1950 Eastern Illinois Panthers football | |
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Conference | Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
Record | 5–3 (2–2 IIAC) |
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Home stadium | Lincoln Field |
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Illinois State Normal $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Illinois | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Michigan | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Illinois | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Illinois | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State Normal | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1950 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois State College (now known as Eastern Illinois University) as a member of the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1950 college football season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Maynard O'Brien and played their home games at Lincoln Field in Charleston, Illinois. The Panthers finished the season with a 5–3 record overall and a 2–2 record in conference play, tying for third place in the IIAC.[1]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 23 | Ball State* |
| W 35–6 | [2] | |
September 30 | at Quincy* | W 28–25 | [3] | ||
October 7 | at Emporia State* | L 0–18 | 5,000 | [4] | |
October 14 | at Illinois State Normal |
| L 21–23 | [5] | |
October 28 | at Indiana State* | W 47–0 | [6] | ||
November 4 | Southern Illinois |
| W 21–7 | [7] | |
November 11 | at Western Illinois | L 0–13 | [8] | ||
November 18 | Northern Illinois State |
| W 34–13 | [9] | |
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