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Illinois State at Eastern Illinois

Saturday, September 13, 2025

Illinois State beat Eastern Illinois 42–⁠30. It was their 34th meeting; after it, Illinois State led the series 22–⁠12.

AwayIllinois State12–⁠5 in 2025
42
HomeEastern Illinois3–⁠9 in 2025
30

Final at O’Brien Stadium, CharlestonTV: ESPN+Attendance 6,720

At kickoff
91°F, clear, wind 10 mph from the south, gusts to 22 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network hourly; Mattoon Charleston Coles County Airport, 8 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Official
Drew MyersGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Illinois State71471442
Eastern Illinois01002030

Standouts

  • PassingConnor Wolf28 of 44, 411 yards, 4 TD, 2 INTEastern Illinois
  • RushingWenkers Wright14 carries, 94 yards, 3 TDIllinois State
  • ReceivingC.J. Nelson7 catches, 194 yards, 2 TDEastern Illinois
  • DefenseJack Dwyer1 INTIllinois State

Player stats

Illinois State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Tommy Rittenhouse24/3529930
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Wenkers Wright1494318
Victor Dawson1242017
Tommy Rittenhouse536021
Mason Blakemore51606
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Luke Mailander5109146
Daniel Sobkowicz695230
Dylan Lord546021
Scotty Presson Jr.130030
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Jack Dwyer0001
Shadwell Nkuba II0001

Eastern Illinois

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Connor Wolf28/4441142
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Charles Kellom152206
Jacarre Fleming31609
Cooper Willman1101
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
C.J. Nelson7194275
Cooper Willman586141
DeAirious Smith330116
Charles Kellom428018

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

Team stats

Illinois StateEastern Illinois
485Total yards447
299Passing yards411
186Rushing yards36
8.5Yards per pass9.3
5.0Yards per rush1.3
24First downs20
7–⁠17Third downs3–⁠14
1–⁠2Fourth downs1–⁠3
0Turnovers2
8–⁠80Penalties7–⁠54
30:30Possession29:30

Efficiency

Illinois StateEastern Illinois
46%Success rate31%
0.24EPA per play0.01
1.35Explosiveness1.67
0.05Rushing EPA−0.33
0.45Passing EPA0.21
41%Passing-down success19%

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)

Illinois State 65% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Illinois State −20.5, over/under 50.5.

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

Every drive

Eastern Illinois end zoneIllinois State end zoneQ1 Eastern IllinoisTurnover on downs, 8 playsQ1 Illinois StateTouchdown, 8 playsQ1 Eastern IllinoisPunt, 4 playsQ1 Illinois StatePunt, 3 playsQ1 Eastern IllinoisInterception, 4 playsQ1 Illinois StateTouchdown, 11 playsQ2 Eastern IllinoisTouchdown, 1 playQ2 Illinois StatePunt, 4 playsQ2 Eastern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ2 Illinois StatePunt, 5 playsQ2 Eastern IllinoisPunt, 5 playsQ2 Illinois StateTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ2 Eastern IllinoisField goal, 7 playsQ2 Illinois StateTouchdown, 4 playsQ2 Eastern IllinoisEnd of half, 1 playQ3 Illinois StatePunt, 3 playsQ3 Eastern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ3 Illinois StatePunt, 4 playsQ3 Eastern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ3 Illinois StateTouchdown, 4 playsQ3 Eastern IllinoisTurnover on downs, 14 playsQ3 Illinois StatePunt, 6 playsQ4 Eastern IllinoisTouchdown, 7 playsQ4 Illinois StatePunt, 3 playsQ4 Eastern IllinoisTouchdown, 3 playsQ4 Illinois StateTouchdown, 5 playsQ4 Eastern IllinoisInterception, 2 playsQ4 Illinois StateTouchdown, 5 playsQ4 Eastern IllinoisTouchdown, 8 playsQ4 Illinois StateEnd of game, 3 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Eastern Illinois drives left to right, Illinois State right to left.
  1. Q1 Eastern IllinoisTurnover on downs, 8 plays, 35 yards
  2. Q1 Illinois StateTouchdown, 8 plays, 59 yards
  3. Q1 Eastern IllinoisPunt, 4 plays, 13 yards
  4. Q1 Illinois StatePunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  5. Q1 Eastern IllinoisInterception, 4 plays, 22 yards
  6. Q1 Illinois StateTouchdown, 11 plays, 51 yards
  7. Q2 Eastern IllinoisTouchdown, 1 play, 75 yards
  8. Q2 Illinois StatePunt, 4 plays, 22 yards
  9. Q2 Eastern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  10. Q2 Illinois StatePunt, 5 plays, 20 yards
  11. Q2 Eastern IllinoisPunt, 5 plays, 19 yards
  12. Q2 Illinois StateTurnover on downs, 4 plays, 18 yards
  13. Q2 Eastern IllinoisField goal, 7 plays, 17 yards
  14. Q2 Illinois StateTouchdown, 4 plays, 65 yards
  15. Q2 Eastern IllinoisEnd of half, 1 play, −1 yard
  16. Q3 Illinois StatePunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  17. Q3 Eastern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  18. Q3 Illinois StatePunt, 4 plays, 26 yards
  19. Q3 Eastern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, −5 yards
  20. Q3 Illinois StateTouchdown, 4 plays, 65 yards
  21. Q3 Eastern IllinoisTurnover on downs, 14 plays, 55 yards
  22. Q3 Illinois StatePunt, 6 plays, 36 yards
  23. Q4 Eastern IllinoisTouchdown, 7 plays, 92 yards
  24. Q4 Illinois StatePunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  25. Q4 Eastern IllinoisTouchdown, 3 plays, 74 yards
  26. Q4 Illinois StateTouchdown, 5 plays, 64 yards
  27. Q4 Eastern IllinoisInterception, 2 plays, 3 yards
  28. Q4 Illinois StateTouchdown, 5 plays, 35 yards
  29. Q4 Eastern IllinoisTouchdown, 8 plays, 75 yards
  30. Q4 Illinois StateEnd of game, 3 plays, 7 yards

