1944 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
ConferenceIllinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record1–3 (1–2 IIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSchahrer Field
1944 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Northern Illinois State $ 3 0 07 0 0
Illinois State Normal 1 0 03 4 1
Southern Illinois 2 1 03 3 0
Eastern Illinois 1 2 01 3 0
Western Illinois 0 4 00 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

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

  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.


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