1998 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

1998 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record6–5 (4–3 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumO'Brien Stadium
Seasons
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1998 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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.