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Illinois State at Western Illinois

Saturday, September 9, 2023

Illinois State beat Western Illinois 34–⁠18. It was their 33rd meeting; after it, Illinois State led the series 19–⁠14.

AwayIllinois State6–⁠5 in 2023
34
HomeWestern Illinois0–⁠11 in 2023
18

Final at Hanson Field, MacombTV: ESPN+Attendance 3,648

At kickoff
81°F, mostly cloudy, wind 9 mph from the northeastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Macomb Municipal Airport (KMQB), 6 km from the stadium
Official
CJ JacksonGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Illinois State01371434
Western Illinois090918

Standouts

Player stats

Illinois State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Zack Annexstad18/2618510
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Mason Blakemore19170351
Cole Mueller1154113
Zack Annexstad629017
Wenkers Wright413014
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Daniel Sobkowicz477045
Cam Grandy656113
Eddie Kasper234032
I’Shawn Stewart21409

Western Illinois

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Matt Morrissey22/4019910
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Ludovick Choquette51104
Jay Parker1303
Seth Glatz8304
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
A.J. Coons369043
Donald McKinney658013
Jaylin Jackson435015
Taj Sanders21318

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

Team stats

Illinois StateWestern Illinois
461Total yards194
185Passing yards199
276Rushing yards-5
7.1Yards per pass5.0
6.7Yards per rush-0.2
24First downs17
6–⁠14Third downs9–⁠19
2–⁠2Fourth downs0–⁠1
2Turnovers0
6–⁠72Penalties5–⁠42
29:05Possession30:55

Efficiency

Illinois StateWestern Illinois
47%Success rate30%
0.44EPA per play0.02
1.63Explosiveness1.42
0.72Rushing EPA−0.13
0.19Passing EPA0.14
18%Passing-down success37%

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)

Illinois State 70% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Every drive

Western Illinois end zoneIllinois State end zoneQ1 Illinois StatePunt, 4 playsQ1 Western IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ1 Illinois StatePunt, 3 playsQ1 Western IllinoisPunt, 9 playsQ1 Illinois StateFumble, 7 playsQ1 Western IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ1 Illinois StatePunt, 3 playsQ1 Western IllinoisTouchdown, 9 playsQ2 Illinois StatePunt, 4 playsQ2 Western IllinoisField goal, 12 playsQ2 Illinois StateTouchdown, 7 playsQ2 Western IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ2 Illinois StateTouchdown, 7 playsQ3 Western IllinoisPunt, 7 playsQ3 Illinois StateTouchdown, 10 playsQ3 Western IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ3 Illinois StatePunt, 6 playsQ3 Western IllinoisTouchdown, 5 playsQ4 Western IllinoisField goal, 5 playsQ4 Illinois StatePunt, 6 playsQ4 Western IllinoisPunt, 4 playsQ4 Illinois StateTouchdown, 4 playsQ4 Western IllinoisTurnover on downs, 5 playsQ4 Illinois StateTouchdown, 6 playsQ4 Western IllinoisResult not recorded, 4 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Western Illinois drives left to right, Illinois State right to left.
  1. Q1 Illinois StatePunt, 4 plays, 34 yards
  2. Q1 Western IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, −3 yards
  3. Q1 Illinois StatePunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  4. Q1 Western IllinoisPunt, 9 plays, 29 yards
  5. Q1 Illinois StateFumble, 7 plays, 43 yards
  6. Q1 Western IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  7. Q1 Illinois StatePunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  8. Q1 Western IllinoisTouchdown, 9 plays, 35 yards
  9. Q2 Illinois StatePunt, 4 plays, 15 yards
  10. Q2 Western IllinoisField goal, 12 plays, 68 yards
  11. Q2 Illinois StateTouchdown, 7 plays, 70 yards
  12. Q2 Western IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, −7 yards
  13. Q2 Illinois StateTouchdown, 7 plays, 62 yards
  14. Q3 Western IllinoisPunt, 7 plays, 19 yards
  15. Q3 Illinois StateTouchdown, 10 plays, 50 yards
  16. Q3 Western IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  17. Q3 Illinois StatePunt, 6 plays, 18 yards
  18. Q3 Western IllinoisTouchdown, 5 plays, 12 yards
  19. Q4 Western IllinoisField goal, 5 plays, 12 yards
  20. Q4 Illinois StatePunt, 6 plays, 12 yards
  21. Q4 Western IllinoisPunt, 4 plays, 22 yards
  22. Q4 Illinois StateTouchdown, 4 plays, 91 yards
  23. Q4 Western IllinoisTurnover on downs, 5 plays, 8 yards
  24. Q4 Illinois StateTouchdown, 6 plays, 38 yards
  25. Q4 Western IllinoisResult not recorded, 4 plays, 17 yards

