Southern Illinois at Western Illinois

Saturday, October 28, 2023

Southern Illinois beat Western Illinois 63–⁠0. It was their 24th meeting; Southern Illinois leads the series 18–⁠6.

AwaySouthern Illinois8–⁠5 in 2023
63
HomeWestern Illinois0–⁠11 in 2023
0

Final at Hanson Field, MacombTV: ESPN+Attendance 2,636

At kickoff
50°F, overcast, wind 9 mph from the eastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Macomb Municipal Airport (KMQB), 6 km from the stadium
Official
Rick WarneGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Southern Illinois1421141463
Western Illinois00000

Standouts

  • PassingNic Baker11 of 17, 186 yards, 3 TDSouthern Illinois
  • RushingLashaun Lester10 carries, 139 yards, 3 TDSouthern Illinois
  • ReceivingIzaiah Hartrup4 catches, 96 yards, 1 TDSouthern Illinois

Player stats

Southern Illinois

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Nic Baker11/1718630
Hunter Simmons6/106010
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Lashaun Lester10139364
Jaelin Benefield737011
Justin Strong92719
Nic Baker21409
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Izaiah Hartrup496145
D’Ante’ Cox247050
Allen Middleton335117
Vinson Davis230127

Western Illinois

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Matt Morrissey11/264800
Nate Lamb0/4000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Ludovick Choquette949014
Dylan Van834013
Torrance Farmer71709
Seth Glatz61307
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Jay Parker523016
Jaylin Jackson1808
Taj Sanders1606
Ludovick Choquette1505

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

Team stats

Southern IllinoisWestern Illinois
474Total yards152
246Passing yards48
228Rushing yards104
9.1Yards per pass1.6
6.7Yards per rush2.5
19First downs11
3–⁠10Third downs4–⁠18
2–⁠2Fourth downs1–⁠5
2Turnovers2
6–⁠60Penalties5–⁠43
26:51Possession33:09

Efficiency

Southern IllinoisWestern Illinois
42%Success rate24%
0.23EPA per play−0.51
1.51Explosiveness1.11
−0.06Rushing EPA−0.39
0.62Passing EPA−0.64
39%Passing-down success25%

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 and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Southern Illinois 83% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Southern Illinois −28, over/under 51.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Every drive

Western Illinois end zoneSouthern Illinois end zoneQ1 Southern IllinoisTouchdown, 1 playQ1 Western IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ1 Southern IllinoisFumble, 6 playsQ1 Western IllinoisTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ1 Western IllinoisTurnover on downs, 12 playsQ1 Southern IllinoisTouchdown, 5 playsQ1 Western IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ2 Southern IllinoisTouchdown, 4 playsQ2 Western IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ2 Southern IllinoisFumble, 11 playsQ2 Western IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ2 Southern IllinoisTouchdown, 4 playsQ2 Western IllinoisPunt, 5 playsQ2 Southern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ2 Western IllinoisPunt, 4 playsQ2 Southern IllinoisTouchdown, 2 playsQ2 Western IllinoisEnd of half, 1 playQ3 Southern IllinoisPunt, 4 playsQ3 Western IllinoisTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ3 Southern IllinoisTouchdown, 10 playsQ3 Western IllinoisFumble, 4 playsQ3 Southern IllinoisTouchdown, 4 playsQ3 Western IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ3 Southern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ3 Western IllinoisPunt, 7 playsQ4 Southern IllinoisTouchdown, 2 playsQ4 Western IllinoisFumble return TD, 4 plays (Southern Illinois scores)Q4 Western IllinoisTurnover on downs, 10 playsQ4 Southern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ4 Western IllinoisPunt, 4 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Western Illinois drives left to right, Southern Illinois right to left.
  1. Q1 Southern IllinoisTouchdown, 1 play, 61 yards
  2. Q1 Western IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  3. Q1 Southern IllinoisFumble, 6 plays, 17 yards
  4. Q1 Western IllinoisTurnover on downs, 4 plays, 8 yards
  5. Q1 Western IllinoisTurnover on downs, 12 plays, 41 yards
  6. Q1 Southern IllinoisTouchdown, 5 plays, 57 yards
  7. Q1 Western IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  8. Q2 Southern IllinoisTouchdown, 4 plays, 54 yards
  9. Q2 Western IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, −8 yards
  10. Q2 Southern IllinoisFumble, 11 plays, 44 yards
  11. Q2 Western IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  12. Q2 Southern IllinoisTouchdown, 4 plays, 39 yards
  13. Q2 Western IllinoisPunt, 5 plays, 22 yards
  14. Q2 Southern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  15. Q2 Western IllinoisPunt, 4 plays, −19 yards
  16. Q2 Southern IllinoisTouchdown, 2 plays, 30 yards
  17. Q2 Western IllinoisEnd of half, 1 play, 0 yards
  18. Q3 Southern IllinoisPunt, 4 plays, −8 yards
  19. Q3 Western IllinoisTurnover on downs, 4 plays, 7 yards
  20. Q3 Southern IllinoisTouchdown, 10 plays, 41 yards
  21. Q3 Western IllinoisFumble, 4 plays, 11 yards
  22. Q3 Southern IllinoisTouchdown, 4 plays, 30 yards
  23. Q3 Western IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, −2 yards
  24. Q3 Southern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  25. Q3 Western IllinoisPunt, 7 plays, 29 yards
  26. Q4 Southern IllinoisTouchdown, 2 plays, 37 yards
  27. Q4 Western IllinoisFumble return TD, 4 plays (Southern Illinois scores), −22 yards
  28. Q4 Western IllinoisTurnover on downs, 10 plays, 35 yards
  29. Q4 Southern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  30. Q4 Western IllinoisPunt, 4 plays, 2 yards

