1973 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

The 1973 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as an independent during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. The Panthers played their home games at O'Brien Stadium in Charleston, Illinois.

1973 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–9 ( Independent)
Head coach
Home stadiumO'Brien Stadium
1973 NCAA Division II independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Tennessee State    10 0 0
No. 9 Hawaii    9 2 0
Nebraska–Omaha    7 2 1
Trinity (TX)    8 3 0
UNLV    8 3 0
No. 13 Delaware ^    8 4 0
Western Carolina    6 3 1
Central Michigan    7 4 0
Nevada    7 4 0
Western Illinois    7 4 0
Milwaukee    6 4 1
Eastern Michigan    6 4 0
American International    5 4 0
Akron    6 5 0
Central State (OH)    6 5 0
Wayne State (MI)    5 5 0
Drexel    4 4 0
Bucknell    3 4 2
Northeast Louisiana    3 5 2
Santa Clara    4 6 0
Youngstown State    4 6 0
Arkansas–Pine Bluff    3 5 1
Chattanooga    4 7 0
Indiana State    4 7 0
Northeastern    3 6 0
Northern Michigan    2 7 1
Eastern Illinois    2 9 0
Portland State    1 10 0
  • ^ NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8at Wisconsin–Stevens PointL 20–218,000
September 15Indiana StateL 0–178,000
September 22at MilwaukeeL 14–217,800
September 29Chicago Circle
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 40–88,000[1]
October 6at Delta StateL 17–473,500
October 13at Youngstown State
L 14–271,500
October 20at Illinois StateL 0–1718,500
October 27Saint Joseph's (IN)
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 34–144,500
November 3Wayne State (MI)
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
L 10–142,500
November 10Northern Michigan
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
L 7–221,500
November 17Western Illinois
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
L 13–564,000[2]

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References

  1. "Anderson leads EIU victory". Evansville Press. September 30, 1973. Retrieved January 28, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Western Wallops EIU 56-13". Herald and Review. November 18, 1973. p. 19. Retrieved November 13, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  4. "EIU Football Online Guide, 2019" (PDF). Eastern Illinois athletics.
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