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Prediction updated: Saturday, August 1, 2026
Western Illinois
Leathernecks
OVC
21
22% win prob
Home
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
Illinois St
Redbirds
Missouri Valley
41
78% win prob
Away
POINT SPREAD
Illinois St by 20.2
TOTAL POINTS
62
UPDATED
Saturday, August 1, 2026
PRESEASON RATINGS
Western Illinois
Illinois St
|
71
C-
|
Overall |
98
A+
|
|
71
C-
|
Power |
97
A+
|
|
85
B
|
Offensive |
97
A
|
|
64
D-
|
Defensive |
98
A+
|
|
83
B-
|
SoS (Current) |
88
B+
|
|
83
B-
|
SoS (Future) |
88
B+
|
PRESEASON RANKINGS
Western Illinois
Illinois St
| 374 | Overall | 69 |
| 245 | Power | 111 |
| 189 | Offensive | 114 |
| 325 | Defensive | 105 |
| 198 | SoS (Current) | 177 |
| 198 | SoS (Future) | 177 |
2025-2026 RECORDS
Western Illinois
Illinois St
|
0-0 (0%) |
Head to Head |
0-0 (0%) |
|
4-8 (33.3%) |
Overall |
12-5 (70.6%) |
|
2-3 (40%) |
Home |
3-3 (50%) |
|
2-5 (28.6%) |
Away |
9-1 (90%) |
|
0-1 (0%) |
Versus FCS Top 25 |
5-4 (55.6%) |
|
2-4 (33.3%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
7-5 (58.3%) |
|
2-4 (33.3%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
5-0 (100%) |
|
3-2 (60%) |
Last 5 Games |
4-1 (80%) |
2025-2026 SUPERLATIVES
Western Illinois
Illinois St
| #204 Gardner-Webb | Best Win | #45 North Dakota St |
| #403 Eastern Illinois | Worst Loss | #151 Southern Illinois |
| 21 pts vs #522 Valparaiso | Largest MOV | 32 pts vs #256 Indiana St |
| 49 pts vs #16 Illinois | Largest MOD | 32 pts vs #10 Oklahoma |
OTHER 2025-2026 STATISTICS
Western Illinois
Illinois St
| 23.1 | Points per Game | 30.8 |
| 34.8 | Points Against | 25.7 |
| 27.8 | Home PPG | 28 |
| 26.6 | Home PA | 29.2 |
| 19.7 | Away PPG | 32.1 |
| 40.6 | Away PA | 22.7 |
| 67-80 | Opponent Record | 130-92 |
| 267 | Avg Opponent Rank | 177.9 |
| L 5 | Longest Streak | W 4 |
| W 1 | Current Streak | L 1 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Western Illinois
Illinois St
| Nov 22 at Gardner-Webb (7-5) W 29-24 | Jan 5 (22) Montana St (14-2) L 34-35 |
| Nov 15 vs SE Missouri St (4-8) L 17-22 | Dec 20 at Villanova (12-3) W 30-14 |
| Nov 8 vs Lindenwood (6-6) W 24-21 | Dec 13 at UC-Davis (9-4) W 42-31 |
| Oct 25 at Tennessee St (2-10) W 17-16 | Dec 6 at North Dakota St (12-1) W 29-28 |
| Oct 18 vs Charleston Southern (5-7) L 24-29 | Nov 29 at SE Louisiana (9-4) W 21-3 |
| Oct 11 at Tennessee-Martin (6-6) L 31-32 | Nov 22 vs Southern Illinois (7-5) L 7-37 |
| Oct 4 at Tennessee Tech (11-2) L 20-66 | Nov 15 at South Dakota St (9-5) W 35-21 |
| Sep 27 vs Eastern Illinois (3-9) L 23-31 | Nov 8 at Indiana St (3-9) W 52-20 |
| Sep 20 at Eastern Washington (5-7) L 31-52 | Nov 1 vs Northern Iowa (3-9) W 31-16 |
| Sep 13 vs Valparaiso (2-10) W 51-30 | Oct 25 at South Dakota (10-5) W 21-13 |
| Sep 5 at Northwestern (7-6) L 7-42 | Oct 18 vs Youngstown St (8-5) L 35-40 |
| Aug 29 at (16) Illinois (9-4) L 3-52 | Oct 11 at Murray St (1-11) W 46-32 |