Play by play

1st quarter7 drives, then Southern Illinois 14, Western Illinois 0
Western Illinois Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 24Ludovick Choquette run for 3 yds to the WIU 27
15:002nd & 7 at own 27Ludovick Choquette run for 1 yd to the WIU 28
15:003rd & 6 at own 28Ludovick Choquette run for 4 yds to the WIU 32
14:531st & 10 at own 35Thomas Burks kickoff for 50 yds , Jay Parker return for 9 yds to the WIU 24
12:494th & 2 at own 32Jared Campbell punt for 47 yds
Southern Illinois Fumble, 6 plays
12:491st & 10 at own 21Justin Strong run for 3 yds to the SIU 24
12:492nd & 7 at own 24pass incomplete to D’Ante’ Cox
12:493rd & 7 at own 24Nic Baker run for 9 yds to the SIU 33 for a 1ST down
12:491st & 10 at own 33Justin Strong run for 4 yds to the SIU 37
12:492nd & 6 at own 37Justin Strong run for 1 yd to the SIU 38
10:503rd & 5 at own 38Nic Baker run for 5 yds to the SIU 44 Nic Baker fumbled, recovered by WIU Ryan Crandall Baker,Nic rush middle for 5 yards to the SIU43, fumble by Baker,Nic recovered by WIU Crandall,Ryan, Crandall,Ryan rush.
Western Illinois Turnover on downs, 4 plays
10:501st & 10 at opp 44Matt Morrissey pass incomplete to Taj Sanders, broken up by DJ Johnson
10:502nd & 10 at opp 44Matt Morrissey run for 7 yds to the SIU 37
10:503rd & 3 at opp 37Ludovick Choquette run for 1 yd to the SIU 36
9:224th & 2 at opp 36pass incomplete to Taj Sanders
Southern Illinois Touchdown, 1 play
9:111st & 10 at own 36Shaun Lester 64 Yd Run (Jake Baumgarte Kick)Southern Illinois 7, Western Illinois 0
Western Illinois Turnover on downs, 12 plays
9:061st & 10 at own 35Thomas Burks kickoff for 58 yds , Toriano Tate return for 12 yds to the WIU 19
9:061st & 10 at own 19Parker,Jay rush (Davis,Mark), PENALTY WIU illegal formation 5 yards to the WIU24. Western Illinois Penalty, illegal formation (-5 Yards) to the WIU 14
9:061st & 15 at own 14Seth Glatz run for 7 yds to the WIU 21
9:062nd & 8 at own 21Glatz,Seth rush middle (Bogle,Ben).
9:063rd & 8 at own 21Matt Morrissey pass complete to Jay Parker for 7 yds to the WIU 28
9:064th & 1 at own 28Seth Glatz run for 2 yds to the WIU 30 Southern Illinois Penalty, personal foul (Ro Elliott) to the WIU 45
9:061st & 10 at own 45pass incomplete to Jack Whyte
9:062nd & 10 at own 45Matt Morrissey pass complete to Tre Maronic for 2 yds to the WIU 47
9:063rd & 8 at own 47Matt Morrissey pass complete to Jaylin Jackson for 8 yds to the SIU 45 for a 1ST down
9:061st & 10 at opp 45Jay Parker run for 3 yds to the SIU 42
9:062nd & 7 at opp 42Seth Glatz run for 2 yds to the SIU 40
9:063rd & 5 at opp 40Morrissey,Matt rush middle (Burrola,Zach;Bogle,Ben).
3:134th & 5 at opp 40Matt Morrissey pass incomplete to Jay Parker, broken up by PJ Jules
Southern Illinois Touchdown, 5 plays
3:131st & 10 at own 40Jaelin Benefield run for 10 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
3:131st & 10 at the 50Nic Baker pass incomplete, broken up by Noah Epley
3:132nd & 10 at the 50Nic Baker pass complete to D’Ante’ Cox for a loss of 3 yards to the SIU 47
3:133rd & 13 at own 47Nic Baker pass complete to D’Ante’ Cox for 50 yds to the WIU 3 for a 1ST down
