CFB Vibes

Illinois State @ Western Illinois, Week 1 · 2026

41@FINAL10
Sat, Sep 5, 2026Hanson FieldMacomb, IL

The Story

Illinois State rolls past Western Illinois 41–10.

SeriesIllinois State leads 16–8

ClosingClosing Illinois State −20.5 · O/U 58.5 · final margin 31Illinois State covered · Under hit

HOW IT WENT

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Illinois State17107741
Western Illinois030710

FINAL

Scoring
  1. Q110:29Illinois StateM.Cosentino 30-yd FG
  2. Q19:36Illinois StateB.Pellant 23-yd TD pass to A.Herrera (M.Cosentino kick)
  3. Q10:13Illinois StateS.Glatz 2-yd TD run (M.Cosentino kick)
  4. Q29:42Western IllinoisR.Culkin 22-yd FG
  5. Q29:42Illinois StateG.Roy 36-yd TD pass to S.Gavric (M.Cosentino kick)
  6. Q20:26Illinois StateM.Cosentino 29-yd FG
  7. Q310:23Illinois StateV.Dawson 1-yd TD run (M.Cosentino kick)
  8. Q413:38Illinois StateV.Dawson 6-yd TD run (M.Cosentino kick)
  9. Q47:06Western IllinoisC.Carswell 3-yd TD run (R.Culkin kick)
Play-by-play181 plays
Q4Illinois State8 plays · 60 yds · 0:00 · In progress41–10
  1. 2:002nd & 3 at WIU 15Timeout Illinois State, clock 02:00
  2. 7:062nd & 3 at WIU 15No Huddle-Shotgun #27 T.Lofton rush left for 1 yard gain to the WIU14 (#10 N.Reinicke; #21 J.Nicolas)
  3. 7:061st & 10 at WIU 22No Huddle-Shotgun #32 A.Hall rush middle for 7 yards gain to the WIU15 (#10 N.Reinicke; #35 J.Kruger)
  4. 7:061st & 10 at WIU 32No Huddle-Shotgun #32 A.Hall rush middle for 10 yards gain to the WIU22 (#8 D.Cormier; #35 J.Kruger), 1ST DOWN
  5. 7:061st & 10 at WIU 44No Huddle-Shotgun #27 T.Lofton rush middle for 12 yards gain to the WIU32 (#12 D.Keith; #6 L.Morgan), 1ST DOWN
  6. 7:061st & 10 at ILST 37No Huddle-Shotgun #15 C.Kwiatkowski rush right for 19 yards gain to the WIU44 (#12 D.Keith; #3 A.Bonner), 1ST DOWN
  7. 7:063rd & 2 at ILST 33No Huddle-Shotgun #27 T.Lofton rush middle for 4 yards gain to the ISU37 (#16 C.Harrison; #35 J.Kruger), 1ST DOWN
  8. 7:062nd & 1 at ILST 34No Huddle-Shotgun #27 T.Lofton rush middle for 1 yard loss to the ISU33 (#16 C.Harrison)
  9. 7:061st & 10 at ILST 25No Huddle-Shotgun #27 T.Lofton rush left for 9 yards gain to the ISU34 (#3 A.Bonner; #16 C.Harrison)
  10. 7:061st & 10 at WIU 35#41 R.Culkin kickoff 65 yards to the ISU00, Touchback
Q4Western Illinois8 plays · 73 yds · 3:43 · Touchdown41–10
  1. 7:064th & 3 at ILST 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)
  2. 8:383rd & 7 at ILST 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)
  3. 8:382nd & 8 at ILST 8No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Robinson rush for 1 yard gain to the ISU07 (#38 B.Cooper; #76 V.Garcia)
  4. 8:381st & 8 at ILST 8No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Carswell pass incomplete short left to #8 J.Kania thrown to ISU00
  5. 8:381st & 10 at ILST 25Timeout Illinois State, clock 08:38
  6. 10:491st & 10 at ILST 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
  7. 10:492nd & 8 at ILST 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
  8. 10:491st & 10 at WIU 50No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Robinson rush middle for 2 yards gain to the ISU48 (#35 A.Corona)
