North Alabama at Illinois State

Saturday, September 20, 2025

Illinois State beat North Alabama 38–⁠36 in double overtime. It was their second meeting; Illinois State leads the series 2–⁠0.

AwayNorth Alabama2–⁠10 in 2025
36
HomeIllinois State12–⁠5 in 2025
38

Final, 2 overtimes at Hancock Stadium, NormalTV: ESPN+Attendance 11,287

At kickoff
77°F, wind 9 mph from the southWeather: NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network hourly; Bloomington Normal Airport, 5 km from the stadium
Official
John ShayGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2Final
North Alabama077133636
Illinois State314733838

Standouts

Player stats

North Alabama

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Ari Patu17/3124341
Destin Wade5/62200
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Ari Patu1460013
Jayvian Allen143719
Destin Wade71709
Roderick Taylor Jr.214010
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
K.J. Fields794125
Justin Pegues1091239
Noah Gregg349126
Jalyn Daniels126026

Illinois State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Tommy Rittenhouse20/3625030
Eddie Kasper1/13900
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Tommy Rittenhouse989036
Wenkers Wright1579138
Victor Dawson1651010
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Daniel Sobkowicz10150239
Luke Mailander377140
Eddie Kasper332016
Javon Charles112012
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Shadwell Nkuba II0001

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

Team stats

North AlabamaIllinois State
409Total yards506
265Passing yards289
144Rushing yards217
7.2Yards per pass7.8
3.2Yards per rush5.3
24First downs29
9–⁠18Third downs6–⁠15
1–⁠1Fourth downs1–⁠1
1Turnovers2
10–⁠129Penalties4–⁠55
30:30Possession29:30

Efficiency

North AlabamaIllinois State
44%Success rate41%
0.19EPA per play0.21
1.22Explosiveness1.28
−0.03Rushing EPA−0.02
0.45Passing EPA0.48
36%Passing-down success30%

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 80% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Illinois State −17, over/under 58.5.

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

Every drive

Illinois State end zoneNorth Alabama end zoneQ1 North AlabamaPunt, 3 playsQ1 Illinois StateFumble, 9 playsQ1 North AlabamaPunt, 5 playsQ1 Illinois StateField goal, 6 playsQ1 North AlabamaPunt, 7 playsQ1 Illinois StateTouchdown, 6 playsQ2 North AlabamaPunt, 6 playsQ2 Illinois StateTouchdown, 5 playsQ2 North AlabamaInterception, 6 playsQ2 Illinois StateFumble, 9 playsQ2 North AlabamaPunt, 3 playsQ2 Illinois StatePunt, 3 playsQ2 North AlabamaTouchdown, 6 playsQ2 Illinois StateEnd of half, 1 playQ3 Illinois StatePunt, 3 playsQ3 North AlabamaTouchdown, 9 playsQ3 Illinois StateMissed FG, 9 playsQ3 North AlabamaPunt, 3 playsQ3 Illinois StateTouchdown, 8 playsQ3 North AlabamaPunt, 5 playsQ4 Illinois StatePunt, 8 playsQ4 North AlabamaTouchdown, 13 playsQ4 Illinois StateField goal, 6 playsQ4 North AlabamaTouchdown, 9 playsQ4 Illinois StateResult not recorded, 5 playsQ5 North AlabamaField goal, 4 playsQ5 Illinois StateField goal, 4 playsQ6 Illinois StateTouchdown, 1 playQ6 North AlabamaTouchdown, 4 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Illinois State drives left to right, North Alabama right to left.
  1. Q1 North AlabamaPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  2. Q1 Illinois StateFumble, 9 plays, 69 yards
  3. Q1 North AlabamaPunt, 5 plays, 13 yards
  4. Q1 Illinois StateField goal, 6 plays, 32 yards
  5. Q1 North AlabamaPunt, 7 plays, 28 yards
  6. Q1 Illinois StateTouchdown, 6 plays, 80 yards
  7. Q2 North AlabamaPunt, 6 plays, 18 yards
  8. Q2 Illinois StateTouchdown, 5 plays, 68 yards
  9. Q2 North AlabamaInterception, 6 plays, 23 yards
  10. Q2 Illinois StateFumble, 9 plays, 25 yards
  11. Q2 North AlabamaPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  12. Q2 Illinois StatePunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  13. Q2 North AlabamaTouchdown, 6 plays, 45 yards
  14. Q2 Illinois StateEnd of half, 1 play, 2 yards
  15. Q3 Illinois StatePunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  16. Q3 North AlabamaTouchdown, 9 plays, 61 yards
  17. Q3 Illinois StateMissed FG, 9 plays, 62 yards
  18. Q3 North AlabamaPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  19. Q3 Illinois StateTouchdown, 8 plays, 46 yards
  20. Q3 North AlabamaPunt, 5 plays, 17 yards
  21. Q4 Illinois StatePunt, 8 plays, 34 yards
  22. Q4 North AlabamaTouchdown, 13 plays, 90 yards
  23. Q4 Illinois StateField goal, 6 plays, 41 yards
  24. Q4 North AlabamaTouchdown, 9 plays, 75 yards
  25. Q4 Illinois StateResult not recorded, 5 plays, 34 yards
  26. Q5 North AlabamaField goal, 4 plays, 1 yard
  27. Q5 Illinois StateField goal, 4 plays, 4 yards
  28. Q6 Illinois StateTouchdown, 1 play, 25 yards
  29. Q6 North AlabamaTouchdown, 4 plays, 25 yards

