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Tennessee Tech at Eastern Illinois

Saturday, October 29, 2022

Tennessee Tech beat Eastern Illinois 20–⁠17. It was their 18th meeting; after it, Eastern Illinois led the series 13–⁠5.

AwayTennessee Tech4–⁠7 in 2022
20
HomeEastern Illinois2–⁠9 in 2022
17

Final at O’Brien Stadium, CharlestonTV: ESPN+Attendance 5,817

At kickoff
68°F, clear, wind 6 mph from the southeastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Coles County Memorial Airport (KMTO), 8 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee D. Mercer; umpire B. Ballard; head linesman M. Freeman; line judge M. Giardullo; side judge K. Conder; field judge K. Strong; back judge D. DaughertyGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Tennessee Tech0310720
Eastern Illinois3140017

Standouts

Player stats

Tennessee Tech

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Jeremiah Oatsvall20/3118121
RushingCarYdsTDLong
David Gist1399030
Jayvian Allen1142012
Jeremiah Oatsvall735011
Quinton Cross3907
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
David Gist437012
Quinton Cross333119
Ashton Maples121021
Jalal Dean118018

Eastern Illinois

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Zach Weir6/156300
Jonah O’Brien1/41000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Jaelin Benefield1479013
M.J. Flowers124308
Kendi Young727010
Jonah O’Brien111618
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Cooper Willman220012
Jaelin Benefield119019
Justin Bowick117017
Jay Vallie213010
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Colby Smith0001

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

Tennessee TechEastern Illinois
364Total yards234
181Passing yards73
183Rushing yards161
5.8Yards per pass3.8
5.2Yards per rush3.3
19First downs18
5–⁠14Third downs8–⁠16
3–⁠3Fourth downs1–⁠3
1Turnovers2
10–⁠72Penalties0–⁠0
33:09Possession26:51

Efficiency

Tennessee TechEastern Illinois
46%Success rate40%
−0.01EPA per play−0.13
0.98Explosiveness0.75
0.10Rushing EPA−0.03
0.23Passing EPA−0.33
18%Passing-down success30%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Eastern Illinois 61% to win. Tennessee Tech won as Elo’s underdog.

Every drive

Eastern Illinois end zoneTennessee Tech end zoneQ1 Eastern IllinoisField goal, 17 playsQ1 Tennessee TechPunt, 4 playsQ1 Eastern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ1 Tennessee TechField goal, 9 playsQ2 Eastern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ2 Tennessee TechInterception, 4 playsQ2 Eastern IllinoisTouchdown, 8 playsQ2 Tennessee TechPunt, 7 playsQ2 Eastern IllinoisPunt, 7 playsQ2 Tennessee TechMissed FG return TD, 7 plays (Eastern Illinois scores)Q3 Eastern IllinoisResult not recordedQ3 Tennessee TechTouchdown, 12 playsQ3 Eastern IllinoisFumble, 1 playQ3 Tennessee TechField goal, 4 playsQ3 Eastern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ3 Tennessee TechPunt, 3 playsQ3 Eastern IllinoisTurnover on downs, 10 playsQ4 Tennessee TechTouchdown, 12 playsQ4 Eastern IllinoisTurnover on downs, 8 playsQ4 Tennessee TechPunt, 6 playsQ4 Eastern IllinoisFumble, 9 playsQ4 Tennessee TechEnd of game, 1 play
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Eastern Illinois drives left to right, Tennessee Tech right to left.
  1. Q1 Eastern IllinoisField goal, 17 plays, 73 yards
  2. Q1 Tennessee TechPunt, 4 plays, 11 yards
  3. Q1 Eastern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, −4 yards
  4. Q1 Tennessee TechField goal, 9 plays, 52 yards
  5. Q2 Eastern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  6. Q2 Tennessee TechInterception, 4 plays, 19 yards
  7. Q2 Eastern IllinoisTouchdown, 8 plays, 33 yards
  8. Q2 Tennessee TechPunt, 7 plays, 28 yards
  9. Q2 Eastern IllinoisPunt, 7 plays, 39 yards
  10. Q2 Tennessee TechMissed FG return TD, 7 plays (Eastern Illinois scores), 52 yards
  11. Q3 Eastern IllinoisResult not recorded, 0 yards
  12. Q3 Tennessee TechTouchdown, 12 plays, 75 yards
  13. Q3 Eastern IllinoisFumble, 1 play, 13 yards
  14. Q3 Tennessee TechField goal, 4 plays, 0 yards
  15. Q3 Eastern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, −9 yards
  16. Q3 Tennessee TechPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  17. Q3 Eastern IllinoisTurnover on downs, 10 plays, 30 yards
  18. Q4 Tennessee TechTouchdown, 12 plays, 68 yards
  19. Q4 Eastern IllinoisTurnover on downs, 8 plays, 41 yards
  20. Q4 Tennessee TechPunt, 6 plays, 9 yards
  21. Q4 Eastern IllinoisFumble, 9 plays, 30 yards
  22. Q4 Tennessee TechEnd of game, 1 play, −2 yards

