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Ball State vs Illinois State Timeline

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

PROGRAM ONEBall State9 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD9–1WINS · LOSSES
PROGRAM TWOIllinois State1 recorded wins
10Recorded meetings
1975Earliest documented
2013Most 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.

10 games
  1. 1975
    Ball State46 — 7Illinois State
    Nov 15, 1975Ball State won
  2. 1976
    Ball State7 — 10Illinois State
    Oct 9, 1976Illinois State won
  3. 1977
    Ball State27 — 16Illinois State
    Oct 8, 1977Ball State won
  4. 1978
    Ball State14 — 7Illinois State
    Oct 21, 1978Ball State won
  5. 1979
    Ball State42 — 14Illinois State
    Oct 13, 1979Ball State won
  6. 1981
    Ball State14 — 10Illinois State
    Nov 21, 1981Ball State won
  7. 1982
    Ball State52 — 17Illinois State
    Nov 20, 1982Ball State won
  8. 1990
    Ball State13 — 3Illinois State
    Sep 8, 1990Ball State won
  9. 1993
    Ball State45 — 30Illinois State
    Sep 11, 1993Ball State won
  10. 2013
    Ball State51 — 28Illinois State
    Aug 29, 2013Ball State wonScheumann Stadium
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
2013Ball State vs Illinois State51–28Ball State won
1993Ball State vs Illinois State45–30Ball State won
1990Ball State vs Illinois State13–3Ball State won
1982Ball State vs Illinois State52–17Ball State won
1981Ball State vs Illinois State14–10Ball State won
1979Ball State vs Illinois State42–14Ball State won
1978Ball State vs Illinois State14–7Ball State won
1977Ball State vs Illinois State27–16Ball State won
1976Ball State vs Illinois State7–10Illinois State won
1975Ball State vs Illinois State46–7Ball State 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.