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Illinois State at Western Illinois

Saturday, September 5, 2026

Illinois State beat Western Illinois 41–⁠10. It was their 35th meeting; Illinois State leads the series 21–⁠14.

AwayIllinois State5–⁠2 in 2026
41
HomeWestern Illinois3–⁠4 in 2026
10

Final at Hanson Field, MacombTV: ESPN+Attendance 2,716

At kickoff
87°F, wind 3 mph from the northeastWeather: NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network hourly; Macomb Municipal Airport, 6 km from the stadium
Official
Drew MyersGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Illinois State17107741
Western Illinois030710

Standouts

  • RushingVictor Dawson20 carries, 73 yards, 2 TDIllinois State
  • DefenseNick Reinicke9 tackles, 1 sack, 1 for lossWestern Illinois

Player stats

Illinois State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Beckham Pellant8/2213211
Gage Roy8/1312510
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Chase Kwiatkowski476028
Victor Dawson2073214
Seth Glatz737115
Tyler Lofton733012
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Dylan Lord572037
Luke Mailander372032
Stevan Gavric356136
Alex Herrera333123
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Mason Kaplan5100
Anthony Corona5000
Manuel Espinoza5000
Wyatt Mueller4000
Dexter Niekamp3001

Western Illinois

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Kennedy McGill14/2212301
Cason Carswell9/1814000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Josh Robinson522011
Kennedy McGill121807
Avery Knight31509
Elijah Jackson-Anderson1707
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Christian Anaya478047
Jacob Kania454044
Cam Edwards229023
Josh Robinson528017
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Nick Reinicke9110
LeBron Morgan9000
Jacob Kruger8000
Brayden Hapner7000
Jouvenson Romulus60.501
Justin Buckner4110
Jamesly Jean Louis2110

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

Team stats

Illinois StateWestern Illinois
496Total yards315
257Passing yards263
239Rushing yards52
7.3Yards per pass6.6
5.1Yards per rush2.3
29First downs15
11–⁠16Third downs4–⁠15
1–⁠1Fourth downs2–⁠4
1Turnovers1
6–⁠55Penalties10–⁠76
34:11Possession25:49
0Sacks (by defense)3

Efficiency

Illinois StateWestern Illinois
47%Success rate35%
0.34EPA per play−0.06
1.37Explosiveness1.12
0.38Rushing EPA0.08
0.40Passing EPA−0.12
46%Passing-down success32%
17%Havoc by its defense12%

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 72% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Illinois State −20.5, 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.

Before kickoff, the win chances were Illinois State 92%, Western Illinois 8%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Western Illinois end zoneIllinois State end zoneQ1 Illinois StateField goal, 13 playsQ1 Western IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ1 Illinois StateTouchdown, 13 playsQ1 Western IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ1 Illinois StateTouchdown, 6 playsQ1 Western IllinoisField goal, 14 playsQ2 Illinois StateTouchdown, 10 playsQ2 Western IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ2 Illinois StateInterception, 2 playsQ2 Western IllinoisInterception, 4 playsQ2 Illinois StateField goal, 4 playsQ2 Western IllinoisEnd of half, 1 playQ3 Western IllinoisPunt, 6 playsQ3 Illinois StateTouchdown, 7 playsQ3 Western IllinoisTurnover on downs, 8 playsQ3 Illinois StatePunt, 10 playsQ3 Western IllinoisTurnover on downs, 9 playsQ3 Illinois StateTouchdown, 5 playsQ4 Western IllinoisPunt, 5 playsQ4 Illinois StatePunt, 3 playsQ4 Western IllinoisTouchdown, 8 playsQ4 Illinois StateEnd of game, 11 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Western Illinois drives left to right, Illinois State right to left.
  1. Q1 Illinois StateField goal, 13 plays, 10 yards
  2. Q1 Western IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 60 yards
  3. Q1 Illinois StateTouchdown, 13 plays, 85 yards
  4. Q1 Western IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 35 yards
  5. Q1 Illinois StateTouchdown, 6 plays, 46 yards
  6. Q1 Western IllinoisField goal, 14 plays, 20 yards
  7. Q2 Illinois StateTouchdown, 10 plays, 75 yards
  8. Q2 Western IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  9. Q2 Illinois StateInterception, 2 plays, 25 yards
  10. Q2 Western IllinoisInterception, 4 plays, 9 yards
  11. Q2 Illinois StateField goal, 4 plays, −54 yards
  12. Q2 Western IllinoisEnd of half, 1 play, 3 yards
  13. Q3 Western IllinoisPunt, 6 plays, 36 yards
  14. Q3 Illinois StateTouchdown, 7 plays, 61 yards
  15. Q3 Western IllinoisTurnover on downs, 8 plays, 63 yards
  16. Q3 Illinois StatePunt, 10 plays, 68 yards
  17. Q3 Western IllinoisTurnover on downs, 9 plays, 45 yards
  18. Q3 Illinois StateTouchdown, 5 plays, 65 yards
  19. Q4 Western IllinoisPunt, 5 plays, 63 yards
  20. Q4 Illinois StatePunt, 3 plays, 61 yards
  21. Q4 Western IllinoisTouchdown, 8 plays, 73 yards
  22. Q4 Illinois StateEnd of game, 11 plays, 62 yards

