Tennessee Tech at Eastern Illinois

Saturday, October 7, 2017

Eastern Illinois beat Tennessee Tech 24–⁠23. It was their 13th meeting; after it, Eastern Illinois led the series 10–⁠3.

AwayTennessee Tech1–⁠10 in 2017
23
HomeEastern Illinois6–⁠5 in 2017
24

Final at O’Brien Stadium, CharlestonAttendance 3,016

At kickoff
65°F, overcast, wind 10 mph from the southwest, gusts to 22 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Coles County Memorial Airport (KMTO), 8 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee DustinWhitehead; umpire Steve Lewis; head linesman Neil Hughes; line judge Philip DeWitt; side judge Greg Koerner; field judge Pat Pownall; back judge Greg MorganGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Tennessee Tech1406323
Eastern Illinois0314724

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Eastern Illinois 72% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Eastern Illinois leads 13–⁠7 in 20 meetings, counting the seven since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Tennessee Tech 21, Eastern Illinois 9
2024Tennessee Tech 23, Eastern Illinois 6
2022Tennessee Tech 20, Eastern Illinois 17
2021Eastern Illinois 28, Tennessee Tech 14
2020Eastern Illinois 28, Tennessee Tech 20
2019Tennessee Tech 40, Eastern Illinois 29

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