History Programs Illinois State vs. Western Illinois Illinois State vs. Western Illinois Illinois State and Western Illinois have 35 meetings on file, the first in 1975; Illinois State leads the series 21–14 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Illinois State 8–2, and Illinois State has won the last 4. Share
Illinois State wins 21
Western Illinois wins 14
Ties 0
Longest streak 7 Illinois State
Current streak 4 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 3–3 2000s 2–5 2010s 9–2 2020s 5–1
Average margin 15.2 points; 8 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Illinois State 14–6 Illinois State’s record at home
At Western Illinois 8–7 Western Illinois’s record at home
Shutouts 1 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 Illinois State and Western Illinois, 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 5, 2026 Illinois State 41, Western Illinois 10 at Western Illinois Sep 14, 2024 Illinois State 51, Western Illinois 34 at Illinois State Sep 9, 2023 Illinois State 34, Western Illinois 18 at Western Illinois Nov 19, 2022 Illinois State 20, Western Illinois 13 at Illinois State Oct 30, 2021 Western Illinois 38, Illinois State 31 at Western Illinois Mar 20, 2021 Illinois State 26, Western Illinois 18 at Illinois State Oct 19, 2019 Illinois State 28, Western Illinois 14 at Western Illinois Oct 6, 2018 Illinois State 33, Western Illinois 16 at Illinois State Nov 4, 2017 Western Illinois 31, Illinois State 14 at Illinois State Nov 5, 2016 Illinois State 31, Western Illinois 26 at Western Illinois Dec 5, 2015 Illinois State 36, Western Illinois 19 at Illinois State NCAA Division I Football Championship – Second Round Oct 24, 2015 Illinois State 48, Western Illinois 28 at Illinois State Oct 18, 2014 Illinois State 37, Western Illinois 34 at Western Illinois Oct 5, 2013 Illinois State 35, Western Illinois 21 at Illinois State Sep 22, 2012 Illinois State 23, Western Illinois 3 at Western Illinois Nov 5, 2011 Illinois State 31, Western Illinois 7 at Illinois State Oct 30, 2010 Western Illinois 65, Illinois State 38 at Western Illinois Nov 7, 2009 Illinois State 25, Western Illinois 7 at Illinois State Nov 15, 2008 Western Illinois 48, Illinois State 45 at Western Illinois Oct 27, 2007 Western Illinois 27, Illinois State 14 at Illinois State Oct 21, 2006 Illinois State 27, Western Illinois 14 at Western Illinois Oct 29, 2005 Western Illinois 31, Illinois State 17 at Illinois State Oct 16, 2004 Western Illinois 40, Illinois State 31 at Western Illinois Nov 1, 2003 Western Illinois 24, Illinois State 20 at Illinois State Sep 7, 1985 Illinois State 18, Western Illinois 6 at Illinois State Oct 27, 1984 Western Illinois 28, Illinois State 14 at Western Illinois Oct 29, 1983 Illinois State 45, Western Illinois 7 at Illinois State Sep 18, 1982 Western Illinois 29, Illinois State 13 at Illinois State Sep 5, 1981 Illinois State 31, Western Illinois 7 at Illinois State Nov 1, 1980 Western Illinois 27, Illinois State 0 at Western Illinois Nov 3, 1979 Illinois State 35, Western Illinois 7 at Illinois State Oct 28, 1978 Western Illinois 26, Illinois State 20 at Western Illinois Oct 29, 1977 Illinois State 17, Western Illinois 7 at Illinois State Oct 30, 1976 Western Illinois 24, Illinois State 14 at Western Illinois Sep 13, 1975 Western Illinois 17, Illinois State 7 at Illinois State
Every game is listed as played on the field.
