1981 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

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1981
O'Brien Stadium
Seasons
1981 Association of Mid-Continent Universities football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Eastern Illinois + 2 1 0 7 4 0
Northern Iowa + 2 1 0 7 4 0
Western Illinois + 2 1 0 5 6 0
Southwest Missouri State
0 3 0 3 5 2
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1981 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented

O'Brien Stadium in Charleston, Illinois. Eastern Illinois finished the season with an overall record of 7–4 and shared the conference title with Northern Iowa and Western Illinois.[1][2][3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at South Dakota*W 19–17
September 12
O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
  • W 24–13
    September 19at
    Northeast Missouri State*
    L 14–21
    September 26
    Central State (OH)
    *
    • O'Brien Stadium
    • Charleston, IL
    W 58–0
    October 10at Illinois State*L 3–257,808[4]
    October 17Western Illinois
    • O'Brien Stadium
    • Charleston, IL
    W 20–85,000[5]
    October 24at Youngstown State*
    L 16–48
    October 31at Northern IowaL 17–38
    November 7
    Ferris State
    *
    • O'Brien Stadium
    • Charleston, IL
    W 42–14
    November 14Indiana State*
    • O'Brien Stadium
    • Charleston, IL
    L 14–27[6]
    November 21Delaware State*
    • O'Brien Stadium
    • Charleston, IL
    W 24–16
    • *Non-conference game

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    References

    1. Newspapers.com. Open access icon
    2. Newspapers.com
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    3. ^ "EIU Football Online Guide, 2019" (PDF). Eastern Illinois athletics. Retrieved February 12, 2020.