Western Illinois at South Dakota

Saturday, October 29, 2016 Share

Western Illinois beat South Dakota 35–⁠34. It was their fifth meeting; after it, Western Illinois led the series 5–⁠0.

AwayWestern Illinois6–⁠5 in 2016

HomeSouth Dakota4–⁠7 in 2016

Final at DakotaDome, VermillionIndoorsTV: ESPN3Attendance 8,412

Officials: Referee C. La Mange; umpire J. Scifres; head linesman J. Swider; line judge D. Schinderle; side judge D. Uyl; field judge P. Brown II; back judge M. BirrGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Western Illinois	14	0	14	7	35
South Dakota	17	14	0	3	34

Our ratings going in

Western Illinois 56% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Western Illinois leads 6–⁠4 in 10 meetings, counting the five since this game.

Recent meetings
2023	South Dakota 48, Western Illinois 6
2021	South Dakota 42, Western Illinois 21
2019	Western Illinois 38, South Dakota 34
2018	South Dakota 17, Western Illinois 12
2017	South Dakota 38, Western Illinois 33
2016	Western Illinois 35, South Dakota 34