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Western Illinois at Charleston Southern

Saturday, October 5, 2024

Western Illinois beat Charleston Southern 31–⁠20. It was their first meeting; after it, Western Illinois led the series 1–⁠0.

AwayWestern Illinois4–⁠8 in 2024
31
HomeCharleston Southern1–⁠11 in 2024
20

Final at Buccaneer Field, North CharlestonTV: ESPN+Attendance 4,015

At kickoff
80°F, mostly cloudy, wind 7 mph from the northeastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Charleston Afb/International Airport (KCHS), 9 km from the stadium
Official
John KellermeierGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Western Illinois1477331
Charleston Southern0130720

Standouts

  • PassingNate Lamb17 of 23, 197 yards, 2 TD, 1 INTWestern Illinois
  • RushingAutavius Ison29 carries, 229 yards, 2 TDCharleston Southern
  • ReceivingElijah Aragon10 catches, 129 yards, 1 TDWestern Illinois
  • DefenseAidan Harrison1 INTWestern Illinois

Player stats

Western Illinois

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Nate Lamb17/2319721
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Cameren Smith2189115
Nate Lamb526020
Elijah Aragon1101
Avery Knight1101
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Elijah Aragon10129126
Matthew Henry243122
Demari Davis114014
Cameren Smith31009
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Aidan Harrison0001
Jalen Riven0001

Charleston Southern

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Rob McCoy Jr5/116412
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Autavius Ison29229239
Tyson Greenwade1198054
Quay Kindell1808
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Landon Sauers131031
Noah Jennings21619
Chris Rhone112012
Cooper Dawson1505
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Kason Hooks0001

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

Team stats

Western IllinoisCharleston Southern
314Total yards395
197Passing yards64
117Rushing yards331
8.6Yards per pass5.8
4.2Yards per rush7.4
16First downs19
6–⁠10Third downs5–⁠9
0–⁠1Fourth downs1–⁠2
1Turnovers2
3–⁠26Penalties9–⁠60
17:33Possession25:35

Efficiency

Western IllinoisCharleston Southern
44%Success rate52%
0.17EPA per play0.11
1.40Explosiveness1.36
0.10Rushing EPA0.36
0.37Passing EPA−0.39
35%Passing-down success50%
4%Havoc by its defense2%

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)

Charleston Southern 71% to win. Western Illinois won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

Charleston Southern −14, 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

Charleston Southern end zoneWestern Illinois end zoneQ1 Charleston SouthernResult not recorded, 11 playsQ1 Charleston SouthernTurnover on downs, 5 playsQ1 Western IllinoisTurnover on downs, 6 playsQ1 Charleston SouthernInterception, 2 playsQ1 Western IllinoisResult not recorded, 2 playsQ1 Charleston SouthernPunt, 7 playsQ1 Western IllinoisPunt, 9 playsQ1 Charleston SouthernTouchdown, 2 playsQ2 Western IllinoisInterception, 1 playQ2 Charleston SouthernTouchdown, 11 playsQ2 Western IllinoisTouchdown, 7 playsQ2 Charleston SouthernResult not recorded, 2 playsQ3 Western IllinoisTouchdown, 8 playsQ3 Charleston SouthernPunt, 5 playsQ3 Western IllinoisField goal, 15 playsQ4 Charleston SouthernTouchdown, 6 playsQ4 Western IllinoisPunt, 5 playsQ4 Charleston SouthernResult not recorded, 7 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Charleston Southern drives left to right, Western Illinois right to left. Our source’s drive data for this game doesn’t add up to the final score, so a score may be missing here; the scoring by quarter above is complete.
  1. Q1 Charleston SouthernResult not recorded, 11 plays, 89 yards
  2. Q1 Charleston SouthernTurnover on downs, 5 plays, 20 yards
  3. Q1 Western IllinoisTurnover on downs, 6 plays, 35 yards
  4. Q1 Charleston SouthernInterception, 2 plays, 1 yard
  5. Q1 Western IllinoisResult not recorded, 2 plays, 9 yards
  6. Q1 Charleston SouthernPunt, 7 plays, 39 yards
  7. Q1 Western IllinoisPunt, 9 plays, 56 yards
  8. Q1 Charleston SouthernTouchdown, 2 plays, −17 yards
  9. Q2 Western IllinoisInterception, 1 play, 0 yards
  10. Q2 Charleston SouthernTouchdown, 11 plays, 57 yards
  11. Q2 Western IllinoisTouchdown, 7 plays, 64 yards
  12. Q2 Charleston SouthernResult not recorded, 2 plays, −10 yards
  13. Q3 Western IllinoisTouchdown, 8 plays, 72 yards
  14. Q3 Charleston SouthernPunt, 5 plays, 35 yards
  15. Q3 Western IllinoisField goal, 15 plays, 64 yards
  16. Q4 Charleston SouthernTouchdown, 6 plays, 72 yards
  17. Q4 Western IllinoisPunt, 5 plays, 17 yards
  18. Q4 Charleston SouthernResult not recorded, 7 plays, 67 yards

