Eastern Illinois at Illinois State

Saturday, September 8, 2018

Illinois State beat Eastern Illinois 48–⁠10. It was their 28th meeting; after it, Illinois State led the series 17–⁠11.

AwayEastern Illinois3–⁠8 in 2018
10
HomeIllinois State6–⁠5 in 2018
48

Final at Hancock Stadium, NormalTV: ESPN+Attendance 8,914

At kickoff
63°F, partly cloudy, wind 17 mph from the northeast, gusts to 23 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Central Illinois Regional Airport (KBMI), 5 km from the stadium, 21 minutes after kickoff
Officials
Referee Jeremy Valentin; umpire Paul Janus; head linesman Nick Brigati; line judge Gary Shildmeyer; side judge Jim Rogers; field judge Brad Brunet; back judge Damon WilcoxGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Eastern Illinois0010010
Illinois State721101048

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

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

Illinois State leads 23–⁠12 in 35 meetings, counting the seven since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Illinois State 49, Eastern Illinois 13
2025Illinois State 42, Eastern Illinois 30
2024Illinois State 31, Eastern Illinois 7
2023Eastern Illinois 14, Illinois State 13
2022Illinois State 35, Eastern Illinois 7
2021Illinois State 31, Eastern Illinois 24

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