  9. 10:491st & 10 at WIU 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
Q4Illinois State3 plays · 4 yds · 0:50 · Punt41–3
  1. 10:494th & 6 at ILST 16#41 H.Futch punt 57 yards to the WIU27
  2. 11:393rd & 6 at ILST 16No Huddle-Shotgun #12 G.Roy pass incomplete short left to #27 T.Lofton thrown to ISU14
  3. 11:392nd & 6 at ILST 16No Huddle-Shotgun #12 G.Roy pass incomplete short right to #86 B.Probst thrown to ISU17
  4. 11:391st & 10 at ILST 12No Huddle-Shotgun #27 T.Lofton rush middle for 4 yards gain to the ISU16 (#10 N.Reinicke; #3 A.Bonner)
Q4Western Illinois5 plays · 18 yds · 1:59 · Punt41–3
  1. 11:394th & 4 at WIU 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)
  2. 13:383rd & 4 at WIU 43No Huddle-Shotgun #17 K.McGill pass incomplete short middle to #16 L.Gilland thrown to WIU45
  3. 13:382nd & 4 at WIU 43No Huddle-Shotgun #17 K.McGill pass incomplete short right to #3 I.Hiraldo thrown to ISU42
  4. 13:381st & 10 at WIU 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)
  5. 13:382nd & 4 at WIU 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
  6. 13:381st & 10 at WIU 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)
  7. 13:381st & 10 at ILST 35#39 D.Drzonek kickoff 65 yards to the WIU00, Touchback
Q3Illinois State5 plays · 65 yds · 2:07 · Touchdown41–3
  1. 13:382nd & 6 at WIU 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)
  2. 14:031st & 6 at WIU 6No Huddle-Shotgun #12 G.Roy pass incomplete short right to #4 D.Lord thrown to WIU00
  3. 14:031st & 11 at WIU 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
  4. 15:001st & 6 at WIU 6PENALTY ISU False Start (#66 B.Jellison) 5 yards from WIU06 to WIU11. NO PLAY
  5. 0:001st & 10 at WIU 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
  6. 0:001st & 10 at ILST 48End of 3rd quarter.
  7. 0:451st & 10 at ILST 48No Huddle-Shotgun #5 V.Dawson rush left for 14 yards gain to the WIU38 (#11 J.Buckner), 1ST DOWN
  8. 0:451st & 10 at ILST 35No Huddle-Shotgun #12 G.Roy rush left for 13 yards gain to the ISU48 (#7 J.Romulus), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
Q3Western Illinois9 plays · 45 yds · 4:07 · Downs34–3
  1. 0:454th & 9 at ILST 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
  2. 4:523rd & 16 at ILST 45No Huddle-Shotgun #17 K.McGill rush right for 7 yards gain to the ISU38 (#32 W.Mueller; #13 J.Oliver)
  3. 4:522nd & 10 at ILST 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. 4:521st & 10 at ILST 39No Huddle-Shotgun #17 K.McGill pass incomplete short right to #7 J.Salien thrown to ISU33
  5. 4:523rd & 1 at ILST 40No Huddle-Shotgun #17 K.McGill rush middle for 1 yard gain to the ISU39 (#94 J.Crandall), 1ST DOWN
  6. 4:522nd & 11 at WIU 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)
  7. 4:521st & 10 at ILST 49No Huddle-Shotgun #17 K.McGill rush middle for 1 yard loss to the ISU50 (#14 M.Kaplan)
  8. 4:522nd & 5 at WIU 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
  9. 4:521st & 10 at WIU 31No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Robinson rush left for 5 yards gain to the WIU36 (#35 A.Corona), out of bounds
  10. 4:521st & 10 at WIU 20No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Robinson rush left for 11 yards gain to the WIU31 (#32 W.Mueller), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