Play by play

1st quarter8 drives, then Tied at 0
Illinois State Punt, 4 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 35Zack Annexstad pass complete to Eddie Kasper for 32 yds to the WIU 33 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 33Cole Mueller run for 2 yds to the WIU 31
0:002nd & 8 at opp 31Zack Annexstad pass incomplete to Eddie Kasper, broken up by JJ Ross
0:003rd & 8 at opp 31Zack Annexstad pass incomplete to Eddie Kasper, broken up by Juan DelaCruz
Western Illinois Punt, 3 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 20Matt Morrissey pass incomplete to Jaylin Jackson, broken up by Tye Niekamp
0:002nd & 10 at own 20Seth Glatz run for a loss of 3 yards to the WIU 17
0:003rd & 13 at own 17pass incomplete to AJ Coons
Illinois State Punt, 3 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 43Mason Blakemore run for 4 yds to the ILST 47
0:002nd & 6 at own 47Mason Blakemore run for 1 yd to the ILST 48
0:003rd & 5 at own 48pass incomplete to Cam Grandy
Western Illinois Punt, 9 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 15Seth Glatz run for a loss of 2 yards to the WIU 13
0:002nd & 12 at own 13Matt Morrissey pass complete to AJ Coons for 7 yds to the WIU 20
0:003rd & 5 at own 20Matt Morrissey pass complete to Donald McKinney for 11 yds to the WIU 31 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 31Ludovick Choquette run for 3 yds to the WIU 34
0:002nd & 7 at own 34pass incomplete to Jack Whyte
0:003rd & 7 at own 34Matt Morrissey pass complete to Donald McKinney for 13 yds to the WIU 47 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 47Matt Morrissey run for 5 yds to the ILST 48
0:002nd & 5 at opp 48Matt Morrissey pass complete to Jay Parker for a loss of 8 yards to the WIU 44
0:003rd & 13 at own 44pass incomplete
Illinois State Fumble, 7 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 20Zack Annexstad pass complete to Daniel Sobkowicz for 8 yds to the ILST 28
0:002nd & 2 at own 28Zack Annexstad pass complete to Daniel Sobkowicz for 8 yds to the ILST 36 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 36Zack Annexstad pass complete to Cam Grandy for 6 yds to the ILST 42
0:002nd & 4 at own 42Zack Annexstad run for 17 yds to the WIU 41 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 41Zack Annexstad pass complete to Cole Mueller
0:002nd & 10 at opp 41Cole Mueller run for 4 yds to the WIU 37
Western Illinois Punt, 3 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 39Seth Glatz run for 1 yd to the WIU 40
0:002nd & 9 at own 40Seth Glatz run for 4 yds to the WIU 44
0:003rd & 5 at own 44Matt Morrissey run for 2 yds to the WIU 46
Illinois State Punt, 3 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 1Mason Blakemore run for 6 yds to the ILST 7
0:002nd & 4 at own 7Mason Blakemore run for 1 yd to the ILST 8
0:003rd & 3 at own 8Zack Annexstad pass incomplete to Daniel Sobkowicz, broken up by Anthony Quinney
Western Illinois Touchdown, 9 plays
0:001st & 10 at opp 38Matt Morrissey pass complete to Jay Parker for 5 yds to the ILST 33
0:002nd & 5 at opp 33Jay Parker run for 3 yds to the ILST 30
15:001st & 10 at own 35Owen Valek kickoff for 30 yds
13:464th & 8 at opp 31Ian Wagner punt for 31 yds
12:464th & 13 at own 17Jared Campbell punt for 41 yds , Eddie Kasper returns for 1 yd to the ILST 43
11:404th & 5 at own 48Ian Wagner punt for 37 yds
6:494th & 13 at own 44Jared Campbell punt for 56 yds
4:103rd & 6 at opp 37Cole Mueller run for 13 yds to the WIU 39 Cole Mueller fumbled, recovered by WIU Anthony Quinney for a 1ST down for a 1ST down Illinois State Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Jake Pope) to the WIU 39 for a 1ST down
1:554th & 3 at own 46Jared Campbell punt for 53 yds
0:374th & 3 at own 8Ian Wagner punt for 38 yds , Jay Parker returns for 8 yds to the ILST 38
2nd quarter10 drives, then Illinois State 13, Western Illinois 9
