Illinois State vs. Marshall

Illinois State and Marshall have 5 meetings on file, the first in 1975; Marshall leads the series 4–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 5 meetings it’s Marshall 4–⁠1, and Marshall has won the last 2.

Illinois State wins
1
Marshall wins
4
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1975
Longest streak
2 Marshall
Current streak
2 Marshall
Last 10 meetings
Marshall 4–⁠1
Most recent
2008

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1970s0–⁠2
1980s1–⁠1
2000s0–⁠1
Average margin
19.8 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Illinois State
0–⁠2 Illinois State’s record at home
At Marshall
2–⁠1 Marshall’s record at home

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Illinois State’s biggest win1983: Illinois State 27, Marshall 3by 24 points
  2. Marshall’s biggest win1975: Marshall 36, Illinois State 3by 33 points
  3. Upset1983: Illinois State 27, Marshall 3Illinois State had a 30% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1984: Marshall 10, Illinois State 3Marshall had a 33% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Illinois State and Marshall, 1975 on13001500170019801990200020102020

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

Aug 30, 2008Marshall 35, Illinois State 10at Marshall
Nov 10, 1984Marshall 10, Illinois State 3at Illinois State
Sep 10, 1983Illinois State 27, Marshall 3at Marshall
Sep 18, 1976Marshall 23, Illinois State 13at Illinois State
Sep 27, 1975Marshall 36, Illinois State 3at Marshall

Every game is listed as played on the field.