Play by play

1st quarter9 drives, then Western Illinois 14, Charleston Southern 0
Charleston Southern Turnover on downs, 5 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Antonio Chadha kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Autavius Ison run for 11 yds to the CHSO 36 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 36Rob McCoy Jr pass complete to Cooper Dawson for 5 yds to the CHSO 41
15:002nd & 5 at own 41Tyson Greenwade run for 4 yds to the CHSO 45
15:003rd & 1 at own 45Greenwade,Tyson rush right (Harrison,Aidan).
Charleston Southern Result not recorded, 11 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 8Autavius Ison run for 2 yds to the CHSO 10
Charleston Southern Turnover on downs, 5 plays
12:224th & 1 at own 45Greenwade,Tyson rush middle (Harrison,Aidan;Riven,Jalen).
Western Illinois Turnover on downs, 6 plays
12:221st & 10 at opp 45Nathan Lamb pass complete to Elijah Aragon for 5 yds to the CHSO 40
12:222nd & 5 at opp 40Nathan Lamb pass complete to Elijah Aragon for 21 yds to the CHSO 19 for a 1ST down
12:221st & 10 at opp 19Cameren Smith run for a loss of 1 yard to the CHSO 20
12:222nd & 11 at opp 20Nathan Lamb sacked by Ja’Courtney Snipes for a loss of 4 yards to the CHSO 24
12:223rd & 15 at opp 24Nathan Lamb pass complete to Elijah Aragon for 14 yds to the CHSO 10
9:414th & 1 at opp 10Smith,Cameren rush middle (Snipes,Ja’Courtney).
Charleston Southern Interception, 2 plays
9:411st & 10 at own 10Autavius Ison run for 1 yd to the CHSO 11
9:112nd & 9 at own 11Rob McCoy Jr pass intercepted by Jalen Riven
Western Illinois Result not recorded, 2 plays
9:111st & 10 at opp 12Nathan Lamb pass complete to Elijah Aragon for 9 yds to the CHSO 3
8:332nd & 1 at opp 3Cameren Smith run for 3 yds for a TD (Antonio Chadha KICK)Western Illinois 7, Charleston Southern 0
Charleston Southern Punt, 7 plays
8:271st & 10 at own 35Antonio Chadha kickoff for 65 yds , Quay Kindell return for 20 yds to the CHSO 20
8:271st & 10 at own 20Rob McCoy Jr pass complete to Noah Jennings for 9 yds to the CHSO 29
8:272nd & 1 at own 29Autavius Ison run for 13 yds to the CHSO 42 for a 1ST down
8:271st & 10 at own 42Ison,Autavius rush middle (Brunner,Tommy).
8:272nd & 10 at own 42Tyson Greenwade run for 18 yds to the WIU 40 for a 1ST down
8:271st & 10 at opp 40Tyson Greenwade run for 4 yds to the WIU 36
8:272nd & 6 at opp 36Rob McCoy Jr pass incomplete to Noah Jennings, broken up by Jeremiah Piper
8:273rd & 6 at opp 36Rob McCoy Jr pass incomplete to Chris Rhone, broken up by Tyler Henry
8:274th & 6 at opp 36Charleston Southern Penalty, delay of game (-5 Yards) to the WIU 41
4:574th & 11 at opp 41Gilbert Brown punt for 33 yds
Western Illinois Punt, 9 plays
4:571st & 10 at own 8Nathan Lamb pass complete to Tristin Duncan for 1 yd to the WIU 9
4:572nd & 9 at own 9Smith,Cameren rush middle (Hollis,Tylan).
4:573rd & 9 at own 9Nathan Lamb sacked by Darrius Bell for 0 yards to the WIU 9 Charleston Southern Penalty, off-side (Chandler Perry) to the WIU 14
4:573rd & 4 at own 14Nathan Lamb pass complete to Demari Davis for 14 yds to the WIU 28 for a 1ST down
4:571st & 10 at own 28Cameren Smith run for 7 yds to the WIU 35
