Northern Iowa at Illinois State

Saturday, October 3, 2015

Illinois State beat Northern Iowa 21–⁠13. It was their 15th meeting; after it, Northern Iowa led the series 9–⁠6.

AwayNorthern Iowa9–⁠5 in 2015
13
HomeIllinois State10–⁠3 in 2015
21

Final at Hancock Stadium, NormalTV: ESPN3Attendance 13,391

At kickoff
56°F, overcast, wind 24 mph from the northeast, gusts to 29 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Central Illinois Regional Airport (KBMI), 5 km from the stadium
Officials
Referee Tom Stapleton; umpire Edward Laco; head linesman Ron Tomczak; line judge Patrick Brown; side judge Dorran Stewart; field judge Jeff Pasold; back judge Gary CrullGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Northern Iowa073313
Illinois State7140021

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Illinois State 62% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Northern Iowa leads 14–⁠10 in 24 meetings, counting the nine since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Northern Iowa 28, Illinois State 21
2025Illinois State 31, Northern Iowa 16
2024Illinois State 31, Northern Iowa 9
2023Northern Iowa 24, Illinois State 21
2022Illinois State 23, Northern Iowa 21
2021Illinois State 17, Northern Iowa 10

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