1972 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

The 1972 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as an independent during the 1972 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Jack Dean, the Panthers compiled a record of 1–9. They played their home games at O'Brien Stadium in Charleston, Illinois.

1972 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–9
Head coach	Jack Dean (1st season)
Home stadium	O'Brien Stadium
Seasons ← 1971 1973 →

1972 NCAA College Division independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Ashland			–					11	–	0	–	0
Bridgeport			–					11	–	0	–	0
No. 1 Delaware			–					10	–	0	–	0
No. 5 Tennessee State			–					11	–	1	–	0
Colorado College			–					8	–	1	–	0
Tampa			–					10	–	2	–	0
Trinity (TX)			–					8	–	2	–	0
Western Carolina			–					7	–	2	–	1
Hawaii			–					8	–	3	–	0
Indiana State			–					7	–	3	–	0
Northeastern			–					6	–	2	–	0
Bucknell			–					6	–	3	–	0
Cortland			–					6	–	3	–	0
San Diego			–					6	–	3	–	1
Arkansas–Pine Bluff			–					4	–	2	–	1
Eastern Michigan			–					6	–	4	–	0
Milwaukee			–					6	–	4	–	0
Samford			–					5	–	3	–	2
Ball State			–					5	–	4	–	1
Lake Forest			–					4	–	3	–	1
Nevada			–					6	–	5	–	0
Central Michigan			–					5	–	5	–	1
Rose-Hulman			–					5	–	5	–	0
Santa Clara			–					4	–	4	–	1
Akron			–					3	–	4	–	2
St. Norbert			–					4	–	5	–	0
Saint Mary's			–					3	–	4	–	0
Kentucky State			–					4	–	6	–	0
Drexel			–					3	–	6	–	0
Northeast Louisiana			–					3	–	7	–	0
Portland State			–					3	–	8	–	0
Wayne State (MI)			–					2	–	5	–	1
Boston University			–					2	–	8	–	0
Northern Michigan			–					2	–	8	–	0
Saint Peter's			–					2	–	8	–	0
Chattanooga			–					2	–	9	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					1	–	8	–	1
Eastern Illinois			–					1	–	9	–	0
Madison			–					0	–	4	–	1
UNLV			–					1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP small college poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16		Indiana State	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	L 14–17	7,500
September 23		Milwaukee	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	L 16–17	8,000
September 30		at Chicago Circle	Soldier Field Chicago, IL	W 28–13	500	[1]
October 7		Illinois State	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL (rivalry)	L 11–38	8,000
October 14	7:30 p.m.	at Evansville	Evansville, IN	L 20–31	3,500–4,000	[2][3]
October 21		Central Michigan	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	L 0–63	1,000
October 28		at Southwest Missouri State	Briggs Stadium Springfield, MO	L 37–41	8,000
November 4		at Quantico Marines	Quantico, VA	L 14–56	6,000
November 11		Central Missouri State	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	L 14–35	2,500
November 18		at Western Illinois	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	L 13–42	4,000
All times are in Central time

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