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.
| 1979 Eastern Illinois Panthers football | |
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| Conference | Association of Mid-Continent Universities |
| Record | 7–4 (1–4 Mid-Con) |
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| Home stadium | O'Brien Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 1 | South Dakota* | W 24–15 | 8,000 | |||
| September 8 | Butler* |
| W 38–0 | 7,500 | ||
| September 15 | Wayne State (MI) |
| W 58–21 | 7,500 | ||
| September 22 | at Northeast Missouri State* |
| W 46–3 | 5,500 | ||
| September 29 | at Southern Illinois* | No. 1 | W 22–14 | 17,769 | ||
| October 6 | Western Illinois | No. 1 |
| L 7–10 | 7,500 | |
| October 20 | at Northern Michigan | No. 4 | W 38–21 | 10,000 | ||
| October 27 | at Northern Iowa | No. 4 | L 7–10 | 10,700–10,780 | [1] | |
| November 3 | No. 2 Youngstown State | No. 8 |
| L 21–49 | 12,000 | |
| November 10 | at Illinois State* | W 24–0 | 10,272 | [2] | ||
| November 17 | Akron |
| L 16–27 | 6,500 | ||
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References
edit- ^ "Final 1979 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
- ^ "Eastern romps 24-0; Cobb runs to record". Herald and Review. November 11, 1979. p. 16. Retrieved December 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1979 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
- ^ "EIU Football Online Guide, 2019" (PDF). Eastern Illinois athletics. Retrieved November 8, 2020.