Tennessee State at Eastern Illinois

Saturday, October 30, 2004

Eastern Illinois beat Tennessee State 34–⁠24. It was their second meeting; after it, the series stood even at 1–⁠1.

AwayTennessee State4–⁠7 in 2004
24
HomeEastern Illinois5–⁠6 in 2004
34

Final at O’Brien Stadium, CharlestonAttendance 5,422

At kickoff
66°F, clear, wind 18 mph from the west, gusts to 29 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Coles County Mem (KMTO), 9 km from the stadium, 23 minutes after kickoff

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Tennessee State1700724
Eastern Illinois71701034

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Tennessee State 52% to win. Eastern Illinois won as Elo’s underdog.

Eastern Illinois leads 12–⁠9 in 21 meetings, counting the 19 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Eastern Illinois 31, Tennessee State 7
2024Tennessee State 41, Eastern Illinois 17
2023Eastern Illinois 30, Tennessee State 17
2022Tennessee State 37, Eastern Illinois 17
2021Tennessee State 28, Eastern Illinois 0
2020Tennessee State 21, Eastern Illinois 20

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