Play by play

1st quarter4 drives, then Eastern Illinois 3, Tennessee Tech 0
Eastern Illinois Field goal, 17 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Devin Parker kickoff for 64 yds , Ira Armstead II return for 22 yds to the EIlln 23
15:001st & 10 at own 23Jonah O’Brien run for 8 yds to the EIlln 31
15:002nd & 2 at own 31Kendi Young run for 1 yd to the EIlln 32
15:003rd & 1 at own 32Jonah O’Brien run for 2 yds to the EIlln 34 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 34Jonah O’Brien pass incomplete
15:002nd & 10 at own 34Jaelin Benefield run for 11 yds to the EIlln 45 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 45Jaelin Benefield run for 6 yds to the TnTch 49
15:002nd & 4 at opp 49MJ Flowers run for 7 yds to the TnTch 42 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 42Jaelin Benefield run for 11 yds to the TnTch 31 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 31Jonah O’Brien pass incomplete
15:002nd & 10 at opp 31Kendi Young run for 10 yds to the TnTch 21 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 21Jonah O’Brien run for 4 yds to the TnTch 17
15:002nd & 6 at opp 17Jaelin Benefield run for a loss of 4 yards to the TnTch 21
15:003rd & 10 at opp 21Jonah O’Brien pass complete to Jay Vallie for 10 yds to the TnTch 11 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 11MJ Flowers run for 6 yds to the TnTch 5
15:002nd & 4 at opp 5Jonah O’Brien run for 3 yds to the TnTch 2
15:003rd & 1 at opp 2Jonah O’Brien run for a loss of 2 yards to the TnTch 4
7:124th & 3 at opp 4Stone Galloway 21 yd FG GOODEastern Illinois 3, Tennessee Tech 0
Tennessee Tech Punt, 4 plays
7:121st & 0 at own 35Stone Galloway kickoff for 64 yds
7:121st & 10 at own 25Jeremiah Oatsvall pass complete to Metrius Fleming for 10 yds to the TnTch 35 for a 1ST down
7:121st & 10 at own 35TENNESSEE TECH Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the TnTch 30
7:121st & 15 at own 30TENNESSEE TECH Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the TnTch 25
7:121st & 20 at own 25Jeremiah Oatsvall pass complete to Quinton Cross for a loss of 2 yards to the TnTch 23
7:122nd & 22 at own 23Jeremiah Oatsvall pass incomplete
7:123rd & 22 at own 23Jeremiah Oatsvall pass complete to Dominic Howard for 13 yds to the TnTch 36
7:124th & 9 at own 36Nicholas Bigelow punt for 47 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the EIlln 17 , Cooper Willman returns for no gain to the EIlln 17
Eastern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
4:571st & 10 at own 17Kendi Young run for 4 yds to the EIlln 21
4:572nd & 6 at own 21Jonah O’Brien run for no gain to the EIlln 21
4:573rd & 6 at own 21Jonah O’Brien sacked by Hudson Tucker for a loss of 8 yards to the EIlln 13
4:574th & 14 at own 13Trey Wilhoit punt for 42 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the TnTch 45
Tennessee Tech Field goal, 9 plays
3:011st & 10 at own 45Jeremiah Oatsvall pass incomplete to Willie Miller, broken up by Kaelin Drakeford
3:012nd & 10 at own 45Jeremiah Oatsvall pass complete to Willie Miller for 8 yds to the EIlln 47
3:013rd & 2 at opp 47David Gist run for 30 yds to the EIlln 17 for a 1ST down
3:011st & 10 at opp 17Jeremiah Oatsvall pass complete to Heath Price for 6 yds to the EIlln 11
3:012nd & 4 at opp 11Jayvian Allen run for 7 yds to the EIlln 4 for a 1ST down
