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Central Michigan vs Illinois State Timeline

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

PROGRAM ONECentral Michigan5 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD5–0WINS · LOSSES
PROGRAM TWOIllinois State0 recorded wins
5Recorded meetings
1975Earliest documented
1980Most 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.

5 games
  1. 1975
    Central Michigan42 — 7Illinois State
    Oct 4, 1975Central Michigan won
  2. 1976
    Central Michigan26 — 7Illinois State
    Oct 2, 1976Central Michigan won
  3. 1977
    Central Michigan28 — 7Illinois State
    Sep 17, 1977Central Michigan won
  4. 1978
    Central Michigan45 — 7Illinois State
    Oct 14, 1978Central Michigan won
  5. 1980
    Central Michigan16 — 0Illinois State
    Sep 20, 1980Central Michigan won
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
1980Central Michigan vs Illinois State16–0Central Michigan won
1978Central Michigan vs Illinois State45–7Central Michigan won
1977Central Michigan vs Illinois State28–7Central Michigan won
1976Central Michigan vs Illinois State26–7Central Michigan won
1975Central Michigan vs Illinois State42–7Central 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.