1970 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

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.

1970 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
ConferenceIndependent
1970 record2–8
Head coach
Home stadiumO'Brien Stadium
1970 NCAA College Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12Indiana StateL 6–41[1]
September 19Milwaukee
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 19–14[2]
September 26at Illinois–ChicagoW 20–6500[3]
October 32:00 p.m.at No. 16 Central MissouriL 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 IllinoisL 14–31
November 7at Northern MichiganMarquette, MIL 22–35
November 14at Fairmont StateFairmont, WVL 12–35

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References

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