1985 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

The 1985 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (GCAC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Al Molde, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the GCAC. Eastern Illinois played their home games at O'Brien Stadium in Charleston, Illinois.

1985 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
ConferenceGateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record6–5 (2–3 GCAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumO'Brien Stadium
1985 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Northern Iowa $^ 5 0 011 2 0
Southwest Missouri State 2 2 16 4 1
Western Illinois 2 3 05 5 0
Southern Illinois 2 3 04 7 0
Eastern Illinois 2 3 06 5 0
Illinois State 1 3 16 3 2
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7at Northeast Missouri State*Kirksville, MOL 24–31[1]
September 14Indiana State*W 39–7[2]
September 21Saginaw Valley State*
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 35–27[3]
September 28at Southern IllinoisL 13–42
October 5at Kansas*L 20–4437,500
October 12Illinois State
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 21–14
October 19No. 15 Southwest Missouri State
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 28–27
October 26Western Illinois
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
L 20–34
November 2No. 14 (D-II) Northern Michigan*
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 27–12
November 9at No. 5 Northern IowaL 20–21
November 16at Western Kentucky*W 14–134,500

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Roster

1985 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 2 Roy Banks Jr
OT 78 Chris Geile Jr
QB 18 Sean Payton Jr
OT 63 Dave Popp Fr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 98 Mel Black Sr
LB 44 Rob DeVita Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 8 Evan Arapostathis Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. "Eastern loses thriller". The Rock Island Argus. September 8, 1985 via Newspapers.com. open access
  2. "Eastern Illinois 39, Indiana State 7". The Republic. September 15, 1985 via Newspapers.com. open access
  3. "Payton powers Eastern". Herald and Review. September 22, 1985 via Newspapers.com. open access
  4. "EIU Football Online Guide, 2019" (PDF). Eastern Illinois athletics. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
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