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.