1953 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

1953 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
ConferenceInterstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record1–8 (0–6 IIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLincoln Field
1953 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Central Michigan $ 5 0 1 7 1 1
Western Illinois 5 1 0 8 2 0
Michigan State Normal 4 1 1 7 1 1
Illinois State Normal 3 3 0 5 4 0
Southern Illinois 2 4 0 2 7 0
Northern Illinois State 1 5 0 1 8 0
Eastern Illinois 0 6 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1953 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois State College (now known as Eastern Illinois University) as a member of the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1953 college football season. The team was led by seventh-year head coach Maynard O'Brien and played their home games at Lincoln Field in Charleston, Illinois. The Panthers finished the season with a 1–8 record overall and an 0–6 record in conference play, finishing last in the IIAC.