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{{short description|American college football season}}
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
{{Infobox college sports team season
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| sport = football
| year = 1979
| year = 1979
| team = Eastern Illinois Panthers
| team = Eastern Illinois Panthers
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| sport = football
| image =
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Association of Mid-Continent Universities
| conference = [[Summit League|Association of Mid-Continent Universities]]
| short_conf = Mid-Con
| short_conf = Mid-Con
| record = 7–4
| record = 7–4
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{{CFB schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1979
| rankyear = 1979
| rankdivision = NCAA Division II
| poll = Associated Press
| timezone = Central
| timezone = Central


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| date = September 1
| date = September 1
| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| nonconf=y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1979|team=South Dakota Coyotes|title=South Dakota}}
| opponent = [[1979 South Dakota Coyotes football team|South Dakota]]
| site_stadium = [[O'Brien Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[O'Brien Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Charleston, Illinois|Charleston, IL]]
| site_cityst = [[Charleston, Illinois|Charleston, IL]]
| score = 24–15
| score = 24–15
| attend = 8,000
}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 8
| date = September 8
| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| nonconf=y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1979|team=Butler Bulldogs|title=Butler}}
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1979|team=Butler Bulldogs|title=Butler}}
| site_stadium = O'Brien Stadium
| site_stadium = O'Brien Stadium
| site_cityst = Charleston, IL
| site_cityst = Charleston, IL
| score = 38–0
| score = 38–0
| attend = 7,500
}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
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| site_cityst = Charleston, IL
| site_cityst = Charleston, IL
| score = 58–21
| score = 58–21
| attend = 7,500
}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
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| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| away = y
| away = y
| nonconf=y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1979|team=Northeast Missouri State Bulldogs|title=Northeast Missouri State}}
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1979|team=Northeast Missouri State Bulldogs|title=Northeast Missouri State}}
| site_stadium = Stokes Stadium
| site_stadium = Stokes Stadium
| site_cityst = [[Kirksville, Missouri|Kirksville, MO]]
| site_cityst = [[Kirksville, Missouri|Kirksville, MO]]
| score = 46–3
| score = 46–3
| attend = 5,500
}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
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| away = y
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| nonconf = y
| rank = 1
| opponent = [[1979 Southern Illinois Salukis football team|Southern Illinois]]
| opponent = [[1979 Southern Illinois Salukis football team|Southern Illinois]]
| site_stadium = [[McAndrew Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[McAndrew Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Carbondale, Illinois|Carbondale, IL]]
| site_cityst = [[Carbondale, Illinois|Carbondale, IL]]
| score = 22–14
| score = 22–14
| attend = 17,769
}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 6
| date = October 6
| w/l = l
| w/l = l
| rank = 1
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1979|team=Western Illinois Leathernecks|title=Western Illinois}}
| opponent = [[1979 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team|Western Illinois]]
| site_stadium = O'Brien Stadium
| site_stadium = O'Brien Stadium
| site_cityst = Charleston, IL
| site_cityst = Charleston, IL
| score = 7–10
| score = 7–10
| attend = 7,500
}}
}}
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| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| away = y
| away = y
| rank = 4
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1979|team=Northern Michigan Wildcats|title=Northern Michigan}}
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1979|team=Northern Michigan Wildcats|title=Northern Michigan}}
| site_stadium = [[Superior Dome]]
| site_stadium = [[Superior Dome]]
| site_cityst = [[Marquette, Michigan|Marquette, MI]]
| site_cityst = [[Marquette, Michigan|Marquette, MI]]
| score = 38–21
| score = 38–21
| attend = 10,000
}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
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| w/l = l
| w/l = l
| away = y
| away = y
| rank = 4
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1979|team=Northern Iowa Panthers|title=Northern Iowa}}
| opponent = [[1979 Northern Iowa Panthers football team|Northern Iowa]]
| site_stadium = [[UNI-Dome]]
| site_stadium = [[UNI-Dome]]
| site_cityst = [[Cedar Falls, Iowa|Cedar Falls, IA]]
| site_cityst = [[Cedar Falls, Iowa|Cedar Falls, IA]]
| score = 7–10
| score = 7–10
| attend = 10,700–10,780
| source = <ref>{{cite web |author=<!--Not stated--> |title=Final 1979 Cumulative Football Statistics Report |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/504/stats/12715 |publisher=[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] |access-date=December 10, 2022 }}</ref>
}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 3
| date = November 3
| w/l = l
| w/l = l
| rank = 8
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1979|team=Youngstown State Penguins|title=Youngstown State}}
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1979|team=Youngstown State Penguins|title=Youngstown State}}
| opprank = 2
| site_stadium = O'Brien Stadium
| site_stadium = O'Brien Stadium
| site_cityst = Charleston, IL
| site_cityst = Charleston, IL
| score = 21–49
| score = 21–49
| attend = 12,000
}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
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| away = y
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1979|team=Illinois State Redbirds|title=Illinois State}}
| opponent = [[1979 Illinois State Redbirds football team|Illinois State]]
| site_stadium = [[Hancock Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Hancock Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Normal, Illinois|Normal, IL]]
| site_cityst = [[Normal, Illinois|Normal, IL]]
| gamename = [[Mid-America Classic|rivalry]]
| gamename = [[Mid-America Classic|rivalry]]
| score = 24–0
| score = 24–0
| attend = 10,272
| source = <ref>{{cite news |title=Eastern romps 24-0; Cobb runs to record |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90801730/herald-and-review/ |access-date=December 18, 2021 |work=[[Herald and Review]] |date=November 11, 1979 |page=16 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
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| site_cityst = Charleston, IL
| site_cityst = Charleston, IL
| score = 16–27
| score = 16–27
| attend = 6,500
}}
}}
}}
}}
<ref>{{cite web|url=https://static.eiupanthers.com/custompages/football/2019/EIU_Football_Online_Guide_2019.pdf|title=EIU Football Online Guide, 2019|publisher=Eastern Illinois athletics|accessdate=November 8, 2020}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web |author=<!--Not stated--> |title=Final 1979 Cumulative Football Statistics Report |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/201/stats/12715 |publisher=[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] |access-date=June 4, 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://static.eiupanthers.com/custompages/football/2019/EIU_Football_Online_Guide_2019.pdf|title=EIU Football Online Guide, 2019|publisher=Eastern Illinois athletics|accessdate=November 8, 2020}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Latest revision as of 00:28, 18 August 2023

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

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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

[3][4]

References

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  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.
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