Play by play

1st quarter6 drives, then Illinois State 7, Eastern Illinois 0
Eastern Illinois Turnover on downs, 8 plays
14:551st & 10 at own 35Matt Maldonado kickoff for 52 yds , Jacarre Fleming return for 11 yds to the EIU 24
14:551st & 10 at own 24Connor Wolf pass complete to Charles Kellom for 18 yds to the EIU 42 for a 1ST down
14:551st & 10 at own 42Connor Wolf pass complete to Le’Javier Payne for 5 yds to the EIU 47
14:552nd & 5 at own 47Jacarre Fleming run for 3 yds to the 50 yard line
14:553rd & 2 at the 50Charles Kellom run for 3 yds to the ILST 47 for a 1ST down
14:551st & 10 at opp 47Charles Kellom run for 3 yds to the ILST 44
14:552nd & 7 at opp 44Connor Wolf sacked by Ben Harman for a loss of 6 yards to the 50 yard line
14:553rd & 13 at the 50Jacarre Fleming run for 9 yds to the ILST 41
14:554th & 4 at opp 41Timeout Eastern Illinois, clock 14:55
10:394th & 4 at opp 41Charles Kellom run for no gain to the ILST 41
Illinois State Touchdown, 8 plays
10:391st & 10 at own 41Tommy Rittenhouse pass complete to Javon Charles for 2 yds to the ILST 43
10:392nd & 8 at own 43Wenkers Wright run for 6 yds to the ILST 49
10:393rd & 2 at own 49Wenkers Wright run for 3 yds to the EIU 48 for a 1ST down
10:391st & 10 at opp 48Tommy Rittenhouse pass complete to Daniel Sobkowicz for 20 yds to the EIU 28 for a 1ST down
10:391st & 10 at opp 28Tommy Rittenhouse pass complete to Luke Mailander for 18 yds to the EIU 10 for a 1ST down
10:391st & goal at opp 10Tommy Rittenhouse pass complete to Eddie Kasper for 4 yds to the EIU 6
10:392nd & goal at opp 6Wenkers Wright run for 4 yds to the EIU 2
7:133rd & goal at opp 2Wenkers Wright run for 2 yds for a TD (Matt Maldonado KICK)Illinois State 7, Eastern Illinois 0
7:131st & 10 at own 25Timeout Eastern Illinois, clock 07:13
Eastern Illinois Punt, 4 plays
7:131st & 10 at own 35Matt Maldonado kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7:131st & 10 at own 25Connor Wolf pass complete to Carlyun Neal for 10 yds to the EIU 35 for a 1ST down
7:131st & 10 at own 35Charles Kellom run for no gain to the EIU 35
7:132nd & 10 at own 35Connor Wolf run for 3 yds to the EIU 38
7:133rd & 7 at own 38Connor Wolf pass incomplete to DeAirious Smith
5:184th & 7 at own 38Mason Miller punt for 36 yds , Eddie Kasper returns for no gain to the ILST 26
Illinois State Punt, 3 plays
5:182nd & 9 at own 26Timeout Eastern Illinois, clock 05:18
5:181st & 9 at own 26Tommy Rittenhouse pass incomplete to Daniel Sobkowicz
5:182nd & 9 at own 26Tommy Rittenhouse pass complete to Dylan Lord for 6 yds to the ILST 32
5:183rd & 3 at own 32Tommy Rittenhouse pass incomplete to Daniel Sobkowicz
4:284th & 3 at own 32Hayden Futch punt for 52 yds , Cooper Willman returns for 2 yds to the EIU 9
Eastern Illinois Interception, 4 plays
4:281st & 10 at own 9Connor Wolf pass complete to CJ Nelson for 16 yds to the EIU 25 for a 1ST down
4:281st & 10 at own 25Jacarre Fleming run for 4 yds to the EIU 29
4:282nd & 6 at own 29Connor Wolf run for 2 yds to the EIU 31
2:473rd & 4 at own 31Connor Wolf pass intercepted Jack Dwyer return for no gain to the ILST 49
Illinois State Touchdown, 11 plays
2:471st & 10 at own 49Victor Dawson run for 1 yd to the 50 yard line
2:472nd & 9 at the 50Tommy Rittenhouse run for 7 yds to the EIU 43
