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Illinois State at Oklahoma

Saturday, August 30, 2025

No. 18 Oklahoma beat Illinois State 35–⁠3. It was their only meeting on record.

AwayIllinois State12–⁠5 in 2025
3
Home18Oklahoma10–⁠3 in 2025
35

Final at Memorial Stadium (Norman, OK), Norman81°F, cloudy, wind 8 mphTV: ESPN+, SECN+Attendance 83,218

Official
Marc CurlesGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Illinois State00303
Oklahoma71401435

Standouts

  • PassingJohn Mateer30 of 37, 392 yards, 3 TD, 1 INTOklahoma
  • ReceivingKeontez Lewis9 catches, 119 yards, 2 TDOklahoma
  • DefenseSamuel Omosigho8 tackles, 1 sack, 1 for lossOklahoma

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Player stats

Illinois State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Tommy Rittenhouse6/132200
Beckham Pellant4/71200
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Wenkers Wright750024
Tommy Rittenhouse227023
Seth Glatz723013
Victor Dawson821013
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Eddie Kasper110010
Scotty Presson Jr.2805
Victor Dawson1707
Luke Mailander1606
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Tye Niekamp100.500
Patrick Bauer7000
Cam Wilson6000
Shadwell Nkuba II60.501
Mason Kaplan5110

Oklahoma

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
John Mateer30/3739231
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Tory Blaylock844111
John Mateer72417
Xavier Robinson81705
Deion Burks112012
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Keontez Lewis9119228
Jaren Kanak590048
Deion Burks788128
Jacob Jordan127027
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Samuel Omosigho8110
Kobie McKinzie40.500
Kip Lewis4000
Owen Heinecke4100
Taylor Wein2110

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

Team stats

Illinois StateOklahoma
151Total yards495
34Passing yards392
117Rushing yards103
1.7Yards per pass10.6
4.5Yards per rush3.2
8First downs24
1–⁠11Third downs4–⁠10
0–⁠0Fourth downs2–⁠3
0Turnovers2
2–⁠10Penalties6–⁠35
27:04Possession32:56
1Sacks (by defense)2

Efficiency

Illinois StateOklahoma
22%Success rate51%
−0.23EPA per play0.38
0.99Explosiveness1.40
−0.03Rushing EPA0.25
−0.44Passing EPA0.63
10%Passing-down success45%
−0.20First-down EPA0.12
−0.28Second-down EPA0.55
−0.19Third-down EPA0.95
9%Havoc by its defense22%

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)

Oklahoma 78% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Oklahoma −38.5, over/under 60.5.

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

Before kickoff, the win chances were Oklahoma >99%, Illinois State <1%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Oklahoma end zoneIllinois State end zoneQ1 OklahomaPunt, 3 playsQ1 Illinois StatePunt, 6 playsQ1 OklahomaFumble, 3 playsQ1 Illinois StatePunt, 4 playsQ1 OklahomaTouchdown, 10 playsQ1 Illinois StatePunt, 7 playsQ2 OklahomaTouchdown, 4 playsQ2 Illinois StatePunt, 5 playsQ2 OklahomaTouchdown, 15 playsQ2 Illinois StateEnd of half, 2 playsQ3 Illinois StatePunt, 5 playsQ3 OklahomaPunt, 3 playsQ3 Illinois StatePunt, 3 playsQ3 OklahomaInterception, 3 playsQ3 Illinois StateField goal, 4 playsQ3 OklahomaTouchdown, 12 playsQ4 Illinois StatePunt, 3 playsQ4 OklahomaTurnover on downs, 6 playsQ4 Illinois StatePunt, 3 playsQ4 OklahomaTouchdown, 8 playsQ4 Illinois StatePunt, 5 playsQ4 OklahomaEnd of game, 2 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Oklahoma drives left to right, Illinois State right to left.
  1. Q1 OklahomaPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  2. Q1 Illinois StatePunt, 6 plays, 24 yards
  3. Q1 OklahomaFumble, 3 plays, 23 yards
  4. Q1 Illinois StatePunt, 4 plays, 19 yards
  5. Q1 OklahomaTouchdown, 10 plays, 94 yards
  6. Q1 Illinois StatePunt, 7 plays, 21 yards
  7. Q2 OklahomaTouchdown, 4 plays, 77 yards
  8. Q2 Illinois StatePunt, 5 plays, 17 yards
  9. Q2 OklahomaTouchdown, 15 plays, 81 yards
  10. Q2 Illinois StateEnd of half, 2 plays, 7 yards
  11. Q3 Illinois StatePunt, 5 plays, 24 yards
  12. Q3 OklahomaPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  13. Q3 Illinois StatePunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  14. Q3 OklahomaInterception, 3 plays, 9 yards
  15. Q3 Illinois StateField goal, 4 plays, 7 yards
  16. Q3 OklahomaTouchdown, 12 plays, 77 yards
  17. Q4 Illinois StatePunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  18. Q4 OklahomaTurnover on downs, 6 plays, 24 yards
  19. Q4 Illinois StatePunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  20. Q4 OklahomaTouchdown, 8 plays, 75 yards
  21. Q4 Illinois StatePunt, 5 plays, 20 yards
  22. Q4 OklahomaEnd of game, 2 plays, 3 yards

