1973 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| sport = football
| year = 1973
| team = Eastern Illinois Panthers
| image =
| conference = Independent
| record = 2–9
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| head_coach = Jack Dean
| hc_year = 2nd
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| stadium = O'Brien Stadium
}}
{{1973 NCAA Division II independents football records}}
The 1973 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as an independent during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. The Panthers played their home games at O'Brien Stadium in Charleston, Illinois.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 8
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1973|team=Wisconsin–Stevens Point Pointers|title=Wisconsin–Stevens Point}}
| site_stadium = Goerke Field
| site_cityst = Stevens Point, WI
| score = 20–21
| attend = 8,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 15
| w/l = l
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1973|team=Indiana State Sycamores|title=Indiana State}}
| site_stadium = O'Brien Stadium
| site_cityst = Charleston, IL
| score = 0–17
| attend = 8,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 22
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Milwaukee
| site_stadium = Marquette Stadium
| site_cityst = Milwaukee, WI
| score = 14–21
| attend = 7,800
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 29
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1973|team=Chicago Circle Chikas|title=Chicago Circle}}
| site_stadium = O'Brien Stadium
| site_cityst = Charleston, IL
| score = 40–8
| attend = 8,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93671619/anderson-leads-eiu-victory/|work=Evansville Press|title=Anderson leads EIU victory|date=September 30, 1973|accessdate=January 28, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 6
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1973|team=Delta State Statesmen|title=Delta State}}
| site_stadium = McCool Stadium
| site_cityst = Cleveland, MS
| score = 17–47
| attend = 3,500
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 13
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1973|team=Youngstown State Penguins|title=Youngstown State}}
| site_stadium = Rayen Stadium
| site_cityst = Youngstown, OH
| score = 14–27
| attend = 1,500
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 20
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1973|team=Illinois State Redbirds|title=Illinois State}}
| site_stadium = Hancock Stadium
| site_cityst = Normal, IL
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 0–17
| attend = 18,500
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 27
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1973|team=Saint Joseph's Pumas|title=Saint Joseph's (IN)}}
| site_stadium = O'Brien Stadium
| site_cityst = Charleston, IL
| score = 34–14
| attend = 4,500
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 3
| w/l = l
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1973|team=Wayne State Warriors|title=Wayne State (MI)}}
| site_stadium = O'Brien Stadium
| site_cityst = Charleston, IL
| score = 10–14
| attend = 2,500
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 10
| w/l = l
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1973|team=Northern Michigan Wildcats|title=Northern Michigan}}
| site_stadium = O'Brien Stadium
| site_cityst = Charleston, IL
| score = 7–22
| attend = 1,500
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 17
| w/l = l
| opponent = Western Illinois
| site_stadium = O'Brien Stadium
| site_cityst = Charleston, IL
| score = 13–56
| attend = 4,000
| source = {{cite news |title=Western Wallops EIU 56-13 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88895514/herald-and-review/ |access-date=November 13, 2021 |work=Herald and Review |date=November 18, 1973 |page=19 |via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/201/stats/13634 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=June 4, 2022 }}{{cite web|url=https://static.eiupanthers.com/custompages/football/2019/EIU_Football_Online_Guide_2019.pdf|title=EIU Football Online Guide, 2019|publisher=Eastern Illinois athletics}}
References
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