1990 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

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

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	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	at Northern Illinois*	No. T–17	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	L 17–28	12,380	[1]
September 8	at Northwestern State*	No. T–17	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA	W 23–22		[2]
September 15	McNeese State*	No. T–17	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	L 7–15	6,408	[3]
September 22	at Murray State*		Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	L 10–14	7,184	[4]
September 29	at Illinois State		Hancock Stadium Normal, IL (rivalry)	L 7–28	12,164	[5]
October 6	at Western Illinois		Hanson Field Macomb, IL	W 27–17	9,181	[6]
October 13	Indiana State		O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	W 31–22	7,219	[7]
October 20	Southern Illinois		O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	W 14–3	3,728	[8]
October 27	No. 17 Northern Iowa		O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	L 10–16	2,102	[9]
November 3	Western Kentucky*		O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	W 28–6	9,008	[10]
November 10	at Southwest Missouri State		Briggs Stadium Springfield, MO	L 6–48		[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "NIU's air game downs Eastern". Southern Illinoisan. September 2, 1990. Retrieved January 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "E. Illinois gives NSU the boot". The Shreveport Times. September 9, 1990. Retrieved January 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Eastern stumbles at home". Herald and Review. September 16, 1990. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Davis' run boosts Murray over Eastern Illinois 14–10". The Courier-Journal. September 23, 1990. Retrieved January 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Busted play breaks Eastern's back". Herald and Review. September 30, 1990. Retrieved January 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Eastern rallies past Western". The Pantagraph. October 7, 1990. Retrieved January 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Jones lifts EIU past Indiana State". The Evansville Courier. October 14, 1990. Retrieved January 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Eastern topples Southern, 14–3". Herald and Review. Associated Press. October 21, 1990. p. D2. Retrieved December 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "UNI keeps Gateway hopes alive". The Courier. October 28, 1990. Retrieved March 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Western stumbles in 28–6 loss at Eastern Illinois". The Park City Daily News. November 4, 1990. Retrieved January 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Southwest Missouri pounds out point in victory". The Kansas City Star. November 11, 1990. Retrieved March 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "EIU Football Online Guide, 2019" (PDF). Eastern Illinois athletics.