The 1963 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented

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as a member of the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the

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. The team was led by seventh-year head coach

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and played their home games at Lincoln Field in Charleston, Illinois. The Panthers finished the season with a 2–7 record overall and a 1–3 record in conference play.

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