Play by play

1st quarter6 drives, then Oklahoma 7, Illinois State 0
Oklahoma Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Matt Maldonado kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25John Mateer pass complete to Deion Burks for 4 yds to the OU 29
15:002nd & 6 at own 29Jovantae Barnes run for no gain to the OU 29
15:003rd & 6 at own 29John Mateer pass complete to Jaren Kanak for 3 yds to the OU 32
13:124th & 3 at own 32Jacob Ulrich punt for 54 yds
Illinois State Punt, 6 plays
13:121st & 10 at own 14Wenkers Wright run for a loss of 1 yard to the ILST 13
13:122nd & 11 at own 13Tommy Rittenhouse pass complete to Javon Charles for 3 yds to the ILST 16
13:123rd & 8 at own 16PENALTY ISU Delay Of Game 5 yards from ISU16 to ISU11. NO PLAY.
13:123rd & 13 at own 11Wenkers Wright run for 24 yds to the ILST 35 for a 1ST down
13:121st & 10 at own 35Wenkers Wright run for 3 yds to the ILST 38
13:122nd & 7 at own 38Tommy Rittenhouse pass incomplete to Victor Dawson
13:123rd & 7 at own 38Tommy Rittenhouse pass incomplete to Javon Charles
9:474th & 7 at own 38Hayden Futch punt for 46 yds , Isaiah Sategna Iii returns for 21 yds to the OU 37
Oklahoma Fumble, 3 plays
9:471st & 10 at own 37Jovantae Barnes run for 2 yds to the OU 39
9:472nd & 8 at own 39John Mateer pass incomplete to Isaiah Sategna Iii
9:003rd & 8 at own 39John Mateer pass complete to Jaren Kanak for 21 yds Jaren Kanak fumbled, recovered by ILST Tye Niekamp
Illinois State Punt, 4 plays
9:001st & 10 at own 40Tommy Rittenhouse run for 23 yds to the OU 37 for a 1ST down
9:001st & 10 at opp 37PENALTY ISU False Start (Dawson,Victor) 5 yards from OU37 to OU42. NO PLAY.
9:001st & 15 at opp 42Victor Dawson run for no gain to the OU 42
9:002nd & 15 at opp 42Tommy Rittenhouse pass complete to Daniel Sobkowicz for 5 yds to the OU 47
9:003rd & 20 at opp 47Tommy Rittenhouse pass complete to Luke Mailander for 6 yds to the OU 41
5:434th & 14 at opp 41Hayden Futch punt for 35 yds
Oklahoma Touchdown, 10 plays
5:431st & 10 at own 6John Mateer pass complete to Deion Burks for 28 yds to the OU 34 for a 1ST down
5:431st & 10 at own 34John Mateer pass complete to Keontez Lewis for 14 yds to the OU 48 for a 1ST down
5:431st & 10 at own 48John Mateer run for 4 yds to the ILST 48
5:432nd & 6 at opp 48John Mateer run for 7 yds to the ILST 41 for a 1ST down
5:431st & 10 at opp 41Jovantae Barnes run for 6 yds to the ILST 35
5:432nd & 4 at opp 35John Mateer pass complete to Tory Blaylock for 2 yds to the ILST 33
5:433rd & 2 at opp 33Tory Blaylock run for 4 yds to the ILST 29 for a 1ST down
5:431st & 10 at opp 29John Mateer pass complete to Isaiah Sategna Iii for no gain to the ILST 29
5:432nd & 10 at opp 29John Mateer pass complete to Jacob Jordan for 27 yds to the ILST 2 for a 1ST down
5:431st & goal at opp 2PENALTY OU False Start (Lewis,Keontez) 5 yards from ISU02 to ISU07. NO PLAY.
0:391st & goal at opp 7John Mateer run for 7 yds for a TD (Tate Sandell KICK)Oklahoma 7, Illinois State 0
Illinois State Punt, 7 plays
0:391st & 10 at own 35Tate Sandell kickoff for 65 yds
0:001st & 10 at own 25Tommy Rittenhouse pass complete to Scotty Presson Jr. for 5 yds to the ILST 30
Q2 15:002nd & 5 at own 30Wenkers Wright run for 8 yds to the ILST 38 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at own 38Tommy Rittenhouse run for 4 yds to the ILST 42
Q2 15:002nd & 6 at own 42Tommy Rittenhouse pass incomplete to Kaevion Mack
