Tennessee State at Eastern Illinois

Saturday, September 22, 2018

Tennessee State beat Eastern Illinois 41–⁠40. It was their 14th meeting; after it, Eastern Illinois led the series 9–⁠5.

AwayTennessee State4–⁠5 in 2018
41
HomeEastern Illinois3–⁠8 in 2018
40

Final at O’Brien Stadium, CharlestonTV: ESPN+Attendance 7,670

At kickoff
64°F, clear, wind 8 mph from the northeastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Coles County Memorial Airport (KMTO), 8 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Andy Faust; umpire Thomas Floyd; head linesman Jeff Irwin; line judge Craig Dunn; side judge Jimmy Colwell; field judge K Merriweather; back judge Jim TothGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Tennessee State013131541
Eastern Illinois1777940

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Tennessee State 59% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Eastern Illinois leads 12–⁠9 in 21 meetings, counting the seven since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Eastern Illinois 31, Tennessee State 7
2024Tennessee State 41, Eastern Illinois 17
2023Eastern Illinois 30, Tennessee State 17
2022Tennessee State 37, Eastern Illinois 17
2021Tennessee State 28, Eastern Illinois 0
2020Tennessee State 21, Eastern Illinois 20

Around this game