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Illinois State vs Western Illinois Timeline

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

PROGRAM ONEIllinois State21 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD21–14WINS · LOSSES
PROGRAM TWOWestern Illinois14 recorded wins
35Recorded meetings
1975Earliest documented
2026Most 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.

35 games
  1. 1975
    Illinois State7 — 17Western Illinois
    Sep 13, 1975Western Illinois won
  2. 1976
    Illinois State14 — 24Western Illinois
    Oct 30, 1976Western Illinois won
  3. 1977
    Illinois State17 — 7Western Illinois
    Oct 29, 1977Illinois State won
  4. 1978
    Illinois State20 — 26Western Illinois
    Oct 28, 1978Western Illinois won
  5. 1979
    Illinois State35 — 7Western Illinois
    Nov 3, 1979Illinois State won
  6. 1980
    Illinois State0 — 27Western Illinois
    Nov 1, 1980Western Illinois won
  7. 1981
    Illinois State31 — 7Western Illinois
    Sep 5, 1981Illinois State won
  8. 1982
    Illinois State13 — 29Western Illinois
    Sep 18, 1982Western Illinois won
  9. 1983
    Illinois State45 — 7Western Illinois
    Oct 29, 1983Illinois State won
  10. 1984
    Illinois State14 — 28Western Illinois
    Oct 27, 1984Western Illinois won
  11. 1985
    Illinois State18 — 6Western Illinois
    Sep 7, 1985Illinois State won
  12. 2003
    Illinois State20 — 24Western Illinois
    Nov 1, 2003Western Illinois wonHancock Stadium
  13. 2004
    Illinois State31 — 40Western Illinois
    Oct 16, 2004Western Illinois wonHanson Field
  14. 2005
    Illinois State17 — 31Western Illinois
    Oct 29, 2005Western Illinois wonHancock Stadium
  15. 2006
    Illinois State27 — 14Western Illinois
    Oct 21, 2006Illinois State wonHanson Field
  16. 2007
    Illinois State14 — 27Western Illinois
    Oct 27, 2007Western Illinois wonHancock Stadium
  17. 2008
    Illinois State45 — 48Western Illinois
    Nov 15, 2008Western Illinois wonHanson Field
  18. 2009
    Illinois State25 — 7Western Illinois
    Nov 7, 2009Illinois State wonHancock Stadium
  19. 2010
    Illinois State38 — 65Western Illinois
    Oct 30, 2010Western Illinois wonHanson Field
  20. 2011
    Illinois State31 — 7Western Illinois
    Nov 5, 2011Illinois State wonHancock Stadium
  21. 2012
    Illinois State23 — 3Western Illinois
    Sep 22, 2012Illinois State wonHanson Field
  22. 2013
    Illinois State35 — 21Western Illinois
    Oct 5, 2013Illinois State wonHancock Stadium
  23. 2014
    Illinois State37 — 34Western Illinois
    Oct 18, 2014Illinois State wonHanson Field
  24. 2015
    Illinois State48 — 28Western Illinois
    Oct 24, 2015Illinois State wonHancock Stadium
  25. 2015
    Illinois State36 — 19Western Illinois
    Dec 5, 2015Illinois State wonHancock Stadium
  26. 2016
    Illinois State31 — 26Western Illinois
    Nov 5, 2016Illinois State wonHanson Field
  27. 2017
    Illinois State14 — 31Western Illinois
    Nov 4, 2017Western Illinois wonHancock Stadium
  28. 2018
    Illinois State33 — 16Western Illinois
    Oct 6, 2018Illinois State wonHancock Stadium
  29. 2019
    Illinois State28 — 14Western Illinois
    Oct 19, 2019Illinois State wonHanson Field
  30. 2020
    Illinois State26 — 18Western Illinois
    Mar 20, 2021Illinois State wonHancock Stadium
  31. 2021
    Illinois State31 — 38Western Illinois
    Oct 30, 2021Western Illinois wonHanson Field
  32. 2022
    Illinois State20 — 13Western Illinois
    Nov 19, 2022Illinois State wonHancock Stadium
  33. 2023
    Illinois State34 — 18Western Illinois
    Sep 9, 2023Illinois State wonHanson Field
  34. 2024
    Illinois State51 — 34Western Illinois
    Sep 14, 2024Illinois State wonHancock Stadium
  35. 2026
    Illinois State41 — 10Western Illinois
    Sep 6, 2026Illinois State wonHanson Field
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
2026Illinois State vs Western Illinois41–10Illinois State won
2024Illinois State vs Western Illinois51–34Illinois State won
2023Illinois State vs Western Illinois34–18Illinois State won
2022Illinois State vs Western Illinois20–13Illinois State won
2021Illinois State vs Western Illinois31–38Western Illinois won
2020Illinois State vs Western Illinois26–18Illinois State won
2019Illinois State vs Western Illinois28–14Illinois State won
2018Illinois State vs Western Illinois33–16Illinois State won
2017Illinois State vs Western Illinois14–31Western Illinois won
2016Illinois State vs Western Illinois31–26Illinois State won
2015Illinois State vs Western Illinois36–19Illinois State won
2015Illinois State vs Western Illinois48–28Illinois State won
2014Illinois State vs Western Illinois37–34Illinois State won
2013Illinois State vs Western Illinois35–21Illinois State won
2012Illinois State vs Western Illinois23–3Illinois State won
2011Illinois State vs Western Illinois31–7Illinois State won
2010Illinois State vs Western Illinois38–65Western Illinois won
2009Illinois State vs Western Illinois25–7Illinois State won
2008Illinois State vs Western Illinois45–48Western Illinois won
2007Illinois State vs Western Illinois14–27Western Illinois won
2006Illinois State vs Western Illinois27–14Illinois State won
2005Illinois State vs Western Illinois17–31Western Illinois won
2004Illinois State vs Western Illinois31–40Western Illinois won
2003Illinois State vs Western Illinois20–24Western Illinois won
1985Illinois State vs Western Illinois18–6Illinois State won
1984Illinois State vs Western Illinois14–28Western Illinois won
1983Illinois State vs Western Illinois45–7Illinois State won
1982Illinois State vs Western Illinois13–29Western Illinois won
1981Illinois State vs Western Illinois31–7Illinois State won
1980Illinois State vs Western Illinois0–27Western Illinois won
1979Illinois State vs Western Illinois35–7Illinois State won
1978Illinois State vs Western Illinois20–26Western Illinois won
1977Illinois State vs Western Illinois17–7Illinois State won
1976Illinois State vs Western Illinois14–24Western Illinois won
1975Illinois State vs Western Illinois7–17Western Illinois 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.