1979 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

1979 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
ConferenceAssociation of Mid-Continent Universities
Record7–4 (1–4 Mid-Con)
Head coach
Home stadiumO'Brien Stadium
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Association of Mid-Continent Universities football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Youngstown State $^ 5 – 0 – 0 11 – 2 – 0
Northern Iowa 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Akron 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Eastern Illinois 1 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Northern Michigan 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Western Illinois 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 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 1South Dakota*
W 24–158,000
September 8Butler*
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 38–07,500
September 15Wayne 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. 1
W 22–1417,769
October 6Western IllinoisNo. 1
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
L 7–107,500
October 20at Northern MichiganNo. 4
W 38–2110,000
October 27at Northern IowaNo. 4
L 7–1010,700–10,780[1]
November 3No. 2 Youngstown StateNo. 8
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
L 21–4912,000
November 10at Illinois State*
W 24–010,272[2]
November 17Akron
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
L 16–276,500

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References

  1. ^ "Final 1979 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". 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". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  4. ^ "EIU Football Online Guide, 2019" (PDF). Eastern Illinois athletics. Retrieved November 8, 2020.