Play by play

1st quarter6 drives, then Illinois State 3, North Alabama 0
North Alabama Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Matt Maldonado kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25KJ Fields run for a loss of 1 yard to the UNA 24
15:002nd & 11 at own 24Destin Wade run for 6 yds to the UNA 30
15:003rd & 5 at own 30Destin Wade pass complete to Justin Pegues for 2 yds to the UNA 32
13:264th & 3 at own 32Adam Watford punt for 47 yds, fair catch by Eddie Kasper at the ILST 21
Illinois State Fumble, 9 plays
13:261st & 10 at own 21Wenkers Wright run for a loss of 1 yard to the ILST 20
13:262nd & 11 at own 20Tommy Rittenhouse pass complete to Eddie Kasper for 15 yds to the ILST 35 for a 1ST down
13:261st & 10 at own 35No Huddle-Shotgun Rittenhouse,Tommy pass incomplete deep right to Sobkowicz,Daniel thrown to UNA30 PENALTY UNA Pass Interference (Martin,Davon) 15 yards from ILS35 to ILS50, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
13:261st & 10 at the 50Wenkers Wright run for 6 yds to the UNA 44
13:262nd & 4 at opp 44Wenkers Wright run for 6 yds to the UNA 38 for a 1ST down
13:261st & 10 at opp 38Wenkers Wright run for 2 yds to the UNA 36
13:262nd & 8 at opp 36Tommy Rittenhouse pass complete to Daniel Sobkowicz for 14 yds to the UNA 22 for a 1ST down
10:481st & 10 at opp 22Timeout Illinois State, clock 10:48
10:481st & 10 at opp 22Tommy Rittenhouse pass incomplete to Seth Glatz
10:482nd & 10 at opp 22Wenkers Wright run for 5 yds to the UNA 17
9:273rd & 5 at opp 17Tommy Rittenhouse run for 7 yds to the UNA 10 Tommy Rittenhouse fumbled, recovered by UNA Michael Jordan Jr.
North Alabama Punt, 5 plays
9:271st & 10 at own 10Destin Wade run for 9 yds to the UNA 19
9:272nd & 1 at own 19Destin Wade pass complete to KJ Fields for 5 yds to the UNA 24 for a 1ST down
9:271st & 10 at own 24Destin Wade run for 1 yd to the UNA 23 Destin Wade fumbled, recovered by UNA Jayvian Allen
9:272nd & 11 at own 23Destin Wade pass incomplete to Jalen Fletcher
9:273rd & 11 at own 23Destin Wade pass complete to Justin Pegues for no gain to the UNA 23
7:084th & 11 at own 23Adam Watford punt for 34 yds, fair catch by Eddie Kasper at the ILST 43
Illinois State Field goal, 6 plays
7:081st & 10 at own 43Tommy Rittenhouse pass complete to Daniel Sobkowicz for 15 yds to the UNA 42 for a 1ST down
7:081st & 10 at opp 42Victor Dawson run for no gain to the UNA 42 Victor Dawson fumbled, recovered by ILST Victor Dawson
7:082nd & 10 at opp 42No Huddle-Shotgun Rittenhouse,Tommy pass incomplete short left to Mailander,Luke thrown to UNA30, 1ST DOWN, PENALTY UNA Pass Interference (Jordan,Michael) 14 yards from UNA42 to UNA28, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
7:081st & 10 at opp 28Tommy Rittenhouse pass incomplete to Javon Charles
7:082nd & 10 at opp 28Victor Dawson run for 3 yds to the UNA 25
7:083rd & 7 at opp 25Tommy Rittenhouse pass incomplete to Scotty Presson Jr.
5:184th & 7 at opp 25Matt Maldonado 42 yd FG GOODIllinois State 3, North Alabama 0
North Alabama Punt, 7 plays
5:111st & 10 at own 35Matt Maldonado kickoff for 62 yds , Justin Pegues return for 14 yds to the UNA 17
5:111st & 10 at own 17Jalyn Daniels run for 10 yds to the UNA 27 for a 1ST down
5:111st & 10 at own 27Destin Wade run for 2 yds to the UNA 29
