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1976 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

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The 1976 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as an independent during the 1976 NCAA Division II football season. The Panthers played their home games at O'Brien Stadium in Charleston, Illinois.

ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Headcoach
HomestadiumO'Brien Stadium
Quick facts Eastern Illinois Panthers football, Conference ...
1976 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
Home stadiumO'Brien Stadium
Seasons
 1975
1977 
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1976 NCAA Division II independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Northern Michigan ^  1120
No. 3 Akron ^  1030
No. 7 UNLV ^  930
No. 4 Delaware ^  831
Nevada  830
Portland State  830
Tennessee State  721
American International  630
Northern Colorado  630
Madison  740
Santa Clara  740
Western Carolina  640
Chattanooga  641
Southern Connecticut State  540
Central State (OH)  650
Lehigh  650
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  550
Central Connecticut  550
Illinois College  441
Lafayette  550
Eastern Illinois  560
Bucknell  450
Youngstown State  460
Kentucky State  371
Nebraska–Omaha  380
Northeastern  270
  • ^ NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4CameronW 17–164,000[1]
September 11at Northeast Missouri State
W 24–145,000[2]
September 25at Southwest Missouri StateW 41–04,000[3]
October 2Central Missouri
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 41–148,500
October 9Tennessee Tech
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
L 14–416,500
October 16at No. T–9 Western IllinoisL 10–1416,808
October 23Central State (OH)
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 24–81,000
October 30No. 1 Northern Michigan
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
L 10–306,500
November 6at Youngstown State
L 14–363,000
November 13at ButlerL 27–282,000
November 20Illinois State
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL (rivalry)
L 8–134,500
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