South Dakota State at Illinois State

Saturday, October 29, 2016

Illinois State beat South Dakota State 38–⁠21. It was their seventh meeting; after it, Illinois State led the series 4–⁠3.

AwaySouth Dakota State9–⁠4 in 2016
21
HomeIllinois State6–⁠6 in 2016
38

Final at Hancock Stadium, NormalTV: ESPN3Attendance 7,595

At kickoff
78°F, clear, wind 22 mph from the southwest, gusts to 26 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Central Illinois Regional Airport (KBMI), 5 km from the stadium
Officials
Referee Rich Edwards; umpire Edward Laco; head linesman Jeff Johnson; line judge Gary Barrett; side judge Ken Cloud; field judge Steve Gfell; back judge Justin StaehrGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
South Dakota State0147021
Illinois State141401038

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

South Dakota State 58% to win. Illinois State won as Elo’s underdog.

South Dakota State leads 8–⁠6 in 14 meetings, counting the seven since this game.

Recent meetings
2026South Dakota State 31, Illinois State 14
2025Illinois State 35, South Dakota State 21
2023South Dakota State 40, Illinois State 21
2022South Dakota State 31, Illinois State 7
2019Illinois State 27, South Dakota State 18
2018South Dakota State 38, Illinois State 28

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