5:112nd & 8 at own 29Destin Wade pass complete to KJ Fields for 4 yds to the UNA 33
5:113rd & 4 at own 33Destin Wade pass complete to Justin Pegues for 11 yds to the UNA 44 for a 1ST down
5:111st & 10 at own 44Destin Wade run for 2 yds to the UNA 46
5:112nd & 8 at own 46Destin Wade sacked by Shadwel Nkuba II for a loss of 3 yards to the UNA 43
5:113rd & 11 at own 43Destin Wade run for 2 yds to the UNA 45
1:214th & 9 at own 45Adam Watford punt for 55 yds for a touchback
Illinois State Touchdown, 6 plays
1:211st & 10 at own 20Tommy Rittenhouse pass complete to Javon Charles for 12 yds to the ILST 32 for a 1ST down
1:211st & 10 at own 32Tommy Rittenhouse pass complete to Eddie Kasper for 16 yds to the ILST 48 for a 1ST down
1:211st & 10 at own 48Tommy Rittenhouse pass complete to Eddie Kasper for 1 yd to the ILST 49
0:002nd & 9 at own 49Wenkers Wright run for 5 yds to the UNA 46
Q2 15:003rd & 4 at opp 46Tommy Rittenhouse run for 8 yds to the UNA 38 for a 1ST down
Q2 14:211st & 10 at opp 38Wenkers Wright run for 38 yds for a TD (Matt Maldonado KICK)Illinois State 10, North Alabama 0
2nd quarter8 drives, then Illinois State 17, North Alabama 7
North Alabama Punt, 6 plays
14:161st & 10 at own 35Matt Maldonado kickoff for 61 yds , Justin Pegues return for 10 yds to the UNA 14
14:161st & 10 at own 14Jayvian Allen run for 3 yds to the UNA 17
14:162nd & 7 at own 17Ari Patu run for no gain to the UNA 17
14:163rd & 7 at own 17Ari Patu pass complete to KJ Fields for 23 yds to the UNA 40 for a 1ST down
14:161st & 10 at own 40Jayvian Allen run for a loss of 3 yards to the UNA 37
14:162nd & 13 at own 37Ari Patu pass incomplete to Justin Pegues
14:163rd & 13 at own 37PENALTY UNA False Start (Pegues,Justin) 5 yards from UNA37 to UNA32. NO PLAY.
14:163rd & 18 at own 32Ari Patu pass incomplete
11:474th & 18 at own 32Adam Watford punt for 46 yds , Eddie Kasper returns for 10 yds to the ILST 32
Illinois State Touchdown, 5 plays
11:471st & 10 at own 32Tommy Rittenhouse pass complete to Luke Mailander for 40 yds to the UNA 28 for a 1ST down
11:471st & 10 at opp 28Victor Dawson run for 6 yds to the UNA 22
11:472nd & 4 at opp 22Victor Dawson run for 6 yds to the UNA 16 for a 1ST down
11:471st & 10 at opp 16Victor Dawson run for 6 yds to the UNA 10
9:422nd & 4 at opp 10Tommy Rittenhouse pass complete to Luke Mailander for 10 yds for a TD (Matt Maldonado KICK)Illinois State 17, North Alabama 0
North Alabama Interception, 6 plays
9:331st & 10 at own 35Matt Maldonado kickoff for 61 yds , Justin Pegues return for 16 yds to the UNA 20
9:331st & 10 at own 20LT Sanders run for 5 yds to the UNA 25
9:332nd & 5 at own 25Ari Patu pass complete to KJ Fields for 6 yds to the UNA 31 for a 1ST down
9:331st & 10 at own 31LT Sanders run for 1 yd to the UNA 32
9:332nd & 9 at own 32Ari Patu pass complete to Kaleb Heatherly for 5 yds to the UNA 37
9:333rd & 4 at own 37Ari Patu run for 6 yds to the UNA 43 for a 1ST down
6:591st & 10 at own 43Ari Patu pass intercepted Shadwel Nkuba II return for a loss of 3 yards to the ILST 25
Illinois State Fumble, 9 plays
6:591st & 10 at own 25Tommy Rittenhouse run for a loss of 3 yards to the ILST 22
6:592nd & 13 at own 22Tommy Rittenhouse pass complete to Daniel Sobkowicz for 7 yds to the ILST 29
