1976 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6 ( Independent)
Head coach
Home stadiumO'Brien Stadium
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
1976 NCAA Division II independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Northern Michigan ^   –   11 – 2 – 0
No. 3 Akron ^   –   10 – 3 – 0
No. 7 UNLV ^   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 4 Delaware ^   –   8 – 3 – 1
Nevada   –   8 – 3 – 0
Portland State   –   8 – 3 – 0
Tennessee State   –   7 – 2 – 1
American International   –   6 – 3 – 0
Northern Colorado   –   6 – 3 – 0
Madison   –   7 – 4 – 0
Santa Clara   –   7 – 4 – 0
Western Carolina   –   6 – 4 – 0
Chattanooga   –   6 – 4 – 1
Southern Connecticut State   –   5 – 4 – 0
Central State (OH)   –   6 – 5 – 0
Lehigh   –   6 – 5 – 0
Cal State Los Angeles   –   5 – 3 – 1
Arkansas–Pine Bluff   –   5 – 5 – 0
Central Connecticut   –   5 – 5 – 0
Lafayette   –   5 – 5 – 0
Eastern Illinois   –   5 – 6 – 0
Bucknell   –   4 – 5 – 0
Youngstown State   –   4 – 6 – 0
Kentucky State   –   3 – 7 – 1
Nebraska–Omaha   –   3 – 8 – 0
Northeastern   –   2 – 7 – 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1976 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as an independent during the 1976 NCAA Division II football season. The Panthers played their home games at O'Brien Stadium in Charleston, Illinois.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4Cameron
W 17–164,000[1]
September 11at Northeast Missouri State
W 24–145,000[2]
September 25at Southwest Missouri State
W 41–04,000[3]
October 2Central Missouri
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 41–148,500
October 9Tennessee Tech
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
L 14–416,500
October 16at No. T–9 Western Illinois
L 10–1416,808
October 23Central State (OH)
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 24–81,000
October 30No. 1 Northern Michigan
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
L 10–306,500
November 6at Youngstown State
L 14–363,000
November 13at Butler
L 27–282,000
November 20Illinois State
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL (rivalry)
L 8–134,500

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References

  1. ^ "Tigers Capture Only State Victory". The Lawton Constitution. September 6, 1976 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "SIU, ISU, NIU blanked". Journal Gazette. September 13, 1976 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "SIU Scores Late To Beat West Texas St". Mt. Vernon Register-News. September 27, 1976 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  5. ^ "EIU Football Online Guide, 2019" (PDF). Eastern Illinois athletics.
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