Murray State vs. Southern Illinois

Murray State and Southern Illinois have 7 meetings on file, the first in 2003; Southern Illinois leads the series 7–⁠0 in the games on file. Over the last 7 meetings it’s Southern Illinois 7–⁠0, and Southern Illinois has won the last 7.

Murray State wins
0
Southern Illinois wins
7
Ties
0
Earliest on file
2003
Longest streak
7 Southern Illinois
Current streak
7 Southern Illinois
Last 10 meetings
Southern Illinois 7–⁠0
Most recent
2026

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
2000s0–⁠1
2010s0–⁠2
2020s0–⁠4
Average margin
34.3 points; 0 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Murray State
0–⁠4 Murray State’s record at home
At Southern Illinois
2–⁠0 Southern Illinois’s record at home
Neutral sites
0–⁠1 Murray State first
Shutouts
1

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Southern Illinois’s biggest win2024: Southern Illinois 62, Murray State 0by 62 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Murray State and Southern Illinois, 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

Sep 26, 2026Southern Illinois 46, Murray State 6at Murray State
Nov 1, 2025Southern Illinois 27, Murray State 7at Murray State
Nov 23, 2024Southern Illinois 62, Murray State 0at Southern Illinois
Oct 14, 2023Southern Illinois 27, Murray State 6at Murray State
Aug 30, 2018Southern Illinois 49, Murray State 10at Murray State
Sep 17, 2016Southern Illinois 50, Murray State 17at Southern Illinois
Sep 13, 2003Southern Illinois 32, Murray State 7Neutral site

Every game is listed as played on the field.