Play by play

1st quarter6 drives, then Illinois State 17, Western Illinois 0
Illinois State Field goal, 13 plays
14:551st & 10 at own 35#41 R.Culkin kickoff 63 yards to the ISU02 #28 C.Taylor return 23 yards to the ISU25 (#4 I.Dobbins; #20 B.Hapner)
15:001st & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #8 B.Pellant pass incomplete short left to #84 L.Mailander thrown to ISU40
15:002nd & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #8 B.Pellant pass incomplete short right to #24 A.Rockford thrown to ISU29 broken up by #20 B.Hapner
15:003rd & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #8 B.Pellant pass complete deep left to #84 L.Mailander caught at ISU49, for 30 yards to the WIU45, out of bounds at WIU45, 1ST DOWN
15:001st & 10 at opp 45No Huddle-Shotgun #5 V.Dawson rush middle for 5 yards gain to the WIU40 (#35 J.Kruger; #6 L.Morgan)
15:002nd & 5 at opp 40No Huddle-Shotgun #5 V.Dawson rush middle for 3 yards gain to the WIU37 (#1 D.Anderson)
15:003rd & 2 at opp 37No Huddle-Shotgun #5 V.Dawson rush middle for 1 yard gain to the WIU36 (#32 D.Dunston)
15:004th & 1 at opp 36No Huddle-Shotgun #5 V.Dawson rush middle for 2 yards gain to the WIU34 (#1 D.Anderson), 1ST DOWN
15:001st & 10 at opp 34No Huddle-Shotgun #2 S.Glatz rush middle for 9 yards gain to the WIU25 (#35 J.Kruger; #20 B.Hapner)
15:002nd & 1 at opp 25No Huddle-Shotgun #8 B.Pellant pass incomplete deep left to #4 D.Lord thrown to WIU00, 1ST DOWN, PENALTY WIU Pass Interference (#13 T.Griffin) 15 yards from WIU25 to WIU10, 1ST DOWN
15:001st & goal at opp 10No Huddle-Shotgun #2 S.Glatz rush middle for 1 yard loss to the WIU11 (#1 D.Anderson)
15:002nd & goal at opp 11No Huddle-Shotgun #8 B.Pellant pass incomplete short right to #13 A.Herrera thrown to WIU13
15:003rd & goal at opp 11No Huddle-Shotgun #8 B.Pellant sacked for loss of 2 yards to the WIU13 (#10 N.Reinicke)
10:294th & goal at opp 13#80 M.Cosentino field goal attempt from 30 yards GOOD (H: #41 H.Futch, LS: #13 A.Herrera), clock 10:29Illinois State 3, Western Illinois 0
Western Illinois Punt, 3 plays
10:291st & 10 at own 35#39 D.Drzonek kickoff 64 yards to the WIU01 fair catch by #3 I.Hiraldo at WIU01
10:291st & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Carswell pass incomplete short left to #15 D.Hargro thrown to WIU32
10:292nd & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #1 I.Jackson-Anderson rush middle for 7 yards gain to the WIU32 (#42 D.Colvin; #51 W.Boals)
10:293rd & 3 at own 32No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Carswell pass incomplete short left to #0 P.Tucker thrown to WIU37 broken up by #13 J.Oliver
9:364th & 3 at own 32#19 L.Droegemueller punt 46 yards to the ISU22 #1 I.Willis return 3 yards to the ISU25 (#2 E.Ofosu) PENALTY ISU Illegal Block in Back (#10 K.Crowell) 10 yards from ISU25 to ISU15
Illinois State Touchdown, 13 plays
9:361st & 10 at own 15No Huddle-Shotgun #5 V.Dawson rush middle for 2 yards gain to the ISU17 (#32 D.Dunston)
9:362nd & 8 at own 17No Huddle-Shotgun #8 B.Pellant pass incomplete short right to #7 N.True thrown to ISU18
9:363rd & 8 at own 17PENALTY WIU Offside (#98 S.Oberst) 5 yards from ISU17 to ISU22. NO PLAY
9:363rd & 3 at own 22No Huddle-Shotgun #5 V.Dawson rush middle for 3 yards gain to the ISU25 (#6 L.Morgan; #18 C.Garrett), 1ST DOWN
9:361st & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #8 B.Pellant pass incomplete deep right to #4 D.Lord thrown to ISU45
9:362nd & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #5 V.Dawson rush middle for 5 yards gain to the ISU30 (#10 N.Reinicke)
9:363rd & 5 at own 30No Huddle-Shotgun #8 B.Pellant pass complete short right to #4 D.Lord caught at ISU31, for 6 yards to the ISU36 (#6 L.Morgan), 1ST DOWN
9:361st & 10 at own 36No Huddle-Shotgun #15 C.Kwiatkowski rush middle for 25 yards gain to the WIU39 (#20 B.Hapner), 1ST DOWN
