Jump to content

1956 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1956 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
ConferenceInterstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record2–7 (2–4 IIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLincoln Field
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Central Michigan $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Western Illinois 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Eastern Michigan 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Illinois State Normal 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Southern Illinois 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Eastern Illinois 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Northern Illinois State 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1956 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1956 NCAA College Division football season. The team was led by first-year head coach Keith Smith and played their home games at Lincoln Field in Charleston, Illinois. The Panthers finished the season with a 2–7 record overall and a 2–4 record in conference play.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at Indiana State*
L 7–13[2]
September 29at Southeast Missouri State*
L 13–46[3]
October 6Illinois State Normal
W 14–6[4]
October 13Southern Illinois
  • Lincoln Field
  • Charleston, IL
L 0–33[5]
October 20Evansville*
  • Lincoln Field
  • Charleston, IL
L 21–29[6]
October 27at Eastern Michigan
L 0–65[7]
November 3at Northern Illinois State
W 13–67,000[8]
November 10Central Michigan
  • Lincoln Field
  • Charleston, IL
L 7–38[9]
November 17at Western Illinois
L 14–58[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Football Record Book" (PDF). Eastern Illinois University Athletics. p. 46. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  2. ^ Reck, Tom (September 23, 1956). "Sycamore Trips Eastern Illinois, 13-7". Tribune-Star. p. 49. Retrieved August 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Eastern Is Beaten, 46-13". Decatur Sunday Herald and Review. September 30, 1956. p. 17. Retrieved August 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Eastern Whips Normal in IIAC Opener, 14-6". Decatur Sunday Herald and Review. October 7, 1956. p. 20. Retrieved August 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Salukis Beat Eastern 33-0". The Southern Illinoisan. October 15, 1956. p. 9. Retrieved August 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Aces Trim Eastern, 29-21, With Rally In Fourth Period". Evansville Courier & Press. October 21, 1956. p. 1C. Retrieved August 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "EISC Suffers 65-0 Mauling". Decatur Sunday Herald and Review. October 28, 1956. p. 18. Retrieved August 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Bretag, Jerry (November 5, 1956). "Eastern Spoils Northern's Homecoming With 13-6 Win". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. p. 12. Retrieved August 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Central Michigan Back Scores Six Touchdowns As Eastern Loses, 38-7". Decatur Sunday Herald and Review. November 11, 1956. p. 20. Retrieved August 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Western Blasts Eastern in IIAC Windup, 58-14". Decatur Sunday Herald and Review. November 18, 1956. p. 20. Retrieved August 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


Stub icon

This college football 1950s season article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1956_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team&oldid=1170443080"