2:473rd & 2 at opp 43Victor Dawson run for 11 yds to the EIU 32 for a 1ST down
2:471st & 10 at opp 32Dylan Lord run for a loss of 2 yards to the EIU 34
2:472nd & 12 at opp 34Tommy Rittenhouse pass incomplete to Daniel Sobkowicz
2:473rd & 12 at opp 34Tommy Rittenhouse pass complete to Luke Mailander for 14 yds to the EIU 20 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 20Tommy Rittenhouse run for 4 yds to the EIU 16
Q2 15:003rd & 6 at opp 16Timeout Eastern Illinois, clock 15:00
Q2 15:002nd & 6 at opp 16Tommy Rittenhouse pass incomplete to Victor Dawson
Q2 15:003rd & 6 at opp 16Tommy Rittenhouse run for 4 yds to the EIU 12
Q2 14:294th & 2 at opp 12Timeout Eastern Illinois, clock 14:29
Q2 14:294th & 2 at opp 12Victor Dawson run for 2 yds to the EIU 10 for a 1ST down
Q2 13:491st & goal at opp 10Tommy Rittenhouse pass complete to Daniel Sobkowicz for 10 yds for a TD (Matt Maldonado KICK)Illinois State 14, Eastern Illinois 0
Q2 13:491st & 10 at own 25Timeout Eastern Illinois, clock 13:49
2nd quarter9 drives, then Illinois State 21, Eastern Illinois 10
Eastern Illinois Touchdown, 1 play
13:431st & 10 at own 35Matt Maldonado kickoff for 57 yds , Jacarre Fleming return for 17 yds to the EIU 25
13:301st & 14 at own 25Connor Wolf pass complete to CJ Nelson for 75 yds for a TD (Drew Schiller KICK)Illinois State 14, Eastern Illinois 7
Illinois State Punt, 4 plays
13:301st & 10 at own 35Drew Schiller kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
13:301st & 10 at own 25Tommy Rittenhouse pass complete to Dylan Lord for 16 yds to the ILST 41 for a 1ST down
13:301st & 10 at own 41Mason King run for 1 yd to the ILST 42
13:302nd & 9 at own 42Tommy Rittenhouse pass incomplete to Daniel Sobkowicz
13:303rd & 9 at own 42PENALTY EIU Offside (Robles,Samuel) 5 yards from ISU42 to ISU47. NO PLAY.
13:303rd & 4 at own 47Tommy Rittenhouse pass incomplete to Dylan Lord
11:544th & 4 at own 47Hayden Futch punt for 53 yds for a touchback
Eastern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
11:541st & 10 at own 20Charles Kellom run for 6 yds to the EIU 26
11:542nd & 4 at own 26Connor Wolf run for 2 yds to the EIU 28
11:543rd & 2 at own 28Charles Kellom run for a loss of 3 yards to the EIU 25
9:514th & 5 at own 25Mason Miller punt for 49 yds , Eddie Kasper returns for 6 yds to the ILST 32
Illinois State Punt, 5 plays
9:512nd & 10 at own 32Timeout Eastern Illinois, clock 09:51
9:511st & 10 at own 32Tommy Rittenhouse run for no gain to the ILST 32
9:512nd & 10 at own 32Wenkers Wright run for 18 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
9:511st & 10 at the 50Wenkers Wright run for 2 yds to the EIU 48
9:512nd & 8 at opp 48Tommy Rittenhouse pass incomplete to Luke Mailander
9:513rd & 8 at opp 48Tommy Rittenhouse pass incomplete to Daniel Sobkowicz
8:204th & 8 at opp 48Hayden Futch punt for 36 yds, fair catch by Cooper Willman at the EIU 12
Eastern Illinois Punt, 5 plays
8:201st & 10 at own 12PENALTY EIU False Start (Green,Landers) 5 yards from EIU12 to EIU07. NO PLAY.
8:201st & 15 at own 7Connor Wolf pass complete to Jacarre Fleming for 6 yds to the EIU 13
8:202nd & 9 at own 13PENALTY ISU Offside 5 yards from EIU13 to EIU18. NO PLAY.
8:202nd & 4 at own 18Connor Wolf run for 5 yds to the EIU 23 for a 1ST down