6:593rd & 6 at own 29Tommy Rittenhouse run for 6 yds to the ILST 35 for a 1ST down
6:591st & 10 at own 35Mason King run for a loss of 2 yards to the ILST 33
6:592nd & 12 at own 33Tommy Rittenhouse pass incomplete to Luke Mailander
6:593rd & 12 at own 33Tommy Rittenhouse pass complete to Daniel Sobkowicz for 10 yds to the ILST 43
3:564th & 2 at own 43Timeout North Alabama, clock 03:56
3:564th & 2 at own 43Tommy Rittenhouse pass complete to Scotty Presson Jr. for 4 yds to the ILST 47 for a 1ST down
3:561st & 10 at own 47Wenkers Wright run for 1 yd to the ILST 48
3:082nd & 9 at own 48Tommy Rittenhouse sacked by Jahbari Hill for a loss of 2 yards to the 50 yard line Tommy Rittenhouse fumbled, recovered by UNA Demarcious Robinson , return for 0 yards to the 50 yard line
North Alabama Punt, 3 plays
3:081st & 10 at the 50Jayvian Allen run for 1 yd to the ILST 49
3:082nd & 9 at opp 49Ari Patu pass complete to Justin Pegues for 3 yds to the ILST 46
3:083rd & 6 at opp 46Jayvian Allen run for a loss of 4 yards to the 50 yard line
2:004th & 10 at the 50Timeout Illinois State, clock 02:00
1:524th & 10 at the 50Adam Watford punt for 42 yds
Illinois State Punt, 3 plays
1:521st & 10 at own 8Victor Dawson run for a loss of 1 yard to the ILST 7
1:522nd & 11 at own 7Victor Dawson run for 2 yds to the ILST 9
1:523rd & 9 at own 9Tommy Rittenhouse pass incomplete to Daniel Sobkowicz
0:314th & 9 at own 9Hayden Futch punt for 36 yds , Justin Pegues returns for no gain to the ILST 45
North Alabama Touchdown, 6 plays
0:311st & 10 at opp 45Ari Patu pass incomplete to Justin Pegues
0:312nd & 10 at opp 45Ari Patu pass incomplete to Jayvian Allen
0:313rd & 10 at opp 45Ari Patu pass complete to KJ Fields for 22 yds to the ILST 23 for a 1ST down Illinois State Penalty, Defensive Offside (Yards) declined for a 1ST down
0:311st & 10 at opp 23Ari Patu pass complete to Noah Gregg for 18 yds to the ILST 5 for a 1ST down
0:311st & goal at opp 5Ari Patu pass incomplete to Kaleb Heatherly
0:112nd & goal at opp 5Timeout North Alabama, clock 00:11
0:092nd & goal at opp 5Ari Patu pass complete to Noah Gregg for 5 yds for a TD (Ian Vachon KICK)Illinois State 17, North Alabama 7
Illinois State End of half, 1 play
0:021st & 10 at own 35Ian Vachon kickoff for 59 yds , Tommy Donovan return for 31 yds to the ILST 37
0:001st & 10 at own 37Wenkers Wright run for 2 yds to the ILST 39
3rd quarter6 drives, then Illinois State 24, North Alabama 14
Illinois State Punt, 3 plays
14:561st & 10 at own 35Ian Vachon kickoff for 50 yds , Wenkers Wright return for no gain to the ILST 15
14:561st & 10 at own 15Tommy Rittenhouse pass complete to Daniel Sobkowicz for 5 yds to the ILST 20
14:562nd & 5 at own 20Tommy Rittenhouse pass incomplete to Dylan Lord
14:563rd & 5 at own 20Tommy Rittenhouse pass complete to Wenkers Wright for 3 yds to the ILST 23
13:324th & 2 at own 23Hayden Futch punt for 38 yds
North Alabama Touchdown, 9 plays
13:321st & 10 at own 39Ari Patu pass complete to Justin Pegues for 6 yds to the UNA 45
13:322nd & 4 at own 45Ari Patu run for 11 yds to the ILST 44 for a 1ST down
13:321st & 10 at opp 44Ari Patu run for 8 yds to the ILST 36
13:322nd & 2 at opp 36Ari Patu run for 3 yds to the ILST 33 for a 1ST down Illinois State Penalty, Targeting (La’Shavion Brown) to the ILST 18 for a 1ST down
