1944 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

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1944 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
ConferenceIllinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record1–3 (1–2 IIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSchahrer Field
Seasons
← 1942
1945 →
1944 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Northern Illinois State $ 3 0 0 7 0 0
Illinois State Normal 1 0 0 3 4 1
Southern Illinois 2 1 0 3 3 0
Eastern Illinois 1 2 0 1 3 0
Western Illinois 0 4 0 0 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1944 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1944 college football season. The team was led by first-year head coach Charles Lantz and played their home games at Schahrer Field in Charleston, Illinois. The Panthers finished the season with a 1–3 record overall and a 1–2 record in conference play.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 23Western Illinois
W 12–0[2]
September 30at Southern IllinoisL 12–15[3]
October 7at Northern Illinois StateL 6–25[4]
October 14Illinois Wesleyan*dagger
  • Schahrer Field
  • Charleston, IL
L 7–40[5]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Football Record Book" (PDF). Eastern Illinois University Athletics. p. 46. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
  2. ^ "Charleston Teachers Defeat Macomb, 12-0". Decatur Sunday Herald and Review. September 24, 1944. p. 13. Retrieved September 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Carbondale Defeats E-I Gridders, 15-12". Decatur Sunday Herald and Review. October 1, 1944. p. 14. Retrieved September 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Huskies Win Second Game". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. October 9, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved September 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Wesleyan Launches 40-7 Barrage At Eastern STC". The Pantagraph. October 15, 1944. p. 10. Retrieved September 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.