Week 1 · 2026
Eastern Illinois at Minnesota
Thu 09/03/2026 08:00 PMHuntington Bank StadiumMinnesota pregame100% — Pregame win probability: 100% for Minnesota. Minnesota favored, and won.
86°Mostly Clear59% humidityMeasured at kickoff, by an official weather station
Eastern Illinois
7
3–6
Minnesota
59
5–3
Attendance
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not yet reported
Eastern Illinois13 drives · 1 scoring · avg start own 20
Minnesota10 drives · 7 scoring · avg start own 40
1st quarter | |||||
| 15:00 | MINN | own 25opp 22 | 8 plays, 16 yd | Punt | 0–0 |
| 11:51 | EIU | own 22opp 49 | 5 plays, 2 yd | Punt | 0–0 |
| 10:15 | MINN | own 49goal line | 12 plays, 51 yd | Touchdown +7 MINN | 0–7 |
| 4:29 | EIU | own 25own 0 | 6 plays, 7 yd | Touchdown +7 MINN | 0–14 |
| 2:14 | EIU | own 25opp 34 | 6 plays, -1 yd | Punt | 0–14 |
| 0:31 | MINN | own 34goal line | 4 plays, 66 yd | Touchdown +7 MINN | 0–21 |
2nd quarter | |||||
| 14:20 | EIU | own 25goal line | 12 plays, 75 yd | Touchdown +7 EIU | 7–21 |
| 8:56 | MINN | own 27goal line | 10 plays, 73 yd | Touchdown +7 MINN | 7–28 |
| 3:15 | EIU | own 25opp 47 | 8 plays, -9 yd | Punt | 7–28 |
| 1:43 | MINN | own 47goal line | 12 plays, 53 yd | Touchdown +7 MINN | 7–35 |
| 0:06 | EIU | own 25own 23 | 3 plays, -2 yd | End of period | 7–35 |
3rd quarter | |||||
| 14:56 | EIU | own 19own 0 | 5 plays, 2 yd | Touchdown +7 MINN | 7–42 |
| 13:26 | EIU | own 25opp 24 | 6 plays, 1 yd | Punt | 7–42 |
| 11:56 | MINN | own 24opp 4 | 5 plays, 72 yd | Turnover | 7–42 |
| 8:59 | EIU | own 4opp 43 | 5 plays, 7 yd | Punt | 7–42 |
| 7:06 | MINN | own 43own 35 | 7 plays, 45 yd | Field goal +3 MINN | 7–45 |
| 3:17 | EIU | own 25opp 48 | 5 plays, -6 yd | Punt | 7–45 |
| 1:13 | MINN | own 48opp 2 | 9 plays, 52 yd | Touchdown +7 MINN | 7–52 |
4th quarter | |||||
| 12:26 | EIU | own 18opp 33 | 6 plays, 5 yd | Punt | 7–52 |
| 10:56 | MINN | own 33opp 3 | 9 plays, 31 yd | Punt | 7–52 |
| 6:19 | EIU | own 3own 34 | 4 plays, 5 yd | Punt | 7–52 |
| 4:11 | MINN | opp 34goal line | 10 plays, 34 yd | Touchdown +7 MINN | 7–59 |
| 0:25 | EIU | own 25opp 22 | 3 plays, -3 yd | End of period | 7–59 |
Field position is where the drive started and ended, from the offense’s point of view. Score is Eastern Illinois–Minnesota after the drive.
Previous meeting vs. Eastern Illinois
Minnesota 1–0 vs Eastern Illinois
- 2014 · wk 1Eastern Illinois 20 @ Minnesota 42
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