1942 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

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1942 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
ConferenceIllinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record1–6 (0–3 IIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSchahrer Field
Seasons
← 1941
1944 →
1942 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Western Illinois $ 3 0 1 5 0 2
Northern Illinois State 1 0 2 3 2 2
Illinois State Normal
2 1 1 2 5 1
Southern Illinois 1 3 0 2 4 0
Eastern Illinois 0 3 0 1 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1942 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois State Teachers College as a member of the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1942 college football season. The team was led by first-year head coach Clayton Miller and played their home games at Schahrer Field in Charleston, Illinois. The Panthers finished the season with a 1–6 record overall and a 0–3 record in conference play.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 26
Manchester (IN)*
L 0–20
October 3at Indiana State*Terre Haute, INL 0–26[3]
October 10
Indiana Central
*
  • Schahrer Field
  • Charleston, IL
W 7–0
October 17at
Illinois State Normal
Normal, IL (rivalry)L 0–32
October 24Western Illinoisdagger
  • Schahrer Field
  • Charleston, IL
L 0–45[4][1]
October 31at Millikin*
L 6–56[5]
November 7Southern Illinois
  • Schahrer Field
  • Charleston, IL
L 7–27
November 14at Northern Illinois StateCancelled [6]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ a b "Football Record Book" (PDF). Eastern Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
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  3. ^ "Football History vs Eastern Illinois University from Sep 1, 1923 - Oct 5, 2029". gosycamores.com. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
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