1948_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team

1948 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

1948 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

American college football season

The 1948 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois State College—now known as Eastern Illinois University—as a member of the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1948 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Maynard O'Brien, the Panthers finished the season with a 7–3 record overall and a 4–0 mark in conference play, winning the IIAC. They were invited to the postseason Corn Bowl, where they lost to Illinois Wesleyan, 6–0.[1]

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Eastern Illinois was ranked at No. 187 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[2]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Football Record Book" (PDF). Eastern Illinois University Athletics. p. 47. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. [3]
    "Eastern Beats St. Joseph". Herald and Review. September 19, 1948. p. 14. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Eastern Tops E. Illinois By 25-14". The Courier-Journal. September 25, 1948. p. 2:6. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Ball State Loses, 12-0, to Eastern Illinois Foe". The Star Press. October 3, 1948. p. 1C. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Eastern Edges Western, 7-0". The Pantagraph. Associated Press. October 10, 1948. p. 14. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Huskies Lose to Eastern in Mud on Saturday 15-6". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. October 18, 1948. p. 6. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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    Alsene, Edgar (October 24, 1948). "Eastern Conquers ISNU On Johnson's Long Run". The Pantagraph. p. 13. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Sycamores Gain Last-Minute Victory Over Eastern Illinois". The Indianapolis Star. Associated Press. October 31, 1948. p. 7:7. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. [10]
    "Eastern Downs Millikin, 27-7". Herald and Review. November 7, 1948. p. 17. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Eastern Takes Crown, Whips Southern, 38-0". Herald and Review. November 14, 1948. p. 18. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. [12]
    Young, Fred (November 26, 1948). "IWU Trips Eastern, 6-0, On Last Minute Counter". The Pantagraph. p. 13. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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