Eastern Illinois at Southeast Missouri State

Saturday, October 18, 2025

Southeast Missouri State beat Eastern Illinois 42–⁠13. It was their 22nd meeting; Southeast Missouri State leads the series 12–⁠10.

AwayEastern Illinois3–⁠9 in 2025
13
HomeSoutheast Missouri State4–⁠8 in 2025
42

Final at Houck Field, Cape GirardeauTV: ESPN+Attendance 5,076

At kickoff
81°F, wind 16 mph from the southwest, gusts to 21 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network hourly; Cape Girardeau Municipal Airport, 10 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Official
Chris BrisonGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Eastern Illinois330713
Southeast Missouri State14210742

Standouts

  • PassingJohnny Weber21 of 31, 283 yards, 4 TD, 1 INTSoutheast Missouri State
  • RushingCole Lacrue13 carries, 99 yards, 1 TDEastern Illinois
  • ReceivingDonnie Cheers7 catches, 165 yards, 2 TDSoutheast Missouri State
  • DefenseJustus Johnson2 INTSoutheast Missouri State

Player stats

Eastern Illinois

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Cole Lacrue5/157303
Connor Wolf3/84901
Brady Ford4/65401
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Cole Lacrue1399159
Charles Kellom152208
Jay Pearson519015
C.J. Nelson1707
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Cooper Willman261055
DeAirious Smith246032
C.J. Nelson240031
Landers Green222014
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Moses Alexander0001

Southeast Missouri State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Johnny Weber21/3128341
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Brandon Epton Jr.1448116
Johnny Weber730011
Cole Ruble51908
Payton Brown71407
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Donnie Cheers7165267
Kalvin Gilbert248244
Brandon Epton Jr.536013
Cam Pedro322022
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Justus Johnson0002
D.J. Delmore0001
David Jones0001
Landon Sylvie0001

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

Team stats

Eastern IllinoisSoutheast Missouri State
320Total yards394
176Passing yards283
144Rushing yards111
6.1Yards per pass9.1
3.5Yards per rush3.4
12First downs15
6–⁠17Third downs8–⁠16
0–⁠2Fourth downs0–⁠1
6Turnovers3
3–⁠20Penalties4–⁠32
33:25Possession26:35

Efficiency

Eastern IllinoisSoutheast Missouri State
30%Success rate31%
−0.44EPA per play0.09
1.39Explosiveness1.79
−0.26Rushing EPA−0.14
−0.67Passing EPA0.33
27%Passing-down success23%
5%Havoc by its defense10%

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)

Southeast Missouri State 65% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Southeast Missouri State −7.5, over/under 52.5.

