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1979 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

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1979Eastern Illinois Panthers football
Conference	Association of Mid-Continent Universities
Record	7–4 (1–4 Mid-Con)
Head coach	Darrell Mudra (2nd season)
Home stadium	O'Brien Stadium
Seasons ← 1978 1980 →

1979 Association of Mid-Continent Universities football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 2 Youngstown State $^	5	–	0	–	0	11	–	2	–	0
Northern Iowa	4	–	1	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Akron	3	–	2	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Eastern Illinois	1	–	4	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Northern Michigan	1	–	4	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Western Illinois	1	–	4	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings fromNCAA Division II AP Poll

The1979 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team representedEastern Illinois University during the1979 NCAA Division II football season, and completed the 78th season ofPanther football. The Panthers played their home games atO'Brien Stadium inCharleston, Illinois.

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	South Dakota*		O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	W 24–15	8,000
September 8	Butler*		O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	W 38–0	7,500
September 15	Wayne State (MI)*		O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	W 58–21	7,500
September 22	atNortheast Missouri State*		Stokes Stadium Kirksville, MO	W 46–3	5,500
September 29	atSouthern Illinois*	No. 1	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 22–14	17,769
October 6	Western Illinois	No. 1	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	L 7–10	7,500
October 20	atNorthern Michigan	No. 4	Superior Dome Marquette, MI	W 38–21	10,000
October 27	atNorthern Iowa	No. 4	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	L 7–10	10,700–10,780	^[1]
November 3	No. 2Youngstown State	No. 8	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	L 21–49	12,000
November 10	atIllinois State*		Hancock Stadium Normal, IL (rivalry)	W 24–0	10,272	^[2]
November 17	Akron		O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	L 16–27	6,500
*Non-conference game Rankings fromAssociated Press Poll released prior to the game

v t e Eastern Illinois Panthers football
Venues	O'Brien Field (1970–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Illinois State:Mid-America Classic
Culture & lore	Billy the Panther
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
National championship seasons in bold

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