Western Illinois at Illinois State

Saturday, October 6, 2018

Illinois State beat Western Illinois 33–⁠16. It was their 28th meeting; after it, Illinois State led the series 15–⁠13.

AwayWestern Illinois5–⁠6 in 2018
16
HomeIllinois State6–⁠5 in 2018
33

Final at Hancock Stadium, NormalTV: ESPN+Attendance 8,516

At kickoff
65°F, mostly cloudy, wind 11 mph from the northWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Central Illinois Regional Airport (KBMI), 5 km from the stadium
Officials
Referee Matt Packowski; umpire Jim Scifres; head linesman Jim Swider; line judge Gary Barrett; side judge Ken Cloud; field judge Stacey Jameson; back judge Jamie BirrGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Western Illinois673016
Illinois State21002133

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Illinois State 60% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

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