1982 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

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1982 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
Mid-Con co-champion
Conference Association of Mid-Continent Universities
Ranking
APNo. 5
Record11–1–1 (2–0–1 Mid-Con)
Head coach
Home stadium O'Brien Stadium
Seasons
  1981
1983  
1982 Association of Mid-Continent Universities football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Eastern Illinois +^ 2 0 111 1 1
Northern Iowa + 2 0 14 6 1
Southwest Missouri State 1 2 05 6 0
Western Illinois 0 3 02 8 0
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1982 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Association of Mid-Continent Universities during the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4 Illinois State *W 27–14
September 11 Northeast Missouri State *
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 18–17
September 18 Wayne State (MI) *
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 27–0
September 25at Northern Iowa T 10–10
October 2at Youngstown State *W 27–23
October 9 Akron *
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 18–0
October 16at Indiana State No. 20W 16–12
October 23at Western Illinois No. 11W 31–7
October 30 Southern Illinois *No. 7
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 20–79,120
November 6at Southwest Missouri State No. 6W 36–7
November 13 Kentucky State *No. 5
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 73–0
November 27No. 8 Jackson State *No. 5
W 16–13 OT [1]
December 4at No. 4 Tennessee State *No. 5
L 19–20 [2]

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Roster

1982 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 11 Jeff Christensen Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

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References

  1. "Kicker's 3d try saves EIU in OT". Chicago Tribune. November 28, 1982. Retrieved August 2, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Eastern's playoff hopes come to a soggy end". Chicago Tribune. December 5, 1982. Retrieved April 7, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "EIU Football Online Guide, 2019" (PDF). Eastern Illinois athletics. Retrieved February 12, 2020.