1980 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

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1980 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
Mid-Con champion
NCAA Division II Championship, L 13–21 vs. Cal Poly
ConferenceAssociation of Mid-Continent Universities
1980 record11–3 (4–0 Mid-Con)
Head coach
Home stadiumO'Brien Stadium
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 Association of Mid-Continent Universities football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant

The 1980 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented 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.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6South Dakota*
W 34–21
September 13at Southern Illinois*
L 35–37
September 20at Indiana State*
L 0–14
September 27Northeast Missouri State*
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 41–7
October 4Illinois State*
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL (rivalry)
W 31–1410,500[1]
October 11at Central State (OH)*No. 8
W 40–15
October 18at Western IllinoisNo. 6
W 37–7
October 25Youngstown StateNo. 5
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 32–7
November 1at No. 1 Northern MichiganNo. 2
W 35–28
November 8No. T–9 Northern IowaNo. 1
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 14–9
November 15Augustana (SD)*No. 1
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 52–13
November 2912:30 p.m.No. 10 Northern ColoradoNo. 1
W 21–14[2]
December 6No. 5 North AlabamaNo. 1
W 56–31
December 13No. 3 Cal PolyNo. 1
L 13–21
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Associated Press Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References[]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "EIU playoff foe revealed". Journal Gazette. Mattoon, Illinois. November 24, 1980. p. 8. Retrieved October 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  3. ^ "EIU Football Online Guide, 2019" (PDF). Eastern Illinois athletics. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
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