8:201st & 10 at own 23Charles Kellom run for 2 yds to the EIU 25
8:202nd & 8 at own 25Connor Wolf run for 1 yd to the EIU 26
8:203rd & 7 at own 26Connor Wolf pass complete to Cooper Willman for 5 yds to the EIU 31
5:264th & 2 at own 31Mason Miller punt for 44 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the ILST 25
Illinois State Turnover on downs, 4 plays
5:261st & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun Rittenhouse,Tommy pass incomplete short left to Kasper,Eddie thrown to ISU40 PENALTY EIU Holding (Lyons,Kaleb) 10 yards from ISU25 to ISU35, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
5:261st & 10 at own 35Tommy Rittenhouse pass complete to Dylan Lord for 1 yd to the ILST 36
5:262nd & 9 at own 36Shotgun Rittenhouse,Tommy pass incomplete short right to Sobkowicz,Daniel thrown to EIU49 PENALTY EIU Offside (Robles,Samuel) 5 yards from ISU36 to ISU41. NO PLAY.
5:262nd & 4 at own 41Victor Dawson run for 2 yds to the ILST 43
5:263rd & 2 at own 43Victor Dawson run for 1 yd to the ILST 44
3:264th & 1 at own 44Timeout Eastern Illinois, clock 03:26
3:224th & 1 at own 44Victor Dawson run for a loss of 1 yard to the ILST 43
Eastern Illinois Field goal, 7 plays
3:221st & 10 at opp 43Cooper Willman run for 1 yd to the ILST 42
3:222nd & 9 at opp 42Connor Wolf sacked by Travis Jones for a loss of 11 yards to the EIU 47
2:003rd & 20 at own 47Timeout Eastern Illinois, clock 02:00
2:003rd & 20 at own 47Connor Wolf pass complete to CJ Nelson for 14 yds to the ILST 39
2:004th & 6 at opp 39PENALTY ISU UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Wilson,Cam) 15 yards from ISU39 to ISU24, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
2:001st & 10 at opp 24Charles Kellom run for 2 yds to the ILST 22
2:002nd & 8 at opp 22Connor Wolf pass complete to Charles Kellom for 4 yds to the ILST 26
2:003rd & 12 at opp 26Connor Wolf pass incomplete to Landers Green
0:424th & 12 at opp 26Drew Schiller 43 yd FG GOODIllinois State 14, Eastern Illinois 10
Illinois State Touchdown, 4 plays
0:421st & 10 at own 35Drew Schiller kickoff for 60 yds
0:421st & 10 at own 35Wenkers Wright run for 11 yds to the ILST 46 for a 1ST down
0:421st & 10 at own 46Tommy Rittenhouse pass complete to Wenkers Wright for no gain to the ILST 46
0:422nd & 10 at own 46Tommy Rittenhouse pass complete to Wenkers Wright for 8 yds to the EIU 46
0:163rd & 2 at opp 46Timeout Eastern Illinois, clock 00:16
0:083rd & 2 at opp 46Tommy Rittenhouse pass complete to Luke Mailander for 46 yds for a TD (Matt Maldonado KICK)Illinois State 21, Eastern Illinois 10
Eastern Illinois End of half, 1 play
0:031st & 10 at own 35Matt Maldonado kickoff for 44 yds , Jacarre Fleming return for 7 yds to the EIU 28
0:001st & 10 at own 28Kneel down by Eastern Ill. at EIU27 for loss of 1 yard.
3rd quarter7 drives, then Illinois State 28, Eastern Illinois 10
Illinois State Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Drew Schiller kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Wenkers Wright run for 5 yds to the ILST 30
15:002nd & 5 at own 30Wenkers Wright run for 2 yds to the ILST 32
15:003rd & 3 at own 32Tommy Rittenhouse pass incomplete to Javon Charles
13:484th & 3 at own 32Hayden Futch punt for 43 yds
Eastern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
