Illinois State at Southern Illinois

Saturday, October 14, 2017

Southern Illinois beat Illinois State 42–⁠7. It was their 29th meeting; after it, Southern Illinois led the series 18–⁠10–⁠1.

AwayIllinois State6–⁠5 in 2017
7
HomeSouthern Illinois4–⁠7 in 2017
42

Final at Saluki Stadium, CarbondaleTV: ESPN3Attendance 8,121

At kickoff
85°F, clear, wind 14 mph from the south, gusts to 18 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Southern Illinois Airport (KMDH), 9 km from the stadium, eight minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee David Siegle; umpire Steve Flanagan; head linesman Matthew Griebel; line judge Sergio DeHoyos; side judge John Smith; field judge Ryan Gannon; back judge Kurt WalderbachGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Illinois State00707
Southern Illinois71471442

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Illinois State 62% to win. Southern Illinois won as Elo’s underdog.

Southern Illinois leads 21–⁠14–⁠1 in 36 meetings, counting the seven since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Illinois State 35, Southern Illinois 14
2025Southern Illinois 37, Illinois State 7
2024Illinois State 45, Southern Illinois 10
2022Southern Illinois 19, Illinois State 14
2021Southern Illinois 35, Illinois State 17
2019Illinois State 21, Southern Illinois 7

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