1978 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

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.[1] 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.[2]

1978 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
NCAA Division II national champion
ConferenceAssociation of Mid-Continent Universities
1978 record12–2 (3–2 Mid-Con)
Head coach
Home stadiumO'Brien Stadium
1978 Association of Mid-Continent Universities football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Youngstown State $^ 5 –0 –0  10 –2 –0
Akron 4 –1 –0  6 –5 –0
Eastern Illinois ^ 3 –2 –0  12 –2 –0
Northern Michigan 1 –3 –1  5 –4 –1
Western Illinois 1 –3 –1  3 –6 –1
Northern Iowa 0 –5 –0  2 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 2Central State (OH)*
W 41–16
September 9at Butler*
W 42–3
September 16Northern Iowa
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 38–22
September 23Northeast Missouri State*
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 29–12
September 30at AkronNo. 4
L 16–17
October 7at No. 4 Youngstown StateNo. 8
L 24–40
October 21at No. 8 Northern Michigan
W 42–34
October 28at Wayne State (MI)*No. 8Detroit, MIW 42–34
November 4at Illinois State*No. 9
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 42–7
November 11Murray State*No. 7
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 35–14
November 18at Western IllinoisNo. 5
W 40–12
November 25at No. 4 UC DavisNo. 5
W 35–31
December 2No. 2 Youngstown StateNo. 5
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL (NCAA D-II Semifinal)
W 26–22
December 9vs. No. 3 Delaware*No. 5
W 10–9

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References
  1. "Eastern Illinois Panthers - College Football (NCAA)". College-football-results.com. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  2. DeLassus, David (2016). "Eastern Illinois Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
  3. "EIU Football Online Guide, 2019" (PDF). Eastern Illinois athletics. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
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