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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References

1. "Football Record Book" (PDF). Eastern Illinois University Athletics. p. 47. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
2. Orman, Doug (September 14, 1969). "Jim Brumfield Leads ISU Victory". Terre Haute Tribune. p. 45. Retrieved January 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Kimball, Jim (September 22, 1969). "EIU Quarterback Sparkles". Journal Gazette. p. 13. Retrieved January 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Kimball, Jim (September 29, 1969). "EIU Encloses Chicago Circle". Journal Gazette. p. 6. Retrieved January 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Kimball, Jim (October 6, 1969). "Passing, Power, Speed Tough to Beat: Biggers". Journal Gazette. p. 12. Retrieved January 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "EIU Makes NE Missouri 8-7 Victim". Decatur Sunday Herald and Review. October 12, 1969. p. 17. Retrieved January 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Barnhart, Jim (October 19, 1969). "ISU Records Tumble, So Does Eastern Illinois, 37-0". The Pantagraph. p. B1. Retrieved January 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Kimball, Jim (October 27, 1969). "EIU suffers three key injuries". Journal Gazette. p. 6. Retrieved January 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Western Clinches Share of IIAC". The Pantagraph. UPI. November 2, 1969. p. B3. Retrieved January 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "EIU outscores N. Michigan in three periods but loses". Journal Gazette. November 10, 1969. p. 6. Retrieved January 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 3, 2022.