Week 5 · 2026
South Dakota State at Illinois State
Sat 10/03/2026 07:00 PMHancock StadiumConference
66°Light Rain8 mph SSE · 49% humidityMeasured at kickoff, by an official weather station
South Dakota State
31
7–2
Illinois State
14
7–2
Attendance
—
not yet reported
South Dakota State10 drives · 4 scoring · avg start own 33
Illinois State10 drives · 2 scoring · avg start own 32
1st quarter | |||||
| 15:00 | ILST | own 25own 38 | 7 plays, 13 yd | On downs | 0–0 |
| 12:38 | SDST | opp 38goal line | 4 plays, 38 yd | Touchdown +7 SDST | 7–0 |
| 11:12 | ILST | own 25opp 28 | 19 plays, 47 yd | Missed FG | 7–0 |
| 4:31 | SDST | own 28opp 3 | 7 plays, 17 yd | Punt | 7–0 |
| 1:05 | ILST | own 3own 29 | 6 plays, 15 yd | Turnover | 7–0 |
2nd quarter | |||||
| 14:11 | SDST | opp 29opp 36 | 1 play, -7 yd | Turnover | 7–0 |
| 14:11 | ILST | own 36goal line | 13 plays, 64 yd | Touchdown +7 ILST | 7–7 |
| 8:31 | SDST | own 25opp 27 | 6 plays, 1 yd | Punt | 7–7 |
| 6:58 | ILST | own 27opp 5 | 8 plays, 24 yd | Punt | 7–7 |
| 3:49 | SDST | own 5own 15 | 13 plays, 82 yd | Field goal +3 SDST | 10–7 |
3rd quarter | |||||
| 15:00 | SDST | own 25own 17 | 13 plays, 25 yd | Punt | 10–7 |
| 10:27 | ILST | goal lineopp 20 | 7 plays, 26 yd | Punt | 10–7 |
| 7:52 | SDST | own 20goal line | 11 plays, 80 yd | Touchdown +7 SDST | 17–7 |
| 1:26 | ILST | own 34opp 41 | 6 plays, 30 yd | Turnover +7 SDST | 24–7 |
4th quarter | |||||
| 15:00 | SDST | own 41opp 1 | 7 plays, 16 yd | Punt | 17–7 |
| 11:50 | ILST | own 1own 0 | 4 plays, 12 yd | Defensive TD +7 SDST | 24–7 |
| 11:01 | ILST | own 35opp 17 | 5 plays, 2 yd | Punt | 24–7 |
| 10:24 | SDST | own 17goal line | 3 plays, 83 yd | Touchdown +7 SDST | 31–7 |
| 8:39 | ILST | own 31goal line | 21 plays, 69 yd | Touchdown +7 ILST | 31–14 |
| 2:47 | SDST | own 40opp 48 | 7 plays, 12 yd | End of period | 31–14 |
Field position is where the drive started and ended, from the offense’s point of view. Score is South Dakota State–Illinois State after the drive.
Previous 10 meetings vs. South Dakota State
Illinois State 5–5 vs South Dakota State
- 2025 · wk 12Illinois State 35 @ South Dakota State 21
- 2023 · wk 6South Dakota State 40 @ Illinois State 21
- 2022 · wk 11Illinois State 7 @ South Dakota State 31
- 2019 · wk 11Illinois State 27 @ South Dakota State 18
- 2018 · wk 9South Dakota State 38 @ Illinois State 28
- 2017 · wk 11Illinois State 24 @ South Dakota State 27
- 2016 · wk 9South Dakota State 21 @ Illinois State 38
- 2015 · wk 10Illinois State 20 @ South Dakota State 25
- 2014 · wk 6South Dakota State 10 @ Illinois State 45
- 2011 · wk 4South Dakota State 13 @ Illinois State 20
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