4:572nd & 3 at own 35Nathan Lamb pass complete to Elijah Aragon for 25 yds to the CHSO 40 for a 1ST down
4:571st & 10 at opp 40Cameren Smith run for 1 yd to the CHSO 39
4:572nd & 9 at opp 39pass incomplete to Demari Davis
4:573rd & 9 at opp 39Nathan Lamb pass complete to Cameren Smith for 3 yds to the CHSO 36
0:574th & 6 at opp 36J. Campbell punt for 36 yds, touchback
Charleston Southern Touchdown, 2 plays
0:571st & 10 at own 20Autavius Ison run for 11 yds to the CHSO 31 for a 1ST down
0:121st & 10 at own 31Aidan Harrison 38 Yd Interception Return (Antonio Chadha Kick)Western Illinois 14, Charleston Southern 0
2nd quarter4 drives, then Western Illinois 21, Charleston Southern 13
Charleston Southern Result not recorded, 11 plays
15:002nd & 8 at own 10Rob McCoy Jr run for a loss of 2 yards to the CHSO 8
15:003rd & 10 at own 8Rob McCoy Jr pass complete to Chris Rhone for 12 yds to the CHSO 20 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 20Ison,Autavius rush right (Crandall,Ryan).
15:002nd & 10 at own 20Tyson Greenwade run for a loss of 2 yards to the CHSO 18
12:183rd & 12 at own 18Tyson Greenwade run for 54 yds to the WIU 28 for a 1ST down
12:181st & 10 at opp 28Tyson Greenwade run for 9 yds to the WIU 19
12:182nd & 1 at opp 19Tyson Greenwade run for 2 yds to the WIU 17 for a 1ST down
12:181st & 10 at opp 17Quay Kindell run for 8 yds to the WIU 9
12:182nd & 2 at opp 9Autavius Ison run for 5 yds to the WIU 4 for a 1ST down
8:591st & goal at opp 4Autavius Ison run for 4 yds for a TD (Reid Montgomery PAT MISSED)Western Illinois 14, Charleston Southern 6
8:521st & 10 at own 35Will Laing kickoff for 62 yds , Toriano Tate return for 20 yds to the WIU 23
8:451st & 10 at own 23Nathan Lamb pass intercepted by Kason Hooks at CSU40
Charleston Southern Touchdown, 11 plays
8:451st & 10 at own 40Autavius Ison run for 1 yd to the CHSO 41
8:452nd & 9 at own 41pass incomplete to Noah Jennings
8:453rd & 9 at own 41Rob McCoy Jr run for 10 yds to the WIU 49 for a 1ST down
7:251st & 10 at opp 49Autavius Ison run for a loss of 1 yard to the 50 yard line
7:252nd & 11 at the 50Autavius Ison run for 6 yds to the WIU 44
7:253rd & 5 at opp 44Autavius Ison run for 4 yds to the WIU 40
7:254th & 1 at opp 40Autavius Ison run for 17 yds to the WIU 23 for a 1ST down
7:252nd & 14 at opp 27Autavius Ison run for 19 yds to the WIU 8 for a 1ST down
7:251st & goal at opp 8Charleston Southern Penalty, false start (Colin Sorensen) to the WIU 13
7:251st & goal at opp 13Autavius Ison run for 11 yds to the WIU 2 Western Illinois Penalty, failure to wear required equipment (Thomas Brunner) to the WIU 1
2:192nd & goal at opp 1Autavius Ison run for 1 yd for a TD (Reid Montgomery KICK)Western Illinois 14, Charleston Southern 13
Western Illinois Touchdown, 7 plays
2:111st & 10 at own 35Will Laing kickoff for 63 yds , Elijah Aragon return for 33 yds to the WIU 35
2:111st & 10 at own 35Nathan Lamb pass complete to Cameren Smith for 9 yds to the WIU 44
2:112nd & 1 at own 44Cameren Smith run for 6 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
2:111st & 10 at the 50pass incomplete to Matthew Henry
