1981 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

The 1981 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Association of Mid-Continent Universities during the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season, and completed the 80th season of Panther football. The Panthers were led by fourth-year head coach Darrell Mudra and played their home games at 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]

1981 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
Mid-Con co-champion
ConferenceAssociation of Mid-Continent Universities
Record7–4 (2–1 Mid-Con)
Head coach
Home stadiumO'Brien Stadium
1981 Association of Mid-Continent Universities football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Eastern Illinois + 2 1 07 4 0
Northern Iowa + 2 1 07 4 0
Western Illinois + 2 1 05 6 0
Southwest Missouri State 0 3 03 5 2
  • + Conference co-champions

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at South Dakota*W 19–17
September 12Southwest Missouri StateW 24–13
September 19at Northeast Missouri State*
L 14–21
September 26Central State (OH)*
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 58–0
October 10at Illinois State*L 3–25[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 7Ferris 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

[7]

References

  1. "EIU linemen inexperienced". Journal Gazette. August 15, 1981 via Newspapers.com. open access
  2. "Eastern faces task of rebuilding both lines". Journal Gazette. August 15, 1981 via Newspapers.com. open access
  3. "EIU coach disappointed". Journal Gazette. November 27, 1981 via Newspapers.com. open access
  4. "Redbirds shock EIU crew". The Sunday Dispatch. October 11, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Eastern Illinois .............. 20 Western Illinois ............... 8". Springfield Leader and Press. October 18, 1981 via Newspapers.com. open access
  6. "Panthers lose 27-14". Journal Gazette. November 16, 1981 via Newspapers.com. open access
  7. "EIU Football Online Guide, 2019" (PDF). Eastern Illinois athletics. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
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