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1977 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

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.

1977 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–10 ( Independent)
Head coach
Home stadiumO'Brien Stadium
Seasons
← 1976
1978 →
1977 NCAA Division II independents football records
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
Cal State Los Angeles   –   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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at Illinois State
L 0–2010,000[1]
September 10Northeast Missouri State
L 7–107,000[2][3]
September 17at Northern Iowa
L 21–318,100[4]
September 24at Central State (OH)Wilberforce, OHL 24–255,500
October 1Western Illinois
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
L 14–287,500
October 15at Cameron
L 10–314,500
October 22Wayne State (MI)
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
L 14–247,500
October 29Butler
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
L 13–313,200
November 5at Youngstown State
L 22–522,000
November 12at Murray State
L 7–356,500
November 19Evansville
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 17–0300

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References

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  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". 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. ^ "Final 1977 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  6. ^ "EIU Football Online Guide, 2019" (PDF). Eastern Illinois athletics.
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