South Dakota at Illinois State

Saturday, October 21, 2017

Illinois State beat South Dakota 37–⁠21. It was their seventh meeting; after it, Illinois State led the series 6–⁠1.

AwaySouth Dakota8–⁠5 in 2017
21
HomeIllinois State6–⁠5 in 2017
37

Final at Hancock Stadium, NormalTV: ESPN3Attendance 12,113

At kickoff
74°F, clear, wind 23 mph from the south, gusts to 31 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Central Illinois Regional Airport (KBMI), 5 km from the stadium
Officials
Referee Matt Packowski; umpire Jim Scifres; head linesman Jim Swider; line judge Denis Schinderl; side judge Austin Hills; field judge Steve Gfell; back judge Bill FolzGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
South Dakota0140721
Illinois State14371337

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

South Dakota 53% to win. Illinois State won as Elo’s underdog.

Illinois State leads 9–⁠2 in 11 meetings, counting the four since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Illinois State 21, South Dakota 13
2022Illinois State 12, South Dakota 10
2021Illinois State 20, South Dakota 14
2020South Dakota 27, Illinois State 20
2017Illinois State 37, South Dakota 21
2016South Dakota 27, Illinois State 24

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