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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 | | |
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| 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 | | |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Fumbles |
| Tennessee State | Lost | Recovered | Total |
| Jahsun Bryant | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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| Eastern Illinois | Lost | Recovered | Total |
| Kendi Young | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Katrenick | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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| Interceptions |
| Tennessee State | Total | Yards | Int TDs |
| James Green | 1 | 47 | 0 |
| Josh Green | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Graham | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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| Eastern Illinois | Total | Yards | Int TDs |
| None |
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| Defense |
| Tennessee State | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD |
| None |
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| Eastern Illinois | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD |
| None |
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| Kick returns |
| Tennessee State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD |
| None |
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| Eastern Illinois | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD |
| Cooper Willman | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
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| Punt returns |
| Tennessee State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD |
| Zach Dobson | 5 | 55 | 11.0 | 24 | 0 |
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| Eastern Illinois | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD |
| Cooper Willman | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 18 | 0 |
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| Kicking |
| Tennessee State | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points |
| Antonio Zita | 0/3 | 0 | 4/4 | 4 |
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| Eastern Illinois | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points |
| None |
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| Punting |
| Tennessee State | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long |
| Kaleb Mosley | 5 | 224 | 44.8 | 0 | 0 | 61 |
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| Eastern Illinois | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long |
| Logen Neidhardt | 9 | 342 | 38.0 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
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Last updated on Wednesday, October 27, 2021 5:57 AM.