Q2 15:001st & 10 at own 45Victor Dawson run for 1 yd to the ILST 46
Q2 15:002nd & 9 at own 46Tommy Rittenhouse pass incomplete to Daniel Sobkowicz
Q2 15:003rd & 9 at own 46Tommy Rittenhouse pass incomplete to Daniel Sobkowicz
Q2 15:003rd & 6 at own 42Shotgun Rittenhouse,Tommy pass complete short left to Sobkowicz,Daniel caught at ISU46, for 4 yards to the ISU46 (Guillory,Courtland) PENALTY OU Holding (Guillory,Courtland) 3 yards from ISU42 to ISU45, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Q2 12:584th & 9 at own 46Hayden Futch punt for 47 yds , Isaiah Sategna Iii returns for 16 yds to the OU 23
2nd quarter4 drives, then Oklahoma 21, Illinois State 0
Oklahoma Touchdown, 4 plays
12:581st & 10 at own 23Tory Blaylock run for 2 yds to the OU 25
12:582nd & 8 at own 25John Mateer pass complete to Jaren Kanak for 48 yds to the ILST 27 for a 1ST down
12:581st & 10 at opp 27John Mateer pass incomplete to Keontez Lewis
11:502nd & 10 at opp 27John Mateer pass complete to Deion Burks for 27 yds for a TD (Tate Sandell KICK)Oklahoma 14, Illinois State 0
Illinois State Punt, 5 plays
11:491st & 10 at own 35Tate Sandell kickoff for 59 yds , Matt Lawson return for 12 yds to the ILST 18
11:491st & 10 at own 18Wenkers Wright run for 9 yds to the ILST 27
11:492nd & 1 at own 27Wenkers Wright run for 5 yds to the ILST 32 for a 1ST down
11:491st & 10 at own 32Tommy Rittenhouse pass complete to Dylan Lord for 3 yds to the ILST 35
11:492nd & 7 at own 35Victor Dawson run for no gain to the ILST 35
11:493rd & 7 at own 35Tommy Rittenhouse pass incomplete to Victor Dawson
8:184th & 7 at own 35Hayden Futch punt for 50 yds , Isaiah Sategna Iii returns for 14 yds to the OU 19
Oklahoma Touchdown, 15 plays
8:181st & 10 at own 19Jovantae Barnes run for 1 yd to the OU 20
8:182nd & 9 at own 20John Mateer pass complete to Isaiah Sategna Iii for 16 yds to the OU 36 for a 1ST down
8:181st & 10 at own 36John Mateer pass complete to Keontez Lewis for 4 yds to the OU 40
8:182nd & 6 at own 40John Mateer pass complete to Deion Burks for 5 yds to the OU 45
8:183rd & 1 at own 45Jovantae Barnes run for no gain to the OU 45
8:184th & 1 at own 45Jovantae Barnes run for 1 yd to the OU 46 for a 1ST down
8:181st & 10 at own 46Tory Blaylock run for 11 yds to the ILST 43 for a 1ST down
8:181st & 10 at opp 43Deion Burks run for 12 yds to the ILST 31 for a 1ST down
8:181st & 10 at opp 31John Mateer sacked by Mason Kaplan for a loss of 4 yards to the ILST 35
8:182nd & 14 at opp 35John Mateer pass incomplete to Jer’Michael Carter
8:183rd & 14 at opp 35John Mateer pass complete to Tory Blaylock for 16 yds to the ILST 19 for a 1ST down
8:181st & 10 at opp 19PENALTY OU False Start (Howland,Logan) 5 yards from ISU19 to ISU24. NO PLAY.
8:181st & 15 at opp 24Tory Blaylock run for 3 yds to the ILST 21
8:182nd & 12 at opp 21John Mateer pass complete to Jaren Kanak for 12 yds to the ILST 9 for a 1ST down
1:201st & goal at opp 9Tory Blaylock run for 4 yds to the ILST 5
0:512nd & goal at opp 5Tory Blaylock run for 5 yds for a TD (Tate Sandell KICK)Oklahoma 21, Illinois State 0
Illinois State End of half, 2 plays
0:511st & 10 at own 35Tate Sandell kickoff for 65 yds
0:511st & 10 at own 25Victor Dawson run for 5 yds to the ILST 30
0:002nd & 5 at own 30Victor Dawson run for 2 yds to the ILST 32
3rd quarter6 drives, then Oklahoma 21, Illinois State 3
Illinois State Punt, 5 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Tate Sandell kickoff for 63 yds