13:481st & 10 at own 25Connor Wolf pass complete to CJ Nelson for 3 yds to the EIU 28
13:482nd & 7 at own 28Charles Kellom run for a loss of 2 yards to the EIU 26
13:483rd & 9 at own 26Connor Wolf pass complete to Cooper Willman for 6 yds to the EIU 32
11:464th & 3 at own 32Mason Miller punt for 65 yds
Illinois State Punt, 4 plays
11:461st & 10 at own 20Timeout Eastern Illinois, clock 11:46
11:461st & 10 at own 3Victor Dawson run for 17 yds to the ILST 20 for a 1ST down
11:461st & 10 at own 20Victor Dawson run for 3 yds to the ILST 23
11:462nd & 7 at own 23Tommy Rittenhouse pass complete to Javon Charles for 6 yds to the ILST 29
11:463rd & 1 at own 29Victor Dawson run for no gain to the ILST 29
9:324th & 1 at own 29Timeout Eastern Illinois, clock 09:32
9:244th & 1 at own 29Hayden Futch punt for 44 yds, fair catch by Cooper Willman at the EIU 27
Eastern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
9:242nd & 10 at own 27Timeout Eastern Illinois, clock 09:24
9:241st & 10 at own 27Connor Wolf pass incomplete to CJ Nelson
9:242nd & 10 at own 27Connor Wolf pass incomplete to Cooper Willman
9:243rd & 10 at own 27Connor Wolf pass incomplete to DeAirious Smith
9:244th & 10 at own 27PENALTY EIU False Start (Mitchell,Bruce) 5 yards from EIU27 to EIU22. NO PLAY.
8:584th & 15 at own 22Mason Miller punt for 43 yds , Eddie Kasper returns for no gain to the ILST 35
Illinois State Touchdown, 4 plays
8:581st & 10 at own 35Tommy Rittenhouse pass complete to Luke Mailander for 18 yds to the EIU 47 for a 1ST down
8:581st & 10 at opp 47Shotgun Wright,Wenkers rush left for 0 yards to the EIU47 (Jefferson,Alton) PENALTY ISU Illegal Formation 5 yards from EIU47 to ISU48. NO PLAY.
8:581st & 15 at own 48Tommy Rittenhouse pass complete to Luke Mailander for 13 yds to the EIU 39
8:582nd & 2 at opp 39Tommy Rittenhouse run for 21 yds to the EIU 18 for a 1ST down
7:211st & 10 at opp 18Wenkers Wright run for 18 yds for a TD (Matt Maldonado KICK)Illinois State 28, Eastern Illinois 10
7:211st & 10 at own 29Timeout Eastern Illinois, clock 07:21
Eastern Illinois Turnover on downs, 14 plays
7:151st & 10 at own 35Matt Maldonado kickoff for 60 yds , Jacarre Fleming return for 24 yds to the EIU 29
7:151st & 10 at own 29Connor Wolf pass incomplete to Quenton Rogers
7:152nd & 10 at own 29Connor Wolf pass incomplete to Quenton Rogers
7:153rd & 10 at own 29Connor Wolf pass complete to DeAirious Smith for 16 yds to the EIU 45 for a 1ST down
7:151st & 10 at own 45Charles Kellom run for 4 yds to the EIU 49
7:152nd & 6 at own 49Charles Kellom run for no gain to the EIU 49
7:153rd & 6 at own 49Connor Wolf pass complete to DeAirious Smith for 5 yds to the ILST 46
7:154th & 1 at opp 46Connor Wolf run for 1 yd to the ILST 45 for a 1ST down
7:151st & 10 at opp 45Shotgun Wolf,Connor rush left for 6 yards gain to the ISU39 (Niekamp,Dexter) PENALTY EIU Personal Foul (Malicevic,Sandro) 15 yards from ISU45 to EIU40. NO PLAY.
7:151st & 25 at own 40Connor Wolf pass complete to Jacarre Fleming for a loss of 1 yard to the EIU 39
7:152nd & 26 at own 39Illinois State Penalty, Personal Foul (Jordan Coleman) to the ILST 29 for a 1ST down
7:151st & 10 at opp 29Connor Wolf pass incomplete to CJ Nelson
