Tennessee State at Eastern Illinois
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score | Status |
| Tennessee State | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 | |
| Eastern Illinois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Final |
| Scoring Summary | |
| 2nd Quarter | |
| 11:22 | Tennessee State touchdown. Geremy Hickbottom 1 Yd Run (Antonio Zita Kick) |
| 3rd Quarter | |
| 4:12 | Tennessee State touchdown. Geremy Hickbottom 18 Yd Run (Antonio Zita Kick) |
| 4th Quarter | |
| 13:02 | Tennessee State touchdown. Zaire Thornton 16 Yd pass from Geremy Hickbottom (Antonio Zita Kick) |
| 9:47 | Tennessee State touchdown. Devon Starling 7 Yd Run (Antonio Zita Kick) |
| Team stats | ||
| First down | Tennessee State | Eastern Illinois |
| Total first downs | 18 | 11 |
| First downs from rushing | ||
| First downs from passing | ||
| First downs from penalties | ||
| Third down | Tennessee State | Eastern Illinois |
| Third downs attempted | 13 | 17 |
| Third downs converted | 4 | 2 |
| Third down percentage | 31 % | 12 % |
| Fourth down | Tennessee State | Eastern Illinois |
| Fourth downs attempted | 1 | 3 |
| Fourth downs converted | 0 | 3 |
| Fourth down percentage | 0 % | 100 % |
| Offense | Tennessee State | Eastern Illinois |
| Total yards | 308 | 187 |
| Total rushing yards | 147 | 3 |
| Total passing yards | 161 | 115 |
| Total offensive plays | ||
| Average yards per play | ||
| Time of possession | 32:04 | 27:56 |
| Rushing | Tennessee State | Eastern Illinois |
| Total rushing plays | 39 | 72 |
| Total rushing yards | 147 | 3 |
| Average yards per rush | 3.8 | 2.3 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 3 | 0 |
| Passing | Tennessee State | Eastern Illinois |
| Passes attempted | 24 | 35 |
| Passes completed | 14 | 15 |
| Average yards per completion | 6.7 | 3.3 |
| Passing touchdowns | 1 | 0 |
| Penalties | Tennessee State | Eastern Illinois |
| Penalties committed | 7 | 4 |
| Penalty yards | 52 | 25 |
| Turnovers | Tennessee State | Eastern Illinois |
| Passes intercepted | ||
| Interception returns | 0 | 3 |
| Interception return yards | ||
| Fumbles | ||
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 1 |
| Rushing | |||||||||
| Tennessee State | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Devon Starling | 25 | 122 | 4.9 | 1 | 30 | ||||
| Geremy Hickbottom | 8 | 38 | 4.8 | 2 | 18 | ||||
| Jalen Rouse | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Antonio Jamison | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Deveon Bryant | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Emmanuel Baez | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Eastern Illinois | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Jaelin Benefield | 7 | 56 | 8.0 | 0 | 35 | ||||
| Harrison Bey-Buie | 9 | 33 | 3.7 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Kendi Young | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| DeAirious Smith | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | ||||
| Zach Weir | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| Isaiah Hill | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Chris Katrenick | 2 | -19 | -9.5 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Otto Kuhns | 4 | -27 | -6.8 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Passing | |||||||||
| Tennessee State | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Geremy Hickbottom | 24 | 14 | 58 % | 161 | 6.7 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Eastern Illinois | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Otto Kuhns | 25 | 10 | 40 % | 70 | 2.8 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Zach Weir | 6 | 3 | 50 % | 26 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chris Katrenick | 4 | 2 | 50 % | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Receiving | |||||||||
| Tennessee State | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Zaire Thornton | 4 | 76 | 19.0 | 1 | 26 | ||||
| Zach Dobson | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | 15 | ||||
| Devon Starling | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 17 | ||||
| Rodell Rahmaan | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 | ||||
| Josh Trueheart | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Cam Wyche | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Vincent Perry | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Eastern Illinois | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Anthony Manaves | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | 31 | ||||
| Cooper Willman | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 15 | ||||
| Isaiah Hill | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| Xander Richards | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| Tyler Hamilton | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 | ||||
| Arron Foulkes | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| DeAirious Smith | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Jaelin Benefield | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Fumbles | |||||||||
| Tennessee State | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| Jahsun Bryant | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Eastern Illinois | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| Kendi Young | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Chris Katrenick | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Interceptions | |||||||||
| Tennessee State | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| James Green | 1 | 47 | 0 | ||||||
| Josh Green | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Eddie Graham | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Eastern Illinois | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| None | |||||||||
| Defense | |||||||||
| Tennessee State | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD | |
| None | |||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD | |
| None | |||||||||
| Kick returns | |||||||||
| Tennessee State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| None | |||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| Cooper Willman | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | ||||
| Punt returns | |||||||||
| Tennessee State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| Zach Dobson | 5 | 55 | 11.0 | 24 | 0 | ||||
| Eastern Illinois | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| Cooper Willman | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 18 | 0 | ||||
| Kicking | |||||||||
| Tennessee State | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Antonio Zita | 0/3 | 0 | 4/4 | 4 | |||||
| Eastern Illinois | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| None | |||||||||
| Punting | |||||||||
| Tennessee State | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Kaleb Mosley | 5 | 224 | 44.8 | 0 | 0 | 61 | |||
| Eastern Illinois | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Logen Neidhardt | 9 | 342 | 38.0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | |||
Last updated on Wednesday, October 27, 2021 5:57 AM.