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

Every drive

Southeast Missouri State end zoneEastern Illinois end zoneQ1 Southeast Missouri StateFumble, 8 playsQ1 Eastern IllinoisPick-six, 4 plays (Southeast Missouri State scores)Q1 Eastern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ1 Southeast Missouri StateTouchdown, 2 playsQ1 Eastern IllinoisField goal, 13 playsQ1 Southeast Missouri StatePunt, 3 playsQ2 Eastern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ2 Eastern IllinoisField goal, 4 playsQ2 Southeast Missouri StateTouchdown, 2 playsQ2 Eastern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ2 Southeast Missouri StatePunt, 3 playsQ2 Eastern IllinoisMissed FG, 4 playsQ2 Southeast Missouri StatePunt, 3 playsQ2 Eastern IllinoisInterception, 2 playsQ2 Southeast Missouri StateTouchdown, 4 playsQ2 Eastern IllinoisFumble, 2 playsQ2 Southeast Missouri StateTouchdown, 6 playsQ2 Eastern IllinoisEnd of half, 1 playQ3 Eastern IllinoisTurnover on downs, 9 playsQ3 Southeast Missouri StateInterception, 10 playsQ3 Eastern IllinoisTurnover on downs, 7 playsQ3 Southeast Missouri StateTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ3 Eastern IllinoisInterception, 3 playsQ3 Southeast Missouri StatePunt, 3 playsQ3 Eastern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ4 Southeast Missouri StatePunt, 3 playsQ4 Eastern IllinoisTouchdown, 2 playsQ4 Southeast Missouri StatePunt, 6 playsQ4 Eastern IllinoisInterception, 3 playsQ4 Southeast Missouri StateTouchdown, 1 playQ4 Eastern IllinoisInterception, 4 playsQ4 Southeast Missouri StatePunt, 6 playsQ4 Eastern IllinoisEnd of game, 3 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Southeast Missouri State drives left to right, Eastern Illinois right to left.
  1. Q1 Southeast Missouri StateFumble, 8 plays, 39 yards
  2. Q1 Eastern IllinoisPick-six, 4 plays (Southeast Missouri State scores), 57 yards
  3. Q1 Eastern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  4. Q1 Southeast Missouri StateTouchdown, 2 plays, 61 yards
  5. Q1 Eastern IllinoisField goal, 13 plays, 54 yards
  6. Q1 Southeast Missouri StatePunt, 3 plays, −4 yards
  7. Q2 Eastern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, −10 yards
  8. Q2 Eastern IllinoisField goal, 4 plays, 1 yard
  9. Q2 Southeast Missouri StateTouchdown, 2 plays, 75 yards
  10. Q2 Eastern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  11. Q2 Southeast Missouri StatePunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  12. Q2 Eastern IllinoisMissed FG, 4 plays, 2 yards
  13. Q2 Southeast Missouri StatePunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  14. Q2 Eastern IllinoisInterception, 2 plays, 0 yards
  15. Q2 Southeast Missouri StateTouchdown, 4 plays, 74 yards
  16. Q2 Eastern IllinoisFumble, 2 plays, −3 yards
  17. Q2 Southeast Missouri StateTouchdown, 6 plays, 22 yards
  18. Q2 Eastern IllinoisEnd of half, 1 play, −1 yard
  19. Q3 Eastern IllinoisTurnover on downs, 9 plays, 31 yards
  20. Q3 Southeast Missouri StateInterception, 10 plays, 50 yards
  21. Q3 Eastern IllinoisTurnover on downs, 7 plays, 24 yards
  22. Q3 Southeast Missouri StateTurnover on downs, 4 plays, 7 yards
  23. Q3 Eastern IllinoisInterception, 3 plays, 30 yards
  24. Q3 Southeast Missouri StatePunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  25. Q3 Eastern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  26. Q4 Southeast Missouri StatePunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  27. Q4 Eastern IllinoisTouchdown, 2 plays, 35 yards
  28. Q4 Southeast Missouri StatePunt, 6 plays, 14 yards
  29. Q4 Eastern IllinoisInterception, 3 plays, 8 yards
  30. Q4 Southeast Missouri StateTouchdown, 1 play, 7 yards
  31. Q4 Eastern IllinoisInterception, 4 plays, 58 yards
  32. Q4 Southeast Missouri StatePunt, 6 plays, 15 yards
  33. Q4 Eastern IllinoisEnd of game, 3 plays, 19 yards

