1976 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

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1976 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
ConferenceIndependent
1976 record5–6
Head coach
Home stadiumO'Brien Stadium
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
1976 NCAA Division II independents football records
  • v
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Northern Michigan ^   –   11 – 2 – 0
No. 3 Akron ^   –   10 – 3 – 0
No. 7 UNLV ^   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 4 Delaware ^   –   8 – 3 – 1
Nevada   –   8 – 3 – 0
Portland State   –   8 – 3 – 0
Tennessee State   –   7 – 2 – 1
American International   –   6 – 3 – 0
Northern Colorado   –   6 – 3 – 0
Madison   –   7 – 4 – 0
Santa Clara   –   7 – 4 – 0
Chattanooga   –   6 – 4 – 1
Central State (OH)   –   6 – 5 – 0
Lehigh   –   6 – 5 – 0
Cal State Los Angeles   –   5 – 3 – 1
Arkansas–Pine Bluff   –   5 – 5 – 0
Central Connecticut   –   5 – 5 – 0
Lafayette   –   5 – 5 – 0
Eastern Illinois   –   5 – 6 – 0
Bucknell   –   4 – 5 – 0
Youngstown State   –   4 – 6 – 0
Nebraska–Omaha   –   3 – 8 – 0
Northeastern   –   2 – 7 – 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1976 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as an independent during the 1976 NCAA Division II football season. The Panthers played their home games at O'Brien Stadium in Charleston, Illinois.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 4Cameron
W 17–16[1]
September 11at Northeast Missouri State
W 24–14[2]
September 25at Southwest Missouri State
W 41–0[3]
October 2Central Missouri
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 41–14
October 9Tennessee Tech
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
L 14–41
October 16at No. T–9 Western Illinois
L 10–14
October 23Central State (OK)
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 24–8
October 30No. 1 Northern Michigan
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
L 10–30
November 6at Youngstown State
L 14–36
November 13at Butler
L 27–28
November 20Illinois State
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL (rivalry)
L 8–13
  • Rankings from Associated Press Poll released prior to the game

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References[]

  1. ^ "Tigers Capture Only State Victory". The Lawton Constitution. September 6, 1976 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  2. ^ "SIU, ISU, NIU blanked". Journal Gazette. September 13, 1976 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  3. ^ "SIU Scores Late To Beat West Texas St". Mt. Vernon Register-News. September 27, 1976 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  4. ^ "EIU Football Online Guide, 2019" (PDF). Eastern Illinois athletics.
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