Q3Illinois State10 plays · 28 yds · 2:56 · Punt34–3
  1. 4:524th & 20 at ILST 40#41 H.Futch punt 42 yards to the WIU18 #7 J.Salien return 2 yards to the WIU20 (#22 N.Espinoza)
  2. 7:483rd & 20 at ILST 40No Huddle-Shotgun #8 B.Pellant pass incomplete short left to #24 A.Rockford thrown to WIU47 QB hurried by #10 N.Reinicke
  3. 7:482nd & 20 at ILST 40No Huddle-Shotgun #8 B.Pellant pass incomplete deep right to #4 D.Lord thrown to WIU21 QB hurried by #10 N.Reinicke
  4. 7:481st & 20 at ILST 40No Huddle-Shotgun #8 B.Pellant pass incomplete deep right to #13 A.Herrera thrown to WIU39
  5. 7:481st & 10 at ILST 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
  6. 7:482nd & 10 at ILST 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. 7:481st & 10 at ILST 40No Huddle-Shotgun #8 B.Pellant pass incomplete short right to #2 S.Glatz thrown to ISU50
  8. 7:483rd & 8 at ILST 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
  9. 7:483rd & 3 at ILST 30PENALTY ISU False Start (#57 J.Wedderburn) 5 yards from ISU30 to ISU25. NO PLAY
  10. 7:482nd & 3 at ILST 30No Huddle-Shotgun #8 B.Pellant pass incomplete short middle to #4 D.Lord thrown to ISU35
  11. 7:481st & 10 at ILST 23No Huddle-Shotgun #2 S.Glatz rush middle for 7 yards gain to the ISU30 (#6 L.Morgan; #20 B.Hapner)
  12. 7:482nd & 5 at ILST 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
  13. 7:481st & 10 at ILST 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)
Q3Western Illinois8 plays · 63 yds · 2:35 · Downs34–3
  1. 7:484th & 4 at ILST 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
  2. 10:233rd & 4 at ILST 12No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Carswell pass incomplete short left to #1 I.Jackson-Anderson thrown to ISU10 broken up by #16 R.Clay
  3. 10:232nd & 4 at ILST 12No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Carswell pass incomplete short left to #15 D.Hargro thrown to ISU00
  4. 10:231st & 10 at ILST 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
  5. 10:231st & 10 at WIU 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
  6. 10:233rd & 9 at WIU 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
  7. 10:232nd & 9 at WIU 26No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Carswell pass incomplete short left to #16 L.Gilland thrown to WIU35
  8. 10:231st & 10 at WIU 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)
  9. 10:231st & 10 at ILST 35#39 D.Drzonek kickoff 65 yards to the WIU00, Touchback
Q3Illinois State7 plays · 61 yds · 2:51 · Touchdown34–3
  1. 10:233rd & 1 at WIU 1No Huddle-Shotgun #5 V.Dawson rush middle for 1 yard gain to the WIU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:23 Timeout Western Illinois, clock 10:27 #80 M.Cosentino kick attempt good (H: #41 H.Futch, LS: #13 A.Herrera)
  2. 10:272nd & 6 at WIU 6Timeout Western Illinois, clock 10:27
  3. 13:142nd & 6 at WIU 6No Huddle-Shotgun #5 V.Dawson rush left for 5 yards gain to the WIU01 (#13 T.Griffin; #10 N.Reinicke)
  4. 13:141st & 8 at WIU 8No Huddle-Shotgun #5 V.Dawson rush middle for 2 yards gain to the WIU06 (#11 J.Buckner)