15:001st & 10 at own 25Tommy Rittenhouse pass complete to Eddie Kasper for 10 yds to the ILST 35 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 35Victor Dawson run for 13 yds to the ILST 48 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 48Tommy Rittenhouse pass incomplete
15:002nd & 10 at own 48Beckham Pellant pass complete to Daniel Sobkowicz for 2 yds to the 50 yard line
15:003rd & 8 at the 50Victor Dawson run for a loss of 1 yard to the ILST 49
12:044th & 9 at own 49Hayden Futch punt for 39 yds, fair catch by Isaiah Sategna Iii at the OU 12
Oklahoma Punt, 3 plays
12:041st & 10 at own 12Tory Blaylock run for 5 yds to the OU 17
12:042nd & 5 at own 17No Huddle-Shotgun Blaylock,Tory rush right for 10 yards gain to the OU27 (Brown,Lashavion; Kaplan,Mason) PENALTY OU Holding (Kanak,Jaren) 7 yards from OU17 to OU10. NO PLAY.
12:042nd & 12 at own 10John Mateer pass complete to Deion Burks for 5 yds to the OU 15
12:043rd & 7 at own 15John Mateer pass incomplete to Keontez Lewis
10:274th & 7 at own 15Jacob Ulrich punt for 41 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the 50 yard line , Eddie Kasper returns for 6 yds to the 50 yard line
Illinois State Punt, 3 plays
10:271st & 10 at the 50Beckham Pellant pass incomplete to Dylan Lord
10:272nd & 10 at the 50Wenkers Wright run for 2 yds to the OU 48
10:273rd & 8 at opp 48Beckham Pellant pass incomplete to Dylan Lord
9:244th & 8 at opp 48Hayden Futch punt for 44 yds
Oklahoma Interception, 3 plays
9:241st & 10 at own 4Tory Blaylock run for 10 yds to the OU 14 for a 1ST down
9:241st & 10 at own 14Jovantae Barnes run for a loss of 1 yard to the OU 13
8:242nd & 11 at own 13John Mateer pass intercepted
Illinois State Field goal, 4 plays
8:241st & 10 at opp 22Victor Dawson run for 1 yd to the OU 21
8:242nd & 9 at opp 21Beckham Pellant sacked by Sammy Omosigho for a loss of 1 yard to the OU 22
8:243rd & 10 at opp 22Beckham Pellant pass complete to Victor Dawson for 7 yds to the OU 15
6:264th & 3 at opp 15Matt Maldonado 33 yd FG GOODOklahoma 21, Illinois State 3
Oklahoma Touchdown, 12 plays
6:261st & 10 at own 35Matt Maldonado kickoff for 57 yds , Peyton Bowen return for 15 yds to the OU 23
6:261st & 10 at own 23Xavier Robinson run for no gain to the OU 23
6:262nd & 10 at own 23John Mateer run for 6 yds to the OU 29
6:263rd & 4 at own 29John Mateer pass complete to Keontez Lewis for 8 yds to the OU 37 for a 1ST down
6:261st & 10 at own 37John Mateer pass complete to Xavier Robinson for 6 yds to the OU 43
6:262nd & 4 at own 43Xavier Robinson run for 4 yds to the OU 47 for a 1ST down
6:261st & 10 at own 47John Mateer run for 7 yds to the ILST 46
6:262nd & 3 at opp 46Xavier Robinson run for 1 yd to the ILST 45
6:263rd & 2 at opp 45Xavier Robinson run for 1 yd to the ILST 44
1:404th & 1 at opp 44Timeout Oklahoma, clock 01:40
1:404th & 1 at opp 44Xavier Robinson run for 3 yds to the ILST 41 for a 1ST down
1:401st & 10 at opp 41John Mateer pass complete to Carson Kent for 7 yds to the ILST 34
1:402nd & 3 at opp 34No Huddle-Shotgun Mateer,John pass incomplete deep middle to Sategna III,Isaiah thrown to ISU03 broken up by Coleman,Jordan PENALTY OU Holding offsetting ISU Pass Interference offsetting. NO PLAY.
0:002nd & 3 at opp 34John Mateer pass complete to Keontez Lewis for 6 yds to the ILST 28 for a 1ST down
Q4 14:521st & 10 at opp 28John Mateer pass complete to Keontez Lewis for 28 yds for a TD (Tate Sandell KICK)Oklahoma 28, Illinois State 3
