Western Illinois at Southern Illinois

Saturday, November 3, 2018 Share

Western Illinois beat Southern Illinois 34–⁠31. It was their 20th meeting; after it, Southern Illinois led the series 14–⁠6.

AwayWestern Illinois5–⁠6 in 2018

HomeSouthern Illinois2–⁠9 in 2018

Final at Saluki Stadium, CarbondaleTV: ESPN3Attendance 4,780

At kickoff: 53°F, a few clouds, wind 8 mph from the southWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Southern Illinois Airport (KMDH), 9 km from the stadium, eight minutes before kickoff
Officials: Referee J. Valentine; umpire Scott Jones; head linesman Nick Brigati; line judge G. Schildmeyer; side judge Jim Rogers; field judge Jen Berke; back judge Damon WilcoxGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Western Illinois	7	7	0	20	34
Southern Illinois	7	10	14	0	31

Our ratings going in

Western Illinois 64% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Southern Illinois leads 18–⁠6 in 24 meetings, counting the four since this game.

Recent meetings
2023	Southern Illinois 63, Western Illinois 0
2022	Southern Illinois 30, Western Illinois 7
2021	Southern Illinois 31, Western Illinois 30
2019	Southern Illinois 45, Western Illinois 21
2018	Western Illinois 34, Southern Illinois 31
2017	Western Illinois 28, Southern Illinois 14