Western Illinois at Illinois State

Saturday, October 29, 2005

Western Illinois beat Illinois State 31–⁠17. It was their 14th meeting; after it, Western Illinois led the series 9–⁠5.

AwayWestern Illinois5–⁠6 in 2005
31
HomeIllinois State7–⁠4 in 2005
17

Final at Hancock Stadium, NormalAttendance 9,007

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Western Illinois7143731
Illinois State307717

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Illinois State 81% to win. Western Illinois pulled the upset.

Illinois State leads 21–⁠14 in 35 meetings, counting the 21 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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