1:081st & goal at opp 3Nic Baker pass complete to Zach Gibson for 3 yds for a TD (Jake Baumgarte KICK)Southern Illinois 14, Western Illinois 0
Western Illinois Punt, 3 plays
1:051st & 10 at own 35Thomas Burks kickoff for 47 yds , Jay Parker return for 9 yds to the WIU 27
1:051st & 10 at own 27Seth Glatz run for 5 yds to the WIU 32
1:052nd & 5 at own 32Matt Morrissey run for a loss of 2 yards to the WIU 30
Q2 15:003rd & 7 at own 30pass incomplete to Jay Parker
Q2 14:504th & 7 at own 30Jared Campbell punt for 27 yds
2nd quarter10 drives, then Southern Illinois 35, Western Illinois 0
Southern Illinois Touchdown, 4 plays
14:501st & 10 at own 43Justin Strong run for 2 yds to the SIU 45
14:502nd & 8 at own 45Justin Strong run for 9 yds to the WIU 46 for a 1ST down
12:591st & 10 at opp 46Nic Baker pass complete to Izaiah Hartrup for 45 yds to the WIU 1 for a 1ST down
12:551st & goal at opp 1Justin Strong run for 1 yd for a TD (Jake Baumgarte KICK)Southern Illinois 21, Western Illinois 0
Western Illinois Punt, 3 plays
12:551st & 10 at own 35Thomas Burks kickoff for 64 yds
12:551st & 10 at own 25Torrance Farmer run for a loss of 3 yards to the WIU 22
12:552nd & 13 at own 22Torrance Farmer run for 2 yds to the WIU 24
12:553rd & 11 at own 24Matt Morrissey sacked for a loss of 7 yards to the WIU 17
10:394th & 18 at own 17Jared Campbell punt for 32 yds
Southern Illinois Fumble, 11 plays
10:391st & 10 at opp 49Lashaun Lester run for 2 yds to the WIU 47
10:392nd & 8 at opp 47Lashaun Lester run for 15 yds to the WIU 32 for a 1ST down
10:391st & 10 at opp 32Lester,Lashaun rush middle (DelaCruz,Juan;Steffen,Garret).
10:392nd & 10 at opp 32Jaelin Benefield run for 5 yds to the WIU 27
10:393rd & 5 at opp 27Benefield,Jaelin rush (Wilson,Cordell), PENALTY SIU holding (Quinn,Aidan) 10 yards to the WIU17. Southern Illinois Penalty, Offensive holding (Aidan Quinn) to the WIU 37
10:393rd & 15 at opp 37Nic Baker pass complete to Izaiah Hartrup for 14 yds to the WIU 23
10:394th & 1 at opp 23Justin Strong run for 3 yds to the WIU 20 for a 1ST down
10:391st & 10 at opp 20Justin Strong run for 6 yds to the WIU 14
10:392nd & 4 at opp 14Nic Baker pass complete to Izaiah Hartrup for 11 yds to the WIU 3 for a 1ST down
10:391st & goal at opp 3Justin Strong run for a loss of 2 yards to the WIU 5
4:432nd & goal at opp 5Nic Baker pass complete to Ryan Schwendeman for 2 yds Nic Baker fumbled, recovered by WIU Noah Epley Baker,Nic middle pass complete to Schwendeman,Ryan for 2 yards to the WIU03, fumble by Baker,Nic recovered by WIU Epley,Noah.
Western Illinois Punt, 3 plays
4:431st & 10 at own 3Matt Morrissey run for 8 yds to the WIU 11
4:432nd & 2 at own 11Farmer,Torrance rush middle (Johnson,DJ).
4:433rd & 2 at own 11pass incomplete to AJ Coons
3:144th & 2 at own 11Jared Campbell punt for 31 yds
Southern Illinois Touchdown, 4 plays
3:141st & 10 at opp 42Jaelin Benefield run for 11 yds to the WIU 31 for a 1ST down
3:141st & 10 at opp 31pass incomplete to Jaelin Benefield
3:142nd & 10 at opp 31Nic Baker pass complete to Jaelin Benefield for 4 yds to the WIU 27
2:063rd & 6 at opp 27Nic Baker pass complete to Vinson Davis III for 27 yds for a TD (Jake Baumgarte KICK)Southern Illinois 28, Western Illinois 0
Western Illinois Punt, 5 plays