7:152nd & 10 at opp 29Shotgun Wolf,Connor pass incomplete deep left to Herrera,Alex thrown to ISU01 PENALTY ISU Roughing The Passer (Corona,Anthony) 15 yards from ISU29 to ISU14, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
7:151st & 10 at opp 14Charles Kellom run for a loss of 2 yards to the ILST 16
7:152nd & 12 at opp 16Connor Wolf pass incomplete to Charles Kellom
7:153rd & 12 at opp 16Connor Wolf pass incomplete to Cooper Willman
2:404th & 12 at opp 16Connor Wolf pass incomplete to Jacarre Fleming
Illinois State Punt, 6 plays
2:401st & 10 at own 16Mason King run for 6 yds to the ILST 22
2:402nd & 4 at own 22Mason King run for 6 yds to the ILST 28 for a 1ST down
2:401st & 10 at own 28Tommy Rittenhouse pass complete to Daniel Sobkowicz for 30 yds to the EIU 42 for a 1ST down
2:401st & 10 at opp 42Tommy Rittenhouse pass complete to Mason King for 4 yds to the EIU 46
0:002nd & 14 at opp 46Mason King run for 3 yds to the EIU 43
Q4 15:003rd & 11 at opp 43PENALTY ISU False Start (Jellison,Brayden) 5 yards from EIU43 to EIU48. NO PLAY.
Q4 15:003rd & 16 at opp 48Tommy Rittenhouse pass incomplete to Daniel Sobkowicz
Q4 14:414th & 16 at opp 48Hayden Futch punt for 40 yds
4th quarter8 drives, then Illinois State 42, Eastern Illinois 30
Eastern Illinois Touchdown, 7 plays
14:412nd & 7 at own 11Timeout Eastern Illinois, clock 14:41
14:411st & 10 at own 8Charles Kellom run for 3 yds to the EIU 11
14:412nd & 7 at own 11Charles Kellom run for 5 yds to the EIU 16
14:413rd & 2 at own 16Connor Wolf pass complete to CJ Nelson for 29 yds to the EIU 45 for a 1ST down
14:411st & 10 at own 45Connor Wolf pass complete to Alex Ginnever for 15 yds to the ILST 40 for a 1ST down
14:411st & 10 at opp 40Charles Kellom run for 1 yd to the ILST 39
14:412nd & 9 at opp 39Illinois State Penalty, Roughing The Passer (Patrick Bauer) to the ILST 18 for a 1ST down
11:431st & 10 at opp 18Connor Wolf pass complete to Cooper Willman for 18 yds for a TD (Drew Schiller KICK)Illinois State 28, Eastern Illinois 17
11:431st & 10 at own 32Timeout Eastern Illinois, clock 11:43
Illinois State Punt, 3 plays
11:381st & 10 at own 35Drew Schiller kickoff for 50 yds , Tommy Donovan return for 17 yds to the ILST 32
11:381st & 10 at own 32Tommy Rittenhouse pass complete to Daniel Sobkowicz for 6 yds to the ILST 38
11:382nd & 4 at own 38Mason King run for no gain to the ILST 38
11:383rd & 4 at own 38Tommy Rittenhouse pass complete to Mason King for 3 yds to the ILST 41
9:504th & 1 at own 41Hayden Futch punt for 46 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the EIU 26 , Cooper Willman returns for 13 yds to the EIU 26
Eastern Illinois Touchdown, 3 plays
9:502nd & 3 at own 33Timeout Eastern Illinois, clock 09:50
9:501st & 10 at own 26Connor Wolf pass complete to Landers Green for 7 yds to the EIU 33
9:502nd & 3 at own 33Connor Wolf pass complete to Cooper Willman for 16 yds to the EIU 49 for a 1ST down
8:301st & 10 at own 49Connor Wolf pass complete to CJ Nelson for 51 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed)Illinois State 28, Eastern Illinois 23
Illinois State Touchdown, 5 plays
8:211st & 10 at own 35Drew Schiller kickoff for 53 yds , Tommy Donovan return for 24 yds to the ILST 36
8:211st & 10 at own 36Tommy Rittenhouse pass complete to Dylan Lord for 2 yds to the ILST 38