  5. 13:142nd & 7 at WIU 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
  6. 13:141st & 10 at WIU 48No Huddle-Shotgun #5 V.Dawson rush middle for 3 yards gain to the WIU45 (#7 J.Romulus; #17 C.Johnson)
  7. 13:142nd & 7 at ILST 42No Huddle-Shotgun #5 V.Dawson rush for 10 yards gain to the WIU48 (#7 J.Romulus), 1ST DOWN
  8. 13:141st & 10 at ILST 39No Huddle-Shotgun #5 V.Dawson rush left for 3 yards gain to the ISU42 (#20 B.Hapner)
Q3Western Illinois6 plays · 2 yds · 1:46 · Punt27–3
  1. 13:144th & 22 at WIU 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)
  2. 15:003rd & 22 at WIU 27No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Carswell pass incomplete short middle to #15 D.Hargro thrown to WIU29 broken up by #92 T.Jones
  3. 15:002nd & 23 at WIU 26No Huddle-Shotgun #2 A.Knight rush middle for 1 yard gain to the WIU27 (#14 M.Kaplan; #44 D.Niekamp)
  4. 15:001st & 10 at WIU 39No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Carswell pass incomplete short left thrown to WIU38 PENALTY WIU Intentional Grounding (#5 C.Carswell)
  5. 15:003rd & 6 at WIU 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
  6. 15:003rd & 1 at WIU 34PENALTY WIU False Start (#15 D.Hargro) 5 yards from WIU34 to WIU29. NO PLAY
  7. 15:002nd & 10 at WIU 25No Huddle-Shotgun #2 A.Knight rush middle for 9 yards gain to the WIU34 (#16 R.Clay), out of bounds
  8. 15:001st & 10 at WIU 25No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Carswell pass incomplete short right to #23 A.Johnson thrown to WIU30 broken up by #8 D.Dubose
  9. 15:001st & 10 at ILST 35#39 D.Drzonek kickoff 65 yards to the WIU00, Touchback
Q2Western Illinois1 play · 3 yds · 0:26 · End Of Half27–3
  1. 0:001st & 10 at WIU 25End of 2nd quarter.
  2. 0:261st & 10 at WIU 25No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Robinson rush middle for 3 yards gain to the WIU28 (#91 B.Harman)
  3. 0:261st & 10 at ILST 35#39 D.Drzonek kickoff 65 yards to the WIU00, Touchback
Q2Illinois State4 plays · -1 yds · 1:13 · Field Goal27–3
  1. 0:264th & 11 at WIU 12#80 M.Cosentino field goal attempt from 29 yards GOOD (H: #41 H.Futch, LS: #13 A.Herrera), clock 00:26
  2. 1:393rd & 11 at WIU 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
  3. 1:392nd & 10 at WIU 11No Huddle-Shotgun #12 G.Roy rush middle for 1 yard loss to the WIU12 (#17 C.Johnson)
  4. 1:391st & 10 at WIU 11No Huddle-Shotgun #5 V.Dawson rush left for 0 yards to the WIU11 (#90 J.Louis)
Q2Western Illinois4 plays · 14 yds · 1:13 · Interception24–3
  1. 1:393rd & 10 at WIU 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)
  2. 2:002nd & 10 at WIU 16No Huddle-Shotgun #17 K.McGill pass incomplete short right to #11 C.Edwards thrown to WIU24 broken up by #13 J.Oliver
  3. 2:001st & 10 at WIU 16Timeout Western Illinois, clock 02:00
  4. 2:521st & 10 at WIU 16No Huddle-Shotgun #17 K.McGill rush middle for 0 yards to the WIU16 (#98 L.Jellison)
  5. 2:521st & 10 at WIU 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
Q2Illinois State2 plays · 4 yds · 0:42 · Interception24–3
  1. 2:522nd & 6 at WIU 23No Huddle-Shotgun #8 B.Pellant pass intercepted by #7 J.Romulus at WIU02, End Of Play