Play by play

1st quarter6 drives, then Southeast Missouri State 14, Eastern Illinois 3
Southeast Missouri State Fumble, 8 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Drew Schiller kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Brandon Epton Jr. run for 16 yds to the SEMO 41 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 41Johnny Weber pass incomplete to Cam Pedro
15:002nd & 10 at own 41Johnny Weber pass incomplete to Nolan Reed
15:003rd & 10 at own 41Johnny Weber run for 11 yds to the EIU 48 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 48Brandon Epton Jr. run for 4 yds to the EIU 44
15:002nd & 6 at opp 44Johnny Weber pass complete to Jobe Bryant for 1 yd to the EIU 43
15:003rd & 5 at opp 43Johnny Weber pass complete to Donnie Cheers for 11 yds to the EIU 32 for a 1ST down
12:401st & 10 at opp 32Brandon Epton Jr. run for a loss of 4 yards to the EIU 36 Brandon Epton Jr. fumbled, recovered by EIU Knowledge Davis
Eastern Illinois Pick-six, 4 plays (Southeast Missouri State scores)
12:401st & 10 at own 36Connor Wolf pass complete to Cooper Willman for 55 yds to the SEMO 9 for a 1ST down
12:401st & goal at opp 9Charles Kellom run for a loss of 1 yard to the SEMO 10
12:402nd & goal at opp 10Charles Kellom run for 3 yds to the SEMO 7
10:473rd & goal at opp 7Connor Wolf pass intercepted DJ Delmore return for 95 yds for a TD (Justin Keller KICK)Southeast Missouri State 7, Eastern Illinois 0
10:471st & 10 at own 15Timeout Southeast Missouri State, clock 10:47
Eastern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
10:421st & 10 at own 35Justin Keller kickoff for 65 yds , Taylor Goodson return for 15 yds to the EIU 15
10:421st & 10 at own 15Charles Kellom run for a loss of 1 yard to the EIU 14
10:422nd & 11 at own 14Charles Kellom run for 8 yds to the EIU 22
10:423rd & 3 at own 22Connor Wolf pass incomplete to Charles Kellom
9:104th & 3 at own 22Mason Miller punt for 53 yds , Jobe Bryant returns for 14 yds to the SEMO 39
Southeast Missouri State Touchdown, 2 plays
9:102nd & 3 at own 46Timeout Southeast Missouri State, clock 09:10
9:101st & 10 at own 39Johnny Weber pass complete to Andrew Civey for 7 yds to the SEMO 46
8:352nd & 3 at own 46Johnny Weber pass complete to Donnie Cheers for 54 yds for a TD (Justin Keller KICK)Southeast Missouri State 14, Eastern Illinois 0
Eastern Illinois Field goal, 13 plays
8:351st & 10 at own 35Justin Keller kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
8:351st & 10 at own 25Jay Pearson run for no gain to the EIU 25
8:352nd & 10 at own 25Cole LaCrue run for 8 yds to the EIU 33
8:353rd & 2 at own 33Jay Pearson run for 2 yds to the EIU 35 for a 1ST down
8:351st & 10 at own 35CJ Nelson run for 7 yds to the EIU 42
8:352nd & 3 at own 42Cole LaCrue run for 2 yds to the EIU 44
8:353rd & 1 at own 44Charles Kellom run for 1 yd to the EIU 45 for a 1ST down
8:351st & 10 at own 45Charles Kellom run for 5 yds to the 50 yard line
8:352nd & 5 at the 50Charles Kellom run for a loss of 3 yards to the EIU 47
8:353rd & 8 at own 47Cole LaCrue pass complete to CJ Nelson for 31 yds to the SEMO 22 for a 1ST down
8:351st & 10 at opp 22Charles Kellom run for 1 yd to the SEMO 21
8:352nd & 9 at opp 21Jay Pearson run for no gain to the SEMO 21
8:353rd & 9 at opp 21Cole LaCrue pass incomplete to Carlyun Neal
1:274th & 9 at opp 21Drew Schiller 38 yd FG GOODSoutheast Missouri State 14, Eastern Illinois 3
Southeast Missouri State Punt, 3 plays
1:271st & 10 at own 35Drew Schiller kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1:271st & 10 at own 25Johnny Weber pass complete to Cam Pedro for 4 yds to the SEMO 21
