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1975 Illinois State

2–⁠7–⁠1.

Schedule and results

Illinois State in 1975, game by game: lost vs. Western Illinois 7–17; lost at Western Kentucky 14–24; lost at Marshall 3–36; lost vs. Central Michigan 7–42; tied vs. Southern Illinois 17–17; lost at Indiana State 13–42; won vs. Northern Illinois 27–10; lost at Eastern Michigan 14–51; lost at Ball State 7–46; won at Eastern Illinois 31–13+18−39Lost 7–17 vs. Western Illinois-10Western IllinoisLost 14–24 at Western Kentucky-10Western KentuckyLost 3–36 at Marshall-33MarshallLost 7–42 vs. Central Michigan-35Central MichiganTied 17–17 vs. Southern Illinois0Southern Illino…Lost 13–42 at Indiana State-29Indiana StateWon 27–10 vs. Northern Illinois+17Northern Illino…Lost 14–51 at Eastern Michigan-37Eastern MichiganLost 7–46 at Ball State-39Ball StateWon 31–13 at Eastern Illinois+18Eastern Illinois
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 13vsWestern IllinoisL 7–⁠1757%
Sep 20atWestern KentuckyL 14–⁠2418%
Sep 27atMarshallL 3–⁠3628%
Oct 4vsCentral MichiganL 7–⁠4233%
Oct 11vsSouthern IllinoisT 17–⁠1745%
Oct 25atIndiana StateL 13–⁠4225%
Nov 1vsNorthern IllinoisW 27–⁠1023%
Nov 8atEastern MichiganL 14–⁠5140%
Nov 15atBall StateL 7–⁠468%
Nov 22atEastern IllinoisW 31–⁠1338%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Eastern Illinois 31–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 52nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 57 on file).

Record
2–⁠7–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
140–⁠298
Coach
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Elo
1160 −38 this season
SP+ rating
-24.5 No. 130 of 132; offense No. 108, defense No. 130
SRS
−27.7 No. 137 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1976

The 1976 draft
Rd 6Calvin Harper OTKansas City Chiefs