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.
| 1980 Eastern Illinois Panthers football | |
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Mid-Con champion | |
NCAA Division II Championship, L 13–21 vs. Cal Poly | |
| Conference | Association of Mid-Continent Universities |
| Record | 11–3 (4–0 Mid-Con) |
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| Home stadium | O'Brien Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois $^ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Michigan ^ | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Iowa | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 6 | South Dakota* | W 34–21 | 6,500 | ||||
| September 13 | at Southern Illinois* | L 35–37 | 17,150 | ||||
| September 20 | at Indiana State* | L 0–14 | 15,368 | ||||
| September 27 | Northeast Missouri State* |
| W 41–7 | 5,700 | |||
| October 4 | Illinois State* |
| W 31–14 | 10,500 | [1] | ||
| October 11 | at Central State (OH)* | No. 8 |
| W 40–15 | 3,500 | ||
| October 18 | at Western Illinois | No. 6 | W 37–7 | 12,144 | |||
| October 25 | Youngstown State | No. 5 |
| W 32–7 | 5,200 | ||
| November 1 | at No. 1 Northern Michigan | No. 2 | W 35–28 | 3,719 | |||
| November 8 | No. T–9 Northern Iowa | No. 1 |
| W 14–9 | 12,600 | ||
| November 15 | Augustana (SD)* | No. 1 |
| W 52–13 | 3,200 | ||
| November 29 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 10 Northern Colorado | No. 1 |
| W 21–14 | [2] | |
| December 6 | at No. 5 North Alabama | No. 1 |
| W 56–31 | |||
| December 13 | vs. No. 3 Cal Poly | No. 1 |
| L 13–21 | 2,056 | [3] | |
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References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "EIU playoff foe revealed". Journal Gazette. Mattoon, Illinois. November 24, 1980. p. 8. Retrieved October 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "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.
- ^ "Final 1980 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
- ^ "EIU Football Online Guide, 2019" (PDF). Eastern Illinois athletics. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
