1980 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1980 Eastern Illinois Panthers football Association of Mid-Continent Universities Mid-Con 11–3 4–0 Darrell Mudra 3rd O'Brien Stadium Mid-Con champion NCAA Division II Championship L 13–21 vs. Cal Poly The 1980 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented the Eastern Illinois University during the 1980 NCAA Division II football season, and completed the 79th season of Panther football. The Panthers played their home games at O'Brien Stadium in Charleston, Illinois. This season was the last that Eastern Illinois played at the Division II level. Schedule 1980 NCAA Division II Associated Press Central September 6 w y South Dakota O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL 34–21 6,500 September 13 l y y Southern Illinois McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL 35–37 17,150 September 20 l y y Indiana State Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN 0–14 15,368 September 27 w y 1980 Northeast Missouri State Bulldogs Northeast Missouri State O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL 41–7 5,700 October 4 w y Illinois State O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL rivalry 31–14 10,500 Tupper Mark Slaughter, like Sims, knows the way to victory https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90802963/herald-and-review/ December 18, 2021 Herald and Review October 5, 1980 B1 Newspapers.com October 11 w y y 8 1980 Central State Marauders Central State (OH) McPherson Stadium Wilberforce, OH 40–15 3,500 October 18 w y 6 1980 Western Illinois Leathernecks Western Illinois Hanson Field Macomb, IL 37–7 12,144 October 25 w 5 1980 Youngstown State Penguins Youngstown State O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL 32–7 5,200 November 1 w y 2 1980 Northern Michigan Wildcats Northern Michigan 1 Superior Dome Marquette, MI 35–28 3,719 November 8 w 1 Northern Iowa T–9 O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL 14–9 12,600 November 15 w y 1 1980 Augustana University Vikings Augustana (SD) O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL 52–13 3,200 November 29 12:30 p.m. w 1 1980 Northern Colorado Bears Northern Colorado 10 O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL NCAA Division II First Round 21–14 EIU playoff foe revealed https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86954895/journal-gazette/ Journal Gazette Mattoon, Illinois November 24, 1980 8 October 12, 2021 Newspapers.com December 6 w y 1 1980 North Alabama Lions North Alabama 5 Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL NCAA Division II Semifinal 56–31 December 13 l y 1 Cal Poly 3 University Stadium Albuquerque, NM Zia Bowl—NCAA Division II Championship Game 13–21 2,056 Cal Poly SLO Wins Title The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California December 14, 1980 III-15 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9087505/cal_poly_slo_wins_title/ Newspapers.com February 21, 2017 Final 1980 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Eastern Illinois) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/201/stats/13636 National Collegiate Athletic Association June 4, 2022 https://static.eiupanthers.com/custompages/football/2019/EIU_Football_Online_Guide_2019.pdf EIU Football Online Guide, 2019 Eastern Illinois athletics February 12, 2020 Roster 1980 Eastern Illinois Panthers f 62 Sr Blair Brown G 11 So Jeff Christensen QB y 70 Sr Clinton Davenport T 60 Jr Scott Gilleland C 90 Sr Otis Grant WR 25 Sr Scott McGhee WR 81 Jr Rob Mehalic TE 80 Jr Doug Neff TE 76 So George Tuzil C 75 Sr Tom Vanderveen G 88 Jr Scott Weber WR 14 Sr Steve Wright QB 44 Sr Rich Brown CB 10 Jr Kevin Gray S 20 Jr Wilbert James CB 46 Jr Ira Jefferson LB 66 Sr Charlie Krutsinger DT 48 Sr Chris Merenowicz FS 53 So Bill Mines LB 57 Sr Tom Murray LB 79 Sr Steve Parker Steve Parker (defensive end, born 1959) DE y 18 Sr Don Pittman SS 86 So Keith Wojnowski DT *Darrell Mudra References Eastern Illinois Category:Eastern Illinois Panthers football seasons Category:Association of Mid-Continent Universities football champion seasons Eastern Illinois Panthers football