Western Illinois Punt, 3 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 25Seth Glatz run for a loss of 4 yards to the ILST 35
Illinois State Punt, 4 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 26Wenkers Wright run for 14 yds to the ILST 40 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 40Zack Annexstad pass complete to Eddie Kasper for 2 yds to the ILST 42
0:002nd & 8 at own 42Zack Annexstad pass complete to Wenkers Wright for a loss of 1 yard to the ILST 41
0:003rd & 9 at own 41Zack Annexstad pass incomplete to Cam Grandy, broken up by Noah Epley
Western Illinois Field goal, 12 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 30Seth Glatz run for 4 yds to the WIU 34
0:002nd & 6 at own 34Matt Morrissey pass complete to Donald McKinney for 7 yds to the WIU 41 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 41Matt Morrissey sacked for a loss of 8 yards to the WIU 33 Western Illinois Penalty, intentional grounding (Matt Morrissey) to the WIU 33
0:002nd & 18 at own 33Western Illinois Penalty, false start (Taj Sanders) to the WIU 28
0:002nd & 23 at own 28Matt Morrissey pass complete to Donald McKinney for 13 yds to the WIU 41
0:003rd & 10 at own 41Matt Morrissey pass complete to AJ Coons for 43 yds to the ILST 16 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 16
0:002nd & 10 at opp 16pass incomplete to AJ Coons
0:003rd & 10 at opp 16Matt Morrissey run for 13 yds to the ILST 3 for a 1ST down
0:001st & goal at opp 3Ludovick Choquette run for a loss of 2 yards to the ILST 5
0:002nd & goal at opp 5Matt Morrissey run for 3 yds to the ILST 2
0:003rd & goal at opp 2pass incomplete to Jack Whyte
Illinois State Touchdown, 7 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 27Zack Annexstad pass complete to Mason Blakemore for 8 yds to the ILST 35
0:002nd & 2 at own 35Cole Mueller run for 9 yds to the ILST 44 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 44Cole Mueller run for 3 yds to the ILST 47
0:002nd & 7 at own 47pass incomplete to Eddie Kasper
0:003rd & 7 at own 47Zack Annexstad run for 6 yds to the WIU 47
0:004th & 1 at opp 47Mason Blakemore run for 5 yds to the WIU 42 for a 1ST down
Western Illinois Punt, 3 plays
0:002nd & 10 at own 25Matt Morrissey pass complete to Donald McKinney for 4 yds to the WIU 29
Illinois State Touchdown, 7 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 35Zack Annexstad pass complete to Cam Grandy for 11 yds to the ILST 46 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 46Zack Annexstad pass complete to Cam Grandy for 13 yds to the WIU 41 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 41Zack Annexstad run for 1 yd to the WIU 40
0:002nd & 9 at opp 40pass incomplete to Mason Blakemore
Western Illinois Touchdown, 9 plays
15:003rd & 2 at opp 30Ludovick Choquette run for 3 yds to the ILST 27 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 27Matt Morrissey run for 2 yds to the ILST 25
15:002nd & 8 at opp 25Ludovick Choquette run for 3 yds to the ILST 22
15:003rd & 5 at opp 22Matt Morrissey pass complete to Donald McKinney for 10 yds to the ILST 12 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 12Ludovick Choquette run for 4 yds to the ILST 8
15:002nd & 6 at opp 8pass incomplete to AJ Coons
11:143rd & 6 at opp 8Matt Morrissey pass complete to Taj Sanders for 8 yds for a TD (Christian Masucci PAT MISSED)Western Illinois 6, Illinois State 0
11:081st & 10 at own 35Owen Valek kickoff for 45 yds , Javon Charles return for 6 yds to the ILST 26
9:394th & 9 at own 41Ian Wagner punt for 29 yds
4:384th & goal at opp 2Owen Valek 20 yd FG GOODWestern Illinois 9, Illinois State 0
4:381st & 10 at own 35Owen Valek kickoff for 38 yds
Illinois State Touchdown, 7 plays
2:301st & 10 at opp 42Mason Blakemore run for 42 yds for a TD (Ian Wagner PAT MISSED)Western Illinois 9, Illinois State 6
2:301st & 10 at own 35Ian Wagner kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
