Tennessee State at Eastern Illinois

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Tennessee State beat Eastern Illinois 21–⁠10. It was their seventh meeting; after it, Eastern Illinois led the series 4–⁠3.

AwayTennessee State4–⁠4 in 2009
21
HomeEastern Illinois5–⁠4 in 2009
10

Final at O’Brien Stadium, CharlestonTV: ESPNU

At kickoff
44°F, mostly cloudy, calmWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Coles County Memorial Airport (KMTO), 8 km from the stadium, 23 minutes after kickoff

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Tennessee State0071421
Eastern Illinois030710

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Eastern Illinois 69% to win. Tennessee State pulled the upset.

Eastern Illinois leads 12–⁠9 in 21 meetings, counting the 14 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

Around this game

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