Gardner-Webb at Western Illinois

Gardner-Webb

• No. 12QuarterbackCole Pennington1,680 passing yards, 8 TDLast: at Charleston Southern, 27 of 47, 197 yards, 1 TD, 1 INTTeam leader in passing yards
• No. 2ReceiverKory Jones37 catches, 625 yards, 3 TDLast: at UT Martin, 3 catches, 49 yardsTeam leader in receiving yards
• No. 1LinebackerTre Yanez83 tackles, 5 sacksLast: at UT Martin, 10 tacklesTeam leader in tackles

Western Illinois

• No. 17QuarterbackKennedy McGill1,491 passing yards, 9 TDLast: at Southeast Missouri State, 20 of 37, 264 yards, 2 INT; 27 carries, 183 yards, 3 TDTeam leader in passing yards
• No. 1Running backElijah Jackson-Anderson270 rushing yards, 2 TDLast: at Southeast Missouri State, 3 catches, 19 yardsTeam leader in receiving yards
• No. 10LinebackerNick Reinicke55 tackles, 2 sacksLast: at Southeast Missouri State, 11 tackles ★Team leader in tackles

Each side’s two top producers this season (national leaders first) and its leading tackler.

Western Illinois leads 2–⁠0 in two meetings.