Illinois State at Western Illinois
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score | Status |
| Illinois State | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 31 | |
| Western Illinois | 6 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 38 | Final |
| Scoring Summary | |
| 1st Quarter | |
| 14:08 | Illinois State touchdown. Cole Mueller 45 Yd Run (Aidan Bresnahan Kick) |
| 8:35 | Western Illinois field goal. Mason Laramie 20 Yd Field Goal |
| 6:32 | Western Illinois field goal. Mason Laramie 42 Yd Field Goal |
| 2nd Quarter | |
| 14:22 | Illinois State touchdown. Cole Mueller 14 Yd Run (Aidan Bresnahan Kick) |
| 13:42 | Illinois State touchdown. Cole Mueller 1 Yd Run (Aidan Bresnahan Kick) |
| 0:37 | Western Illinois touchdown. Tony Tate 10 Yd pass from Connor Sampson (Mason Laramie Kick) |
| 3rd Quarter | |
| 5:26 | Illinois State touchdown. Jabari Khepera 12 Yd pass from Bryce Jefferson (Aidan Bresnahan Kick) |
| 2:36 | Western Illinois touchdown. Jack Whyte 20 Yd pass from Connor Sampson (Mason Laramie Kick) |
| 1:37 | Western Illinois touchdown. Michael Lawson 41 Yd Fumble Return (Connor Sampson Pass to Dennis Houston for Two-Point Conversion) |
| 4th Quarter | |
| 10:31 | Western Illinois touchdown. Dennis Houston 6 Yd pass from Connor Sampson (Mason Laramie Kick) |
| 8:16 | Illinois State field goal. JT Bohlken 24 Yd Field Goal |
| 0:58 | Western Illinois field goal. Mason Laramie 25 Yd Field Goal |
| Team stats | ||
| First down | Illinois State | Western Illinois |
| Total first downs | 17 | 21 |
| First downs from rushing | ||
| First downs from passing | ||
| First downs from penalties | ||
| Third down | Illinois State | Western Illinois |
| Third downs attempted | 12 | 14 |
| Third downs converted | 6 | 7 |
| Third down percentage | 50 % | 50 % |
| Fourth down | Illinois State | Western Illinois |
| Fourth downs attempted | 0 | 0 |
| Fourth downs converted | 0 | 0 |
| Fourth down percentage | 0 % | 0 % |
| Offense | Illinois State | Western Illinois |
| Total yards | 297 | 408 |
| Total rushing yards | 187 | 0 |
| Total passing yards | 110 | 298 |
| Total offensive plays | ||
| Average yards per play | ||
| Time of possession | 28:25 | 31:35 |
| Rushing | Illinois State | Western Illinois |
| Total rushing plays | 42 | 110 |
| Total rushing yards | 187 | 0 |
| Average yards per rush | 4.5 | 4.1 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 3 | 0 |
| Passing | Illinois State | Western Illinois |
| Passes attempted | 16 | 40 |
| Passes completed | 8 | 27 |
| Average yards per completion | 6.9 | 7.5 |
| Passing touchdowns | 1 | 3 |
| Penalties | Illinois State | Western Illinois |
| Penalties committed | 5 | 5 |
| Penalty yards | 41 | 65 |
| Turnovers | Illinois State | Western Illinois |
| Passes intercepted | ||
| Interception returns | 0 | 0 |
| Interception return yards | ||
| Fumbles | ||
| Fumbles lost | 3 | 0 |
| Rushing | |||||||||
| Illinois State | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Cole Mueller | 27 | 159 | 5.9 | 3 | 45 | ||||
| Bryce Jefferson | 9 | 18 | 2.0 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| Pha'leak Brown | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Nigel White | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Kacper Rutkiewicz | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Western Illinois | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Myles Wanza | 18 | 77 | 4.3 | 0 | 19 | ||||
| Tony Tate | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 18 | ||||
| Ludovick Choquette | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Connor Sampson | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | 16 | ||||
| Passing | |||||||||
| Illinois State | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Bryce Jefferson | 16 | 8 | 50 % | 110 | 6.9 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Western Illinois | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Connor Sampson | 39 | 27 | 69 % | 298 | 7.6 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Tony Tate | 1 | 0 | 0 % | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Receiving | |||||||||
| Illinois State | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Bryson Deming | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 0 | 43 | ||||
| Cole Mueller | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 18 | ||||
| Jabari Khepera | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 1 | 12 | ||||
| Tristan Bailey | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 | ||||
| Joey Lombardi | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Western Illinois | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Dennis Houston | 6 | 86 | 14.3 | 1 | 28 | ||||
| Tony Tate | 5 | 78 | 15.6 | 1 | 31 | ||||
| Jack Whyte | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 1 | 20 | ||||
| Draysean Hudson | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 0 | 30 | ||||
| Ludovick Choquette | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 0 | 11 | ||||
| Dallas Daniels | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | 10 | ||||
| Myles Wanza | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Daniel Bender | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Fumbles | |||||||||
| Illinois State | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| Bryce Jefferson | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Cole Mueller | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Kacper Rutkiewicz | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Western Illinois | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| Jalen Powe | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| JJ Ross | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Michael Lawson | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| Tony Tate | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Interceptions | |||||||||
| Illinois State | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| None | |||||||||
| Western Illinois | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| None | |||||||||
| Defense | |||||||||
| Illinois State | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD | |
| None | |||||||||
| Western Illinois | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD | |
| None | |||||||||
| Kick returns | |||||||||
| Illinois State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| Kacper Rutkiewicz | 5 | 126 | 25.2 | 47 | 0 | ||||
| Western Illinois | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| Tony Tate | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 22 | 0 | ||||
| Punt returns | |||||||||
| Illinois State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| None | |||||||||
| Western Illinois | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| Tony Tate | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Kicking | |||||||||
| Illinois State | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Aidan Bresnahan | 0/0 | 0 | 4/4 | 4 | |||||
| JT Bohlken | 1/1 | 24 | 0/0 | 3 | |||||
| Western Illinois | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Mason Laramie | 3/4 | 42 | 3/3 | 12 | |||||
| Punting | |||||||||
| Illinois State | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| JT Bohlken | 4 | 169 | 42.3 | 0 | 0 | 45 | |||
| Western Illinois | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Adam Fellner | 3 | 122 | 40.7 | 0 | 0 | 45 | |||
Last updated on Wednesday, November 3, 2021 3:12 AM.