Eastern Illinois at Illinois State

Saturday, September 20, 2008

Eastern Illinois beat Illinois State 25–⁠21. It was their 18th meeting; after it, Illinois State led the series 11–⁠7.

AwayEastern Illinois5–⁠7 in 2008
25
HomeIllinois State3–⁠8 in 2008
21

Final at Hancock Stadium, NormalAttendance 14,023

At kickoff
71°F, clear, wind 6 mph from the southwestWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Central Illinois Regional Airport (KBMI), 5 km from the stadium, 26 minutes after kickoff

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Eastern Illinois7031525
Illinois State1407021

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Illinois State 54% to win. Eastern Illinois won as Elo’s underdog.

Illinois State leads 23–⁠12 in 35 meetings, counting the 17 since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Illinois State 49, Eastern Illinois 13
2025Illinois State 42, Eastern Illinois 30
2024Illinois State 31, Eastern Illinois 7
2023Eastern Illinois 14, Illinois State 13
2022Illinois State 35, Eastern Illinois 7
2021Illinois State 31, Eastern Illinois 24

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