1965 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

American college football season

1965 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
Conference	Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	3–5 (1–3 IIAC)
Head coach	Clyde Biggers (1st season)
Home stadium	Lincoln Field
Seasons ← 1964 1966 →

1965 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Northern Illinois $	4	–	0	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
Central Michigan	3	–	1	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Western Illinois	2	–	2	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Eastern Illinois	1	–	3	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
Illinois State	0	–	4	–	0	0	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion

The 1965 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1965 NCAA College Division football season. The team was led by first-year head coach Clyde Biggers and played their home games at Lincoln Field in Charleston, Illinois. The Panthers finished the season with a 3–5 record overall and a 1–3 record in conference play.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	at Indiana State*	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	L 0–17		^[2]
September 25	Ferris State*	Lincoln Field Charleston, IL	W 35–22		^[3]
October 2	Milwaukee*	Shorewood Stadium Milwaukee, WI	W 28–24		^[4]
October 9	at Illinois State	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL (rivalry)	W 8–7		^[5]
October 16	Northwood*	Lincoln Field Charleston, IL	L 7–42		^[6]
October 23	Western Illinois	Lincoln Field Charleston, IL	L 8–28		^[7]
October 30	No. 8 Northern Illinois	Lincoln Field Charleston, IL	L 11–20		^[8]
November 6	at Central Michigan	Alumni Field Mount Pleasant, MI	L 6–48	6,200	^[9]^[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

^ "Football Record Book" (PDF). Eastern Illinois University Athletics. p. 46. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
^ Van Sant, Rick (September 19, 1965). "Strong Defense By Ind. State". Terre Haute Tribune. p. 49. Retrieved May 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Hoppin, Tom (September 27, 1965). "Eastern Dumps Ferris; Most Points Since 1954". Mattoon Journal Gazette. p. 7. Retrieved May 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Hoppin, Tom (October 4, 1965). "EIU Wins Second Straight; Nips Wisconsin-Milwaukee". Mattoon Journal Gazette. p. 6. Retrieved May 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Eastern Wins 3rd". Evansville Courier & Press. October 10, 1965. p. 5C. Retrieved May 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Hoppin, Tom (October 18, 1965). "Eastern Clobbered, 42-7, By Northwood Saturday". Mattoon Journal Gazette. p. 7. Retrieved May 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Hoppin, Tom (October 25, 1965). "Illini Deck Duke, 28-14; Western Clobbers Eastern". Mattoon Journal Gazette. p. 6. Retrieved May 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Beard, Curt (November 1, 1965). "Puzzling Huskies Play Hard Enough To Win, Laments Fletcher". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. p. 14. Retrieved May 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "EIU Trounced 48-6". Decatur Sunday Herald and Review. November 7, 1965. p. 20. Retrieved May 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 3, 2022.

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