South Dakota at Western Illinois

Saturday, September 30, 2017 Share

South Dakota beat Western Illinois 38–⁠33. It was their sixth meeting; after it, Western Illinois led the series 5–⁠1.

AwaySouth Dakota8–⁠5 in 2017

HomeWestern Illinois8–⁠4 in 2017

Final at Hanson Field, MacombTV: ESPN3Attendance 5,631

At kickoff: 71°F, clear, wind 6 mph from the southeastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Macomb Municipal Airport (KMQB), 6 km from the stadium
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 W. WalderbachGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
South Dakota	7	17	14	0	38
Western Illinois	0	6	14	13	33

Our ratings going in

Western Illinois 63% to win. South Dakota won as Elo’s underdog.

Western Illinois leads 6–⁠4 in 10 meetings, counting the four 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