9:361st & 10 at opp 39No Huddle-Shotgun #2 S.Glatz rush middle for 15 yards gain to the WIU24 (#16 C.Harrison), 1ST DOWN
9:361st & 10 at opp 24No Huddle-Shotgun #2 S.Glatz rush middle for 4 yards gain to the WIU20 (#10 N.Reinicke)
9:362nd & 6 at opp 20No Huddle-Shotgun #8 B.Pellant pass incomplete short right to #4 D.Lord thrown to WIU05
9:363rd & 6 at opp 20No Huddle-Shotgun #5 V.Dawson rush middle for 7 yards gain to the WIU13 (#7 J.Romulus; #11 J.Buckner), 1ST DOWN
9:361st & 10 at opp 13No Huddle-Shotgun #5 V.Dawson rush left for 11 yards gain to the WIU02 (#7 J.Romulus) PENALTY ISU Holding (#57 J.Wedderburn) 10 yards from WIU13 to WIU23. NO PLAY
9:361st & 20 at opp 23No Huddle-Shotgun #8 B.Pellant pass incomplete deep left to #18 E.Sierra thrown to WIU00 broken up by #3 A.Bonner
4:412nd & 20 at opp 23Alex Herrera 23 Yd pass from Beckham Pellant (Michael Cosentino Kick)Illinois State 10, Western Illinois 0
Western Illinois Punt, 3 plays
4:411st & 10 at own 35#39 D.Drzonek kickoff 65 yards to the WIU00, Touchback
4:411st & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #17 K.McGill pass complete short right to #8 J.Kania caught at WIU22, for 4 yards to the WIU29, out of bounds at WIU29
4:412nd & 6 at own 29PENALTY WIU False Start (#67 D.Arguelles) 5 yards from WIU29 to WIU24. NO PLAY
4:412nd & 11 at own 24No Huddle-Shotgun #17 K.McGill rush left for 0 yards to the WIU24 (#14 M.Kaplan; #3 J.Coleman) PENALTY WIU Personal Foul (#0 P.Tucker) 12 yards from WIU24 to WIU12
4:413rd & 23 at own 12No Huddle-Shotgun #17 K.McGill pass complete short left to #6 J.Robinson caught at WIU16, for 10 yards to the WIU22 (#6 S.Oduma)
2:554th & 13 at own 22#19 L.Droegemueller punt 38 yards to the ISU40, out of bounds at ISU40 PENALTY WIU Kick Catch Interference (#35 J.Kruger) 14 yards from ISU40 to WIU46
Illinois State Touchdown, 6 plays
2:551st & 10 at opp 46No Huddle-Shotgun #12 G.Roy pass complete short left to #4 D.Lord caught at WIU33, for 19 yards to the WIU27 (#6 L.Morgan), 1ST DOWN
2:551st & 10 at opp 27No Huddle-Shotgun #12 G.Roy sacked for loss of 3 yards to the WIU30 (#90 J.Louis)
2:552nd & 13 at opp 30No Huddle-Shotgun #15 C.Kwiatkowski rush left for 28 yards gain to the WIU02 (#35 J.Kruger), 1ST DOWN
2:551st & goal at opp 2No Huddle-Shotgun #2 S.Glatz rush middle for 1 yard gain to the WIU01 (#4 I.Dobbins)
2:552nd & goal at opp 1No Huddle-Shotgun #12 G.Roy sacked for loss of 1 yard to the WIU02 (#11 J.Buckner)
0:133rd & goal at opp 2No Huddle-Shotgun #2 S.Glatz rush middle for 2 yards gain to the WIU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:13 #80 M.Cosentino kick attempt good (H: #41 H.Futch, LS: #13 A.Herrera)Illinois State 17, Western Illinois 0
Western Illinois Field goal, 14 plays
0:081st & 10 at own 35#39 D.Drzonek kickoff 65 yards to the WIU00 #3 A.Bonner return 15 yards to the WIU15 (#18 E.Sierra)
0:081st & 10 at own 15No Huddle-Shotgun #17 K.McGill rush middle for 0 yards to the WIU15 (#22 N.Espinoza; #44 D.Niekamp)
Q2 15:002nd & 10 at own 15No Huddle-Shotgun #17 K.McGill rush middle for 3 yards gain to the WIU18 (#91 B.Harman; #46 T.Niekamp)
Q2 15:003rd & 7 at own 18No Huddle-Shotgun #17 K.McGill pass complete short left to #13 C.Anaya caught at WIU28, for 8 yards to the WIU26 (#8 D.Dubose), 1ST DOWN
Q2 15:001st & 10 at own 26No Huddle-Shotgun #17 K.McGill pass incomplete short right to #13 C.Anaya thrown to WIU21
Q2 15:002nd & 10 at own 26No Huddle-Shotgun #17 K.McGill pass complete deep right to #8 J.Kania caught at ISU30, for 44 yards to the ISU30, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 30No Huddle-Shotgun #17 K.McGill rush middle for 3 yards gain to the ISU27 (#51 W.Boals)
Q2 15:002nd & 7 at opp 27No Huddle-Shotgun #2 A.Knight rush middle for 5 yards gain to the ISU22 (#4 L.Brown; #35 A.Corona)