2:001st & 10 at own 35Thomas Burks kickoff for 64 yds , Toriano Tate return for 17 yds to the WIU 18
2:001st & 10 at own 18Matt Morrissey pass incomplete to Jay Parker, broken up by Branson Combs
2:002nd & 10 at own 18Matt Morrissey pass complete to Jay Parker for 16 yds to the WIU 34 for a 1ST down
2:001st & 10 at own 34Matt Morrissey pass complete to Jay Parker for 6 yds to the WIU 40
2:002nd & 4 at own 40pass incomplete to Taj Sanders
2:003rd & 4 at own 40pass incomplete to Taj Sanders
1:184th & 4 at own 40Jared Campbell punt for 29 yds , Izaiah Hartrup returns for no gain to the SIU 31
Southern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
1:181st & 10 at own 31pass incomplete to Zach Gibson
1:182nd & 10 at own 31pass incomplete to Izaiah Hartrup
1:183rd & 10 at own 31Nic Baker pass incomplete to Izaiah Hartrup, broken up by JJ Ross
0:494th & 10 at own 31Nathan Torney punt for 56 yds , Jay Parker returns for 7 yds to the WIU 20
Western Illinois Punt, 4 plays
0:491st & 10 at own 20Matt Morrissey pass complete to Honrae Murray for 4 yds to the WIU 24
0:432nd & 6 at own 24Matt Morrissey pass complete to AJ Coons Western Illinois Penalty, Offensive pass interference (AJ Coons) to the WIU 12
0:432nd & 18 at own 12pass incomplete to Jay Parker
0:433rd & 18 at own 12Matt Morrissey sacked for a loss of 11 yards to the WIU 1
0:174th & 29 at own 1Jared Campbell punt for 32 yds
Southern Illinois Touchdown, 2 plays
0:171st & 10 at opp 33Nic Baker pass complete to Justin Strong for 7 yds to the WIU 26
0:042nd & 3 at opp 26Nic Baker pass complete to Izaiah Hartrup for 26 yds for a TD (Jake Baumgarte KICK)Southern Illinois 35, Western Illinois 0
Western Illinois End of half, 1 play
0:011st & 10 at own 35Thomas Burks kickoff for 43 yds , Taj Sanders return for no gain to the WIU 35 Western Illinois Penalty, personal foul (Ben Nauman) to the WIU 11
0:011st & 10 at own 11Morrissey,Matt rush middle , SIU wins the toss and chooses receive.
3rd quarter8 drives, then Southern Illinois 49, Western Illinois 0
Southern Illinois Punt, 4 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Owen Valek kickoff for 38 yds
15:001st & 10 at own 27Lashaun Lester run for 2 yds to the SIU 29
15:002nd & 8 at own 29Southern Illinois Penalty, false start (Abdou Toure) to the SIU 24
15:002nd & 13 at own 24Hunter Simmons pass incomplete to Izaiah Hartrup, broken up by Ryan Crandall
13:553rd & 13 at own 24Hunter Simmons pass complete to Ryan Schwendeman Southern Illinois Penalty, illegal formation (Ro Elliott) to the SIU 19
13:553rd & 18 at own 19pass incomplete to Zach Gibson
13:094th & 18 at own 19Nathan Torney punt for 40 yds , Jay Parker returns for 6 yds to the SIU 25 Western Illinois Penalty, Defensive holding (Ludovick Choquette) to the SIU 19
Western Illinois Turnover on downs, 4 plays
13:091st & 10 at own 37pass incomplete to Jay Parker
13:092nd & 10 at own 37Matt Morrissey run for 6 yds to the WIU 43
13:093rd & 4 at own 43Matt Morrissey pass complete to Jay Parker for 1 yd to the WIU 44
11:404th & 3 at own 44pass incomplete to Honrae Murray
Southern Illinois Touchdown, 10 plays
11:401st & 10 at opp 44Hunter Simmons pass complete to Vinson Davis III for 3 yds to the WIU 41