8:212nd & 8 at own 38Tommy Rittenhouse pass incomplete to Daniel Sobkowicz
8:213rd & 8 at own 38Shotgun Rittenhouse,Tommy pass complete short right to Sobkowicz,Daniel caught at EIU48, for 14 yards to the EIU48, End Of Play PENALTY ISU Illegal Formation 5 yards from ISU38 to ISU33. NO PLAY.
8:213rd & 13 at own 33Tommy Rittenhouse pass complete to Scotty Presson Jr. for 30 yds to the EIU 37 for a 1ST down
8:211st & 10 at opp 37Tommy Rittenhouse pass complete to Dylan Lord for 21 yds to the EIU 16 for a 1ST down
6:211st & 10 at opp 16Wenkers Wright run for 16 yds for a TD (Matt Maldonado KICK)Illinois State 35, Eastern Illinois 23
Eastern Illinois Interception, 2 plays
6:211st & 10 at own 35Matt Maldonado kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
6:211st & 10 at own 25Connor Wolf pass complete to Jacarre Fleming for 3 yds to the EIU 28
5:462nd & 7 at own 28Connor Wolf pass intercepted Shadwel Nkuba II return for no gain to the EIU 35
Illinois State Touchdown, 5 plays
5:461st & 10 at opp 35Tommy Rittenhouse pass complete to Daniel Sobkowicz for 7 yds to the EIU 28
5:462nd & 3 at opp 28Victor Dawson run for 3 yds to the EIU 25 for a 1ST down
5:461st & 10 at opp 25Victor Dawson run for 1 yd to the EIU 24
5:462nd & 9 at opp 24Victor Dawson run for 2 yds to the EIU 22
3:143rd & 7 at opp 22Tommy Rittenhouse pass complete to Daniel Sobkowicz for 22 yds for a TD (Matt Maldonado KICK)Illinois State 42, Eastern Illinois 23
Eastern Illinois Touchdown, 8 plays
3:141st & 10 at own 35Matt Maldonado kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
3:141st & 10 at own 25Connor Wolf pass complete to Charles Kellom for 8 yds to the EIU 33
3:142nd & 2 at own 33Connor Wolf pass complete to CJ Nelson for 6 yds to the EIU 39 for a 1ST down
3:141st & 10 at own 39Connor Wolf pass incomplete to Landers Green
3:142nd & 10 at own 39Connor Wolf pass complete to Cooper Willman for 41 yds to the ILST 20 for a 1ST down
3:141st & 10 at opp 20Connor Wolf pass incomplete to Cooper Willman
3:142nd & 10 at opp 20Connor Wolf pass complete to Alex Herrera for 11 yds to the ILST 9 for a 1ST down
2:001st & goal at opp 9Timeout Eastern Illinois, clock 02:00
2:001st & goal at opp 9Connor Wolf pass incomplete to DeAirious Smith
1:472nd & goal at opp 9Connor Wolf pass complete to DeAirious Smith for 9 yds for a TD (Drew Schiller KICK)Illinois State 42, Eastern Illinois 30
1:471st & 10 at the 50Timeout Eastern Illinois, clock 01:47
Illinois State End of game, 3 plays
1:451st & 10 at own 35Drew Schiller kickoff for 15 yds
1:451st & 10 at the 50Wenkers Wright run for 5 yds to the EIU 45
1:452nd & 5 at opp 45Wenkers Wright run for 1 yd to the EIU 44
0:003rd & 4 at opp 44Wenkers Wright run for 1 yd to the EIU 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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Illinois State leads 23–⁠12 in 35 meetings, counting the one since this game.

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2026Illinois State 49, Eastern Illinois 13
2025Illinois State 42, Eastern Illinois 30
2024Illinois State 31, Eastern Illinois 7
2023Eastern Illinois 14, Illinois State 13
2022Illinois State 35, Eastern Illinois 7
2021Illinois State 31, Eastern Illinois 24

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