1:272nd & 14 at own 21Cole Ruble run for 2 yds to the SEMO 23
0:003rd & 12 at own 23Johnny Weber sacked by Samuel Robles for a loss of 2 yards to the SEMO 21
Q2 14:514th & 14 at own 21Ryan Kingston punt for 46 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the EIU 33
2nd quarter12 drives, then Southeast Missouri State 35, Eastern Illinois 6
Eastern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
14:511st & 10 at own 33Charles Kellom run for a loss of 1 yard to the EIU 32
14:512nd & 11 at own 32Connor Wolf pass complete to Charles Kellom for 5 yds to the EIU 27
14:513rd & 16 at own 27PENALTY EIU False Start (Arellano,Alejandro) 5 yards from EIU 27 to EIU 22. NO PLAY.
14:513rd & 21 at own 22Charles Kellom run for 1 yd to the EIU 23
12:474th & 20 at own 23Mason Miller punt for 60 yds
Eastern Illinois Field goal, 4 plays
12:471st & 10 at opp 16Cole LaCrue run for 1 yd to the SEMO 15
12:472nd & 9 at opp 15Connor Wolf pass incomplete to DeAirious Smith
12:473rd & 9 at opp 15Connor Wolf pass incomplete to CJ Nelson
12:004th & 9 at opp 15Drew Schiller 32 yd FG GOODSoutheast Missouri State 14, Eastern Illinois 6
12:001st & 10 at own 25Timeout Southeast Missouri State, clock 12:00
Southeast Missouri State Touchdown, 2 plays
12:001st & 10 at own 35Drew Schiller kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
12:001st & 10 at own 25Cole Ruble run for 8 yds to the SEMO 33
11:252nd & 2 at own 33Johnny Weber pass complete to Donnie Cheers for 67 yds for a TD (Justin Keller KICK)Southeast Missouri State 21, Eastern Illinois 6
11:251st & 10 at own 32Timeout Southeast Missouri State, clock 11:25
Eastern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
11:181st & 10 at own 35Justin Keller kickoff for 63 yds , Taylor Goodson return for 30 yds to the EIU 32
11:181st & 10 at own 32Connor Wolf sacked by Jehchys Brown for a loss of 8 yards to the EIU 24
11:182nd & 18 at own 24Jay Pearson run for 2 yds to the EIU 26
11:183rd & 16 at own 26Jay Pearson run for 15 yds to the EIU 41
9:094th & 1 at own 41Timeout Southeast Missouri State, clock 09:09
8:584th & 1 at own 41Mason Miller punt for 58 yds
Southeast Missouri State Punt, 3 plays
8:582nd & 9 at own 2Timeout Southeast Missouri State, clock 08:58
8:581st & 10 at own 1Johnny Weber run for 1 yd to the SEMO 2
8:582nd & 9 at own 2Cole Ruble run for 1 yd to the SEMO 3
8:583rd & 8 at own 3Johnny Weber run for 7 yds to the SEMO 10
7:104th & 1 at own 10Ryan Kingston punt for 10 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the SEMO 20
Eastern Illinois Missed FG, 4 plays
7:101st & 10 at opp 20Connor Wolf pass incomplete to Cooper Willman
7:102nd & 10 at opp 20Connor Wolf run for 3 yds to the SEMO 17
7:103rd & 7 at opp 17Connor Wolf pass complete to Jay Pearson for a loss of 1 yard to the SEMO 18
5:314th & 8 at opp 18Drew Schiller 35 yd FG MISSED
Southeast Missouri State Punt, 3 plays
5:311st & 10 at own 20Brandon Epton Jr. run for 3 yds to the SEMO 23
5:312nd & 7 at own 23No Huddle-Shotgun Weber,Johnny pass complete short left to Pedro,Cam caught at SEMO41, for 18 yards to the SEMO41 (Worsley,Brandon) PENALTY SEMO Holding (Taylor,Demoni) 10 yards from SEMO23 to SEMO13. NO PLAY.
5:312nd & 17 at own 13Johnny Weber run for 6 yds to the SEMO 19
5:313rd & 11 at own 19Johnny Weber pass complete to Donnie Cheers for 7 yds to the SEMO 26
3:104th & 4 at own 26Ryan Kingston punt for 52 yds , Cooper Willman returns for no gain to the EIU 20
Eastern Illinois Interception, 2 plays