11:402nd & 7 at opp 41Jaelin Benefield run for 7 yds to the WIU 34 for a 1ST down
11:401st & 10 at opp 34Baker,Nic rush (Epley,Noah), PENALTY SIU holding (Schwendeman,Ryan) 10 yards to the WIU24. Southern Illinois Penalty, Offensive holding (Ryan Schwendeman) to the WIU 44
11:401st & 20 at opp 44Hunter Simmons pass complete to Zach Gibson for 12 yds to the WIU 32
11:402nd & 8 at opp 32Hunter Simmons pass complete to Jaelin Benefield for 10 yds to the WIU 22 for a 1ST down
11:401st & 10 at opp 22pass incomplete to Zach Gibson
11:402nd & 10 at opp 22Jaelin Benefield run for 1 yd to the WIU 21
11:403rd & 9 at opp 21Hunter Simmons run for 7 yds to the WIU 14
8:044th & 2 at opp 14Lashaun Lester run for 2 yds to the WIU 12 for a 1ST down
7:311st & 10 at opp 12Lashaun Lester 12 Yd Run (Jake Baumgarte Kick)Southern Illinois 42, Western Illinois 0
Western Illinois Fumble, 4 plays
7:311st & 10 at own 35Thomas Burks kickoff for 47 yds
7:311st & 10 at own 25Matt Morrissey pass complete to Ludovick Choquette for 5 yds to the WIU 30
7:312nd & 5 at own 30Matt Morrissey pass complete to Seth Glatz
7:313rd & 5 at own 30Matt Morrissey pass complete to Taj Sanders for 6 yds to the WIU 36 for a 1ST down
5:281st & 10 at own 36Seth Glatz run for a loss of 3 yards to the WIU 33 Seth Glatz fumbled, recovered by SIU Louis Wilbert Glatz,Seth rush right for loss of 3 yards to the WIU33, fumble by Glatz,Seth recovered by SIU Wilbert,Louis, Wilbert,Louis rush.
Southern Illinois Touchdown, 4 plays
5:281st & 10 at opp 33Jaelin Benefield run for a loss of 3 yards to the WIU 36
5:282nd & 13 at opp 36Hunter Simmons pass complete to Allen Middleton for 17 yds to the WIU 19 for a 1ST down
5:281st & 10 at opp 19Jaelin Benefield run for 6 yds to the WIU 13
4:072nd & 4 at opp 13Hunter Simmons pass complete to Allen Middleton for 13 yds for a TD (Jake Baumgarte KICK)Southern Illinois 49, Western Illinois 0
Western Illinois Punt, 3 plays
4:071st & 10 at own 35Thomas Burks kickoff for 56 yds
4:071st & 10 at own 25Matt Morrissey pass complete to Jay Parker for a loss of 7 yards to the WIU 18
4:072nd & 17 at own 18Ludovick Choquette run for 5 yds to the WIU 23
4:073rd & 12 at own 23pass incomplete to Taj Sanders
2:334th & 12 at own 23Jared Campbell punt for 37 yds
Southern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
2:331st & 10 at own 40Lashaun Lester run for 2 yds to the SIU 42
2:332nd & 8 at own 42Hunter Simmons pass complete to Allen Middleton for 5 yds to the SIU 47
2:333rd & 3 at own 47Hunter Simmons pass incomplete to Zach Gibson, broken up by Ryan Crandall
1:084th & 3 at own 47Nathan Torney punt for 41 yds
Western Illinois Punt, 7 plays
1:081st & 10 at own 12Ludovick Choquette run for 13 yds to the WIU 25 for a 1ST down
1:081st & 10 at own 25pass incomplete to Jack Whyte
1:082nd & 10 at own 25Ludovick Choquette run for 7 yds to the WIU 32
Q4 15:003rd & 3 at own 32Ludovick Choquette run for 14 yds to the WIU 46 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at own 46Ludovick Choquette run for 1 yd to the WIU 47
Q4 15:002nd & 9 at own 47Matt Morrissey sacked for a loss of 6 yards to the WIU 41
Q4 15:003rd & 15 at own 41pass incomplete to Jay Parker
