1978 Eastern Illinois
Only one game is on file: 1–0. The rest of the schedule isn’t in our source. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Illinois State 42–7Nov 4
By 35 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4 | vs Illinois State | W 42–7 | 49% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
Games missing from our records
Wikipedia’s season articles list 13 games of Eastern Illinois’s 1978 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. They don’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here. Where two sources give a game alike (both teams’ articles or records, or an article and the guide), both are named.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vsCentral State | W 41–16 | Eastern Illinois’s article |
| Sep 9 | atButler | W 42–3 | Eastern Illinois’s article |
| Sep 16 | vsNorthern Iowa | W 38–22 | Eastern Illinois’s article |
| Sep 23 | vsTruman State | W 29–12 | Eastern Illinois’s article |
| Sep 30 | atAkron | L 16–17 | Eastern Illinois’s article |
| Oct 7 | atYoungstown State | L 24–40 | Eastern Illinois’s article |
| Oct 21 | atNorthern Michigan | W 42–34 | Eastern Illinois’s article |
| Oct 28 | atWayne State (MI) | W 42–34 | Eastern Illinois’s article |
| Nov 11 | vsMurray State | W 35–14 | Eastern Illinois’s article |
| Nov 18 | atWestern Illinois | W 40–12 | Eastern Illinois’s article |
| Nov 25 | atUC Davis | W 35–31 | UC Davis’s article, Eastern Illinois’s article |
| Dec 2 | vsYoungstown State | W 26–22 | Eastern Illinois’s article |
| Dec 9 | vsDelaware | W 10–9 | Eastern Illinois’s article |
- Record
- 1–0
- Conference
- 3–2 3rd in the Association of Mid-Continent Universities (Wikipedia)
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 42–7
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1160 +37 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Mike Shanahan
- Defensive coordinator
- John Teerlinck