Eastern Illinois vs. Samford

Eastern Illinois and Samford have 5 meetings on file, the first in 2003; Eastern Illinois leads the series 4–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 5 meetings it’s Eastern Illinois 4–⁠1, and Eastern Illinois has won the last 4.

Eastern Illinois wins
4
Samford wins
1
Ties
0
Earliest on file
2003
Longest streak
4 Eastern Illinois
Current streak
4 Eastern Illinois
Last 10 meetings
Eastern Illinois 4–⁠1
Most recent
2007

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
2000s4–⁠1
Average margin
14.6 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Eastern Illinois
2–⁠1 Eastern Illinois’s record at home
At Samford
0–⁠1 Samford’s record at home
Neutral sites
1–⁠0 Eastern Illinois first

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Eastern Illinois’s biggest win2005: Eastern Illinois 43, Samford 14by 29 points
  2. Samford’s biggest win2003: Samford 17, Eastern Illinois 14by 3 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Eastern Illinois and Samford, 2003 on13001500170020052010201520202025

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

Nov 17, 2007Eastern Illinois 33, Samford 17at Eastern Illinois
Sep 23, 2006Eastern Illinois 24, Samford 13at Samford
Sep 24, 2005Eastern Illinois 43, Samford 14at Eastern Illinois
Nov 20, 2004Eastern Illinois 28, Samford 14Neutral site
Nov 22, 2003Samford 17, Eastern Illinois 14at Eastern Illinois

Every game is listed as played on the field.