1982 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

The 1982 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Association of Mid-Continent Universities during the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

1982 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
Mid-Con co-champion
ConferenceAssociation of Mid-Continent Universities
Ranking
APNo. 5
1982 record11–1–1 (2–0–1 Mid-Con)
Head coach
Home stadiumO'Brien Stadium
1982 Association of Mid-Continent Universities football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Eastern Illinois +^ 2 0 111 1 1
Northern Iowa + 2 0 14 6 1
Southwest Missouri State 1 2 05 6 0
Western Illinois 0 3 02 8 0
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 4Illinois State*W 27–14
September 11Northeast Missouri*
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 18–17
September 18Wayne State (MI)*
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 27–0
September 25at Northern IowaT 10–10
October 2at Youngstown State*W 27–23
October 9Akron*
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 18–0
October 16at Indiana StateNo. 20W 16–12
October 23at Western IllinoisNo. 11W 31–7
October 30Southern Illinois*No. 7
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 20–79,120
November 6at Southwest Missouri StateNo. 6W 36–7
November 13Kentucky State*No. 5
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 73–0
November 27No. 8 Jackson State*No. 5
W 16–13 OT
December 4at No. 4 Tennessee State*No. 5
L 19–20

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Roster

1982 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 11 Jeff Christensen Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. "EIU Football Online Guide, 2019" (PDF). Eastern Illinois athletics. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
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