Tennessee State at Eastern Illinois

Saturday, November 4, 2006

Eastern Illinois beat Tennessee State 29–⁠3. It was their fourth meeting; after it, Eastern Illinois led the series 3–⁠1.

AwayTennessee State6–⁠5 in 2006
3
HomeEastern Illinois8–⁠5 in 2006
29

Final at O’Brien Stadium, CharlestonAttendance 5,912

At kickoff
49°F, overcast, wind 8 mph from the southWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Coles County Memorial Airport (KMTO), 8 km from the stadium, 23 minutes after kickoff

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Tennessee State03003
Eastern Illinois7106629

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Eastern Illinois 72% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Eastern Illinois leads 12–⁠9 in 21 meetings, counting the 17 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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