Illinois State at North Dakota State

Saturday, October 20, 2018

North Dakota State beat Illinois State 28–⁠14. It was their 11th meeting; after it, North Dakota State led the series 9–⁠2.

AwayIllinois State6–⁠5 in 2018
14
HomeNorth Dakota State15–⁠0 in 2018
28

Final at Fargodome, FargoIndoorsTV: ESPN+Attendance 18,553

Officials
Referee Andy Speciale; umpire John Pugh; head linesman Scott Landy; line judge Kris Loving Sr.; side judge Ken Cloud; field judge Nikki Randolph; back judge Chris CurryGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Illinois State007714
North Dakota State7147028

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

North Dakota State 79% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

North Dakota State leads 16–⁠3 in 19 meetings, counting the eight since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Illinois State 29, North Dakota State 28FCS Championship – Second Round
2025North Dakota State 33, Illinois State 16
2024North Dakota State 42, Illinois State 10
2022North Dakota State 24, Illinois State 7
2021North Dakota State 20, Illinois State 0
2020North Dakota State 21, Illinois State 13

Around this game