CFB

Murray State 14, at Illinois State 35

Saturday, October 31, 2026 · Final · Championship Subdivision

Championship Subdivision 1 2 3 4 PTS

Murray State Racers

1-9 · L7 · #254 (749 ELO -1)

0 7 7 0 14

Illinois State Redbirds

7-3 · L1 · #95 (1440 ELO +1)

7 7 7 14 35

Hancock Stadium · Normal, IL

Attendance: 6,083

Illinois State pulls away from Murray State at home

NORMAL, Ill. (Interstat) — Beckham Pellant threw for 248 yards and two touchdowns and Illinois State used a balanced offensive effort to defeat visiting Murray State 35-14 in an NCAA Football Championship Division game Saturday at Hancock Stadium. Pellant, a 6-foot, 195-pound quarterback from Chandler, Ariz., completed 13 of 27 passes and added 17 rushing yards on four carries for the Redbirds. Illinois State improved to 7-2, while Murray State dropped to 1-8 before an announced attendance of 6,083. The Redbirds controlled the game with a productive running attack and timely passing, while the Racers moved the ball in stretches… Read more...

Top Statlines

Beckham Pellant ILST 27/13-248yd 4run-17yd 2td
Collin Shannon MURR 27/14-169yd 2run-3yd
Baxter Wright MURR 6/4-39yd 1td

Forecasting

ELO Probability ILST 99.3%

Projected Score ILST 66 MURR 18