Eastern Illinois at Tennessee State

Saturday, November 8, 2008

Tennessee State beat Eastern Illinois 45–⁠24. It was their sixth meeting; after it, Eastern Illinois led the series 4–⁠2.

AwayEastern Illinois5–⁠7 in 2008
24
HomeTennessee State8–⁠4 in 2008
45

Final at Nissan Stadium, NashvilleAttendance 6,393

At kickoff
57°F, partly cloudy, wind 13 mph from the west, gusts to 22 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Nashville International Airport (KBNA), 10 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Eastern Illinois0371424
Tennessee State141071445

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Tennessee State 59% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Eastern Illinois leads 12–⁠9 in 21 meetings, counting the 15 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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