Illinois State routs St. Francis (IL) 76-0

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Sat, Aug 29 · Hancock Stadium, Normal, Ill. · Crowd 9,072ESPN+

Illinois State routed St. Francis (IL) 76-0.

Next: Illinois State beat Western Illinois 41-10, Sat Sep 5

Before kickoff

Recent games, the series and the betting line below are as they stood going in; the season profile is the season so far.

Recent games

Last three games · 2025 season

Illinois State · 12-5

Rated 126th in our preseason ratings.

L 34-35 @ Montana State #40 of 667

lost by 1 as a 10.5-point underdog

W 30-14 @ Villanova #86 of 667

won by 16 as a 1.5-point underdog

W 42-31 @ UC Davis #106 of 667

won by 11 as a 3-point underdog

W 29-28 @ North Dakota State #53 of 667

Illinois State won 29-28 at North Dakota State. Chance to win started at 43%, low 1%, high 92%.

W 21-3 @ SE Louisiana #121 of 667

won by 18 as a 2.5-point underdog

L 7-37 vs Southern Illinois #116 of 667

lost by 30 as a 4.5-point favorite

W 35-21 @ South Dakota State #135 of 667

won by 14 as a 3.5-point underdog

W 52-20 @ Indiana State #229 of 667

won by 32 as a 10.5-point favorite

W 31-16 vs Northern Iowa #228 of 667

won by 15 as a 12.5-point favorite

W 21-13 @ South Dakota #147 of 667

won by 8 as a 3.5-point underdog

L 35-40 vs Youngstown State #159 of 667

lost by 5 as a 2-point favorite

W 46-32 @ Murray State #264 of 667

won by 14 as a 23.5-point favorite

L 16-33 vs North Dakota State #93 of 667

Illinois State lost 16-33 vs North Dakota State. Chance to win started at 60%, low under 1%, high 76%.

W 38-36 vs North Alabama #206 of 667

won by 2 as a 17-point favorite

W 42-30 @ Eastern Illinois #230 of 667

won by 12 as a 20.5-point favorite

W 41-13 vs Morehead State #243 of 667

won by 28 as a 31.5-point favorite

L 3-35 @ OklahomaTop 25 #18 of 667

lost by 32 as a 38.5-point underdog

Illinois State lost 3-35 at Oklahoma. Chance to win started at 1%, low under 1%, high 2%.

Line, fans and home field

Home field

Illinois State is worth −4.4 points (±6.6) more at home than on the road since 2018 — bottom tenth of FBS, 0th percentile.

14% at home, 31% on the road against FBS opponents (1-6 home, 4-9 away).

Our model gives every stadium the same flat 2.3-point home edge (why); the books use about 3. Against the closing line this stadium reads -5.6 at home vs. away over 54 games — inside the ±8.2 noise, so the flat number is the honest one here.

Night kickoff — historically worth about half a point more to the home side against the number, and not much more than that.

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