2:112nd & 10 at the 50Nathan Lamb pass complete to Cameren Smith for a loss of 2 yards to the WIU 48
2:113rd & 12 at own 48Nathan Lamb pass complete to Matthew Henry for 21 yds to the CHSO 31 for a 1ST down
2:111st & 10 at opp 31Nathan Lamb pass complete to Elijah Aragon for 4 yds to the CHSO 27
2:112nd & 6 at opp 27Charleston Southern Penalty, delay of game (5 Yards) to the CHSO 22
0:292nd & 1 at opp 22Nathan Lamb pass complete to Matthew Henry for 22 yds for a TD Charleston Southern Penalty, off-side (Devonte Turner) to the CHSO 1 (Antonio Chadha KICK)Western Illinois 21, Charleston Southern 13
0:291st & goal at opp 3Charleston Southern Penalty, off-side (Devonte Turner) to the CHSO 1
Charleston Southern Result not recorded, 2 plays
0:291st & 10 at own 35Antonio Chadha kickoff for 50 yds
0:291st & 10 at own 25Ison,Autavius rush (Riven,Jalen), PENALTY CSU holding (Dawson,Cooper) 10 yards to the CSU35. Charleston Southern Penalty, Offensive holding (Cooper Dawson) to the CHSO 15
3rd quarter5 drives, then Western Illinois 28, Charleston Southern 13
Western Illinois Touchdown, 8 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Will Laing kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Cameren Smith run for 15 yds to the WIU 40 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 40Cameren Smith run for 4 yds to the WIU 44
15:002nd & 6 at own 44Nathan Lamb pass complete to Elijah Aragon for 26 yds to the CHSO 30 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 30Cameren Smith run for 7 yds to the CHSO 23
15:002nd & 3 at opp 23Cameren Smith run for 8 yds to the CHSO 15 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 15Cameren Smith run for 6 yds to the CHSO 9
15:002nd & 4 at opp 9Smith,Cameren rush middle (Williams,Davion;Davis,Laron).
Western Illinois Field goal, 15 plays
15:001st & 10 at opp 33Cameren Smith run for 1 yd to the CHSO 32
Western Illinois Touchdown, 8 plays
11:073rd & 4 at opp 9Nathan Lamb pass complete to Elijah Aragon for 9 yds for a TD (Antonio Chadha KICK)Western Illinois 28, Charleston Southern 13
Charleston Southern Punt, 5 plays
11:071st & 10 at own 35Antonio Chadha kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
11:071st & 10 at own 25Autavius Ison run for 17 yds to the CHSO 42 for a 1ST down
11:071st & 10 at own 42Autavius Ison run for 17 yds to the WIU 41 for a 1ST down
11:071st & 10 at opp 41Rob McCoy Jr sacked by Jalen Riven for a loss of 8 yards to the WIU 49
11:072nd & 18 at opp 49Tyson Greenwade run for 6 yds to the WIU 43
8:373rd & 12 at opp 43Tyson Greenwade run for 3 yds to the WIU 40
7:494th & 9 at opp 40Gilbert Brown punt for 35 yds
Western Illinois Field goal, 15 plays
7:491st & 10 at own 5Smith,Cameren rush middle (Manuel,Dylan).
7:492nd & 10 at own 5Cameren Smith run for 14 yds to the WIU 19 for a 1ST down
7:491st & 10 at own 19Avery Knight run for 1 yd to the WIU 20
7:492nd & 9 at own 20Nathan Lamb pass complete to Elijah Aragon for 2 yds to the WIU 22
7:493rd & 7 at own 22Nathan Lamb run for 10 yds to the WIU 32 for a 1ST down
7:491st & 10 at own 32Cameren Smith run for 1 yd to the WIU 33
7:492nd & 9 at own 33pass incomplete to Avery Knight
