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Illinois State vs. North Dakota State

Illinois State and North Dakota State have 19 meetings on file, the first in 2007; North Dakota State leads the series 16–⁠3 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s North Dakota State 9–⁠1.

Illinois State wins
3
North Dakota State wins
16
Ties
0
Earliest on file
2007
Longest streak
14 North Dakota State
Current streak
1 Illinois State
Last 10 meetings
North Dakota State 9–⁠1
Most recent
2025

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
2000s1–⁠2
2010s1–⁠9
2020s1–⁠5
Average margin
15.2 points; 5 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Illinois State
1–⁠7 Illinois State’s record at home
At North Dakota State
8–⁠2 North Dakota State’s record at home
Neutral sites
0–⁠1 Illinois State first
Shutouts
1

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Illinois State’s biggest win2010: Illinois State 34, North Dakota State 24by 10 points
  2. North Dakota State’s biggest win2019: North Dakota State 37, Illinois State 3by 34 points
  3. Upset2025: Illinois State 29, North Dakota State 28Illinois State had a 16% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset2009: Illinois State 27, North Dakota State 24Illinois State had a 27% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Illinois State and North Dakota State, 2007 on1300150017002010201520202025

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.

Stars of the series

Named most valuable

Carson Wentz North Dakota State2014

Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).

Every game

Dec 6, 2025Illinois State 29, North Dakota State 28at North Dakota StateFCS Championship – Second Round
Oct 4, 2025North Dakota State 33, Illinois State 16at Illinois State
Sep 28, 2024North Dakota State 42, Illinois State 10at Illinois State
Oct 29, 2022North Dakota State 24, Illinois State 7at North Dakota State
Oct 16, 2021North Dakota State 20, Illinois State 0at Illinois State
Mar 13, 2021North Dakota State 21, Illinois State 13at North Dakota State
Dec 14, 2019North Dakota State 9, Illinois State 3at North Dakota StateFCS Championship – Quarterfinals, CFP Quarterfinal
Oct 5, 2019North Dakota State 37, Illinois State 3at Illinois State
Oct 20, 2018North Dakota State 28, Illinois State 14at North Dakota State
Nov 18, 2017North Dakota State 20, Illinois State 7at Illinois State
Oct 1, 2016North Dakota State 31, Illinois State 10at North Dakota State
Jan 10, 2015North Dakota State 29, Illinois State 27Toyota Stadium
Nov 9, 2013North Dakota State 28, Illinois State 10at North Dakota State
Nov 17, 2012North Dakota State 38, Illinois State 20at Illinois State
Oct 1, 2011North Dakota State 20, Illinois State 10at North Dakota State
Oct 16, 2010Illinois State 34, North Dakota State 24at Illinois State
Oct 3, 2009Illinois State 27, North Dakota State 24at North Dakota State
Oct 25, 2008North Dakota State 25, Illinois State 7at Illinois State
Nov 3, 2007North Dakota State 54, Illinois State 28at North Dakota State

Every game is listed as played on the field.