3:101st & 10 at own 20Cole LaCrue pass incomplete to CJ Nelson
2:552nd & 10 at own 20Cole LaCrue pass intercepted David Jones return for no gain to the SEMO 26
Southeast Missouri State Touchdown, 4 plays
2:551st & 10 at own 26Brandon Epton Jr. run for 12 yds to the SEMO 38 for a 1ST down
2:551st & 10 at own 38Brandon Epton Jr. run for 6 yds to the SEMO 44
2:552nd & 4 at own 44Brandon Epton Jr. run for 2 yds to the SEMO 46
2:003rd & 2 at own 46Timeout Southeast Missouri State, clock 02:00
2:003rd & 2 at own 46No Huddle-Shotgun Weber,Johnny pass complete short right to Gilbert,Kalvin caught at EIU 45, for 9 yards to the EIU 45 (Sharp,Christopher) PENALTY EIU Holding (Lyons,Kaleb) 10 yards from SEMO46 to EIU 44, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
1:451st & 10 at opp 44Johnny Weber pass complete to Kalvin Gilbert for 44 yds for a TD (Justin Keller KICK)Southeast Missouri State 28, Eastern Illinois 6
Eastern Illinois Fumble, 2 plays
1:451st & 10 at own 35Justin Keller kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1:451st & 10 at own 25Cole LaCrue run for 5 yds to the EIU 30
1:032nd & 5 at own 30Cole LaCrue sacked by Jeremy Walton for a loss of 8 yards to the EIU 22 Cole LaCrue fumbled, recovered by EIU Timothy Maxson , return for 0 yards
Southeast Missouri State Touchdown, 6 plays
1:031st & 10 at opp 22Brandon Epton Jr. run for a loss of 2 yards to the EIU 24
1:032nd & 12 at opp 24Johnny Weber pass complete to Brandon Epton Jr. for 8 yds to the EIU 16
0:343rd & 4 at opp 16Timeout Southeast Missouri State, clock 00:34
0:343rd & 4 at opp 16Johnny Weber pass complete to Brandon Epton Jr. for 5 yds to the EIU 11 for a 1ST down
0:341st & 10 at opp 11Johnny Weber pass complete to Brandon Epton Jr. for 7 yds to the EIU 4
0:172nd & 3 at opp 4Timeout Southeast Missouri State, clock 00:17
0:172nd & 3 at opp 4Johnny Weber pass incomplete to Nolan Reed
0:073rd & 3 at opp 4Johnny Weber pass complete to Kalvin Gilbert for 4 yds for a TD (Justin Keller KICK)Southeast Missouri State 35, Eastern Illinois 6
Eastern Illinois End of half, 1 play
0:071st & 10 at own 35Justin Keller kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
0:001st & 10 at own 25C. LaCrue takes a knee
3rd quarter7 drives, then Southeast Missouri State 35, Eastern Illinois 6
Eastern Illinois Turnover on downs, 9 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Justin Keller kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Cole LaCrue run for 7 yds to the EIU 32
15:002nd & 3 at own 32Charles Kellom run for 3 yds to the EIU 35 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 35Cole LaCrue sacked by Caleb Webb for a loss of 2 yards to the EIU 33
15:002nd & 12 at own 33Cole LaCrue pass incomplete to Surahz Buncom
15:003rd & 12 at own 33Cole LaCrue pass complete to DeAirious Smith for 14 yds to the EIU 47 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 47Cole LaCrue pass complete to CJ Nelson for 9 yds to the SEMO 44
15:002nd & 1 at opp 44Cole LaCrue pass incomplete to DeAirious Smith
15:003rd & 1 at opp 44Charles Kellom run for no gain to the SEMO 44
11:394th & 1 at opp 44Cole LaCrue run for no gain to the SEMO 44
Southeast Missouri State Interception, 10 plays
11:391st & 10 at own 44Johnny Weber pass complete to Cam Pedro for 4 yds to the SEMO 48
11:392nd & 6 at own 48Brandon Epton Jr. run for a loss of 2 yards to the SEMO 46
11:393rd & 8 at own 46Johnny Weber pass complete to Cam Pedro for 22 yds to the EIU 32 for a 1ST down
11:391st & 10 at opp 32Brandon Epton Jr. run for 3 yds to the EIU 29
