American college football season
The 1979 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University during the 1979 NCAA Division II football season, and completed the 78th season of Panther football. The Panthers played their home games at O'Brien Stadium in Charleston, Illinois.
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 1 | South Dakota* | | | 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 | at Northeast Missouri State* | | | W 46–3 | 5,500 | |
September 29 | at Southern Illinois* | No. 1 | | W 22–14 | 17,769 | |
October 6 | Western Illinois | No. 1 | - O'Brien Stadium
- Charleston, IL
| L 7–10 | 7,500 | |
October 20 | at Northern Michigan | No. 4 | | W 38–21 | 10,000 | |
October 27 | at Northern Iowa | No. 4 | | L 7–10 | 10,700–10,780 | [1] |
November 3 | No. 2 Youngstown State | No. 8 | - O'Brien Stadium
- Charleston, IL
| L 21–49 | 12,000 | |
November 10 | at Illinois State* | | | W 24–0 | 10,272 | [2] |
November 17 | Akron | | - O'Brien Stadium
- Charleston, IL
| L 16–27 | 6,500 | |
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National championship seasons in bold |