1999 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

1999 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
1999 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	2–10 (2–5 OVC)
Head coach	Bob Spoo (13th season);
Offensive coordinator	Roy Wittke (10th season)
Home stadium	O'Brien Field
	Seasons ← 1998 2000 →

The 1999 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

1999 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 11 Tennessee State $^	7	–	0	11	–	1
Murray State	5	–	2	7	–	4
Eastern Kentucky	4	–	3	7	–	4
Western Kentucky	4	–	3	6	–	5
Tennessee Tech	4	–	3	5	–	5
Southeast Missouri State	2	–	5	3	–	8
Eastern Illinois	2	–	5	2	–	10
Tennessee–Martin	0	–	7	1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule edit

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	at Central Michigan*	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	L 17–33	19,267	^[1]
September 11	at Hawaii*	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	L 27–31	28,762	^[2]
September 18	Southern Illinois*	O'Brien Field Charleston, IL	L 6–34	8,312	^[3]
September 25	Tennessee–Martin	O'Brien Field Charleston, IL	W 42–21		^[4]
October 2	at UCF*	Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL	L 21–31	18,864
October 9	at No. 5 Tennessee State	Adelphia Coliseum Nashville, TN	L 25–43	4,184	^[5]
October 16	at Murray State	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	L 32–37
October 23	Tennessee Tech	O'Brien Field Charleston, IL	L 7–14
October 30	Western Kentucky	O'Brien Field Charleston, IL	L 15–38	1,082
November 6	at Southeast Missouri State	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	L 38–45
November 13	No. 7 Illinois State*	O'Brien Field Charleston, IL (rivalry)	L 17–24		^[6]
November 20	at Eastern Kentucky	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	W 20–14
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

^ "Central Michigan 33, Eastern Illinois 17". Southern Illinoisan. September 3, 1999 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Tsai, Stephen (September 13, 1999). "UH takes time to savor victory". The Honolulu Advertiser – via Newspapers.com.
^ Gordillo, Jim (September 19, 1999). "D, as in Dawgs". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1B. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "McDavid receives OVC honors". The Jackson Sun. September 27, 1999 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "TSU streak reaches lucky 13". The Tennessean. October 10, 1999. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Reinhardt, Randy (November 14, 1999). "'Drained' Redbirds Get 9th Win". The Pantagraph. p. F1. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "EIU Football Online Guide, 2019" (PDF). Eastern Illinois athletics. Retrieved February 12, 2020.