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