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2010 Illinois State

6–⁠5 (4–⁠4 Missouri Valley Football Conference).

Schedule and results

Illinois State in 2010, game by game: won vs. Central Missouri 55–54; lost at Northwestern 3–37; won vs. South Dakota State 24–14; won vs. Missouri State 44–41; lost vs. Southern Illinois 17–38; lost at Indiana State 24–59; won vs. North Dakota State 34–24; lost at Northern Iowa 14–42; lost at Western Illinois 38–65; won vs. Youngstown State 41–39; won vs. Eastern Illinois 27–23+10−35Won 55–54 vs. Central Missouri+1Central MissouriLost 3–37 at Northwestern-34NorthwesternWon 24–14 vs. South Dakota State+10South Dakota St…Won 44–41 vs. Missouri State+3Missouri StateLost 17–38 vs. Southern Illinois-21Southern Illino…Lost 24–59 at Indiana State-35Indiana StateWon 34–24 vs. North Dakota State+10North Dakota St…Lost 14–42 at Northern Iowa-28Northern IowaLost 38–65 at Western Illinois-27Western IllinoisWon 41–39 vs. Youngstown State+2Youngstown StateWon 27–23 vs. Eastern Illinois+4Eastern Illinois
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsCentral MissouriW 55–⁠5474%
Sep 11atNorthwesternL 3–⁠3716%
Sep 18vsSouth Dakota StateW 24–⁠1438%
Sep 25vsMissouri StateW 44–⁠4160%
Oct 2vsSouthern IllinoisL 17–⁠3848%
Oct 9atIndiana StateL 24–⁠5961%
Oct 16vsNorth Dakota StateW 34–⁠2446%
Oct 23atNorthern IowaL 14–⁠4227%
Oct 30atWestern IllinoisL 38–⁠6538%
Nov 6vsYoungstown StateW 41–⁠3951%
Nov 13vsEastern IllinoisW 27–⁠2366%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Eastern Illinois 27–⁠23; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

In program history: The 34th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 57 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 3rd in Missouri Valley Football Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
321–⁠436
Coach
—
Elo
1270 −33 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−28.6 No. 65 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Luke Huard
Defensive coordinator
Phil Elmassian
Captains
Dane Zumbahlen and Kelvyn Hemphill
Most valuable player
Marvon Sanders and Eric Brunner

2010 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Northern Iowa6–⁠27–⁠5
Western Illinois5–⁠38–⁠5
North Dakota State4–⁠49–⁠4
Illinois State4–⁠46–⁠5
Indiana State4–⁠46–⁠5
Southern Illinois4–⁠45–⁠6
Missouri State4–⁠45–⁠6
South Dakota State4–⁠45–⁠6
Youngstown State1–⁠73–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.