South Dakota at Western Illinois

Saturday, November 2, 2019 Share

Western Illinois beat South Dakota 38–⁠34. It was their eighth meeting; after it, Western Illinois led the series 6–⁠2.

AwaySouth Dakota5–⁠7 in 2019

HomeWestern Illinois1–⁠11 in 2019

Final at Hanson Field, MacombTV: ESPN+

At kickoff: 46°F, partly cloudy, wind 17 mph from the west, gusts to 21 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Macomb Municipal Airport (KMQB), 6 km from the stadium
Officials: Referee Andrew Speciale; umpire John Pugh; head linesman Frank Spryszak; line judge C. Loving; side judge John Smith; field judge Nicole Randolph; back judge Kurt Dingmann; center judge Paul VallinaGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
South Dakota	7	10	3	14	34
Western Illinois	7	0	10	21	38

Our ratings going in

South Dakota 60% to win. Western Illinois won as Elo’s underdog.

Western Illinois leads 6–⁠4 in 10 meetings, counting the two since this game.

Recent meetings
2023	South Dakota 48, Western Illinois 6
2021	South Dakota 42, Western Illinois 21
2019	Western Illinois 38, South Dakota 34
2018	South Dakota 17, Western Illinois 12
2017	South Dakota 38, Western Illinois 33
2016	Western Illinois 35, South Dakota 34