1971 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1971 Eastern Illinois Panthers football Independent 4–6 Clyde Biggers 7th O'Brien Stadium The 1971 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as an independent during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. The Panthers played their home games at O'Brien Stadium in Charleston, Illinois. Schedule September 11 w 1971 Wisconsin–Stevens Point Pointers Wisconsin–Stevens Point O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL 27–10 7,200 September 18 l y 1971 Indiana State Sycamores Indiana State Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN 7–28 10,938 September 25 l y 1971 Milwaukee Panthers Milwaukee Milwaukee County Stadium Milwaukee, WI 19–22 1,300 October 2 w Chicago Circle O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL 43–21 6,900 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93684988/eiu-thumps-chicago-circle-4321/ The Decatur Daily Review EIU thumps Chicago Circle 43–21 October 3, 1971 January 28, 2022 Newspapers.com October 9 l y 1971 Illinois State Redbirds Illinois State Hancock Stadium Normal, IL rivalry 6–17 14,000 October 16 w 1971 Evansville Purple Aces Evansville O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL 19–14 2,800 October 23 l y Central Michigan Alumni Field Mount Pleasant, MI 14–47 10,600 October 30 w 1971 Southwest Missouri State Bears Southwest Missouri State O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL 32–21 8,800 November 6 l 1971 Western Illinois Leathernecks Western Illinois O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL 6–14 3,100 November 13 l y 1971 Central Missouri State Mules Central Missouri State Audrey J. Walton Stadium Warrensburg, MO 7–24 Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Eastern Illinois) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/201/stats/12713 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 References Eastern Illinois Category:Eastern Illinois Panthers football seasons Eastern Illinois Panthers football