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1982 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

The 1982 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team was an American football team that represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Association of Mid-Continent Universities during the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fifth year under head coach Darrell Mudra, the team compiled a 11–1–1 record (2–0–1 in the Mid-Con), and were defeated by Tennessee State in the NCAA Division I-AA First Round.

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

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4Illinois State*
W 27–148,200[1]
September 11Northeast Missouri State*
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 18–177,000[2]
September 18Wayne State (MI)*
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 27–07,200[3]
September 25at Northern Iowa
T 10–1010,726[4]
October 2at Youngstown State*
W 27–238,895[5]
October 9Akron*
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 18–010,631[6]
October 16at Indiana StateNo. 20
W 16–1215,471[7]
October 23at Western IllinoisNo. 11
W 31–710,399[8]
October 30Southern Illinois*No. 7
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 20–79,120[9]
November 6at Southwest Missouri StateNo. 6
W 36–73,200[10]
November 13Kentucky State*No. 5
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 73–012,425[11]
November 27No. 8 Jackson State*No. 5
W 16–13 OT[12]
December 4at No. 4 Tennessee State*No. 5
L 19–20[13]

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Roster

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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
  •   Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ "Eastern Illinois tops Illinois State, 27–14". Tulsa World. September 5, 1982. Retrieved November 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Furious rally saves Eastern". Quad-City Times. September 12, 1982. Retrieved November 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Christensen on target as Eastern Illinois rolls". The Courier. September 19, 1982. Retrieved November 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "UNI salvages 10–10 tie with E. Illinois". The Des Moines Register. September 26, 1982. Retrieved November 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Christensen keys Eastern Illinois win". The Pantagraph. October 3, 1982. Retrieved November 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Duncan sacks Akron". Herald and Review. October 10, 1982. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Ailing 'Sickamores' fumble away homecoming". The Indianapolis Star. October 17, 1982. Retrieved November 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Eastern Illinois 31, Western Illinois 7". St. Petersburg Times. October 24, 1982. Retrieved November 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "SIU turns it over to EIU". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 31, 1982. Retrieved November 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Eastern Illinois ties for title". The Kansas City Star. November 7, 1982. Retrieved November 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Panthers bomb KSU". The State Journal. November 14, 1982. Retrieved November 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Kicker's 3d try saves EIU in OT". Chicago Tribune. November 28, 1982. Retrieved August 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Eastern's playoff hopes come to a soggy end". Chicago Tribune. December 5, 1982. Retrieved April 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "NCAA Statistics; Schedule & Results (Eastern Illinois)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  15. ^ "EIU Football Online Guide, 2019" (PDF). Eastern Illinois athletics. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
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