13:321st & 10 at opp 18Jalen Fletcher run for no gain to the ILST 18
13:322nd & 10 at opp 18Roderick Taylor Jr. run for 10 yds to the ILST 8 for a 1ST down
13:321st & goal at opp 8Ari Patu run for 6 yds to the ILST 2
13:322nd & goal at opp 2Ari Patu run for 1 yd to the ILST 1
9:243rd & goal at opp 1Jayvian Allen run for 1 yd for a TD (Ian Vachon KICK)Illinois State 17, North Alabama 14
Illinois State Missed FG, 9 plays
9:161st & 10 at own 35Ian Vachon kickoff for 63 yds , Tommy Donovan return for 25 yds to the ILST 27
9:162nd & 8 at own 29Timeout Illinois State, clock 09:16
9:161st & 10 at own 27Victor Dawson run for 2 yds to the ILST 29
9:162nd & 8 at own 29No Huddle-Shotgun Rittenhouse,Tommy pass incomplete deep right to Mailander,Luke thrown to UNA35 PENALTY UNA Pass Interference (Jordan,Michael) 15 yards from ILS29 to ILS44, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
9:161st & 10 at own 44Tommy Rittenhouse pass incomplete to Luke Mailander
9:162nd & 10 at own 44Victor Dawson run for 6 yds to the 50 yard line
9:163rd & 4 at the 50Tommy Rittenhouse pass complete to Victor Dawson for 8 yds to the UNA 42 for a 1ST down
9:161st & 10 at opp 42Eddie Kasper pass complete to Daniel Sobkowicz for 39 yds to the UNA 3 for a 1ST down North Alabama Penalty, Defensive Pass Interference (BJ Diakite) declined for a 1ST down
9:161st & goal at opp 3Tommy Rittenhouse pass incomplete to Daniel Sobkowicz
9:162nd & goal at opp 3Victor Dawson run for 2 yds to the UNA 1
9:163rd & goal at opp 1Victor Dawson run for no gain to the UNA 1
9:164th & goal at opp 1No Huddle-Shotgun Rittenhouse,Tommy rush left for 1 yard gain to the UNA00 TOUCHDOWN nullified by penalty, clock 00:00 PENALTY ILS Holding (Presson Jr.,Scotty) 10 yards from UNA01 to UNA11. NO PLAY.
6:114th & goal at opp 11Matt Maldonado 28 yd FG MISSED
North Alabama Punt, 3 plays
6:111st & 10 at own 20Ari Patu run for 2 yds to the UNA 22
6:112nd & 8 at own 22Ari Patu run for 4 yds to the UNA 26
6:113rd & 4 at own 26Ari Patu pass incomplete to Justin Pegues
4:464th & 4 at own 26Adam Watford punt for 51 yds for a 1ST down , Eddie Kasper returns for 16 yds to the ILST 39 for a 1ST down
4:464th & 4 at own 26Adam Watford punt for 51 yds for a 1ST down , Eddie Kasper returns for 16 yds to the UNA 46 for a 1ST down
Illinois State Touchdown, 8 plays
4:461st & 10 at opp 46Tommy Rittenhouse run for 1 yd to the UNA 45
4:462nd & 9 at opp 45Tommy Rittenhouse pass incomplete to Wenkers Wright
4:463rd & 9 at opp 45Tommy Rittenhouse pass complete to Daniel Sobkowicz for 11 yds to the UNA 34 for a 1ST down
4:461st & 10 at opp 34No Huddle-Shotgun Rittenhouse,Tommy pass incomplete deep right to Mailander,Luke thrown to UNA00 broken up by Jordan,Michael PENALTY UNA Pass Interference (Jordan,Michael) 15 yards from UNA34 to UNA19, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
4:461st & 10 at opp 19Illinois State Penalty, UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (-15 Yards) to the UNA 31
4:462nd & 22 at opp 31Tommy Rittenhouse pass complete to Daniel Sobkowicz for 18 yds to the UNA 13
4:463rd & 4 at opp 13Wenkers Wright run for 4 yds to the UNA 9 for a 1ST down
4:461st & goal at opp 9Wenkers Wright run for 3 yds to the UNA 6