Q4 12:374th & 15 at own 41Jared Campbell punt for 39 yds , Jaylen Reed returns for 40 yds to the WIU 40
4th quarter5 drives, then Southern Illinois 63, Western Illinois 0
Southern Illinois Touchdown, 2 plays
12:371st & 10 at opp 40Lashaun Lester run for 1 yd to the WIU 39 Lashaun Lester fumbled, recovered by SIU JD Czech Lester,Lashaun rush right for 1 yard to the WIU39, fumble by Lester,Lashaun recovered by SIU Czech,JD, Czech,JD rush.
11:412nd & 9 at opp 39Lashaun Lester 39 Yd Run (Jake Baumgarte Kick)Southern Illinois 56, Western Illinois 0
Western Illinois Fumble return TD, 4 plays (Southern Illinois scores)
11:411st & 10 at own 35Thomas Burks kickoff for 62 yds
11:411st & 10 at own 25Torrance Farmer run for 2 yds to the WIU 27
11:412nd & 8 at own 27Torrance Farmer run for 9 yds to the WIU 36 for a 1ST down
11:411st & 10 at own 36Torrance Farmer run for 1 yd to the WIU 37
9:242nd & 9 at own 37Desman Hearns 43 Yd Fumble Return (Jake Baumgarte Kick)Southern Illinois 63, Western Illinois 0
Western Illinois Turnover on downs, 10 plays
9:241st & 10 at own 35Chase Reeves kickoff for 58 yds
9:241st & 10 at own 25Dylan Van run for 5 yds to the WIU 30
9:242nd & 5 at own 30Dylan Van run for 2 yds to the WIU 32
9:243rd & 3 at own 32Dylan Van run for 4 yds to the WIU 36 for a 1ST down
9:241st & 10 at own 36Dylan Van run for 4 yds to the WIU 40
9:242nd & 6 at own 40pass incomplete to Brandon Lanier
9:243rd & 6 at own 40Nate Lamb pass incomplete to Honrae Murray, broken up by Jamir Conn for a 1ST down Southern Illinois Penalty, Defensive pass interference (Jamir Conn) to the SIU 45 for a 1ST down
9:241st & 10 at opp 45Dylan Van run for 6 yds to the SIU 39
9:242nd & 4 at opp 39Dylan Van run for a loss of 1 yard to the SIU 40
9:243rd & 5 at opp 40pass incomplete to AJ Coons
5:254th & 5 at opp 40Nate Lamb pass incomplete to Taj Sanders, broken up by Cade Stephenson
Southern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
5:251st & 10 at own 40Jimmy Athans run for 4 yds to the SIU 44
5:252nd & 6 at own 44Jimmy Athans run for 1 yd to the SIU 45
5:253rd & 5 at own 45Jimmy Athans run for a loss of 1 yard to the SIU 44
3:044th & 6 at own 44Nathan Torney punt for 42 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the WIU 14 , Jay Parker returns for no gain to the WIU 14
Western Illinois Punt, 4 plays
3:041st & 10 at own 14Dylan Van run for 13 yds to the WIU 27 for a 1ST down
3:041st & 10 at own 27Nate Lamb pass incomplete to Brandon Lanier, broken up by Shane Roth
3:042nd & 10 at own 27Dylan Van run for 1 yd to the WIU 28
3:043rd & 9 at own 28Nate Lamb sacked for a loss of 7 yards to the WIU 21
3:044th & 16 at own 21Western Illinois Penalty, delay of game (-5 Yards) to the WIU 16
0:524th & 21 at own 16punt for 26 yds

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.

Southern Illinois leads 18–⁠6 in 24 meetings.

Recent meetings
2023Southern Illinois 63, Western Illinois 0
2022Southern Illinois 30, Western Illinois 7
2021Southern Illinois 31, Western Illinois 30
2019Southern Illinois 45, Western Illinois 21
2018Western Illinois 34, Southern Illinois 31
2017Western Illinois 28, Southern Illinois 14

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