History Programs Eastern Illinois vs. Illinois State Eastern Illinois vs. Illinois State Eastern Illinois and Illinois State have 35 meetings on file, the first in 1975; Illinois State leads the series 23–12 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Illinois State 8–2, and Illinois State has won the last 3. The winner takes home the Mid-America Classic. Illinois State holds it. Share
Eastern Illinois wins 12
Illinois State wins 23
Ties 0
Longest streak 6 Illinois State
Current streak 3 Illinois State
Last 10 meetings Illinois State 8–2
The series at a glance Deeper color: bigger margin
Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner ’0 ’1 ’2 ’3 ’4 ’5 ’6 ’7 ’8 ’9 W–L 1970s 2–3 1980s 4–2 2000s 2–6 2010s 3–7 2020s 1–5
Average margin 16 points; 13 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Eastern Illinois 8–12 Eastern Illinois’s record at home
At Illinois State 11–4 Illinois State’s record at home
Shutouts 2 Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Both programs through the years Ticks under the axis: each meeting, in the winner’s color
End-of-season Elo ratings of Eastern Illinois and Illinois State, 1975 on 1300 1500 1700 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.
Every game Sep 19, 2026 Illinois State 49, Eastern Illinois 13 at Illinois State Sep 13, 2025 Illinois State 42, Eastern Illinois 30 at Eastern Illinois Sep 21, 2024 Illinois State 31, Eastern Illinois 7 at Illinois State Sep 16, 2023 Eastern Illinois 14, Illinois State 13 at Eastern Illinois Sep 17, 2022 Illinois State 35, Eastern Illinois 7 at Illinois State Sep 18, 2021 Illinois State 31, Eastern Illinois 24 at Eastern Illinois Sep 14, 2019 Illinois State 21, Eastern Illinois 3 at Eastern Illinois Sep 8, 2018 Illinois State 48, Eastern Illinois 10 at Illinois State Sep 16, 2017 Illinois State 44, Eastern Illinois 13 at Eastern Illinois Sep 17, 2016 Eastern Illinois 24, Illinois State 21 at Illinois State Sep 19, 2015 Illinois State 34, Eastern Illinois 31 at Eastern Illinois Sep 13, 2014 Illinois State 34, Eastern Illinois 15 at Illinois State Sep 14, 2013 Eastern Illinois 57, Illinois State 24 at Eastern Illinois Sep 15, 2012 Illinois State 54, Eastern Illinois 51 at Illinois State Sep 1, 2011 Eastern Illinois 33, Illinois State 26 at Eastern Illinois Nov 13, 2010 Illinois State 27, Eastern Illinois 23 at Illinois State Sep 3, 2009 Eastern Illinois 31, Illinois State 6 at Eastern Illinois Sep 20, 2008 Eastern Illinois 25, Illinois State 21 at Illinois State Sep 15, 2007 Illinois State 24, Eastern Illinois 21 at Eastern Illinois Nov 25, 2006 Illinois State 24, Eastern Illinois 13 at Eastern Illinois NCAA Division I Football Championship Sep 16, 2006 Illinois State 44, Eastern Illinois 30 at Illinois State Sep 17, 2005 Illinois State 27, Eastern Illinois 6 at Eastern Illinois Sep 18, 2004 Illinois State 35, Eastern Illinois 31 at Illinois State Sep 20, 2003 Illinois State 21, Eastern Illinois 14 at Eastern Illinois Oct 12, 1985 Eastern Illinois 21, Illinois State 14 at Eastern Illinois Oct 6, 1984 Illinois State 34, Eastern Illinois 21 at Eastern Illinois Sep 3, 1983 Eastern Illinois 38, Illinois State 7 at Illinois State Sep 4, 1982 Eastern Illinois 27, Illinois State 14 at Eastern Illinois Oct 10, 1981 Illinois State 25, Eastern Illinois 3 at Illinois State Oct 4, 1980 Eastern Illinois 31, Illinois State 14 at Eastern Illinois Nov 10, 1979 Eastern Illinois 24, Illinois State 0 at Illinois State Nov 4, 1978 Eastern Illinois 42, Illinois State 7 at Eastern Illinois Sep 3, 1977 Illinois State 20, Eastern Illinois 0 at Illinois State Nov 20, 1976 Illinois State 13, Eastern Illinois 8 at Eastern Illinois Nov 22, 1975 Illinois State 31, Eastern Illinois 13 at Eastern Illinois
Every game is listed as played on the field.
