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Illinois State vs Western Michigan Timeline

Explore every documented meeting, final score and season in the recorded history between Illinois State and Western Michigan.

PROGRAM ONEIllinois State1 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD1–8WINS · LOSSES
PROGRAM TWOWestern Michigan8 recorded wins
9Recorded meetings
1971Earliest documented
2021Most recent season
0Tied games
THE RIVALRY THROUGH TIME

Head-to-head timeline

Meetings are listed oldest first. Scores and dates reflect the available historical records.

9 games
  1. 1971
    Illinois State7 — 35Western Michigan
    Sep 11, 1971Western Michigan won
  2. 1978
    Illinois State17 — 27Western Michigan
    Sep 9, 1978Western Michigan won
  3. 1980
    Illinois State17 — 31Western Michigan
    Sep 13, 1980Western Michigan won
  4. 1983
    Illinois State13 — 14Western Michigan
    Sep 17, 1983Western Michigan won
  5. 1984
    Illinois State14 — 41Western Michigan
    Sep 15, 1984Western Michigan won
  6. 1987
    Illinois State20 — 6Western Michigan
    Sep 12, 1987Illinois State won
  7. 1988
    Illinois State14 — 44Western Michigan
    Sep 17, 1988Western Michigan won
  8. 2001
    Illinois State7 — 48Western Michigan
    Aug 30, 2001Western Michigan wonWaldo Stadium
  9. 2021
    Illinois State0 — 28Western Michigan
    Sep 11, 2021Western Michigan wonWaldo Stadium
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
2021Illinois State vs Western Michigan0–28Western Michigan won
2001Illinois State vs Western Michigan7–48Western Michigan won
1988Illinois State vs Western Michigan14–44Western Michigan won
1987Illinois State vs Western Michigan20–6Illinois State won
1984Illinois State vs Western Michigan14–41Western Michigan won
1983Illinois State vs Western Michigan13–14Western Michigan won
1980Illinois State vs Western Michigan17–31Western Michigan won
1978Illinois State vs Western Michigan17–27Western Michigan won
1971Illinois State vs Western Michigan7–35Western Michigan won
OUR DATA STANDARD

Sources and historical coverage

These results are compiled from season-by-season records imported from CollegeFootballData. Only games with both final scores are counted. Older seasons and some lower-division records may be incomplete; the earliest documented year is not necessarily the first meeting ever played.

Page updated November 7, 2026 · Historical records are subject to correction.