Illinois State at Western Illinois

Saturday, November 5, 2016

Illinois State beat Western Illinois 31–⁠26. It was their 26th meeting; after it, Illinois State led the series 14–⁠12.

AwayIllinois State6–⁠6 in 2016
31
HomeWestern Illinois6–⁠5 in 2016
26

Final at Hanson Field, MacombTV: ESPN3Attendance 3,589

At kickoff
62°F, clear, wind 8 mph from the southwestWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Macomb Municipal Airport (KMQB), 6 km from the stadium
Officials
Referee David Siegle; umpire Ryan McClellan; head linesman Calvin Diggs; line judge Ron Tomczak; side judge Jason Frank; field judge Ryan Gannon; back judge Kurt WalderbachGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Illinois State1477331
Western Illinois0163726

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

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

Illinois State leads 21–⁠14 in 35 meetings, counting the nine since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Illinois State 41, Western Illinois 10
2024Illinois State 51, Western Illinois 34
2023Illinois State 34, Western Illinois 18
2022Illinois State 20, Western Illinois 13
2021Western Illinois 38, Illinois State 31
2020Illinois State 26, Western Illinois 18

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