1:542nd & goal at opp 6Tommy Rittenhouse pass complete to Daniel Sobkowicz for 6 yds for a TD (Matt Maldonado KICK)Illinois State 24, North Alabama 14
North Alabama Punt, 5 plays
1:481st & 10 at own 35Matt Maldonado kickoff for 61 yds , Justin Pegues return for 18 yds to the UNA 22
1:481st & 10 at own 22Jayvian Allen run for 6 yds to the UNA 28
1:482nd & 4 at own 28Jayvian Allen run for 7 yds to the UNA 35 for a 1ST down
1:481st & 10 at own 35Jayvian Allen run for 4 yds to the UNA 39
0:002nd & 6 at own 39Roderick Taylor Jr. run for 4 yds to the UNA 43
Q4 15:003rd & 2 at own 43Azariah Fletcher run for a loss of 4 yards to the UNA 39
Q4 14:114th & 6 at own 39Adam Watford punt for 43 yds, fair catch by Eddie Kasper at the ILST 18
4th quarter5 drives, then Tied at 27
Illinois State Punt, 8 plays
14:111st & 10 at own 18Victor Dawson run for 1 yd to the ILST 19
14:112nd & 9 at own 19Tommy Rittenhouse pass incomplete to Daniel Sobkowicz
14:113rd & 9 at own 19Tommy Rittenhouse run for 16 yds to the ILST 35 for a 1ST down
14:111st & 10 at own 35Victor Dawson run for 7 yds to the ILST 42
14:112nd & 3 at own 42Victor Dawson run for 10 yds to the UNA 48 for a 1ST down
14:111st & 10 at opp 48Victor Dawson run for no gain to the UNA 48
14:112nd & 10 at opp 48Tommy Rittenhouse pass incomplete to Luke Mailander
14:113rd & 10 at opp 48Tommy Rittenhouse pass incomplete to Daniel Sobkowicz
11:084th & 10 at opp 48Hayden Futch punt for 38 yds, fair catch by Justin Pegues at the UNA 10
North Alabama Touchdown, 13 plays
11:081st & 10 at own 10Jayvian Allen run for 9 yds to the UNA 19
11:082nd & 1 at own 19Jayvian Allen run for 3 yds to the UNA 22 for a 1ST down
11:081st & 10 at own 22Jayvian Allen run for no gain to the UNA 22
11:082nd & 10 at own 22Ari Patu pass complete to KJ Fields for 9 yds to the UNA 31
11:083rd & 1 at own 31Ari Patu run for 1 yd to the UNA 32 for a 1ST down
11:081st & 10 at own 32Ari Patu pass complete to Jalyn Daniels for 26 yds to the ILST 42 for a 1ST down
8:351st & 10 at opp 42Timeout Illinois State, clock 08:35
8:351st & 10 at opp 42Ari Patu pass incomplete to Kaleb Heatherly
8:352nd & 10 at opp 42Ari Patu pass complete to Justin Pegues for 8 yds to the ILST 34
8:353rd & 2 at opp 34Jayvian Allen run for 5 yds to the ILST 29 for a 1ST down
8:351st & 10 at opp 29Ari Patu pass incomplete
8:352nd & 10 at opp 29Ari Patu run for 13 yds to the ILST 16 for a 1ST down
8:351st & 10 at opp 16Ari Patu run for 2 yds to the ILST 14
8:352nd & 8 at opp 14Patu,Ari pass complete short left to Gregg,Noah caught at ILS00, for 14 yards to the ILS00 TOUCHDOWN nullified by penalty, clock 00:00 PENALTY UNA Holding (Mitchum,Witt) UNA UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct 25 yards from ILS14 to ILS39. NO PLAY.
5:422nd & 33 at opp 39Ari Patu pass complete to Justin Pegues for 39 yds for a TD (Ian Vachon KICK)Illinois State 24, North Alabama 21
5:421st & 10 at own 25Timeout Illinois State, clock 05:42
Illinois State Field goal, 6 plays
5:421st & 10 at own 35Ian Vachon kickoff for 57 yds
5:421st & 10 at own 25Wenkers Wright run for 4 yds to the ILST 29
5:422nd & 6 at own 29Tommy Rittenhouse run for 36 yds to the UNA 35 for a 1ST down
5:421st & 10 at opp 35Wenkers Wright run for 2 yds to the UNA 33
