1958 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

1958 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
Conference	Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	2–6 (1–5 IIAC)
Head coach	Ralph Kohl (2nd season)
Home stadium	Lincoln Field

1958 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Western Illinois $	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	1	–	1
Southern Illinois	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Central Michigan	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Eastern Michigan	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Northern Illinois	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Illinois State Normal	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Eastern Illinois	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1958 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1958 college football season. The team was led by second-year head coach Ralph Kohl and played their home games at Lincoln Field in Charleston, Illinois. The Panthers finished the season with a 2–6 record overall and a 1–5 record in conference play.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 20	Indiana State*	Lincoln Field Charleston, IL	W 30–8	[2]
September 27	at Austin Peay*	Clarksville Municipal Stadium Clarksville, TN	L 6–21	[3]
October 4	at Northern Illinois	Glidden Field DeKalb, IL	L 12–24	[4]
October 11	Southern Illinois	Lincoln Field Charleston, IL	L 8–29	[5]
October 18	at Eastern Michigan	Briggs Field Ypsilanti, MI	L 0–31	[6]
October 25	at Western Illinois	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	L 0–34	[7]
November 1	No. 16 Central Michigan	Lincoln Field Charleston, IL	L 8–27	[8]
November 8	Illinois State Normal	Lincoln Field Charleston, IL (rivalry)	W 20–12	[9]
*Non-conference game Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Football Record Book" (PDF). Eastern Illinois University Athletics. p. 46. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
2. Dial, Joe (September 21, 1958). "Eastern Illinois Beats Sycamores". Tribune-Star. p. 33. Retrieved August 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Govs Blast To 21-6 Win". The Tennessean. September 28, 1958. p. 4C. Retrieved August 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Beard, Curt (October 6, 1958). "Joe Plaskas Leads Northern To 24-12 Win Over Eastern". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. p. 14. Retrieved August 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "SIU Wins Fourth In Row". The Southern Illinoisan. October 12, 1958. p. 13. Retrieved August 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "E. Michigan Raps EIU, 31-0". Decatur Sunday Herald and Review. October 19, 1958. p. 18. Retrieved August 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Macomb Deals Eastern Ill. 34 to 0 Defeat". Chicago Tribune. October 26, 1958. p. 2:8. Retrieved August 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Central's 4th Quarter Surge Tips E. Illinois". The Times Herald. Associated Press. November 2, 1958. p. 21. Retrieved August 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Eastern Upsets Redbirds, 20-12". Eastern Upsets Redbirds, 20-12. November 9, 1958. p. 9. Retrieved August 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.