1978 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

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1978
O'Brien Stadium
Seasons
1978 Association of Mid-Continent Universities football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Youngstown State $^ 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Akron 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Eastern Illinois ^ 3 – 2 – 0 12 – 2 – 0
Northern Michigan 1 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Western Illinois 1 – 3 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Northern Iowa 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant

The 1978 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented

O'Brien Stadium in Charleston, Illinois. The 1978 team came off a 1–10 record from the previous season.[1] The 1978 team was led by coach Darrell Mudra. The team finished the regular season with a 9–2 record and made the NCAA Division II playoffs. The Panthers defeated Delaware, 10–9, in the National Championship Game en route to the program's first NCAA Division II Football Championship.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2
O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
    		• W 41–167,000
    September 9at Butler*
    		W 42–34,300
    September 16Northern Iowa
    • O'Brien Stadium
    • Charleston, IL
    		W 38–228,500
    September 23
    Northeast Missouri State
    *
    • O'Brien Stadium
    • Charleston, IL
    		W 29–127,000
    September 30at AkronNo. 4
    		L 16–173,278
    October 7at No. 4 Youngstown StateNo. 8
    		L 24–404,360
    October 21at No. 8 Northern Michigan
    		W 42–348,602
    October 28at
    Wayne State (MI)*
    		No. 8Detroit, MIW 42–341,800
    November 4at Illinois State*No. 9
    • O'Brien Stadium
    • Charleston, IL (rivalry)
    		W 42–79,000
    November 11Murray State*No. 7
    • O'Brien Stadium
    • Charleston, IL
    		W 35–146,500
    November 18at Western IllinoisNo. 5
    		W 40–127,850
    November 2511:00 a.m.at No. 4 UC DavisNo. 5
    		W 35–318,500[3][4][5]
    December 2No. 2 Youngstown StateNo. 5
    • O'Brien Stadium
    • Charleston, IL (NCAA Division II Semifinal)
    		W 26–22
    December 9vs. No. 3 Delaware*No. 5
    		W 10–95,500[6]

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    References

    1. ^ "Eastern Illinois Panthers - College Football (NCAA)". College-football-results.com. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
    2. ^ DeLassus, David (2016). "Eastern Illinois Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on August 27, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
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    7. ^ "Final 1978 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
    8. ^ "EIU Football Online Guide, 2019" (PDF). Eastern Illinois athletics. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
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