1976 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

1976 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
1976 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–6 ( Independent)
Head coach	John Konstantinos (2nd season);
Home stadium	O'Brien Stadium
	Seasons ← 1975 1977 →

1976 NCAA Division II independents football records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 2 Northern Michigan ^		–		11	–	2	–	0
No. 3 Akron ^		–		10	–	3	–	0
No. 7 UNLV ^		–		9	–	3	–	0
No. 4 Delaware ^		–		8	–	3	–	1
Nevada		–		8	–	3	–	0
Portland State		–		8	–	3	–	0
Tennessee State		–		7	–	2	–	1
American International		–		6	–	3	–	0
Northern Colorado		–		6	–	3	–	0
Madison		–		7	–	4	–	0
Santa Clara		–		7	–	4	–	0
Western Carolina		–		6	–	4	–	0
Chattanooga		–		6	–	4	–	1
Southern Connecticut State		–		5	–	4	–	0
Central State (OH)		–		6	–	5	–	0
Lehigh		–		6	–	5	–	0
Cal State Los Angeles		–		5	–	3	–	1
Arkansas–Pine Bluff		–		5	–	5	–	0
Central Connecticut		–		5	–	5	–	0
Lafayette		–		5	–	5	–	0
Eastern Illinois		–		5	–	6	–	0
Bucknell		–		4	–	5	–	0
Youngstown State		–		4	–	6	–	0
Kentucky State		–		3	–	7	–	1
Nebraska–Omaha		–		3	–	8	–	0
Northeastern		–		2	–	7	–	0

^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1976 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as an independent during the 1976 NCAA Division II football season. The Panthers played their home games at O'Brien Stadium in Charleston, Illinois.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	Cameron	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	W 17–16	4,000	^[1]
September 11	at Northeast Missouri State	Stokes Stadium Kirksville, MO	W 24–14	5,000	^[2]
September 25	at Southwest Missouri State	Briggs Stadium Springfield, MO	W 41–0	4,000	^[3]
October 2	Central Missouri	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	W 41–14	8,500
October 9	Tennessee Tech	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	L 14–41	6,500
October 16	at No. T–9 Western Illinois	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	L 10–14	16,808
October 23	Central State (OH)	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	W 24–8	1,000
October 30	No. 1 Northern Michigan	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	L 10–30	6,500
November 6	at Youngstown State	Rayen Stadium Youngstown, OH	L 14–36	3,000
November 13	at Butler	Butler Bowl Indianapolis, IN	L 27–28	2,000
November 20	Illinois State	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL (rivalry)	L 8–13	4,500
Rankings from Associated Press Poll released prior to the game