State of Illinois Gets 2 Victories over FBS Teams

The Illinois FCS teams went 2-0 vs FBS teams this week, while both Illinois FBS teams went 0-2 vs FBS teams (Illinois losing to North Carolina and USF beating Northern Illinois).

Illinois St - 9
Northwestern - 7

Illinois St. were underdogs by over 46 points by the computer and picked up a big win over Big 10 opponent and perennial bowl team, Northwestern. What a great win for Illinois State and terrible loss for Northwestern. The Wildcats went 10-2 in the regular season, so it is entirely possible the 2016 Wildcats are not the 2015 Wildcats. Northwestern already was upset at home 22-21 by Western Michigan on opening weekend.

Eastern Illinois beats Miami (Ohio) 21-17. Miami was supposed to win by over 24 points. Miami Ohio only had a measly 3 wins last year and probably wishes they schedule Presbyterian (who they beat last year) instead of FCS powerhouse Eastern Illinois.

Both Illinois teams will actually play each other on 9/17.
Another interesting fact: Northwestern beat Eastern Illinois in 2015 41-0.


And finally, in a 4 OT thriller, North Carolina AT&T upset Kent State 39-36. The computer model predicted Kent State favorites by over 26 points. The Golden Flash are playing the Monmouth Hawks on 9/17, in an unusual schedule that features 2 FCS teams in 1 season. I'm sure Kent State is hoping they don't lose again to a lesser opponent. Kent State hasn't won since 10/17/15 and is now a shadow of the program that was a rising star only a couple years ago.











North Carolina AT&T plays Tulsa on 9/17 and hopes to repeat last week's success against another FBS opponent.