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Drake vs Illinois State Timeline
Explore every documented meeting, final score and season in the recorded history between Drake and Illinois State.
PROGRAM ONEDrake3 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD3–5WINS · LOSSES
PROGRAM TWOIllinois State5 recorded wins
8Recorded meetings
1981Earliest documented
2007Most 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.
- 1981Drake13 — 10Illinois State
- 1982Drake42 — 35Illinois State
- 1983Drake17 — 36Illinois State
- 1984Drake0 — 28Illinois State
- 1985Drake3 — 10Illinois State
- 2003Drake13 — 27Illinois State
- 2005Drake19 — 56Illinois State
- 2007Drake27 — 24Illinois State
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK
All recorded results
The latest documented meeting appears first.
| Season | Matchup | Score | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Drake vs Illinois State | 27–24 | Drake won |
| 2005 | Drake vs Illinois State | 19–56 | Illinois State won |
| 2003 | Drake vs Illinois State | 13–27 | Illinois State won |
| 1985 | Drake vs Illinois State | 3–10 | Illinois State won |
| 1984 | Drake vs Illinois State | 0–28 | Illinois State won |
| 1983 | Drake vs Illinois State | 17–36 | Illinois State won |
| 1982 | Drake vs Illinois State | 42–35 | Drake won |
| 1981 | Drake vs Illinois State | 13–10 | Drake 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.