Western Illinois at Illinois State
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score | Status |
| Western Illinois | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 18 | |
| Illinois State | 7 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 26 | Final |
| Scoring Summary | |
| 1st Quarter | |
| 5:16 | Illinois State touchdown. Pha'leak Brown 1 Yd Run (Aidan Bresnahan Kick) |
| 2nd Quarter | |
| 14:46 | Western Illinois field goal. Mason Laramie 53 Yd Field Goal |
| 12:36 | Illinois State touchdown. Tanner Taula 2 Yd pass from Bryce Jefferson (Aidan Bresnahan Kick) |
| 3rd Quarter | |
| 9:38 | Illinois State field goal. Aidan Bresnahan 33 Yd Field Goal |
| 0:29 | Illinois State touchdown. Kevin Brown 25 Yd Run (Aidan Bresnahan PAT failed) |
| 4th Quarter | |
| 12:44 | Western Illinois touchdown. Tony Tate 9 Yd Run (Mason Laramie Kick) |
| 5:29 | Illinois State field goal. Aidan Bresnahan 35 Yd Field Goal |
| 2:47 | Western Illinois touchdown. Dennis Houston 17 Yd pass from Connor Sampson (Connor Sampson Pass to Dennis Houston for Two-Point Conversion) |
| Team stats | ||
| First down | Western Illinois | Illinois State |
| Total first downs | 13 | 23 |
| First downs from rushing | ||
| First downs from passing | ||
| First downs from penalties | ||
| Third down | Western Illinois | Illinois State |
| Third downs attempted | 14 | 18 |
| Third downs converted | 2 | 9 |
| Third down percentage | 14 % | 50 % |
| Fourth down | Western Illinois | Illinois State |
| Fourth downs attempted | 2 | 1 |
| Fourth downs converted | 1 | 0 |
| Fourth down percentage | 50 % | 0 % |
| Offense | Western Illinois | Illinois State |
| Total yards | 250 | 441 |
| Total rushing yards | 57 | 1 |
| Total passing yards | 193 | 167 |
| Total offensive plays | ||
| Average yards per play | ||
| Time of possession | 17:36 | 42:24 |
| Rushing | Western Illinois | Illinois State |
| Total rushing plays | 18 | 274 |
| Total rushing yards | 57 | 1 |
| Average yards per rush | 3.2 | 4.9 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 1 | 2 |
| Passing | Western Illinois | Illinois State |
| Passes attempted | 42 | 23 |
| Passes completed | 22 | 17 |
| Average yards per completion | 4.6 | 7.3 |
| Passing touchdowns | 1 | 1 |
| Penalties | Western Illinois | Illinois State |
| Penalties committed | 7 | 4 |
| Penalty yards | 45 | 39 |
| Turnovers | Western Illinois | Illinois State |
| Passes intercepted | ||
| Interception returns | 0 | 1 |
| Interception return yards | ||
| Fumbles | ||
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 1 |
| Rushing | |||||||||
| Western Illinois | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Iosefa Pua'auli | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 0 | 11 | ||||
| Tony Tate | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 1 | 9 | ||||
| Dallas Daniels | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| Dennis Houston | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Ludovick Choquette | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Connor Sampson | 5 | -4 | -0.8 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Illinois State | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Nigel White | 14 | 112 | 8.0 | 0 | 24 | ||||
| Pha'leak Brown | 21 | 108 | 5.1 | 1 | 26 | ||||
| Kevin Brown | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 1 | 25 | ||||
| Bryce Jefferson | 11 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| Austin Nagel | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Jabari Khepera | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Jalen Carr | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Rashad Lampkin | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Timothy Mccloyn | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Passing | |||||||||
| Western Illinois | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Connor Sampson | 42 | 22 | 52 % | 193 | 4.6 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Illinois State | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Bryce Jefferson | 23 | 17 | 74 % | 167 | 7.3 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Receiving | |||||||||
| Western Illinois | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Tony Tate | 5 | 65 | 13.0 | 0 | 21 | ||||
| Dennis Houston | 7 | 57 | 8.1 | 1 | 19 | ||||
| Dallas Daniels | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 0 | 13 | ||||
| Mason Sikes | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Iosefa Pua'auli | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| Ludovick Choquette | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Illinois State | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Taylor Grimes | 5 | 85 | 17.0 | 0 | 58 | ||||
| Tanner Taula | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 1 | 16 | ||||
| Tristan Bailey | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 14 | ||||
| Jalen Carr | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| Jabari Khepera | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Joey Lombardi | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Pha'leak Brown | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Fumbles | |||||||||
| Western Illinois | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| Hunter Mason | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Illinois State | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| Bryce Jefferson | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Interceptions | |||||||||
| Western Illinois | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| Michael Lawson | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Illinois State | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| None | |||||||||
| Defense | |||||||||
| Western Illinois | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD | |
| None | |||||||||
| Illinois State | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD | |
| None | |||||||||
| Kick returns | |||||||||
| Western Illinois | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| None | |||||||||
| Illinois State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| Kevin Brown | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | ||||
| Punt returns | |||||||||
| Western Illinois | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| None | |||||||||
| Illinois State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| Spencer DeForest | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Kicking | |||||||||
| Western Illinois | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Mason Laramie | 1/1 | 53 | 1/1 | 4 | |||||
| Illinois State | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Aidan Bresnahan | 2/2 | 35 | 2/3 | 8 | |||||
| Punting | |||||||||
| Western Illinois | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Adam Fellner | 9 | 387 | 43.0 | 1 | 5 | 58 | |||
| Illinois State | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| JT Bohlken | 5 | 188 | 37.6 | 0 | 1 | 44 | |||
Last updated on Thursday, March 25, 2021 3:21 AM.