster

1980 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 11 Jeff Christensen So
QB 14Steve Wright
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE 79 Steve Parker Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

References

  1. Tupper, Mark (October 5, 1980). "Slaughter, like Sims, knows the way to victory". Herald and Review . p. B1. Retrieved December 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "EIU playoff foe revealed". Journal Gazette. Mattoon, Illinois. November 24, 1980. p. 8. Retrieved October 12, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  3. "Cal Poly SLO Wins Title". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. December 14, 1980. p. III-15. Retrieved February 21, 2017 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  4. "Final 1980 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Eastern Illinois)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  5. "EIU Football Online Guide, 2019" (PDF). Eastern Illinois athletics. Retrieved February 12, 2020.