1947 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1947

| team = Eastern Illinois Panthers

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

| short_conf = IIAC

| record = 2–6

| conf_record = 2–2

| head_coach = Maynard O'Brien

| hc_year = 2nd

| captain =

| stadium = Schahrer Field

}}

{{1947 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings}}

The 1947 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1947 college football season. The team was led by second-year head coach Maynard O'Brien and played their home games at Schahrer Field in Charleston, Illinois. The Panthers finished the season with a 2–6 record overall and a 2–2 record in conference play.{{cite web |title=Football Record Book |url=https://static.eiupanthers.com/custompages/Record_Books/Football%20Record%20Book.pdf |publisher=Eastern Illinois University Athletics |access-date=September 5, 2022 |page=46}}

In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Eastern Illinois was ranked at No. 290 out of 500 college football teams.{{cite news|title=Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings|newspaper=Times|author=Dr. E. E. Litkenhous|date=December 18, 1947|page=47|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123152970/michigan-national-champion-in-final/|via=Newspapers.com}}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 27

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1947|team=Eastern Kentucky Maroons|title=Eastern Kentucky}}

| site_stadium = Schahrer Field

| site_cityst = Charleston, IL

| score = 13–14

| source = {{cite news |title=Kentucky Team Trips Eastern |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109015472/the-decatur-daily-review/ |access-date=September 5, 2022 |work=Decatur Sunday Herald and Review |date=September 28, 1947 |page=17 |via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 4

| w/l = l

| away = y

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Ball State

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Muncie, IN

| score = 13–21

| source = {{cite news |last1=Junk |first1=Bob |title=Cards Trim Illinois Club; Await Homecoming Tilt |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109015701/muncie-evening-press/ |access-date=September 5, 2022 |work=Muncie Evening Press |date=October 6, 1947 |page=11 |via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 11

| w/l = l

| away = y

| nonconf = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1947|team=Millikin Big Blue|title=Millikin}}

| site_stadium = James Millikin University Field

| site_cityst = Decatur, IL

| score = 13–14

| source = {{cite news |title=Millikin Holds Off Eastern in Final Seconds to Triumph, 14-13 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109020219/herald-and-review/ |access-date=September 5, 2022 |work=Decatur Sunday Herald and Review |date=October 12, 1947 |page=15 |via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 25

| w/l = w

| homecoming = y

| opponent = Illinois State Normal

| site_stadium = Schahrer Field

| site_cityst = Charleston, IL

| score = 13–6

| source = {{cite news |title=Eastern Tops Normal, 13-6, For Homecoming Triumph |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109020864/herald-and-review/ |access-date=September 5, 2022 |work=Decatur Sunday Herald and Review |date=October 26, 1947 |page=20 |via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 1

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1947|team=Indiana State Sycamores|title=Indiana State}}

| site_stadium = Schahrer Field

| site_cityst = Charleston, IL

| score = 13–14

| source = {{cite news |title=E.I. Again Beaten By 14-13 Score |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109020587/journal-gazette/ |access-date=September 5, 2022 |work=The Daily Journal-Gazette And Commercial-Star |date=November 3, 1947 |page=5 |via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 8

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Northern Illinois State

| site_stadium = Glidden Field

| site_cityst = DeKalb, IL

| score = 6–25

| attend = 400

| source = {{cite news |title=Huskies Put On Big Show |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109021322/the-daily-chronicle/ |access-date=September 5, 2022 |work=The DeKalb Daily Chronicle |date=November 10, 1947 |page=10 |via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 15

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Southern Illinois

| site_stadium = McAndrew Stadium

| site_cityst = Carbondale, IL

| score = 13–33

| source = {{cite news |title=Maroons Top Eastern, Win IIAC Title |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109021912/carbondale-free-press/ |access-date=September 5, 2022 |work=Carbondale Free Press |date=November 17, 1947 |page=3 |via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 22

| w/l = w

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1947|team=Western Illinois Leathernecks|title=Western Illinois}}

| site_stadium = Schahrer Field

| site_cityst = Charleston, IL

| score = 19–0

| source = {{cite news |title=Eastern Whips Western, 19-0 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109022147/herald-and-review/ |access-date=September 5, 2022 |work=Decatur Sunday Herald and Review |date=November 23, 2022 |page=20 |via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

References

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