3:011st & goal at opp 4Jeremiah Oatsvall run for 2 yds to the EIlln 2
Q2 15:002nd & goal at opp 2David Gist run for a loss of 1 yard to the EIlln 3
Q2 15:003rd & goal at opp 3Jeremiah Oatsvall pass incomplete to Metrius Fleming
Q2 14:084th & goal at opp 3Hayden Olsen 20 yd FG GOODTied at 3
2nd quarter6 drives, then Eastern Illinois 17, Tennessee Tech 3
Eastern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
14:081st & 0 at own 35Devin Parker kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:041st & 10 at own 25Jonah O’Brien run for 4 yds to the EIlln 29
14:042nd & 6 at own 29MJ Flowers run for 2 yds to the EIlln 31
14:043rd & 4 at own 31Jonah O’Brien sacked by Christian Cantrell for a loss of 3 yards to the EIlln 28
14:044th & 7 at own 28Trey Wilhoit punt for 53 yds , Willie Miller returns for a loss of 2 yards to the TnTch 17
Tennessee Tech Interception, 4 plays
12:201st & 10 at own 17Timeout EASTRN ILLINOIS, clock 12:20
12:201st & 10 at own 17Jayvian Allen run for 4 yds to the TnTch 21
12:202nd & 6 at own 21Jayvian Allen run for 3 yds to the TnTch 24
12:203rd & 3 at own 24Jayvian Allen run for 12 yds to the TnTch 36 for a 1ST down
12:201st & 10 at own 36Jeremiah Oatsvall pass intercepted Colby Smith return for no gain to the TnTch 33
Eastern Illinois Touchdown, 8 plays
10:171st & 10 at opp 33Jaelin Benefield run for 11 yds to the TnTch 22 for a 1ST down
10:171st & 10 at opp 22Jaelin Benefield run for 4 yds to the TnTch 18
10:172nd & 6 at opp 18Kendi Young run for 7 yds to the TnTch 11 for a 1ST down
10:171st & 10 at opp 11Jaelin Benefield run for 4 yds to the TnTch 7
10:172nd & 6 at opp 7Jaelin Benefield run for 5 yds to the TnTch 2
10:173rd & 1 at opp 2Jaelin Benefield run for no gain to the TnTch 2
10:174th & 1 at opp 2MJ Flowers run for 1 yd to the TnTch 1 for a 1ST down
10:171st & 0 at opp 1TENNESSEE TECH Penalty, personal foul (Hudson Tucker) to the TnTch 1
7:141st & 0 at opp 1Timeout TENNESSEE TECH, clock 07:14
7:101st & goal at opp 1Jonah O’Brien run for 1 yd for a TD, (Stone Galloway KICK)Eastern Illinois 10, Tennessee Tech 3
Tennessee Tech Punt, 7 plays
7:101st & 0 at own 35Stone Galloway kickoff for 64 yds
7:101st & 10 at own 25Jeremiah Oatsvall pass complete to David Gist for 11 yds to the TnTch 36 for a 1ST down
7:101st & 10 at own 36Jeremiah Oatsvall pass complete to David Gist for 6 yds to the TnTch 42
7:102nd & 4 at own 42Quinton Cross run for 3 yds to the TnTch 45
7:103rd & 1 at own 45Jayvian Allen run for 4 yds to the TnTch 49 for a 1ST down
7:101st & 10 at own 49Jeremiah Oatsvall run for 5 yds to the EIlln 46
7:102nd & 5 at opp 46Jayvian Allen run for a loss of 1 yard to the EIlln 47
7:103rd & 6 at opp 47Jeremiah Oatsvall pass incomplete to Jalal Dean
7:104th & 6 at opp 47Jeremiah Oatsvall punt for 44 yds, downed at the EIlln 3
Eastern Illinois Punt, 7 plays
3:201st & 10 at own 3MJ Flowers run for 3 yds to the EIlln 6
3:202nd & 7 at own 6TENNESSEE TECH Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (15 Yards) to the EIlln 21 for a 1ST down
3:201st & 10 at own 21Kendi Young run for 6 yds to the EIlln 27
3:202nd & 4 at own 27Jaelin Benefield run for 2 yds to the EIlln 29
3:203rd & 2 at own 29Jaelin Benefield run for 8 yds to the EIlln 37 for a 1ST down
3:201st & 10 at own 37Jonah O’Brien pass incomplete