Western Illinois Punt, 3 plays
2:093rd & 6 at own 29Matt Morrissey sacked for 0 yards to the WIU 29
1:454th & 17 at own 18Jared Campbell punt for 47 yds
Illinois State Touchdown, 7 plays
0:593rd & 9 at opp 40Zack Annexstad pass complete to Daniel Sobkowicz for 16 yds to the WIU 24 Western Illinois Penalty, roughing passer (12 Yards) to the WIU 12
0:591st & 10 at opp 12pass incomplete to Daniel Sobkowicz
0:392nd & 10 at opp 12Zack Annexstad pass complete to Cam Grandy for 12 yds for a TD (Josh Jasek KICK)Illinois State 13, Western Illinois 9
0:391st & 10 at own 35Ian Wagner kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
3rd quarter2 drives, then Illinois State 20, Western Illinois 9
Western Illinois Punt, 7 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 25Matt Morrissey pass complete to Jaylin Jackson for 6 yds to the WIU 31
15:001st & 10 at own 35Ian Wagner kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
11:384th & 12 at own 44Jared Campbell punt for 24 yds for a 1ST down Western Illinois Penalty, personal foul (Jason Heller) to the ILST 47 for a 1ST down
Illinois State Touchdown, 10 plays
6:381st & goal at opp 6Cole Mueller run for 6 yds for a TD Western Illinois Penalty, illegal use of hands (Garret Steffen) to the WIU 0 (Josh Jasek KICK)Illinois State 20, Western Illinois 9
6:381st & 10 at own 45Ian Wagner kickoff for 55 yds for a touchback
5:034th & 6 at own 29Jared Campbell punt for no gain Illinois State Penalty, personal foul (Javon Charles) to the ILST 13
0:514th & 2 at own 31Ian Wagner punt for 44 yds for a 1ST down , Jay Parker returns for 45 yds to the WIU 24 for a 1ST down Illinois State Penalty, personal foul (Cam Grandy) to the ILST 15 for a 1ST down
4th quarter5 drives, then Illinois State 34, Western Illinois 18
Western Illinois Result not recorded, 4 plays
0:002nd & 7 at own 31Matt Morrissey pass complete to Dallas Parker for 3 yds to the WIU 31 Matt Morrissey pass complete to Dallas Parker for 3 yds to the WIU 31 Matt Morrissey run for 2 yds to the WIU 31
Western Illinois Touchdown, 5 plays
15:003rd & 6 at opp 11pass incomplete to AJ Coons Illinois State Penalty, Defensive pass interference (Mark Cannon Jr.) to the ILST 2
14:521st & goal at opp 2Matt Morrissey 2 Yd Run (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed)Illinois State 20, Western Illinois 15
14:521st & goal at opp 3
14:421st & 10 at own 35Owen Valek kickoff for 33 yds , Scotty Presson Jr. return for no gain to the ILST 32
13:404th & 13 at opp 20Owen Valek 37 yd FG GOODIllinois State 20, Western Illinois 18
13:401st & 10 at own 35Owen Valek kickoff for 40 yds
10:324th & 9 at own 37Ian Wagner punt for 36 yds
8:524th & 7 at own 49Jared Campbell punt for 45 yds
Illinois State Touchdown, 4 plays
7:061st & 10 at own 49Mason Blakemore run for 51 yds for a TD (Josh Jasek KICK)Illinois State 27, Western Illinois 18
6:521st & 10 at own 35Ian Wagner kickoff for 65 yds , Jay Parker return for 42 yds to the WIU 42
Western Illinois Turnover on downs, 5 plays
5:004th & 13 at the 50Matt Morrissey sacked for a loss of 9 yards to the WIU 41
Illinois State Touchdown, 6 plays
1:171st & goal at opp 6Mason Blakemore run for 6 yds for a TD (Josh Jasek KICK)Illinois State 34, Western Illinois 18
1:171st & 10 at own 35Josh Jasek kickoff for 58 yds , Ludovick Choquette return for 7 yds to the WIU 14

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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Illinois State leads 21–⁠14 in 35 meetings, counting the two since this game.

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2026Illinois State 41, Western Illinois 10
2024Illinois State 51, Western Illinois 34
2023Illinois State 34, Western Illinois 18
2022Illinois State 20, Western Illinois 13
2021Western Illinois 38, Illinois State 31
2020Illinois State 26, Western Illinois 18

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