Q2 15:003rd & 2 at opp 22PENALTY WIU False Start (#55 R.McCombs) 5 yards from ISU22 to ISU27. NO PLAY
Q2 15:003rd & 7 at opp 27No Huddle-Shotgun #17 K.McGill pass complete short middle to #23 A.Johnson caught at ISU21, for 6 yards to the ISU21 (#13 J.Oliver; #4 L.Brown)
Q2 15:004th & 1 at opp 21No Huddle-Shotgun #17 K.McGill rush middle for 1 yard gain to the ISU20 (#22 N.Espinoza), 1ST DOWN
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 20No Huddle-Shotgun #17 K.McGill pass complete short middle to #2 A.Knight caught at ISU12, for 12 yards to the ISU08 (#22 N.Espinoza), 1ST DOWN
Q2 15:001st & goal at opp 8No Huddle-Shotgun #17 K.McGill pass incomplete short left to #13 C.Anaya thrown to ISU00
Q2 15:002nd & goal at opp 8No Huddle-Shotgun #17 K.McGill rush middle for 5 yards gain to the ISU03 (#92 T.Jones)
Q2 15:003rd & goal at opp 3No Huddle-Shotgun #17 K.McGill rush middle for 2 yards loss to the ISU05 (#91 B.Harman)
Q2 9:424th & goal at opp 5#41 R.Culkin field goal attempt from 22 yards GOOD (H: #19 L.Droegemueller, LS: #45 B.Bergfeld), clock 09:42Illinois State 17, Western Illinois 3
2nd quarter6 drives, then Illinois State 27, Western Illinois 3
Illinois State Touchdown, 10 plays
9:421st & 10 at own 35#41 R.Culkin kickoff 65 yards to the ISU00, Touchback
9:421st & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #5 V.Dawson rush middle for 1 yard gain to the ISU26 (#10 N.Reinicke)
9:422nd & 9 at own 26No Huddle-Shotgun #12 G.Roy pass complete short right to #86 B.Probst caught at ISU26, for 9 yards to the ISU35 (#6 L.Morgan; #35 J.Kruger), 1ST DOWN
9:421st & 10 at own 35No Huddle-Shotgun #5 V.Dawson rush middle for 1 yard gain to the ISU36 (#6 L.Morgan)
9:422nd & 9 at own 36No Huddle-Shotgun #12 G.Roy pass complete short right to #4 D.Lord caught at ISU40, for 4 yards to the ISU40 (#18 C.Garrett), out of bounds
9:423rd & 5 at own 40No Huddle-Shotgun #12 G.Roy pass complete short left to #18 S.Gavric caught at ISU46, for 6 yards to the ISU46 (#20 B.Hapner), 1ST DOWN
9:421st & 10 at own 46No Huddle-Shotgun #12 G.Roy pass incomplete short right thrown to ISU47 QB hurried by #40 J.Edwards and #3 A.Bonner
9:422nd & 10 at own 46No Huddle-Shotgun #12 G.Roy pass complete short right to #18 S.Gavric caught at ISU50, for 14 yards to the WIU40 (#10 N.Reinicke), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
9:421st & 10 at opp 40No Huddle-Shotgun #5 V.Dawson rush middle for 1 yard loss to the WIU41 (#40 J.Edwards; #7 J.Romulus)
9:422nd & 11 at opp 41No Huddle-Shotgun #12 G.Roy pass complete short middle to #13 A.Herrera caught at WIU36, for 5 yards to the WIU36 (#3 A.Bonner)
5:243rd & 6 at opp 36Stevan Gavric 36 Yd pass from Gage Roy (Michael Cosentino Kick)Illinois State 24, Western Illinois 3
Western Illinois Punt, 3 plays
5:241st & 10 at own 35#39 D.Drzonek kickoff 65 yards to the WIU00, Touchback
5:241st & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #17 K.McGill rush right for 1 yard gain to the WIU26 (#76 V.Garcia)
5:242nd & 9 at own 26No Huddle-Shotgun #17 K.McGill pass incomplete deep middle to #14 X.Coleman thrown to ISU40 broken up by #10 K.Crowell
5:243rd & 9 at own 26No Huddle-Shotgun #17 K.McGill pass complete short middle to #14 X.Coleman caught at WIU28, for 8 yards to the WIU34 (#14 M.Kaplan; #35 A.Corona) PENALTY WIU Holding (#15 D.Hargro) 10 yards from WIU26 to WIU16. NO PLAY
5:243rd & 19 at own 16No Huddle-Shotgun #17 K.McGill pass complete short left to #8 J.Kania caught at WIU13, for 0 yards to the WIU16 (#10 K.Crowell)
3:344th & 19 at own 16#19 L.Droegemueller punt 48 yards to the ISU36 #4 D.Lord return 37 yards to the WIU27 (#0 A.Sangster)
Illinois State Interception, 2 plays
