1955 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1955
| team = Eastern Illinois Panthers
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
| short_conf = IIAC
| record = 3–6
| conf_record = 1–5
| head_coach = Maynard O'Brien
| hc_year = 9th
| captain =
| stadium = Lincoln Field
}}
{{1955 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings}}
The 1955 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois State College—now known as Eastern Illinois University—as a member of the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1955 college football season. Led by Maynard O'Brien in his ninth and final year head coach, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 3–6 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, placing sixth in the IIAC.{{cite news |author= |title=SIU Defeats Northern, 20-0 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85427019/alton-evening-telegraph/ |newspaper=Alton Evening Telegraph |location=Alton, Illinois |agency=Associated Press |date=November 21, 1955 |page=6 |access-date=September 16, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite web |author= |title=EIU Football History |url=https://static.eiupanthers.com/custompages/Record_Books/Football%20Record%20Book.pdf |publisher=Eastern Illinois University |location=Charleston, Illinois |page=47 |access-date=September 16, 2021 }}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| timezone = Central
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 24
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Kalamazoo
| site_stadium = Lincoln Field
| site_cityst = Charleston, IL
| score = 15–0
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Kalamazoo At Eastern Today |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85421259/herald-and-review/ |newspaper=Decatur Herald |location=Decatur, Illinois |date=September 24, 1955 |page=12 |access-date=September 16, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Eastern Raps Kalamazoo in Opener, 15-0 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85421329/the-decatur-daily-review/ |newspaper=Decatur Sunday Herald and Review |location=Decatur, Illinois |date=September 25, 1955 |page=19 |access-date=September 16, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 1
| time = 8:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Evansville
| site_stadium = Reitz Bowl
| site_cityst = Evansville, IN
| score = 7–40
| attend = 12,000
| source = {{cite news |last=Fluty |first=Bill |title=Aces Battle Eastern, Seeking 3rd Straight |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/evansville-courier-and-press/126313438/ |newspaper=The Evansville Courier |location=Evansville, Indiana |date=October 1, 1955 |page=10 |access-date=June 12, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Robertson |first=Bill |title=Aces Trample Eastern Illinois, 40-7 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/evansville-press/126313593/ |newspaper=The Sunday Courier and Press |location=Evansville, Indiana |date=October 2, 1955 |page=1C |access-date=June 12, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Robertson |first=Bill |title=Aces Win (continued) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/evansville-press/126313646/ |newspaper=The Sunday Courier and Press |location=Evansville, Indiana |date=October 2, 1955 |page=2C |access-date=June 12, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Evansville Raps Eastern, 40-7 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85421545/the-decatur-daily-review/ |newspaper=Decatur Sunday Herald and Review |location=Decatur, Illinois |date=October 2, 1955 |page=18 |access-date=September 16, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 8
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Illinois State Normal
| site_stadium = McCormick Field
| site_cityst = Normal, IL
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 13–16
| source = {{cite news |title=Normal Scores All Points in First Quarter, Defeats Eastern, 16-13 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87531724/ |access-date=October 21, 2021 |work=Herald and Review |date=October 9, 1955 |page=19 |via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 15
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Southern Illinois
| site_stadium = McAndrew Stadium
| site_cityst = Carbondale, IL
| score = 13–26
| source = {{cite news |title=SIU Defeats Eastern, 26-13 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96379976/herald-and-review/ |access-date=February 24, 2022 |work=Decatur Sunday Herald and Review |date=October 16, 1955 |page=17 |via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 22
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Indiana State
| site_stadium = Lincoln Field
| site_cityst = Charleston, IL
| score = 33–13
| source = {{cite news |last1=Kish |first1=Bob |title=Eastern Downs Indiana State |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96380068/the-terre-haute-tribune/ |access-date=February 24, 2022 |work=The Terre Haute Tribune |date=October 23, 1955 |page=49 |via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 29
| w/l = l
| opponent = Michigan State Normal
| site_stadium = Lincoln Field
| site_cityst = Charleston, IL
| score = 7–14
| source = {{cite news |title=Michigan Normal Scores on Pair Of Blocked Kicks, Beats Eastern, 14-7 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96380263/herald-and-review/ |access-date=February 24, 2022 |work=Decatur Sunday Herald and Review |date=October 30, 1955 |page=19 |via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 5
| w/l = w
| opponent = Northern Illinois State
| site_stadium = Lincoln Field
| site_cityst = Charleston, IL
| score = 14–0
| source = {{cite news |last1=Johnson |first1=Randy |title=Northern State Suffers 14-0 Setback To Eastern Panthers |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96379259/the-daily-chronicle/ |access-date=February 24, 2022 |work=The DeKalb Daily Chronicle |date=November 7, 1955 |page=10 |via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 12
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Central Michigan
| site_stadium = Alumni Field
| site_cityst = Mount Pleasant, MI
| score = 14–48
| source = {{cite news |title=Chips Rack Up 8th Win |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96380573/lansing-state-journal/ |access-date=February 24, 2022 |work=Lansing State Journal |agency=Associated Press |date=November 13, 1955 |page=65 |via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 19
| time = 1:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1970|team=Western Illinois Leathernecks|title=Western Illinois}}
| site_stadium = Lincoln Field
| site_cityst = Charleston, IL
| score = 7–13
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=EICS Host To Western Today |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85426721/herald-and-review/ |newspaper=Decatur Herald |location=Decatur, Illinois |date=November 19, 1955 |page=9 |access-date=September 16, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Western Tops Eastern, 13-7 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85426659/herald-and-review/ |newspaper=Decatur Sunday Herald and Review |location=Decatur, Illinois |date=November 20, 1955 |page=18 |access-date=September 16, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
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References
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