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Western Illinois Leathernecks at Illinois State Redbirds

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34 - 51

McCoy's 58-yard return of a blocked FG sparks Illinois State past Western Illinois 51-34

Rittenhouse got the Redbirds (2-1) on the board in the game's second minute, hitting Xavier Loyd with a 59-yard touchdown pass, then made it a 14-0 lead five minutes later, scoring from the 6 to cap a six-play, 46-yard drive.

Nathan Lamb rallied the Leathernecks with a 6-yard touchdown run followed by a 3-yard pass to Christian Anaya to tie the game at 14-14 early in the second quarter. Ian Wagner's 27-yard field goal late in the second quarter sent Illinois State into halftime with a 24-21 advantage.

McCoy's return pushed the Redbirds lead to 31-21, but Lamb ran for his third touchdown to keep Western Illinois close at 31-28. Wenkers Wright and Matt Lawson ran for scores sandwiched around Rittenhouse's 23-yard touchdown pass to Daniel Sabkowicz put the game out of reach.

Rittenhouse was 16 of 22 passing for 201 yards. Wright carried 16 times for 106 yards.

Lamb was 24 of 33 passing for 269 yards and a touchdown with an interception and carried 15 times for 59 yards and three touchdowns to lead Western Illinois (0-3).

Western Illinois opened the season with three straight road games. The Leathernecks home opener is Saturday against McKendree before they hit the road again to face Charleston Southern.

How To Watch

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Scoring Summary

ILST TD 1st Period 13:50 Xavier Loyd 59 Yd pass from Tommy Rittenhouse (Ian Wagner Kick)
ILST TD 1st Period 8:30 Tommy Rittenhouse 6 Yd Run (Ian Wagner Kick)
WIU TD 1st Period 4:26 Nathan Lamb 6 Yd Run (Antonio Chadha Kick)
WIU TD 2nd Period 12:35 Christian Anaya 3 Yd pass from Nathan Lamb (Antonio Chadha Kick)
ILST TD 2nd Period 10:36 Jake Rubley 1 Yd Run (Ian Wagner Kick)
WIU TD 2nd Period 5:25 Nathan Lamb 1 Yd Run (Antonio Chadha Kick)
ILST FG 2nd Period 2:42 Ian Wagner 27 Yd Field Goal
ILST TD 3rd Period 11:55 LaVoise-Deontae McCoy 58 Yd Return of Blocked Field Goal (Ian Wagner Kick)
WIU TD 3rd Period 7:36 Nathan Lamb 2 Yd Run (Antonio Chadha Kick)
ILST TD 3rd Period 3:52 Wenkers Wright 3 Yd Run (Ian Wagner Kick)
ILST TD 4th Period 12:28 Daniel Sobkowicz 23 Yd pass from Tommy Rittenhouse (Ian Wagner PAT failed)
ILST TD 4th Period 3:27 Matt Lawson 4 Yd Run (Ian Wagner Kick)
WIU TD 4th Period 0:02 Elijah Aragon 3 Yd pass from Chris Irvin (Antonio Chadha PAT failed)

Statistics

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31 1st Downs 21
8-16 3rd down efficiency 4-10
3-4 4th down efficiency 1-1
503 Total Yards 390
317 Passing 201
31/43 Comp/Att 16/25
7.4 Yards per pass 8.0
186 Rushing 189
51 Rushing Attempts 35
3.6 Yards per rush 5.4
10-71 Penalties 9-80
2 Turnovers 0
1 Fumbles lost 0
1 Interceptions thrown 0
38:33 Possession 21:27

Game Information

Venue: Hancock Stadium

Location: Normal, IL
Capacity:
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