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Game Date:
10/08/2016
6:30pm EST
Lines:
Northern Illinois +17.5
Western Michigan -17.5
Total:
Over
68.5 (-104)
Under 68.5 (-110)
Community Picks: No Illinois 0% vs Western Michigan 0%
No Illinois and Western Michigan Thread
Team Tweets & News Articles
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) -- Zach Terrell threw four touchdown passes and Western Michigan won its fourth straight to open the season by beating Georgia Southern 49-31 in a non-conference showdown Saturday night. Continue to Article
September 24, 2016 10:51:pm EST
DEKALB, Ill. (AP) -- Sean McGuire threw for 315 yards and a touchdown, the Western Illinois defense came up with two late stops, and the FCS Leathernecks upset Northern Illinois 28-23 on Saturday. Continue to Article
September 24, 2016 7:34:pm EST
After a rare home loss dropped them from fifth to ninth in the STATS FCS Top 25, the Redbirds hit the road hoping to bounce back Saturday when they try to slow Isaac Harker and the Sycamores in the conference opener for both clubs. Illinois State (2-1) was riding high following a 9-7 victory at Northwestern on Sept. 10 before making some crucial miscues at the wrong times in last Saturday's 24-21 loss to rival Eastern Illinois. The Redbirds committed three turnovers before a furious late rally fell short as they lost for only the second time in their last 22 contests in Normal. Continue to Article
September 23, 2016 11:20:am EST
(STATS) - Western Illinois tends to get overshadowed in the nation's strongest FCS conference, but what the Leathernecks could do Saturday would grab a lot of attention, and set a record for the Missouri Valley Football Conference. Continue to Article
September 23, 2016 10:51:am EST
The Broncos and coach P.J. Fleck have made quite an impression to start this season, beating Northwestern and Illinois on the road and living up - so far - to their billing as favorites in the Mid-American Conference. The 35-year-old Fleck still talks with the same kind of energy he showed when he took over the job before the 2013 season. Only now, WMU is having so much success that a more even-keeled approach is sometimes required. Continue to Article
September 23, 2016 3:51:am EST
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