1:162nd & 10 at own 37MJ Flowers run for a loss of 2 yards to the EIlln 35
1:063rd & 12 at own 35Timeout TENNESSEE TECH, clock 01:06
1:063rd & 12 at own 35Jonah O’Brien run for 7 yds to the EIlln 42
0:544th & 5 at own 42Timeout TENNESSEE TECH, clock 00:54
0:544th & 5 at own 42Trey Wilhoit punt for 50 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the TnTch 28 , Jyron Gilmore returns for 20 yds to the TnTch 28
Tennessee Tech Missed FG return TD, 7 plays (Eastern Illinois scores)
0:421st & 10 at own 28Jeremiah Oatsvall pass complete to David Gist for 12 yds to the TnTch 40 for a 1ST down
0:361st & 10 at own 40Jeremiah Oatsvall pass complete to David Gist for 8 yds to the TnTch 48
0:312nd & 2 at own 48Jeremiah Oatsvall pass complete to Ashton Maples for 21 yds to the EIlln 31 for a 1ST down
0:311st & 10 at opp 31Jeremiah Oatsvall pass incomplete to Quinton Cross, broken up by Jordan Vincent
0:122nd & 10 at opp 31Jeremiah Oatsvall run for 11 yds to the EIlln 20 for a 1ST down
0:051st & 10 at opp 20Jeremiah Oatsvall pass incomplete
0:022nd & 10 at opp 20Timeout EASTRN ILLINOIS, clock 00:02
0:002nd & 10 at opp 20Mark Aitken 65 Yd Return of Blocked Field Goal (Stone Galloway Kick)Eastern Illinois 17, Tennessee Tech 3
3rd quarter5 drives, then Eastern Illinois 17, Tennessee Tech 13
Tennessee Tech Touchdown, 12 plays
15:001st & 0 at own 35Stone Galloway kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25David Gist run for 15 yds to the TnTch 40 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 40Jeremiah Oatsvall pass complete to Bradley Clark for 4 yds to the TnTch 44
15:002nd & 6 at own 44Jeremiah Oatsvall pass complete to Bradley Clark for 6 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at the 50David Gist run for 3 yds to the EIlln 47
15:002nd & 7 at opp 47Jeremiah Oatsvall pass incomplete to Bradley Clark
15:003rd & 7 at opp 47Jeremiah Oatsvall run for 3 yds to the EIlln 44
15:004th & 4 at opp 44Jeremiah Oatsvall pass complete to Heath Price for 6 yds to the EIlln 38 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 38David Gist run for 15 yds to the EIlln 23 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 23Jeremiah Oatsvall pass incomplete to Metrius Fleming
15:002nd & 10 at opp 23Jayvian Allen run for a loss of 1 yard to the EIlln 24
15:003rd & 11 at opp 24TENNESSEE TECH Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the EIlln 29
15:003rd & 16 at opp 29TENNESSEE TECH Penalty, false start (Quinton Cross) to the EIlln 34
15:003rd & 21 at opp 34Jeremiah Oatsvall pass complete to Jalal Dean for 18 yds to the EIlln 16
9:094th & 3 at opp 16Jeremiah Oatsvall pass complete to Quinton Cross for 16 yds for a TD, (Hayden Olsen KICK)Eastern Illinois 17, Tennessee Tech 10
9:091st & 0 at own 35Devin Parker kickoff for 64 yds , Ira Armstead II return for 26 yds to the EIlln 27
9:041st & 10 at own 27Jaelin Benefield run for 13 yds to the EIlln 29 Jaelin Benefield fumbled, forced by Josh Reliford, recovered by TnTch Cameron Hudson , return for 11 yds to the EIlln 29
Tennessee Tech Field goal, 4 plays
8:531st & 10 at opp 29ROSS, O.J. rush for 23 yards to the EIU6, out-of-bounds (Tolbert, Elijaw), PENALTY TTU illegal block (CLARK, Bradley) 15 yards to the EIU44, NO PLAY.
8:531st & 25 at opp 44Jeremiah Oatsvall pass complete to O.J. Ross for 5 yds to the EIlln 39
