1965 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
ConferenceInterstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record3–5 (1–3 IIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLincoln Field
Seasons
← 1964
1966 →
1965 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Northern Illinois $ 4 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Central Michigan 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Western Illinois 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Eastern Illinois 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Illinois State 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1965 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1965 NCAA College Division football season. The team was led by first-year head coach Clyde Biggers and played their home games at Lincoln Field in Charleston, Illinois. The Panthers finished the season with a 3–5 record overall and a 1–3 record in conference play.[1]

Schedule

Source:[2]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at Indiana State*
L 0–17[3]
September 25Ferris State*
W 35–22[4]
October 2Milwaukee*
W 28–24[5]
October 9at Illinois State
W 8–7[6]
October 16Northwood*
  • Lincoln Field
  • Charleston, IL
L 7–42[7]
October 23Western Illinoisdagger
  • Lincoln Field
  • Charleston, IL
L 8–28[8]
October 30No. 8 Northern Illinois
  • Lincoln Field
  • Charleston, IL
L 11–20[9]
November 6at Central Michigan
L 6–486,200[10][11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "Football Record Book" (PDF). Eastern Illinois University Athletics. p. 46. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  2. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  3. ^ Van Sant, Rick (September 19, 1965). "Strong Defense By Ind. State". Terre Haute Tribune. p. 49. Retrieved May 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Hoppin, Tom (September 27, 1965). "Eastern Dumps Ferris; Most Points Since 1954". Mattoon Journal Gazette. p. 7. Retrieved May 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Hoppin, Tom (October 4, 1965). "EIU Wins Second Straight; Nips Wisconsin-Milwaukee". Mattoon Journal Gazette. p. 6. Retrieved May 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Eastern Wins 3rd". Evansville Courier & Press. October 10, 1965. p. 5C. Retrieved May 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Hoppin, Tom (October 18, 1965). "Eastern Clobbered, 42-7, By Northwood Saturday". Mattoon Journal Gazette. p. 7. Retrieved May 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Hoppin, Tom (October 25, 1965). "Illini Deck Duke, 28-14; Western Clobbers Eastern". Mattoon Journal Gazette. p. 6. Retrieved May 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Beard, Curt (November 1, 1965). "Puzzling Huskies Play Hard Enough To Win, Laments Fletcher". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. p. 14. Retrieved May 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "EIU Trounced 48-6". Decatur Sunday Herald and Review. November 7, 1965. p. 20. Retrieved May 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 13, 2022.


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