3:341st & 10 at opp 27No Huddle-Shotgun #15 C.Kwiatkowski rush middle for 4 yards gain to the WIU23 (#3 A.Bonner; #7 J.Romulus)
2:522nd & 6 at opp 23No Huddle-Shotgun #8 B.Pellant pass intercepted by #7 J.Romulus at WIU02, End Of Play
Western Illinois Interception, 4 plays
2:521st & 10 at own 2No Huddle-Shotgun #17 K.McGill pass complete short right to #13 C.Anaya caught at WIU16, for 14 yards to the WIU16, out of bounds at WIU16, 1ST DOWN
2:521st & 10 at own 16No Huddle-Shotgun #17 K.McGill rush middle for 0 yards to the WIU16 (#98 L.Jellison)
2:002nd & 10 at own 16No Huddle-Shotgun #17 K.McGill pass incomplete short right to #11 C.Edwards thrown to WIU24 broken up by #13 J.Oliver
2:001st & 10 at own 16Timeout Western Illinois, clock 02:00
1:393rd & 10 at own 16No Huddle-Shotgun #17 K.McGill pass intercepted by #44 D.Niekamp at WIU30 QB hurried by #46 T.Niekamp #44 D.Niekamp return 19 yards to the WIU11 (#17 K.McGill)
Illinois State Field goal, 4 plays
1:391st & 10 at opp 11No Huddle-Shotgun #5 V.Dawson rush left for 0 yards to the WIU11 (#90 J.Louis)
1:392nd & 10 at opp 11No Huddle-Shotgun #12 G.Roy rush middle for 1 yard loss to the WIU12 (#17 C.Johnson)
1:393rd & 11 at opp 12No Huddle-Shotgun #12 G.Roy pass incomplete short left to #24 A.Rockford thrown to WIU00 QB hurried by #90 J.Louis and #17 C.Johnson
0:264th & 11 at opp 12#80 M.Cosentino field goal attempt from 29 yards GOOD (H: #41 H.Futch, LS: #13 A.Herrera), clock 00:26Illinois State 27, Western Illinois 3
Western Illinois End of half, 1 play
0:261st & 10 at own 35#39 D.Drzonek kickoff 65 yards to the WIU00, Touchback
0:261st & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Robinson rush middle for 3 yards gain to the WIU28 (#91 B.Harman)
3rd quarter6 drives, then Illinois State 34, Western Illinois 3
Western Illinois Punt, 6 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35#39 D.Drzonek kickoff 65 yards to the WIU00, Touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Carswell pass incomplete short right to #23 A.Johnson thrown to WIU30 broken up by #8 D.Dubose
15:002nd & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #2 A.Knight rush middle for 9 yards gain to the WIU34 (#16 R.Clay), out of bounds
15:003rd & 1 at own 34PENALTY WIU False Start (#15 D.Hargro) 5 yards from WIU34 to WIU29. NO PLAY
15:003rd & 6 at own 29No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Carswell pass complete short middle to #23 A.Johnson caught at WIU34, for 10 yards to the WIU39 (#14 M.Kaplan; #3 J.Coleman), 1ST DOWN
15:001st & 10 at own 39No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Carswell pass incomplete short left thrown to WIU38 PENALTY WIU Intentional Grounding (#5 C.Carswell)
15:002nd & 23 at own 26No Huddle-Shotgun #2 A.Knight rush middle for 1 yard gain to the WIU27 (#14 M.Kaplan; #44 D.Niekamp)
15:003rd & 22 at own 27No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Carswell pass incomplete short middle to #15 D.Hargro thrown to WIU29 broken up by #92 T.Jones
13:144th & 22 at own 27#19 L.Droegemueller punt 43 yards to the ISU30 #4 D.Lord return 9 yards to the ISU39 (#2 E.Ofosu; #4 I.Dobbins)
Illinois State Touchdown, 7 plays
13:141st & 10 at own 39No Huddle-Shotgun #5 V.Dawson rush left for 3 yards gain to the ISU42 (#20 B.Hapner)
13:142nd & 7 at own 42No Huddle-Shotgun #5 V.Dawson rush middle for 10 yards gain to the WIU48 (#7 J.Romulus), 1ST DOWN
13:141st & 10 at opp 48No Huddle-Shotgun #5 V.Dawson rush middle for 3 yards gain to the WIU45 (#7 J.Romulus; #17 C.Johnson)
13:142nd & 7 at opp 45No Huddle-Shotgun #8 B.Pellant pass complete short left to #4 D.Lord caught at WIU41, for 37 yards to the WIU08 (#18 C.Garrett; #13 T.Griffin), 1ST DOWN
13:141st & goal at opp 8No Huddle-Shotgun #5 V.Dawson rush middle for 2 yards gain to the WIU06 (#11 J.Buckner)
