The 1982 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team was an American football team that represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Association of Mid-Continent Universities during the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season.
In their fifth year under head coach Darrell Mudra, the team compiled a 11–1–1 record (2–0–1 in the Mid-Con), and were defeated by Tennessee State in the NCAA Division I-AA First Round.
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