  2. 3:341st & 10 at WIU 27No Huddle-Shotgun #15 C.Kwiatkowski rush middle for 4 yards gain to the WIU23 (#3 A.Bonner; #7 J.Romulus)
Q2Western Illinois3 plays · -9 yds · 1:50 · Punt24–3
  1. 3:344th & 19 at WIU 16#19 L.Droegemueller punt 48 yards to the ISU36 #4 D.Lord return 37 yards to the WIU27 (#0 A.Sangster)
  2. 5:243rd & 19 at WIU 16No Huddle-Shotgun #17 K.McGill pass complete short left to #13 C.Anaya caught at WIU13, for 0 yards to the WIU16 (#10 K.Crowell)
  3. 5:243rd & 9 at WIU 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
  4. 5:242nd & 9 at WIU 26No Huddle-Shotgun #17 K.McGill pass incomplete deep middle to #14 X.Coleman thrown to ISU40 broken up by #10 K.Crowell
  5. 5:241st & 10 at WIU 25No Huddle-Shotgun #17 K.McGill rush right for 1 yard gain to the WIU26 (#76 V.Garcia)
  6. 5:241st & 10 at ILST 35#39 D.Drzonek kickoff 65 yards to the WIU00, Touchback
Q2Illinois State10 plays · 75 yds · 4:18 · Touchdown24–3
  1. 9:423rd & 6 at WIU 36No Huddle-Shotgun #12 G.Roy pass complete deep right to #18 S.Gavric caught at WIU01, for 36 yards to the WIU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:24, 1ST DOWN #80 M.Cosentino kick attempt good (H: #41 H.Futch, LS: #13 A.Herrera)
  2. 9:422nd & 11 at WIU 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)
  3. 9:421st & 10 at WIU 40No Huddle-Shotgun #5 V.Dawson rush middle for 1 yard loss to the WIU41 (#40 J.Edwards; #7 J.Romulus)
  4. 9:422nd & 10 at ILST 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
  5. 9:421st & 10 at ILST 46No Huddle-Shotgun #12 G.Roy pass incomplete short right thrown to ISU47 QB hurried by #40 J.Edwards and #3 A.Bonner
  6. 9:423rd & 5 at ILST 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
  7. 9:422nd & 9 at ILST 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
  8. 9:421st & 10 at ILST 35No Huddle-Shotgun #5 V.Dawson rush middle for 1 yard gain to the ISU36 (#6 L.Morgan)
  9. 9:422nd & 9 at ILST 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
  10. 9:421st & 10 at ILST 25No Huddle-Shotgun #5 V.Dawson rush middle for 1 yard gain to the ISU26 (#10 N.Reinicke)
  11. 9:421st & 10 at WIU 35#41 R.Culkin kickoff 65 yards to the ISU00, Touchback
Q1Western Illinois14 plays · 80 yds · 5:26 · Field Goal17–3
  1. 9:424th & 5 at ILST 5#41 R.Culkin field goal attempt from 22 yards GOOD (H: #19 L.Droegemueller, LS: #45 B.Bergfeld), clock 09:42
  2. 15:003rd & 3 at ILST 3No Huddle-Shotgun #17 K.McGill rush middle for 2 yards loss to the ISU05 (#91 B.Harman)
  3. 15:002nd & 8 at ILST 8No Huddle-Shotgun #17 K.McGill rush middle for 5 yards gain to the ISU03 (#92 T.Jones)
  4. 15:001st & 8 at ILST 8No Huddle-Shotgun #17 K.McGill pass incomplete short left to #13 C.Anaya thrown to ISU00
  5. 15:001st & 10 at ILST 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
  6. 15:004th & 1 at ILST 21No Huddle-Shotgun #17 K.McGill rush middle for 1 yard gain to the ISU20 (#22 N.Espinoza), 1ST DOWN
  7. 15:003rd & 7 at ILST 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)
  8. 15:003rd & 2 at ILST 22PENALTY WIU False Start (#55 R.McCombs) 5 yards from ISU22 to ISU27. NO PLAY
  9. 15:002nd & 7 at ILST 27No Huddle-Shotgun #2 A.Knight rush middle for 5 yards gain to the ISU22 (#4 L.Brown; #35 A.Corona)