13:142nd & goal at opp 6No Huddle-Shotgun #5 V.Dawson rush left for 5 yards gain to the WIU01 (#13 T.Griffin; #10 N.Reinicke)
10:233rd & goal at opp 1No Huddle-Shotgun #5 V.Dawson rush middle for 1 yard gain to the WIU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:23 #80 M.Cosentino kick attempt good (H: #41 H.Futch, LS: #13 A.Herrera)Illinois State 34, Western Illinois 3
10:272nd & 6 at own 6Timeout Western Illinois, clock 10:27
Western Illinois Turnover on downs, 8 plays
10:231st & 10 at own 35#39 D.Drzonek kickoff 65 yards to the WIU00, Touchback
10:231st & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Carswell pass complete short left to #16 L.Gilland caught at WIU22, for 1 yard to the WIU26 (#44 D.Niekamp)
10:232nd & 9 at own 26No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Carswell pass incomplete short left to #16 L.Gilland thrown to WIU35
10:233rd & 9 at own 26No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Carswell pass complete short right to #13 C.Anaya caught at WIU31, for 9 yards to the WIU35 (#46 T.Niekamp; #22 N.Espinoza), 1ST DOWN
10:231st & 10 at own 35No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Carswell pass complete deep left to #13 C.Anaya caught at ISU35, for 47 yards to the ISU18, out of bounds at ISU18, 1ST DOWN
10:231st & 10 at opp 18No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Carswell pass complete short left to #8 J.Kania caught at ISU12, for 6 yards to the ISU12, End Of Play
10:232nd & 4 at opp 12No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Carswell pass incomplete short left to #15 D.Hargro thrown to ISU00
10:233rd & 4 at opp 12No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Carswell pass incomplete short left to #1 I.Jackson-Anderson thrown to ISU10 broken up by #16 R.Clay
7:484th & 4 at opp 12No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Carswell pass incomplete short right to #14 X.Coleman thrown to ISU00 broken up by #10 K.Crowell, TURNOVER ON DOWNS
Illinois State Punt, 10 plays
7:481st & 10 at own 12No Huddle-Shotgun #8 B.Pellant pass complete short right to #13 A.Herrera caught at ISU11, for 5 yards to the ISU17 (#4 I.Dobbins)
7:482nd & 5 at own 17No Huddle-Shotgun #8 B.Pellant pass complete short left to #4 D.Lord caught at ISU23, for 6 yards to the ISU23 (#6 L.Morgan), 1ST DOWN
7:481st & 10 at own 23No Huddle-Shotgun #2 S.Glatz rush middle for 7 yards gain to the ISU30 (#6 L.Morgan; #20 B.Hapner)
7:482nd & 3 at own 30No Huddle-Shotgun #8 B.Pellant pass incomplete short middle to #4 D.Lord thrown to ISU35
7:483rd & 3 at own 30PENALTY ISU False Start (#57 J.Wedderburn) 5 yards from ISU30 to ISU25. NO PLAY
7:483rd & 8 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #8 B.Pellant pass complete short right to #24 A.Rockford caught at ISU39, for 15 yards to the ISU40 QB hurried by #3 A.Bonner (#20 B.Hapner), 1ST DOWN
7:481st & 10 at own 40No Huddle-Shotgun #8 B.Pellant pass incomplete short right to #2 S.Glatz thrown to ISU50
7:482nd & 10 at own 40No Huddle-Shotgun #8 B.Pellant pass complete short left to #84 L.Mailander caught at WIU49, for 10 yards to the ISU50 (#12 D.Keith), 1ST DOWN
7:481st & 10 at the 50No Huddle-Shotgun #2 S.Glatz rush middle for 5 yards gain to the WIU45 (#11 J.Buckner; #18 C.Garrett) PENALTY ISU UNR: Unnecessary Roughness (#84 L.Mailander) 10 yards from WIU50 to ISU40. NO PLAY
7:481st & 20 at own 40No Huddle-Shotgun #8 B.Pellant pass incomplete deep right to #13 A.Herrera thrown to WIU39
7:482nd & 20 at own 40No Huddle-Shotgun #8 B.Pellant pass incomplete deep right to #4 D.Lord thrown to WIU21 QB hurried by #10 N.Reinicke
7:483rd & 20 at own 40No Huddle-Shotgun #8 B.Pellant pass incomplete short left to #24 A.Rockford thrown to WIU47 QB hurried by #10 N.Reinicke
4:524th & 20 at own 40#41 H.Futch punt 42 yards to the WIU18 #7 J.Salien return 2 yards to the WIU20 (#22 N.Espinoza)
