1990 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

American college football season

1990 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
Conference	Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record	5–6 (3–3 GCAC)
Head coach	Bob Spoo (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Roy Wittke (1st season)
Home stadium	O'Brien Stadium
Seasons← 1989 1991 →

1990 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 6 Southwest Missouri State +^	5	–	1	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No. 11 Northern Iowa +^	5	–	1	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Eastern Illinois	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Illinois State	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Western Illinois	3	–	3	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Indiana State	1	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Southern Illinois	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1990 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University during the 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Panthers played their home games at O'Brien Stadium in Charleston, Illinois.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 1		at Northern Illinois*	No. T–17	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	L 17–28	12,380
September 8		at Northwestern State*	No. T–17	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA	W 23–22
September 15		McNeese State*	No. T–17	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	L 7–15	6,408
September 22		at Murray State*		Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	L 10–14
September 29		at Illinois State		Hancock Stadium Normal, IL (rivalry)	L 7–28
October 6		at Western Illinois		Hanson Field Macomb, IL	W 27–17
October 13		Indiana State		O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	W 31–22
October 20		Southern Illinois		O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	W 14–3	3,728
October 27	1:30 p.m.	No. 17 Northern Iowa		O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	L 10–16	2,102
November 3		Western Kentucky*		O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	W 28–6	9,008
November 10		at Southwest Missouri State		Briggs Stadium Springfield, MO	L 6–48
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

"Eastern stumbles at home". Herald and Review. September 16, 1990. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Eastern topples Southern, 14-3". Herald and Review. Associated Press. October 21, 1990. p. D2. Retrieved December 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"UNI keeps Gateway hopes alive". The Courier. October 28, 1990. Retrieved March 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Southwest Missouri pounds out point in victory". The Kansas City Star. November 11, 1990. Retrieved March 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"EIU Football Online Guide, 2019" (PDF). Eastern Illinois athletics.

v t e Eastern Illinois Panthers football
Venues	O'Brien Field (1970–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Illinois State: Mid-America Classic
Culture & lore	Billy the Panther
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
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