  10. 15:001st & 10 at ILST 30No Huddle-Shotgun #17 K.McGill rush middle for 3 yards gain to the ISU27 (#51 W.Boals)
  11. 15:002nd & 10 at WIU 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
  12. 15:001st & 10 at WIU 26No Huddle-Shotgun #17 K.McGill pass incomplete short right to #13 C.Anaya thrown to WIU21
  13. 15:003rd & 7 at WIU 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
  14. 15:002nd & 10 at WIU 15No Huddle-Shotgun #17 K.McGill rush middle for 3 yards gain to the WIU18 (#91 B.Harman; #46 T.Niekamp)
  15. 0:001st & 10 at WIU 15End of 1st quarter.
  16. 0:081st & 10 at WIU 15No Huddle-Shotgun #17 K.McGill rush middle for 0 yards to the WIU15 (#22 N.Espinoza; #44 D.Niekamp)
  17. 0:081st & 10 at ILST 35#39 D.Drzonek kickoff 65 yards to the WIU00 #3 A.Bonner return 15 yards to the WIU15 (#18 E.Sierra)
Q1Illinois State6 plays · 46 yds · 2:42 · Touchdown17–0
  1. 0:133rd & 2 at WIU 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)
  2. 2:552nd & 1 at WIU 1No Huddle-Shotgun #12 G.Roy sacked for loss of 1 yard to the WIU02 (#11 J.Buckner)
  3. 2:551st & 2 at WIU 2No Huddle-Shotgun #2 S.Glatz rush middle for 1 yard gain to the WIU01 (#4 I.Dobbins)
  4. 2:552nd & 13 at WIU 30No Huddle-Shotgun #15 C.Kwiatkowski rush left for 28 yards gain to the WIU02 (#35 J.Kruger), 1ST DOWN
  5. 2:551st & 10 at WIU 27No Huddle-Shotgun #12 G.Roy sacked for loss of 3 yards to the WIU30 (#90 J.Louis)
  6. 2:551st & 10 at WIU 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
Q1Western Illinois3 plays · -3 yds · 1:46 · Punt10–0
  1. 2:554th & 13 at WIU 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
  2. 4:413rd & 23 at WIU 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)
  3. 4:412nd & 11 at WIU 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. 4:412nd & 6 at WIU 29PENALTY WIU False Start (#67 D.Arguelles) 5 yards from WIU29 to WIU24. NO PLAY
  5. 4:411st & 10 at WIU 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
  6. 4:411st & 10 at ILST 35#39 D.Drzonek kickoff 65 yards to the WIU00, Touchback
Q1Illinois State13 plays · 85 yds · 4:55 · Touchdown10–0
  1. 9:362nd & 20 at WIU 23No Huddle-Shotgun #8 B.Pellant pass complete deep middle to #13 A.Herrera caught at WIU00, for 23 yards to the WIU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:41, 1ST DOWN #80 M.Cosentino kick attempt good (H: #41 H.Futch, LS: #13 A.Herrera)
  2. 9:361st & 20 at WIU 23No Huddle-Shotgun #8 B.Pellant pass incomplete deep left to #18 E.Sierra thrown to WIU00 broken up by #3 A.Bonner
  3. 9:361st & 10 at WIU 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
  4. 9:363rd & 6 at WIU 20No Huddle-Shotgun #5 V.Dawson rush middle for 7 yards gain to the WIU13 (#7 J.Romulus; #11 J.Buckner), 1ST DOWN
  5. 9:362nd & 6 at WIU 20No Huddle-Shotgun #8 B.Pellant pass incomplete short right to #4 D.Lord thrown to WIU05
  6. 9:361st & 10 at WIU 24No Huddle-Shotgun #2 S.Glatz rush middle for 4 yards gain to the WIU20 (#10 N.Reinicke)
  7. 9:361st & 10 at WIU 39No Huddle-Shotgun #2 S.Glatz rush middle for 15 yards gain to the WIU24 (#16 C.Harrison), 1ST DOWN
  8. 9:361st & 10 at ILST 36No Huddle-Shotgun #15 C.Kwiatkowski rush middle for 25 yards gain to the WIU39 (#20 B.Hapner), 1ST DOWN
