The 1958 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1958 college football season. The team was led by second-year head coach Ralph Kohl and played their home games at Lincoln Field in Charleston, Illinois. The Panthers finished the season with a 2–6 record overall and a 1–5 record in conference play.[1]
| 1958 Eastern Illinois Panthers football | |
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| Conference | Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Record | 2–6 (1–5 IIAC) |
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| Home stadium | Lincoln Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State Normal | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| September 20 | Indiana State* |
| W 30–8 | [2] |
| September 27 | at Austin Peay* | L 6–21 | [3] | |
| October 4 | at Northern Illinois | L 12–24 | [4] | |
| October 11 | Southern Illinois |
| L 8–29 | [5] |
| October 18 | at Eastern Michigan |
| L 0–31 | [6] |
| October 25 | at Western Illinois | L 0–34 | [7] | |
| November 1 | No. 16 Central Michigan |
| L 8–27 | [8] |
| November 8 | Illinois State Normal |
| W 20–12 | [9] |
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References
edit- ^ "Football Record Book" (PDF). Eastern Illinois University Athletics. p. 46. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
- ^ Dial, Joe (September 21, 1958). "Eastern Illinois Beats Sycamores". Tribune-Star. p. 33. Retrieved August 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Govs Blast To 21-6 Win". The Tennessean. September 28, 1958. p. 4C. Retrieved August 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Beard, Curt (October 6, 1958). "Joe Plaskas Leads Northern To 24-12 Win Over Eastern". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. p. 14. Retrieved August 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SIU Wins Fourth In Row". The Southern Illinoisan. October 12, 1958. p. 13. Retrieved August 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "E. Michigan Raps EIU, 31-0". Decatur Sunday Herald and Review. October 19, 1958. p. 18. Retrieved August 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Macomb Deals Eastern Ill. 34 to 0 Defeat". Chicago Tribune. October 26, 1958. p. 2:8. Retrieved August 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Central's 4th Quarter Surge Tips E. Illinois". The Times Herald. Associated Press. November 2, 1958. p. 21. Retrieved August 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eastern Upsets Redbirds, 20-12". Eastern Upsets Redbirds, 20-12. November 9, 1958. p. 9. Retrieved August 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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