8:532nd & 20 at opp 39Jeremiah Oatsvall pass complete to O.J. Ross for 10 yds to the EIlln 29
8:533rd & 10 at opp 29Jeremiah Oatsvall pass incomplete to Quinton Cross, broken up by Nick Coates
6:564th & 10 at opp 29Hayden Olsen 46 yd FG GOODEastern Illinois 17, Tennessee Tech 13
Eastern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
6:561st & 0 at own 35Devin Parker kickoff for 60 yds , Ira Armstead II return for 13 yds to the EIlln 18
6:511st & 10 at own 18Kendi Young run for no gain to the EIlln 18
6:512nd & 10 at own 18Kendi Young run for a loss of 1 yard to the EIlln 17
6:513rd & 11 at own 17Zach Weir sacked by A.J. Crawford for a loss of 8 yards to the EIlln 9
6:514th & 19 at own 9Trey Wilhoit punt for 59 yds , Jyron Gilmore returns for no gain to the TnTch 29 Jyron Gilmore fumbled, forced by Zay Gentry, recovered by TnTch
Tennessee Tech Punt, 3 plays
4:401st & 10 at own 29Jeremiah Oatsvall pass incomplete to Quinton Cross
4:402nd & 10 at own 29Jeremiah Oatsvall run for 3 yds to the TnTch 32
4:403rd & 7 at own 32Jeremiah Oatsvall run for 4 yds to the TnTch 36
4:404th & 3 at own 36Nicholas Bigelow punt for 38 yds, fair catch by Cooper Willman at the EASTERNILL 26 TENNESSEE TECH Penalty, kick catching interference (Cameron Hudson) to the EIlln 38
Eastern Illinois Turnover on downs, 10 plays
3:001st & 10 at own 38MJ Flowers run for 8 yds to the EIlln 46
3:002nd & 2 at own 46MJ Flowers run for 1 yd to the EIlln 47
3:003rd & 1 at own 47Zach Weir pass complete to Lazerick Eatman for 4 yds to the TnTch 49 for a 1ST down
3:001st & 10 at opp 49Zach Weir pass incomplete to Lazerick Eatman, broken up by Christian Watson
1:252nd & 10 at opp 49MJ Flowers run for 6 yds to the TnTch 43
1:253rd & 4 at opp 43MJ Flowers run for 6 yds to the TnTch 37 for a 1ST down
1:251st & 10 at opp 37MJ Flowers run for 2 yds to the TnTch 35
Q4 15:002nd & 8 at opp 35MJ Flowers run for 3 yds to the TnTch 32
Q4 15:003rd & 5 at opp 32Zach Weir pass incomplete
Q4 15:004th & 5 at opp 32Zach Weir pass incomplete
4th quarter5 drives, then Tennessee Tech 20, Eastern Illinois 17
Tennessee Tech Touchdown, 12 plays
14:111st & 10 at own 32David Gist run for 5 yds to the TnTch 37
14:112nd & 5 at own 37David Gist run for 4 yds to the TnTch 41 David Gist fumbled, forced by Colin Bohanek, recovered by TnTch Heath Price
14:113rd & 1 at own 41Jayvian Allen run for 3 yds to the TnTch 44 for a 1ST down
14:111st & 10 at own 44Jayvian Allen run for 7 yds to the EIlln 49
14:112nd & 3 at opp 49Jeremiah Oatsvall pass complete to Quinton Cross for 19 yds to the EIlln 30 for a 1ST down
14:111st & 10 at opp 30Quinton Cross run for 7 yds to the EIlln 23
14:112nd & 3 at opp 23David Gist run for 9 yds to the EIlln 14 for a 1ST down
14:111st & 10 at opp 14David Gist run for 13 yds to the EIlln 1 for a 1ST down
14:111st & goal at opp 1David Gist run for no gain to the EIlln 1
8:242nd & 0 at opp 1Timeout TENNESSEE TECH, clock 08:24
8:242nd & goal at opp 1Jeremiah Oatsvall pass complete to Heath Price for a loss of 3 yards to the EIlln 4
7:413rd & 0 at opp 4Timeout EASTRN ILLINOIS, clock 07:41
7:413rd & goal at opp 4David Gist run for 2 yds to the EIlln 2
6:484th & 0 at opp 2OATSVALL, Jerem pass complete to PEGUES, Justin for 2 yards to the EIU0, clock 06:48, PENALTY TTU ineligible downfield on pass (FLEMING, Metriu) 5 yards to the EIU7, NO PLAY.