11:392nd & 7 at opp 29Brandon Epton Jr. run for no gain to the EIU 29
11:393rd & 7 at opp 29Johnny Weber pass complete to Donnie Cheers for 9 yds to the EIU 20 for a 1ST down
11:391st & 10 at opp 20Johnny Weber pass incomplete to Donnie Cheers
11:392nd & 10 at opp 20Johnny Weber pass complete to Donnie Cheers for 14 yds to the EIU 6 for a 1ST down
11:391st & goal at opp 6Johnny Weber pass incomplete to Donnie Cheers
8:202nd & goal at opp 6Timeout Southeast Missouri State, clock 08:20
8:132nd & goal at opp 6Johnny Weber pass intercepted, touchback. Moses Alexander return for no gain
Eastern Illinois Turnover on downs, 7 plays
8:131st & 10 at own 20Brady Ford pass complete to Landers Green for 8 yds to the EIU 28
8:132nd & 2 at own 28Charles Kellom run for no gain to the EIU 28
8:133rd & 2 at own 28Charles Kellom run for 8 yds to the EIU 36 for a 1ST down
8:131st & 10 at own 36Brady Ford pass incomplete to Cooper Willman
8:132nd & 10 at own 36Brady Ford pass complete to Alex Ginnever for 8 yds to the EIU 44
8:133rd & 2 at own 44PENALTY EIU False Start (Malicevic,Sandro) 5 yards from EIU 44 to EIU 39. NO PLAY.
8:133rd & 7 at own 39Brady Ford pass complete to Cooper Willman for 6 yds to the EIU 45
4:464th & 1 at own 45Alex Ginnever run for a loss of 1 yard to the EIU 44
Southeast Missouri State Turnover on downs, 4 plays
4:461st & 10 at opp 44Payton Brown run for a loss of 1 yard to the EIU 45
4:462nd & 11 at opp 45Johnny Weber pass incomplete to Brandon Epton Jr.
4:463rd & 11 at opp 45PENALTY SEMO False Start (Nettles,Jalen) 5 yards from EIU 45 to EIU 50. NO PLAY.
4:463rd & 16 at the 50Johnny Weber pass complete to Brandon Epton Jr. for 13 yds to the EIU 37
3:334th & 3 at opp 37Johnny Weber pass incomplete to Andrew Civey
Eastern Illinois Interception, 3 plays
3:331st & 10 at own 37Charles Kellom run for a loss of 2 yards to the EIU 35
3:332nd & 12 at own 35Brady Ford pass complete to DeAirious Smith for 32 yds to the SEMO 33 for a 1ST down
2:301st & 10 at opp 33Brady Ford pass intercepted Justus Johnson return for no gain to the SEMO 3
Southeast Missouri State Punt, 3 plays
2:301st & 10 at own 3Cole Ruble run for 1 yd to the SEMO 4
2:302nd & 9 at own 4PENALTY SEMO False Start (Turner,Rashad) 2 yards from SEMO04 to SEMO02. NO PLAY.
2:302nd & 11 at own 2Cole Ruble run for 7 yds to the SEMO 9
2:303rd & 4 at own 9Johnny Weber pass incomplete to Cole Ruble
0:414th & 4 at own 9Ryan Kingston punt for 47 yds , Cooper Willman returns for no gain to the EIU 38
Eastern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 38Cole LaCrue run for a loss of 1 yard to the EIU 37
Q4 15:002nd & 11 at own 37Cole LaCrue pass incomplete to Taiye Ajose
Q4 15:003rd & 11 at own 37Cole LaCrue pass complete to Joe McNab for 5 yds to the EIU 42
Q4 14:094th & 6 at own 42Mason Miller punt for 44 yds , Jobe Bryant returns for no gain to the SEMO 14
4th quarter8 drives, then Southeast Missouri State 42, Eastern Illinois 13
Southeast Missouri State Punt, 3 plays
14:092nd & 11 at own 13Timeout Southeast Missouri State, clock 14:09
14:091st & 10 at own 14Brandon Epton Jr. run for a loss of 1 yard to the SEMO 13
14:092nd & 11 at own 13Brandon Epton Jr. run for 4 yds to the SEMO 17
14:093rd & 7 at own 17Johnny Weber pass complete to Brandon Epton Jr. for 3 yds to the SEMO 20
12:064th & 4 at own 20Ryan Kingston punt for 42 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the SEMO 35 , Cooper Willman returns for 27 yds to the SEMO 35
Eastern Illinois Touchdown, 2 plays
