1978 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1978 Eastern Illinois Panthers football Association of Mid-Continent Universities Mid-Con 12–2 3–2 Darrell Mudra 1st Mike Shanahan 1st John Teerlinck 1st O'Brien Stadium NCAA Division II champion NCAA Division II Championship Game W 10–9 vs. Delaware The 1978 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University during the 1978 NCAA Division II football season, and completed the 78th season of Panther football. The Panthers played their home games at O'Brien Stadium in Charleston, Illinois. The 1978 team came off a 1–10 record from the previous season.https://college-football-results.com/f/eastilli.htm Eastern Illinois Panthers - College Football (NCAA) College-football-results.com September 18, 2016 The 1978 team was led by coach Darrell Mudra. The team finished the regular season with a 9–2 record and made the NCAA Division II playoffs. The Panthers defeated Delaware, 10–9, in the National Championship Game en route to the program's first NCAA Division II Football Championship.DeLassus David http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/e/eastern_illinois/1975-1979_yearly_results.php Eastern Illinois Yearly Results College Football Data Warehouse 2016 June 10, 2016 August 27, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160827214216/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/e/eastern_illinois/1975-1979_yearly_results.php dead Schedule 1978 NCAA Division II Associated Press Central September 2 w y 1978 Central State Marauders Central State (OH) O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL 41–16 7,000 September 9 w y y 1978 Butler Bulldogs Butler Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl Indianapolis, IN 42–3 4,300 September 16 w Northern Iowa O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL 38–22 8,500 September 23 w y 1978 Northeast Missouri State Bulldogs Northeast Missouri State O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL 29–12 7,000 September 30 l y 4 Akron Rubber Bowl Akron, OH 16–17 3,278 October 7 l y 8 1978 Youngstown State Penguins Youngstown State 4 Rayen Stadium Youngstown, OH 24–40 4,360 October 21 w y 1978 Northern Michigan Wildcats Northern Michigan 8 Memorial Field Marquette, MI 42–34 8,602 October 28 w y y 8 Wayne State (MI) Detroit, MI 42–34 1,800 November 4 w y y 9 Illinois State O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL rivalry 42–7 9,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-decatur-daily-review-eastern-rips-il/157590414/ The Decatur Daily Review Eastern rips Illinois State November 5, 1978 October 21, 2024 Newspapers.com November 11 w y 7 Murray State O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL 35–14 6,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-state-journal-murray-loses/154995463/ The State Journal Murray loses November 12, 1978 September 9, 2024 Newspapers.com November 18 w y 5 1978 Western Illinois Leathernecks Western Illinois Hanson Field Macomb, IL 40–12 7,850 November 25 3:00 p.m. w y y 5 UC Davis 4 Toomey Field Davis, CA NCAA Division II Quarterfinal 35–31 8,500 Dunning Bob Aggies, E. Illinois Meet In Playoffs https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101609861/the-sacramento-bee/ The Sacramento Bee Sacramento, California November 20, 1978 C2 May 10, 2022 Newspapers.com Dunning Bob Ags Fall Short To EIU, 35-31 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101610804/the-sacramento-bee/ The Sacramento Bee Sacramento, California November 26, 1978 D1 May 10, 2022 Newspapers.com Dunning Bob Aggies (continued) https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101610779/the-sacramento-bee/ The Sacramento Bee Sacramento, California November 26, 1978 D6 May 10, 2022 Newspapers.com December 2 w y 5 Youngstown State 2 O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL NCAA Division II Semifinal 26–22 December 9 w y y 5 Delaware 3 Lobo Stadium Longview, TX NCAA Division II Championship 10–9 5,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-pantagraph-late-kick-off-mark-easte/136075060/ The Pantagraph Late kick off mark, Eastern wins title December 10, 1978 November 30, 2023 Newspapers.com Final 1978 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Eastern Illinois) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/201/stats/13635 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 May 29, 2020 References Eastern Illinois Category:Eastern Illinois Panthers football seasons Category:NCAA Division II Football Champions Eastern Illinois Panthers football