1945 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team
| 1945 Eastern Illinois Panthers football | |
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| Conference | Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Record | 2–3–2 (1–1–2 IIAC) |
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| Home stadium | Schahrer Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State Normal $ | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1945 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1945 college football season. The team was led by first-year head coach James Goff and played their home games at Schahrer Field in Charleston, Illinois. The Panthers finished the season with a 2–3–2 record overall and a 1–1–2 record in conference play.[1]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| September 22 | Indiana State* |
| L 6–26 | [2] |
| September 29 | at Butler* | Indianapolis, IN | W 12–7 | [3] |
| October 13 | at Illinois Wesleyan* |
| L 0–20 | [4] |
| October 20 | Southern Illinois |
| T 0–0 | [5] |
| November 3 | at Western Illinois |
| T 6–6 | [6] |
| November 10 | at Illinois State Normal |
| L 6–12 | [7] |
| November 17 | Northern Illinois State |
| W 19–14 | [8] |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Football Record Book" (PDF). Eastern Illinois University Athletics. p. 46. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
- ^ "State Trounces Eastern Illinois". The Muncie Star. Associated Press. September 23, 1946. p. 12. Retrieved September 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Hankemeier, Chris (October 1, 1945). "Butler Shows Promise Although Losing Opener". The Indianapolis News. p. 8. Retrieved September 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Illinois Wesleyan Titans Blank Charleston Teachers, 20 to 0". The Pantagraph. October 14, 1945. p. 10. Retrieved September 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eastern, Southern Teams Fight to Scoreless Tie". Decatur Sunday Herald and Review. Associated Press. October 21, 1945. p. 14. Retrieved September 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Young, Fred (November 4, 1945). "Eastern Gains 6-6 Deadlock With Western". The Pantagraph. p. 10. Retrieved September 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Redbirds Edge Eastern Panthers in Close Game". The Pantagraph. November 11, 1945. p. 10. Retrieved September 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eastern Rally Dumps DeKalb". Herald and Review. November 18, 1945. p. 15. Retrieved September 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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