1998 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record6–5 (4–3 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumO'Brien Stadium
1998 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 12 Tennessee State $^  6 1   9 3  
No. 24 Murray State  5 2   7 4  
Middle Tennessee  5 2   5 5  
Eastern Illinois  4 3   6 5  
Eastern Kentucky  4 3   6 5  
Tennessee Tech  2 5   4 7  
Southeast Missouri State  2 5   3 8  
Tennessee–Martin  0 7   0 11  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1998 Eastern Illinois Panthers represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Bob Spoo, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 6–5 and a mark of 4–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the OVC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 3Saint Joseph's (IN)*W 24–7
September 12at UCF*L 0–48
September 19at Northern Illinois*W 24–10
September 26Tennessee Tech
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 13–6
October 3Southeast Missouri State
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 35–33
October 17Illinois State*
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
L 22–36[1]
October 24at Middle TennesseeW 35–32
October 31Tennessee State
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
L 21–27
November 7Murray State
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
L 21–35
November 14at Tennessee–MartinW 56–35
November 21at Eastern KentuckyL 24–28
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. "Illinois St. Tops Eastern For 4th Straight Victory". Chicago Tribune. Associated Press. October 18, 1998. p. 3:9. Retrieved October 3, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "EIU Football Online Guide, 2019" (PDF). Eastern Illinois athletics.
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