1998 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

1998 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record6–5 (4–3 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumO'Brien Field
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. The team played home game O'Brien Field in Charleston, Illinois.