12:061st & 10 at opp 21Timeout Southeast Missouri State, clock 12:06
12:061st & 10 at opp 35Cole LaCrue pass complete to Landers Green for 14 yds to the SEMO 21 for a 1ST down
11:201st & 10 at opp 21Cole LaCrue run for 21 yds for a TD (Drew Schiller KICK)Southeast Missouri State 35, Eastern Illinois 13
11:201st & 10 at own 31Timeout Southeast Missouri State, clock 11:20
Southeast Missouri State Punt, 6 plays
11:141st & 10 at own 35Drew Schiller kickoff for 62 yds , Cole Ruble return for 28 yds to the SEMO 31
11:141st & 10 at own 31Johnny Weber run for 3 yds to the SEMO 34
11:142nd & 7 at own 34Johnny Weber run for 4 yds to the SEMO 38
11:143rd & 3 at own 38Johnny Weber pass complete to Donnie Cheers for 3 yds to the SEMO 41 for a 1ST down
11:141st & 10 at own 41Johnny Weber pass complete to Cole Ruble for 1 yd to the SEMO 42
11:142nd & 9 at own 42Johnny Weber pass complete to Nolan Reed for 3 yds to the SEMO 45
11:143rd & 6 at own 45Johnny Weber pass incomplete to Cam Pedro
8:334th & 6 at own 45Ryan Kingston punt for 45 yds, fair catch by Cooper Willman at the EIU 10
Eastern Illinois Interception, 3 plays
8:331st & 10 at own 10Cole LaCrue run for 8 yds to the EIU 18
8:332nd & 2 at own 18Cole LaCrue pass incomplete to Carlyun Neal
7:433rd & 2 at own 18Cole LaCrue pass intercepted Landon Sylvie return for 23 yds to the EIU 7
Southeast Missouri State Touchdown, 1 play
7:341st & goal at opp 7Brandon Epton Jr. run for 7 yds for a TD (Justin Keller KICK)Southeast Missouri State 42, Eastern Illinois 13
Eastern Illinois Interception, 4 plays
7:311st & 10 at own 35Justin Keller kickoff for 55 yds
7:311st & 10 at own 11Cole LaCrue run for a loss of 1 yard to the EIU 10
7:312nd & 11 at own 10Cole LaCrue pass incomplete to Taiye Ajose
6:423rd & 11 at own 10Timeout Southeast Missouri State, clock 06:42
6:423rd & 11 at own 10Cole LaCrue run for 59 yds to the SEMO 31 for a 1ST down
5:411st & 10 at opp 31Cole LaCrue pass intercepted Justus Johnson return for 21 yds to the SEMO 21
Southeast Missouri State Punt, 6 plays
5:411st & 10 at own 21Payton Brown run for 7 yds to the SEMO 28
5:412nd & 3 at own 28Payton Brown run for no gain to the SEMO 28
5:413rd & 3 at own 28Payton Brown run for 3 yds to the SEMO 31 for a 1ST down
5:411st & 10 at own 31Payton Brown run for 1 yd to the SEMO 32
5:412nd & 9 at own 32Payton Brown run for 4 yds to the SEMO 36
5:413rd & 5 at own 36Payton Brown run for no gain to the SEMO 36
2:004th & 5 at own 36Timeout Southeast Missouri State, clock 02:00
1:544th & 5 at own 36Ryan Kingston punt for 39 yds, fair catch by Cooper Willman at the EIU 25
Eastern Illinois End of game, 3 plays
1:541st & 10 at own 25Chris Caldwell run for 2 yds to the EIU 27
1:542nd & 8 at own 27Chris Caldwell run for 2 yds to the EIU 29
1:543rd & 6 at own 29Shotgun Caldwell,Chris rush middle for 4 yards gain to the EIU 33 (Johnson,Justus) PENALTY SEMO Face Mask (Maxson,Timothy) 15 yards from EIU 29 to EIU 44, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
0:001st & 10 at own 44Chris Caldwell run for no gain to the EIU 44

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.

Southeast Missouri State leads 12–⁠10 in 22 meetings.

Recent meetings
2025Southeast Missouri State 42, Eastern Illinois 13
2024Southeast Missouri State 38, Eastern Illinois 27
2023Southeast Missouri State 35, Eastern Illinois 28
2022Southeast Missouri State 31, Eastern Illinois 7
2021Southeast Missouri State 38, Eastern Illinois 15
2020Southeast Missouri State 47, Eastern Illinois 7

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