7:493rd & 9 at own 33Nathan Lamb run for 20 yds to the CHSO 47 for a 1ST down
7:491st & 10 at opp 47Nathan Lamb sacked by Joshua Hill for a loss of 7 yards to the WIU 46
7:492nd & 17 at own 46Nathan Lamb pass complete to Elijah Aragon for 14 yds to the CHSO 40
7:493rd & 3 at opp 40Nathan Lamb run for 7 yds to the CHSO 33 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:002nd & 9 at opp 32Elijah Aragon run for 1 yd to the CHSO 31
Q4 15:003rd & 8 at opp 31Nathan Lamb pass incomplete to Matthew Henry, broken up by Chandler Perry
Q4 14:044th & 8 at opp 31Antonio Chadha 48 yd FG GOODWestern Illinois 31, Charleston Southern 13
4th quarter3 drives, then Western Illinois 31, Charleston Southern 20
Charleston Southern Touchdown, 6 plays
14:041st & 10 at own 35Antonio Chadha kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:041st & 10 at own 25Autavius Ison run for 2 yds to the CHSO 27
14:042nd & 8 at own 27Rob McCoy Jr pass incomplete to Chris Rhone for a 1ST down Western Illinois Penalty, Defensive pass interference (Tyler Henry) to the CHSO 42 for a 1ST down
14:041st & 10 at own 42Autavius Ison run for 39 yds to the WIU 19 Western Illinois Penalty, face mask (10 yards) (Tyler Henry) to the WIU 9
14:041st & goal at opp 9Charleston Southern Penalty, false start (Chris Rhone) to the WIU 14
14:041st & goal at opp 14Autavius Ison run for 7 yds to the WIU 7
14:042nd & goal at opp 7pass incomplete to Noah Jennings
12:243rd & goal at opp 7Rob McCoy Jr pass complete to Noah Jennings for 7 yds for a TD (Reid Montgomery KICK)Western Illinois 31, Charleston Southern 20
Western Illinois Punt, 5 plays
12:171st & 10 at own 35Will Laing kickoff for 65 yds , Toriano Tate return for 21 yds to the WIU 44 Charleston Southern Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Rashawn Cunningham) to the WIU 36
12:171st & 10 at own 36Cameren Smith run for a loss of 2 yards to the WIU 34
12:172nd & 12 at own 34Cameren Smith run for 13 yds to the WIU 47 for a 1ST down
12:171st & 10 at own 47Cameren Smith run for 3 yds to the 50 yard line
12:172nd & 7 at the 50Cameren Smith run for 3 yds to the CHSO 47
12:173rd & 4 at opp 47Nathan Lamb pass incomplete to Matthew Henry, broken up by Trayson Fowler Western Illinois Penalty, inelgible downfield on pass (Yards) to the CHSO 47
9:034th & 4 at opp 47Jared Campbell punt for 34 yds
Charleston Southern Result not recorded, 7 plays
9:031st & 10 at own 13Rob McCoy Jr pass complete to Landon Sauers for 31 yds to the CHSO 44 for a 1ST down
9:031st & 10 at own 44Autavius Ison run for a loss of 4 yards to the CHSO 40
9:032nd & 14 at own 40Autavius Ison run for 13 yds to the WIU 47
9:033rd & 1 at opp 47Autavius Ison run for 11 yds to the WIU 36 for a 1ST down
9:031st & 10 at opp 36Autavius Ison run for 1 yd to the WIU 35
9:032nd & 9 at opp 35Autavius Ison run for 15 yds to the WIU 20 for a 1ST down
9:031st & 10 at opp 20Autavius Ison run for 1 yd to the WIU 20

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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Tied 1–⁠1 in two meetings, counting the one since this game.

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