1999 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

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1999 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record2–10 (2–5 OVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRoy Wittke (10th season)
Home stadiumO'Brien Field
Seasons
← 1998
2000 →
1999 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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

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

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2at Central Michigan*
L 17–3319,267[1]
September 11at Hawaii*
L 27–3128,762[2]
September 18Southern Illinois*
L 6–348,312[3]
September 25Tennessee–Martin
  • O'Brien Field
  • Charleston, IL
W 42–21[4]
October 2at UCF*
L 21–3118,864
October 9at No. 5 Tennessee State
L 25–434,184[5]
October 16at Murray State
L 32–37
October 23Tennessee Tech
  • O'Brien Field
  • Charleston, IL
L 7–14
October 30Western Kentucky
  • O'Brien Field
  • Charleston, IL
L 15–381,082
November 6at Southeast Missouri State
L 38–45
November 13No. 7 Illinois State*
  • O'Brien Field
  • Charleston, IL (rivalry)
L 17–24[6]
November 20at Eastern Kentucky
W 20–14

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References[edit]

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