Western Illinois Turnover on downs, 9 plays
4:521st & 10 at own 20No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Robinson rush left for 11 yards gain to the WIU31 (#32 W.Mueller), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
4:521st & 10 at own 31No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Robinson rush left for 5 yards gain to the WIU36 (#35 A.Corona), out of bounds
4:522nd & 5 at own 36No Huddle-Shotgun #17 K.McGill pass incomplete deep left to #0 P.Tucker thrown to ISU27 broken up by #32 W.Mueller PENALTY ISU Roughing The Passer (#6 S.Oduma) 15 yards from WIU36 to ISU49, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
4:521st & 10 at opp 49No Huddle-Shotgun #17 K.McGill rush middle for 1 yard loss to the ISU50 (#14 M.Kaplan)
4:522nd & 11 at the 50No Huddle-Shotgun #17 K.McGill pass complete short middle to #3 I.Hiraldo caught at ISU47, for 10 yards to the ISU40 (#14 M.Kaplan; #98 L.Jellison)
4:523rd & 1 at opp 40No Huddle-Shotgun #17 K.McGill rush middle for 1 yard gain to the ISU39 (#94 J.Crandall), 1ST DOWN
4:521st & 10 at opp 39No Huddle-Shotgun #17 K.McGill pass incomplete short right to #7 J.Salien thrown to ISU33
4:522nd & 10 at opp 39No Huddle-Shotgun #17 K.McGill pass complete short right to #6 J.Robinson caught at ISU45, for 6 yards loss to the ISU45 (#46 T.Niekamp)
4:523rd & 16 at opp 45No Huddle-Shotgun #17 K.McGill rush right for 7 yards gain to the ISU38 (#32 W.Mueller; #13 J.Oliver)
0:454th & 9 at opp 38No Huddle-Shotgun #17 K.McGill pass complete short right to #6 J.Robinson caught at ISU43, for 3 yards to the ISU35 (#13 J.Oliver; #32 W.Mueller), TURNOVER ON DOWNS
Illinois State Touchdown, 5 plays
0:451st & 10 at own 35No Huddle-Shotgun #12 G.Roy rush left for 13 yards gain to the ISU48 (#7 J.Romulus), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
0:451st & 10 at own 48No Huddle-Shotgun #5 V.Dawson rush left for 14 yards gain to the WIU38 (#11 J.Buckner), 1ST DOWN
Q4 0:001st & 10 at opp 38No Huddle-Shotgun #12 G.Roy pass complete deep right to #84 L.Mailander caught at WIU06, for 32 yards to the WIU06, out of bounds at WIU06, 1ST DOWN
Q4 15:001st & goal at opp 6PENALTY ISU False Start (#66 B.Jellison) 5 yards from WIU06 to WIU11. NO PLAY
Q4 14:031st & goal at opp 11No Huddle-Shotgun #12 G.Roy pass intercepted by #17 C.Johnson at WIU15 #17 C.Johnson return 30 yards to the WIU45 (#5 V.Dawson) PENALTY WIU Roughing The Passer (#40 J.Edwards) 5 yards from WIU11 to WIU06. NO PLAY
Q4 14:031st & goal at opp 6No Huddle-Shotgun #12 G.Roy pass incomplete short right to #4 D.Lord thrown to WIU00
Q4 13:382nd & goal at opp 6No Huddle-Shotgun #5 V.Dawson rush middle for 6 yards gain to the WIU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:38 #80 M.Cosentino kick attempt good (H: #41 H.Futch, LS: #13 A.Herrera)Illinois State 41, Western Illinois 3
4th quarter4 drives, then Illinois State 41, Western Illinois 10
Western Illinois Punt, 5 plays
13:381st & 10 at own 35#39 D.Drzonek kickoff 65 yards to the WIU00, Touchback
13:381st & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #17 K.McGill pass complete short middle to #1 I.Jackson-Anderson caught at WIU26, for 6 yards to the WIU31 (#38 B.Cooper; #35 A.Corona)
13:382nd & 4 at own 31No Huddle-Shotgun #17 K.McGill pass complete short left to #11 C.Edwards caught at WIU34, for 6 yards to the WIU37 (#9 R.Crawford), 1ST DOWN
13:381st & 10 at own 37No Huddle-Shotgun #17 K.McGill pass complete short right to #1 I.Jackson-Anderson caught at WIU39, for 6 yards to the WIU43 (#35 A.Corona)
13:382nd & 4 at own 43No Huddle-Shotgun #17 K.McGill pass incomplete short right to #3 I.Hiraldo thrown to ISU42
13:383rd & 4 at own 43No Huddle-Shotgun #17 K.McGill pass incomplete short middle to #16 L.Gilland thrown to WIU45