6:454th & goal at opp 7Jeremiah Oatsvall pass complete to Bradley Clark for 7 yds for a TD, (Hayden Olsen KICK)Tennessee Tech 20, Eastern Illinois 17
Eastern Illinois Turnover on downs, 8 plays
6:451st & 0 at own 35Devin Parker kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
6:451st & 10 at own 25Zach Weir pass complete to Justin Bowick for 17 yds to the EIlln 42 for a 1ST down
6:451st & 10 at own 42Zach Weir pass incomplete to Justin Bowick, broken up by Cameron Hudson
6:452nd & 10 at own 42Zach Weir run for 3 yds to the EIlln 45
6:003rd & 7 at own 45Zach Weir pass complete to Cooper Willman for 12 yds to the TnTch 43 for a 1ST down
6:001st & 10 at opp 43Zach Weir pass incomplete to Jay Vallie
5:282nd & 10 at opp 43Zach Weir pass complete to Jay Vallie for 3 yds to the TnTch 40
5:283rd & 7 at opp 40Jaelin Benefield run for 6 yds to the TnTch 34
5:284th & 1 at opp 34Zach Weir run for no gain to the TnTch 34
Tennessee Tech Punt, 6 plays
4:321st & 10 at own 34Jayvian Allen run for 2 yds to the TnTch 36
4:322nd & 8 at own 36David Gist run for 5 yds to the TnTch 41
4:323rd & 3 at own 41Jeremiah Oatsvall run for 7 yds to the TnTch 48 for a 1ST down
2:561st & 10 at own 48Timeout EASTRN ILLINOIS, clock 02:56
2:561st & 10 at own 48David Gist run for a loss of 1 yard to the TnTch 47 David Gist fumbled, forced by Colin Bohanek, recovered by TnTch David Gist
2:562nd & 11 at own 47Jayvian Allen run for 2 yds to the TnTch 49
2:053rd & 9 at own 49Timeout EASTRN ILLINOIS, clock 02:05
2:053rd & 9 at own 49Quinton Cross run for a loss of 1 yard to the TnTch 48
2:054th & 10 at own 48TENNESSEE TECH Penalty, delay of game (Nicholas Bigelow) to the TnTch 43
2:054th & 15 at own 43Nicholas Bigelow punt for 46 yds, fair catch by Cooper Willman at the EIlln 11
Eastern Illinois Fumble, 9 plays
1:121st & 10 at own 11Zach Weir run for 13 yds to the EIlln 24 for a 1ST down
1:051st & 10 at own 24Zach Weir pass incomplete to Cooper Willman
0:592nd & 10 at own 24Zach Weir pass incomplete to Justin Bowick, broken up by Jyron Gilmore
0:593rd & 10 at own 24Zach Weir pass complete to Jaelin Benefield for 19 yds to the EIlln 43 for a 1ST down
0:451st & 10 at own 43Zach Weir pass incomplete
0:392nd & 10 at own 43Zach Weir pass complete to Cooper Willman for 8 yds to the TnTch 49
0:333rd & 2 at opp 49Jaelin Benefield run for 2 yds to the TnTch 47 for a 1ST down
0:331st & 10 at opp 47Zach Weir pass incomplete
0:222nd & 10 at opp 47Zach Weir sacked by Caleb Nichols for a loss of 12 yards to the EIlln 41 Zach Weir fumbled, recovered by TnTch Ethan McLaurin , return for 0 yards
Tennessee Tech End of game, 1 play
0:121st & 10 at opp 41TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the EIlln 43

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

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Eastern Illinois leads 13–⁠7 in 20 meetings, counting the two since this game.

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2025Tennessee Tech 21, Eastern Illinois 9
2024Tennessee Tech 23, Eastern Illinois 6
2022Tennessee Tech 20, Eastern Illinois 17
2021Eastern Illinois 28, Tennessee Tech 14
2020Eastern Illinois 28, Tennessee Tech 20
2019Tennessee Tech 40, Eastern Illinois 29

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