1961 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team
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Conference | Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
Record | 4–3–1 (3–2–1 IIAC) |
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Home stadium | Lincoln Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Illinois $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Illinois | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State Normal | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Illinois | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Michigan | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1961 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1961 college football season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Ralph Kohl and played their home games at Lincoln Field in Charleston, Illinois. The Panthers finished the season with a 4–3–1 record overall and a 3–2–1 record in conference play.[1]
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 23 | at Indiana State* | W 23–20 | [2] | ||
September 30 | Illinois State Normal |
| L 0–18 | 2,000 | [3][4] |
October 7 | Ferris Institute* |
| L 16–20 | 940 | [5] |
October 14 | Northern Illinois |
| T 20–20 | 3,600–7,000 | [6][7] |
October 21 | at Southern Illinois | L 6–33 | 13,000 | [8] | |
October 28 | Eastern Michigan |
| W 0–7 | 583 | [9] |
November 4 | Western Illinois |
| W 14–0 | 997–4,000 | [10][11] |
November 11 | at Central Michigan |
| W 22–13 | 5,000 | [12][13] |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Football Record Book" (PDF). Eastern Illinois University Athletics. p. 46. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
- ^ "Eastern Wins 23-20 Over Indiana State". Decatur Sunday Herald and Review. September 24, 1961. p. 17. Retrieved June 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Barnhart, Jim (October 1, 1961). "State Normal Pummels Eastern Illinois, 18-0". The Pantagraph. p. 13. Retrieved June 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Illinois State Normal)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
- ^ "Ferris Institute Beats EIU 20-16". Mattoon Journal Gazette. October 9, 1961. p. 5. Retrieved June 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Northern Shows Burst of Power But Eastern Fights Back". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. October 16, 1961. p. 12. Retrieved June 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Northern Illinois)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
- ^ "Southern Illinois Takes Homecoming 33-6, Tied For Second". The Edwardsville Intelligencer. October 23, 1961. p. 8. Retrieved June 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Butler Carries EIU to Victory". Mattoon Journal Gazette. October 30, 1961. p. 5. Retrieved June 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "EIU Upsets Western Ill". Mattoon Journal Gazette. November 6, 1961. p. 5. Retrieved June 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary of Cumulative Football Statistics (Western Illinois)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
- ^ "C. Michigan Beaten, 22-13, by E. Illinois". Chicago Tribune. Associated Press. November 12, 1961. p. 2:3. Retrieved June 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Central Michigan)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 12, 2022.