1969 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

The 1969 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1969 NCAA College Division football season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Clyde Biggers and played their home games at Lincoln Field in Charleston, Illinois. The Panthers finished the season with a 2–7 record overall and an 0–3 record in conference play.^[1]

1969 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
Conference	Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	2–7 (0–3 IIAC)
Head coach	Clyde Biggers (5th season)
Home stadium	Lincoln Field
Seasons ← 1968 1970 →

1969 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Western Illinois $	3	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Central Michigan	2	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Illinois State	1	–	2	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Eastern Illinois	0	–	3	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	at Indiana State*	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	L 6–41	8,500	[2]
September 20	at Milwaukee*	Milwaukee County Stadium Milwaukee, WI	L 20–21	3,500	[3]
September 27	Illinois–Chicago*	Lincoln Field Charleston, IL	W 52–6	4,500	[4]
October 4	Central Missouri State*	Lincoln Field Charleston, IL	L 14–41	4,000	[5]
October 11	at Northeast Missouri State*	Kirksville, MO	W 8–7	2,000	[6]
October 18	at Illinois State	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL (rivalry)	L 0–37	18,000–19,000	[7]
October 25	at Central Michigan	Alumni Field Mount Pleasant, MI	L 0–44	13,000	[8]
November 1	Western Illinois	Lincoln Field Charleston, IL	L 6–44	8,000	[9]
November 8	Northern Michigan*	Lincoln Field Charleston, IL	L 14–24	3,500	[10]
*Non-conference game

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