Week 1 · 2026
Illinois State at Western Illinois
Sat 09/05/2026 08:00 PMHanson Field
87°Clear3 mph NE · 83% humidityMeasured at kickoff, by an official weather station
Illinois State
41
7–2
Western Illinois
10
5–4
Attendance
—
not yet reported
Illinois State11 drives · 7 scoring · avg start own 37
Western Illinois11 drives · 2 scoring · avg start own 22
1st quarter | |||||
| 14:55 | ILST | own 25own 35 | 14 plays, 62 yd | Field goal +3 ILST | 3–0 |
| 10:29 | WIU | own 25opp 15 | 5 plays, 7 yd | Punt | 3–0 |
| 9:36 | ILST | own 15goal line | 15 plays, 85 yd | Touchdown +7 ILST | 10–0 |
| 4:41 | WIU | own 25opp 40 | 6 plays, -3 yd | Punt | 10–0 |
| 2:55 | ILST | opp 46goal line | 6 plays, 46 yd | Touchdown +7 ILST | 17–0 |
| 0:08 | WIU | own 15own 35 | 17 plays, 80 yd | Field goal +3 WIU | 17–3 |
2nd quarter | |||||
| 9:42 | ILST | own 25goal line | 11 plays, 75 yd | Touchdown +7 ILST | 24–3 |
| 5:24 | WIU | own 25own 27 | 6 plays, -9 yd | Punt | 24–3 |
| 3:34 | ILST | opp 27opp 2 | 2 plays, 4 yd | Turnover | 24–3 |
| 2:52 | WIU | own 2own 11 | 5 plays, 14 yd | Turnover | 24–3 |
| 1:39 | ILST | opp 11own 35 | 4 plays, -1 yd | Field goal +3 ILST | 27–3 |
| 0:26 | WIU | own 25own 28 | 3 plays, 3 yd | End of period | 27–3 |
3rd quarter | |||||
| 15:00 | WIU | own 25opp 39 | 9 plays, 2 yd | Punt | 27–3 |
| 13:14 | ILST | own 39goal line | 8 plays, 61 yd | Touchdown +7 ILST | 34–3 |
| 10:23 | WIU | own 25opp 12 | 9 plays, 63 yd | On downs | 34–3 |
| 7:48 | ILST | own 12opp 20 | 13 plays, 28 yd | Punt | 34–3 |
| 4:52 | WIU | own 20opp 35 | 10 plays, 45 yd | On downs | 34–3 |
| 0:45 | ILST | own 35goal line | 8 plays, 65 yd | Touchdown +7 ILST | 41–3 |
4th quarter | |||||
| 13:38 | WIU | own 25opp 12 | 7 plays, 18 yd | Punt | 41–3 |
| 11:39 | ILST | own 12opp 27 | 4 plays, 4 yd | Punt | 41–3 |
| 10:49 | WIU | own 27goal line | 9 plays, 73 yd | Touchdown +7 WIU | 41–10 |
| 7:06 | ILST | own 25opp 13 | 14 plays, 62 yd | End of period | 41–10 |
Field position is where the drive started and ended, from the offense’s point of view. Score is Illinois State–Western Illinois after the drive.
Previous 10 meetings vs. Illinois State
Western Illinois 2–8 vs Illinois State
- 2024 · wk 3Western Illinois 34 @ Illinois State 51
- 2023 · wk 2Illinois State 34 @ Western Illinois 18
- 2022 · wk 12Western Illinois 13 @ Illinois State 20
- 2021 · wk 9Illinois State 31 @ Western Illinois 38
- 2019 · wk 8Illinois State 28 @ Western Illinois 14
- 2018 · wk 6Western Illinois 16 @ Illinois State 33
- 2017 · wk 10Western Illinois 31 @ Illinois State 14
- 2016 · wk 10Illinois State 31 @ Western Illinois 26
- 2015 · wk 14Western Illinois 19 @ Illinois State 36
- 2015 · wk 8Western Illinois 28 @ Illinois State 48
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