1947 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

1947 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
ConferenceIllinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record2–6 (2–2 IIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSchahrer Field
1947 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Southern Illinois $ 3 0 1 7 2 1
Northern Illinois State 2 1 1 4 3 3
Illinois State Normal 1 1 2 4 3 2
Eastern Illinois 2 2 0 2 6 0
Western Illinois 0 4 0 4 4 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1947 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1947 college football season. The team was led by second-year head coach Maynard O'Brien and played their home games at Schahrer Field in Charleston, Illinois. The Panthers finished the season with a 2–6 record overall and a 2–2 record in conference play.

In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Eastern Illinois was ranked at No. 290 out of 500 college football teams.