1982 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
Mid-Con co-champion
ConferenceAssociation of Mid-Continent Universities
Ranking
APNo. 5
Record11–1–1 (2–0–1 Mid-Con)
Head coach
Home stadiumO'Brien Stadium
Seasons
← 1981
1983 →
1982 Association of Mid-Continent Universities football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Eastern Illinois +^ 2 – 0 – 1 11 – 1 – 1
Northern Iowa + 2 – 0 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
Southwest Missouri State 1 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Western Illinois 0 – 3 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1982 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Association of Mid-Continent Universities during the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4Illinois State*
W 27–14
September 11Northeast Missouri State*
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 18–17
September 18Wayne State (MI)*
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 27–0
September 25at Northern Iowa
T 10–10
October 2at Youngstown State*
W 27–23
October 9Akron*
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 18–0
October 16at Indiana StateNo. 20
W 16–12
October 23at Western IllinoisNo. 11
W 31–7
October 30Southern Illinois*No. 7
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 20–79,120
November 6at Southwest Missouri StateNo. 6
W 36–7
November 13Kentucky State*No. 5
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 73–0
November 27No. 8 Jackson State*No. 5
W 16–13 OT[1]
December 4at No. 4 Tennessee State*No. 5
L 19–20[2]

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Roster

1982 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 11 Jeff Christensen Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "Kicker's 3d try saves EIU in OT". Chicago Tribune. November 28, 1982. Retrieved August 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Eastern's playoff hopes come to a soggy end". Chicago Tribune. December 5, 1982. Retrieved April 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "EIU Football Online Guide, 2019" (PDF). Eastern Illinois athletics. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
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