1998 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

1998 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	6–5 (4–3 OVC)
Head coach	Bob Spoo (12th season)
Home stadium	O'Brien Stadium

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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 3	Saint Joseph's (IN)*	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	W 24–7
September 12	at UCF*	Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL	L 0–48
September 19	at Northern Illinois*	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, Illinois	W 24–10
September 26	Tennessee Tech	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	W 13–6
October 3	Southeast Missouri State	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	W 35–33
October 17	Illinois State*	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	L 22–36
October 24	at Middle Tennessee	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	W 35–32
October 31	Tennessee State	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	L 21–27
November 7	Murray State	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	L 21–35
November 14	at Tennessee–Martin	Graham Stadium Martin, Tennessee	W 56–35
November 21	at Eastern Kentucky	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, Kentucky	L 24–28
*Non-conference game