11:394th & 4 at own 43#19 L.Droegemueller punt 39 yards to the ISU18 #1 I.Willis return for loss of 6 yards to the ISU12 (#35 J.Kruger)
Illinois State Punt, 3 plays
11:391st & 10 at own 12No Huddle-Shotgun #27 T.Lofton rush middle for 4 yards gain to the ISU16 (#10 N.Reinicke; #3 A.Bonner)
11:392nd & 6 at own 16No Huddle-Shotgun #12 G.Roy pass incomplete short right to #86 B.Probst thrown to ISU17
11:393rd & 6 at own 16No Huddle-Shotgun #12 G.Roy pass incomplete short left to #27 T.Lofton thrown to ISU14
10:494th & 6 at own 16#41 H.Futch punt 57 yards to the WIU27
Western Illinois Touchdown, 8 plays
10:491st & 10 at own 27No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Carswell pass complete deep left to #14 X.Coleman caught at WIU47, for 23 yards to the WIU50 (#32 W.Mueller), 1ST DOWN
10:491st & 10 at the 50No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Robinson rush middle for 2 yards gain to the ISU48 (#35 A.Corona)
10:492nd & 8 at opp 48No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Carswell pass complete deep right to #11 C.Edwards caught at ISU24, for 23 yards to the ISU25 (#10 K.Crowell), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
10:491st & 10 at opp 25No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Carswell pass complete short middle to #6 J.Robinson caught at ISU20, for 17 yards to the ISU08 (#18 E.Sierra; #30 E.Ofosu), 1ST DOWN
8:381st & goal at opp 8No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Carswell pass incomplete short left to #8 J.Kania thrown to ISU00
8:381st & 10 at own 25Timeout Illinois State, clock 08:38
8:382nd & goal at opp 8No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Robinson rush middle for 1 yard gain to the ISU07 (#38 B.Cooper; #76 V.Garcia)
8:383rd & goal at opp 7No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Carswell pass complete short right to #6 J.Robinson caught at ISU05, for 4 yards to the ISU03 (#38 B.Cooper)
7:064th & goal at opp 3No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Carswell rush right for 3 yards gain to the ISU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:06 #41 R.Culkin kick attempt good (H: #19 L.Droegemueller, LS: #45 B.Bergfeld)Illinois State 41, Western Illinois 10
Illinois State End of game, 11 plays
7:061st & 10 at own 35#41 R.Culkin kickoff 65 yards to the ISU00, Touchback
7:061st & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #27 T.Lofton rush left for 9 yards gain to the ISU34 (#3 A.Bonner; #16 C.Harrison)
7:062nd & 1 at own 34No Huddle-Shotgun #27 T.Lofton rush middle for 1 yard loss to the ISU33 (#16 C.Harrison)
7:063rd & 2 at own 33No Huddle-Shotgun #27 T.Lofton rush middle for 4 yards gain to the ISU37 (#16 C.Harrison; #35 J.Kruger), 1ST DOWN
7:061st & 10 at own 37No Huddle-Shotgun #15 C.Kwiatkowski rush right for 19 yards gain to the WIU44 (#12 D.Keith; #3 A.Bonner), 1ST DOWN
7:061st & 10 at opp 44No Huddle-Shotgun #27 T.Lofton rush middle for 12 yards gain to the WIU32 (#12 D.Keith; #6 L.Morgan), 1ST DOWN
7:061st & 10 at opp 32No Huddle-Shotgun #32 A.Hall rush middle for 10 yards gain to the WIU22 (#8 D.Cormier; #35 J.Kruger), 1ST DOWN
7:061st & 10 at opp 22No Huddle-Shotgun #32 A.Hall rush middle for 7 yards gain to the WIU15 (#10 N.Reinicke; #35 J.Kruger)
7:062nd & 3 at opp 15No Huddle-Shotgun #27 T.Lofton rush left for 1 yard gain to the WIU14 (#10 N.Reinicke; #21 J.Nicolas)
2:003rd & 2 at opp 14No Huddle-Shotgun #27 T.Lofton rush middle for 4 yards gain to the WIU10 (#17 C.Johnson), 1ST DOWN
2:002nd & 3 at opp 15Timeout Illinois State, clock 02:00
2:001st & goal at opp 10Kneel down by #15 C.Kwiatkowski at WIU12 for loss of 2 yards
2:002nd & goal at opp 12Kneel down by #15 C.Kwiatkowski at WIU13 for loss of 1 yard

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