1948 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

The 1948 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois State College—now known as Eastern Illinois University—as a member of the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1948 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Maynard O'Brien, the Panthers finished the season with a 7–3 record overall and a 4–0 mark in conference play, winning the IIAC. They were invited to the postseason Corn Bowl, where they lost to Illinois Wesleyan, 6–0.[1]

1948 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
IIAC champion
ConferenceIllinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record7–3 (4–0 IIAC)
Head coach
1948 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Eastern Illinois $ 4 –0 –07 –3 –0
Illinois State Normal 3 –1 –07 –2 –0
Northern Illinois State 2 –2 –06 –4 –0
Western Illinois 1 –3 –04 –4 –0
Southern Illinois 0 –4 –02 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

Eastern Illinois was ranked at No. 187 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[2]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18St. Joseph's (IN)*Charleston, ILW 19–6[3]
September 24at Eastern Kentucky*Richmond, KYL 14–25[4]
October 2Ball State*Charleston, ILW 12–0[5]
October 9at Western Illinois
W 7–0[6]
October 16Northern Illinois StateCharleston, ILW 15–6[7]
October 23at Illinois State Normal
W 13–76,000[8]
October 30Indiana State*Charleston, ILL 20–21[9]
November 6Millikin*Charleston, ILW 27–7[10]
November 13Southern IllinoisCharleston, ILW 38–0[11]
November 25vs. Illinois Wesleyan*
L 0–68,500[12]
  • *Non-conference game

References
  1. "Football Record Book" (PDF). Eastern Illinois University Athletics. p. 47. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  2. "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Eastern Beats St. Joseph". Herald and Review. September 19, 1948. p. 14. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Eastern Tops E. Illinois By 25-14". The Courier-Journal. September 25, 1948. p. 2:6. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Ball State Loses, 12-0, to Eastern Illinois Foe". The Star Press. October 3, 1948. p. 1C. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Eastern Edges Western, 7-0". The Pantagraph. Associated Press. October 10, 1948. p. 14. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Huskies Lose to Eastern in Mud on Saturday 15-6". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. October 18, 1948. p. 6. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Alsene, Edgar (October 24, 1948). "Eastern Conquers ISNU On Johnson's Long Run". The Pantagraph. p. 13. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Sycamores Gain Last-Minute Victory Over Eastern Illinois". The Indianapolis Star. Associated Press. October 31, 1948. p. 7:7. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Eastern Downs Millikin, 27-7". Herald and Review. November 7, 1948. p. 17. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Eastern Takes Crown, Whips Southern, 38-0". Herald and Review. November 14, 1948. p. 18. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. Young, Fred (November 26, 1948). "IWU Trips Eastern, 6-0, On Last Minute Counter". The Pantagraph. p. 13. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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