1983 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team
American college football season
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The 1983 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team was an American football team that represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Association of Mid-Continent Universities (Mid-Con) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Al Molde, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 9–3 with a mark of 3–0 in conference play, winning the Mid-Con title. Eastern Illinois was invited to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they lost Indiana State in the first round.
| 1983 Eastern Illinois Panthers football | |
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Mid-Con champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 13–16 2OT vs. Indiana State | |
| Conference | Association of Mid-Continent Universities |
| Record | 9–3 (3–0 Mid-Con) |
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| Home stadium | O'Brien Stadium |
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| No. 6 Eastern Illinois $^ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Missouri State | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Iowa | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 3 | at Illinois State* | W 38–7 | [1] | |||
| September 10 | at Southern Illinois* | L 14–17 | 12,800 | [2] | ||
| September 17 | Grand Valley State* | W 35–21 | 6,400 | [3][4] | ||
| September 24 | at Northeast Missouri State* |
| W 42–0 | [5] | ||
| October 1 | Youngstown State* |
| W 21–20 | [6] | ||
| October 8 | at Akron* | No. T–19 | W 10–7 | [7] | ||
| October 15 | Northern Iowa | No. 14 |
| W 13–0 | 7,100 | [8] |
| October 22 | Western Illinois | No. T–9 |
| W 20–0 | [9] | |
| October 29 | No. 20 Indiana State* | No. 7 |
| L 13–17 | 3,300 | [10] |
| November 5 | Southwest Missouri State | No. 13 |
| W 12–3 | [11] | |
| November 12 | at Western Kentucky* | No. 11 | W 34–14 | 5,000 | [12] | |
| November 26 | at No. 5 Indiana State* | No. 6 | L 13–16 2OT | 6,222 | [13] | |
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Roster
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