Illinois State at Western Illinois

Saturday, October 16, 2004

Western Illinois beat Illinois State 40–⁠31. It was their 13th meeting; after it, Western Illinois led the series 8–⁠5.

AwayIllinois State4–⁠7 in 2004
31
HomeWestern Illinois4–⁠7 in 2004
40

Final at Hanson Field, MacombAttendance 9,867

At kickoff
48°F, mostly cloudy, wind 21 mph from the west, gusts to 26 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Macomb Municipal (KMQB), 6 km from the stadium

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Illinois State10140731
Western Illinois71413640

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Western Illinois 61% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Illinois State leads 21–⁠14 in 35 meetings, counting the 22 since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Illinois State 41, Western Illinois 10
2024Illinois State 51, Western Illinois 34
2023Illinois State 34, Western Illinois 18
2022Illinois State 20, Western Illinois 13
2021Western Illinois 38, Illinois State 31
2020Illinois State 26, Western Illinois 18

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