4th quarter6 drives, then Oklahoma 35, Illinois State 3
Illinois State Punt, 3 plays
14:521st & 10 at own 35Tate Sandell kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:521st & 10 at own 25Beckham Pellant pass complete to Wenkers Wright for no gain to the ILST 25
14:522nd & 10 at own 25Beckham Pellant pass incomplete to Scotty Presson Jr.
14:523rd & 10 at own 25Beckham Pellant pass complete to Scotty Presson Jr. for 3 yds to the ILST 28
13:174th & 7 at own 28Hayden Futch punt for 48 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the OU 36 , Isaiah Sategna Iii returns for 12 yds to the OU 36
Oklahoma Turnover on downs, 6 plays
13:171st & 10 at own 36Jaydn Ott run for a loss of 3 yards to the OU 33
13:172nd & 13 at own 33John Mateer pass complete to Keontez Lewis for 19 yds to the ILST 48 for a 1ST down Illinois State Penalty, Defensive Pass Interference (Kaevion Mack) declined for a 1ST down
13:171st & 10 at opp 48No Huddle-Shotgun Mateer,John rush middle for 2 yards gain to the ISU46 (Nkuba II,Shadwel) PENALTY OU Illegal Formation 5 yards from ISU48 to OU47. NO PLAY.
13:171st & 15 at own 47John Mateer pass incomplete to Jaydn Ott
13:172nd & 15 at own 47John Mateer pass complete to Deion Burks for 7 yds to the ILST 46
13:173rd & 8 at opp 46John Mateer pass complete to Xavier Robinson for 6 yds to the ILST 40
10:534th & 2 at opp 40John Mateer pass incomplete to Jaren Kanak
Illinois State Punt, 3 plays
10:531st & 10 at own 40Seth Glatz run for 1 yd to the ILST 41
10:532nd & 9 at own 41Seth Glatz run for 2 yds to the ILST 43
10:533rd & 7 at own 43Beckham Pellant sacked by Taylor Wein for a loss of 3 yards to the ILST 40
8:354th & 10 at own 40Hayden Futch punt for 35 yds, fair catch by Isaiah Sategna Iii at the OU 25
Oklahoma Touchdown, 8 plays
8:351st & 10 at own 25John Mateer pass complete to Jaren Kanak for 6 yds to the OU 31
8:352nd & 4 at own 31John Mateer pass complete to Will Huggins for 15 yds to the OU 46 for a 1ST down Illinois State Penalty, Defensive Offside (Jamarcus Smith) declined for a 1ST down
8:351st & 10 at own 46John Mateer pass complete to Deion Burks for 12 yds to the ILST 42 for a 1ST down
8:351st & 10 at opp 42Xavier Robinson run for 5 yds to the ILST 37
8:352nd & 5 at opp 37John Mateer pass complete to Keontez Lewis for 15 yds to the ILST 22 for a 1ST down
8:351st & 10 at opp 22John Mateer run for a loss of 3 yards to the ILST 25
8:352nd & 13 at opp 25John Mateer pass complete to Keontez Lewis for 5 yds to the ILST 20
4:333rd & 8 at opp 20John Mateer pass complete to Keontez Lewis for 20 yds for a TD (Tate Sandell KICK)Oklahoma 35, Illinois State 3
Illinois State Punt, 5 plays
4:331st & 10 at own 35Tate Sandell kickoff for 61 yds
4:331st & 10 at own 25Seth Glatz run for no gain to the ILST 25
4:332nd & 10 at own 25Seth Glatz run for 13 yds to the ILST 38 for a 1ST down
4:331st & 10 at own 38Seth Glatz run for 2 yds to the ILST 40
4:332nd & 8 at own 40Seth Glatz run for 3 yds to the ILST 43
4:333rd & 5 at own 43Seth Glatz run for 2 yds to the ILST 45
1:164th & 3 at own 45Timeout Oklahoma, clock 01:16
1:054th & 3 at own 45Hayden Futch punt for 53 yds
Oklahoma End of game, 2 plays
1:051st & 10 at own 2Xavier Robinson run for 2 yds to the OU 4
0:002nd & 8 at own 4Xavier Robinson run for 1 yd to the OU 5

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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