1970 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

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1970 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
ConferenceIndependent
1970 record2–8
Head coach
Home stadiumO'Brien Stadium
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
1970 NCAA College Division independents football records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Tampa   –   10 – 1 – 0
No. 5 Tennessee State   –   10 – 0 – 0
No. 11 Delaware   –   9 – 2 – 0
Hawaii   –   9 – 2 – 0
Northern Michigan   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 19 Eastern Michigan   –   7 – 2 – 1
Akron   –   7 – 3 – 0
Central Michigan   –   7 – 3 – 0
Temple   –   7 – 3 – 0
Drake   –   7 – 4 – 0
Wayne State (MI)   –   6 – 2 – 0
Arkansas AM&N   –   6 – 3 – 0
Southern Illinois   –   6 – 3 – 0
Nevada   –   6 – 3 – 1
Portland State   –   6 – 4 – 0
UNLV   –   6 – 4 – 0
Boston University   –   5 – 4 – 0
Cortland   –   5 – 4 – 0
IUP   –   5 – 4 – 0
La Verne   –   5 – 4 – 0
Santa Clara   –   5 – 4 – 1
Lafayette   –   6 – 5 – 0
Colorado College   –   4 – 4 – 0
Drexel   –   4 – 4 – 0
Hofstra   –   5 – 5 – 0
Indiana State   –   5 – 5 – 0
Samford   –   5 – 5 – 0
Sonoma State   –   4 – 4 – 1
Wabash   –   3 – 3 – 2
Saint Mary's   –   3 – 4 – 0
Bucknell   –   4 – 6 – 0
Lehigh   –   4 – 6 – 0
Rose Poly   –   3 – 5 – 1
Northeastern   –   3 – 5 – 0
Indiana Central   –   3 – 6 – 0
Lake Forest   –   3 – 6 – 0
Chattanooga   –   3 – 8 – 0
Parsons   –   2 – 7 – 0
Eastern Illinois   –   2 – 8 – 0
Milwaukee   –   1 – 9 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as an independent during the 1970 NCAA College Division football season. The Panthers played their home games at O'Brien Stadium in Charleston, Illinois. Led by sixth-year head coach Clyde Biggers, they compiled a 2–8 record.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12Indiana State
L 6–41[1]
September 19Milwaukee
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 19–14[2]
September 26at Illinois–Chicago
W 20–6500[3]
October 32:00 p.m.at No. 16 Central Missouri
L 17–27[4][5]
October 10Northeast Missouri
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
L 14–28
October 17Illinois State
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL (rivalry)
L 20–29
October 24Central Michigan
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
L 34–58[6]
October 31at Western Illinois
L 14–31
November 7at Northern MichiganMarquette, MIL 22–35
November 14at Fairmont StateFairmont, WVL 12–35
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References[]

  1. ^ "ISU Wins". . September 13, 1970 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  2. ^ "Eastern Illinois Trips UW-M". The Journal Times. September 20, 1970 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  3. ^ "EIU boosts record to 2-1". Mattoon Journal Gazette. Mattoon, Illinois. September 28, 1970. p. 6. Retrieved August 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. ^ "EIU Face Unbeaten Team". Herald & Review. Decatur, Illinois. October 3, 1970. p. 12. Retrieved August 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. ^ "EIU Loses 27-17". Decatur Sunday Herald. Decatur, Illinois. October 4, 1970. p. 21. Retrieved August 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. ^ "Central Mich. Throttles EIU 58-34". Herald & Review. Decatur, Illinois. October 25, 1970. p. 18. Retrieved August 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  7. ^ "EIU Football Online Guide, 2019" (PDF). Eastern Illinois athletics. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
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