  9. 9:363rd & 5 at ILST 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
  10. 9:362nd & 10 at ILST 25No Huddle-Shotgun #5 V.Dawson rush middle for 5 yards gain to the ISU30 (#10 N.Reinicke)
  11. 9:361st & 10 at ILST 25No Huddle-Shotgun #8 B.Pellant pass incomplete deep right to #4 D.Lord thrown to ISU45
  12. 9:363rd & 3 at ILST 22No Huddle-Shotgun #5 V.Dawson rush middle for 3 yards gain to the ISU25 (#6 L.Morgan; #18 C.Garrett), 1ST DOWN
  13. 9:363rd & 8 at ILST 17PENALTY WIU Offside (#98 S.Oberst) 5 yards from ISU17 to ISU22. NO PLAY
  14. 9:362nd & 8 at ILST 17No Huddle-Shotgun #8 B.Pellant pass incomplete short right to #7 N.True thrown to ISU18
  15. 9:361st & 10 at ILST 15No Huddle-Shotgun #5 V.Dawson rush middle for 2 yards gain to the ISU17 (#32 D.Dunston)
Q1Western Illinois3 plays · 7 yds · 0:53 · Punt3–0
  1. 9:364th & 3 at WIU 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
  2. 10:293rd & 3 at WIU 32No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Carswell pass incomplete short left to #0 P.Tucker thrown to WIU37 broken up by #13 J.Oliver
  3. 10:292nd & 10 at WIU 25No Huddle-Shotgun #1 I.Jackson-Anderson rush middle for 7 yards gain to the WIU32 (#42 D.Colvin; #51 W.Boals)
  4. 10:291st & 10 at WIU 25No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Carswell pass incomplete short left to #15 D.Hargro thrown to WIU32
  5. 10:291st & 10 at ILST 35#39 D.Drzonek kickoff 64 yards to the WIU01 fair catch by #3 I.Hiraldo at WIU01
Q1Illinois State13 plays · 62 yds · 4:26 · Field Goal3–0
  1. 10:294th & 13 at WIU 13#80 M.Cosentino field goal attempt from 30 yards GOOD (H: #41 H.Futch, LS: #13 A.Herrera), clock 10:29
  2. 15:003rd & 11 at WIU 11No Huddle-Shotgun #8 B.Pellant sacked for loss of 2 yards to the WIU13 (#10 N.Reinicke)
  3. 15:002nd & 11 at WIU 11No Huddle-Shotgun #8 B.Pellant pass incomplete short right to #13 A.Herrera thrown to WIU13
  4. 15:001st & 10 at WIU 10No Huddle-Shotgun #2 S.Glatz rush middle for 1 yard loss to the WIU11 (#1 D.Anderson)
  5. 15:002nd & 1 at WIU 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
  6. 15:001st & 10 at WIU 34No Huddle-Shotgun #2 S.Glatz rush middle for 9 yards gain to the WIU25 (#35 J.Kruger; #20 B.Hapner)
  7. 15:004th & 1 at WIU 36No Huddle-Shotgun #5 V.Dawson rush middle for 2 yards gain to the WIU34 (#1 D.Anderson), 1ST DOWN
  8. 15:003rd & 2 at WIU 37No Huddle-Shotgun #5 V.Dawson rush middle for 1 yard gain to the WIU36 (#32 D.Dunston)
  9. 15:002nd & 5 at WIU 40No Huddle-Shotgun #5 V.Dawson rush middle for 3 yards gain to the WIU37 (#1 D.Anderson)
  10. 15:001st & 10 at WIU 45No Huddle-Shotgun #5 V.Dawson rush middle for 5 yards gain to the WIU40 (#35 J.Kruger; #6 L.Morgan)
  11. 15:003rd & 10 at ILST 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
  12. 15:002nd & 10 at ILST 25No Huddle-Shotgun #8 B.Pellant pass incomplete short right to #24 A.Rockford thrown to ISU29 broken up by #20 B.Hapner
  13. 15:001st & 10 at ILST 25No Huddle-Shotgun #8 B.Pellant pass incomplete short left to #84 L.Mailander thrown to ISU40
  14. 14:551st & 10 at WIU 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)