5:422nd & 8 at opp 33Wenkers Wright run for a loss of 1 yard to the UNA 34
5:423rd & 9 at opp 34Tommy Rittenhouse pass incomplete to Luke Mailander
2:424th & 9 at opp 34Timeout Illinois State, clock 02:42
2:364th & 9 at opp 34Matt Maldonado 51 yd FG GOODIllinois State 27, North Alabama 21
North Alabama Touchdown, 9 plays
2:361st & 10 at own 35Matt Maldonado kickoff for 64 yds
2:361st & 10 at own 25Jayvian Allen run for 5 yds to the UNA 30
2:362nd & 5 at own 30Jayvian Allen run for no gain to the UNA 30
2:003rd & 5 at own 30Timeout Illinois State, clock 02:00
2:003rd & 5 at own 30Ari Patu pass complete to Justin Pegues for 5 yds to the UNA 35 for a 1ST down
2:001st & 10 at own 35Ari Patu run for no gain to the UNA 35
2:002nd & 10 at own 35Ari Patu pass complete to Justin Pegues for a loss of 1 yard to the UNA 34
2:003rd & 11 at own 34No Huddle-Shotgun Patu,Ari pass incomplete deep middle to Fields,KJ thrown to ILS35 PENALTY ILS Pass Interference (Wilson,Cam) 15 yards from UNA34 to UNA49, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
2:001st & 10 at own 49Ari Patu pass complete to Noah Gregg for 26 yds to the ILST 25 for a 1ST down
2:001st & 10 at opp 25Ari Patu pass incomplete to Kaleb Heatherly
2:002nd & 10 at opp 25Ari Patu pass incomplete to Justin Pegues
0:333rd & 10 at opp 25Ari Patu pass complete to KJ Fields for 25 yds for a TD (Ian Vachon PAT MISSED)Tied at 27
0:331st & goal at opp 3Timeout North Alabama, clock 00:33
Illinois State Result not recorded, 5 plays
0:331st & 10 at own 35Ian Vachon kickoff for 46 yds
0:331st & 10 at own 25Tommy Rittenhouse pass complete to Luke Mailander for 27 yds to the UNA 48 for a 1ST down
0:331st & 10 at opp 48No Huddle-Shotgun Rittenhouse,Tommy pass incomplete deep right to Sobkowicz,Daniel thrown to UNA25 PENALTY UNA Holding (Robinson,Demarcious) 10 yards from UNA48 to UNA38, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
0:331st & 10 at opp 38Tommy Rittenhouse pass incomplete
0:332nd & 10 at opp 38Tommy Rittenhouse run for 16 yds to the UNA 22 for a 1ST down
0:111st & 10 at opp 22Timeout North Alabama, clock 00:11
0:111st & 10 at opp 22Matt Maldonado 39 yd FG BLOCKED blocked by Kaleb Brown Maldonado,Matt field goal attempt from 39 yards NO GOOD blocked by Brown,Kaleb (H: Futch,Hayden, LS: Calabrese,Dylan), clock 00:00 recovered by ILS Charles,Javon at UNA41, End Of Play.
0:052nd & 29 at opp 41Timeout North Alabama, clock 00:05
0:002nd & 29 at opp 41Tommy Rittenhouse pass incomplete to Daniel Sobkowicz
OvertimeIan Vachon 42 Yd Field GoalNorth Alabama 30, Illinois State 27
OvertimeMatt Maldonado 38 Yd Field GoalTied at 30
2nd overtime2 drives, then Illinois State 38, North Alabama 36
Illinois State Touchdown, 1 play
Daniel Sobkowicz 25 Yd pass from Tommy Rittenhouse (Tommy Rittenhouse Pass to Daniel Sobkowicz for Two-Point Conversion)Illinois State 38, North Alabama 30
North Alabama Touchdown, 4 plays
Justin Pegues 18 Yd pass from Ari Patu (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)Illinois State 38, North Alabama 36

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.

Illinois State leads 2–⁠0 in two meetings.

Recent meetings
2025Illinois State 38, North Alabama 36
2024Illinois State 24, North Alabama 17

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