Western Illinois at Illinois State

Saturday, November 4, 2017

Western Illinois beat Illinois State 31–⁠14. It was their 27th meeting; after it, Illinois State led the series 14–⁠13.

AwayWestern Illinois8–⁠4 in 2017
31
HomeIllinois State6–⁠5 in 2017
14

Final at Hancock Stadium, NormalTV: ESPN3Attendance 13,192

At kickoff
53°F, overcast, fog, wind 10 mph from the southWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Central Illinois Regional Airport (KBMI), 5 km from the stadium
Officials
Referee Andrew Speciale; umpire Scott Jones; head linesman Matthew Gabriel; line judge Patrick Brown; side judge Rick Holmes; field judge Nicole Randolph; back judge Cleophs MillerGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Western Illinois00171431
Illinois State770014

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Illinois State 65% to win. Western Illinois won as Elo’s underdog.

Illinois State leads 21–⁠14 in 35 meetings, counting the eight 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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