Illinois vs. Middle Tennessee
Illinois and Middle Tennessee first met in 1998 and have played 3 times; Illinois leads the series 3–0. Over the last 3 meetings it’s Illinois 3–0, and Illinois has won the last 3. Share
- Illinois wins
- 3
- Middle Tennessee wins
- 0
- Ties
- 0
- First meeting
- 1998
- Longest streak
- 3 Illinois
- Current streak
- 3 Illinois
- Last 10 meetings
- Illinois 3–0
- Most recent
- 2015
The series at a glance
- Average margin
- 19.7 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Illinois
- 3–0 Illinois’s record at home
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Both programs through the years
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
Biggest days
| Ed’Marques Batties Middle Tennessee | 13 catches, 175 yards, 2 TD | 2015 Receiving |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).
Every game
| Sep 26, 2015 | Illinois 27, Middle Tennessee 25 | at Illinois | ||
| Sep 2, 2000 | 21Illinois 35, Middle Tennessee 6 | at Illinois | ||
| Sep 12, 1998 | Illinois 48, Middle Tennessee 20 | at Illinois |
Every game is listed as played on the field.