1998-99 Eastern Illinois Panthers — schedule and results

The 1998-99 Eastern Illinois Panthers went 13-16 (8-10 in the OVC) under head coach Rick Samuels. Simple Rating System: -6.9.

Game-by-game results (29 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1998-11-16vs Missouri Baptist UniversityW 80–54
1998-11-18vs Indiana State SycamoresW 70–63
1998-11-21at Loyola Chicago RamblersW 56–55
1998-11-29at Purdue BoilermakersL 49–62
1998-12-03at Tennessee State TigersL 59–67
1998-12-05at Austin Peay GovernorsL 67–80
1998-12-08vs Evansville Purple AcesL 66–85
1998-12-10vs Western Illinois LeathernecksW 85–72
1998-12-11at Illinois Fighting IlliniL 67–70
1998-12-18at Hawai'i Rainbow WarriorsW 73–72
1998-12-19neutral Northern Arizona LumberjacksL 74–78
1998-12-29at Illinois State RedbirdsL 65–76
1999-01-02vs Morehead State EaglesW 86–82
1999-01-04vs Eastern Kentucky ColonelsW 71–56
1999-01-07at Tennessee Tech Golden EaglesW 68–63
1999-01-09at Middle Tennessee Blue RaidersW 75–73
1999-01-12vs Tennessee State TigersW 72–63
1999-01-14vs UT Martin SkyhawksL 75–83 (OTOT)
1999-01-16vs Murray State RacersL 73–86
1999-01-23vs Southeast Missouri State RedhawksL 70–81
1999-01-28at Morehead State EaglesL 82–84
1999-01-30at Eastern Kentucky ColonelsL 73–75
1999-02-02vs Austin Peay GovernorsW 74–70
1999-02-04vs Tennessee Tech Golden EaglesW 74–70
1999-02-06vs Middle Tennessee Blue RaidersW 72–62
1999-02-11at UT Martin SkyhawksL 81–87
1999-02-13at Murray State RacersL 89–94 (2OTOT)
1999-02-20at Southeast Missouri State RedhawksL 70–92
1999-02-23at Southeast Missouri State RedhawksL 57–78

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