BOX SCORE

Week 1 · 2026
1234T
Illinois State17107741
Western Illinois030710

PLAYER STATS

Week 1 · 2026

Passing

Illinois StateILSTC/ATTYDSAVGTDINT
Beckham Pellant8/221326.011
Gage Roy8/131259.610
Totals16/352577.321
Western IllinoisWIUC/ATTYDSAVGTDINT
Cason Carswell9/181407.800
Kennedy McGill14/221235.601
Totals23/402636.601

Rushing

Illinois StateILSTCARYDSAVGTDLONG
Chase Kwiatkowski47619.0028
Victor Dawson20733.7214
Seth Glatz7375.3115
Tyler Lofton7334.7012
Anthony Hall2178.5010
Gage Roy482.0013
Beckham Pellant1-2-2.000
Team2-3-1.500
Totals472395.1328
Western IllinoisWIUCARYDSAVGTDLONG
Josh Robinson5224.4011
Kennedy McGill12181.507
Avery Knight3155.009
Elijah Jackson-Anderson177.007
Cason Carswell2-10-5.013
Totals23522.3111

Receiving

Illinois StateILSTRECYDSAVGTDLONG
Luke Mailander37224.0032
Dylan Lord57214.4037
Stevan Gavric35618.7136
Alex Herrera33311.0123
Andrew Rockford11515.0015
Brady Probst199.009
Totals1625716.1237
Western IllinoisWIURECYDSAVGTDLONG
Christian Anaya47819.5047
Jacob Kania45413.5044
Cam Edwards22914.5023
Josh Robinson5285.6017
Xavier Coleman12323.0023
Aric Johnson2168.0010
Avery Knight11212.0012
Elijah Jackson-Anderson2126.006
Israel Hiraldo11010.0010
Lukas Gilland111.001
Totals2326311.4047

Interceptions

Illinois StateILSTINTYDSTD
Dexter Niekamp1190
Western IllinoisWIUINTYDSTD
Jouvenson Romulus100

Kick Returns

Illinois StateILSTNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Chris Taylor12323.0230
Western IllinoisWIUNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Aa'zoriyon Bonner11515.0150

Punt Returns

Illinois StateILSTNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Dylan Lord24623.0370
Ian Willis2-3-1.530
Totals44310.8370
Western IllinoisWIUNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Joel Salien122.020

Kicking

Illinois StateILSTFGPCTLONGXPPTS
Michael Cosentino2/2100.0305/511
Western IllinoisWIUFGPCTLONGXPPTS
Ronan Culkin1/1100.0221/14

Punting

Illinois StateILSTNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LONG
Hayden Futch29949.50057
Western IllinoisWIUNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LONG
Luke Droegemueller521442.80148

Defense

Illinois StateILSTTOTSOLOSACKSTFLPDQB HURTD
Anthony Corona5300000
Manuel Espinoza5300000
Mason Kaplan5101000
Wyatt Mueller4200000
Ben Harman3201000
Tye Niekamp3101010
Ben Cooper3100000
Dexter Niekamp3100000
Totals562603710
Western IllinoisWIUTOTSOLOSACKSTFLPDQB HURTD
Nick Reinicke9511020
LeBron Morgan9400000
Jacob Kruger8200000
Brayden Hapner7400100
Jouvenson Romulus6200.5000
Aa'zoriyon Bonner5100120
Justin Buckner4311000
Chance Harrison4201000
Totals803837270

Illinois State vs Western Illinois Team StatsILST vs WIU Team Stats

Week 1 · 2026
Illinois StateILSTWestern IllinoisWIU
291ST DOWNS15
496TOTAL YDS315
257PASS YDS263
239RUSH YDS52
1TURNOVERS1
34:11POSSESSION25:49

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