1983_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team

1983 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
1983 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
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)
Head coach	Al Molde (1st season);
Home stadium	O'Brien Stadium
	Seasons ← 1982 1984 →

1983 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

American college football season

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.

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Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	at Illinois State*		Hancock Stadium Normal, IL (rivalry)	W 38–7
September 10	at Southern Illinois*		McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 14–17
September 17	Grand Valley State*		O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	W 35–21
September 24	at Northeast Missouri State*		Kirksville, MO	W 42–0
October 1	Youngstown State*		O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	W 21–20
October 8	at Akron*	No. T–19	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 10–7
October 15	Northern Iowa	No. 14	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	W 13–0	7,100
October 22	Western Illinois	No. T–9	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	W 20–0
October 29	No. 20 Indiana State*	No. 7	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	L 13–17
November 5	Southwest Missouri State	No. 13	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	W 12–3		^[1]
November 12	at Western Kentucky*	No. 11	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	W 34–14	5,000	^[2]
November 26	at No. 5 Indiana State*	No. 6	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	L 13–16 ^2OT	6,222	^[3]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

1983 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
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

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll