Eastern Illinois Panthers at Illinois State Redbirds
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Rittenhouse throws for 3 TDs to lead Illinois State to 31-7 win over Eastern Illinois.
The Redbirds (3-1) regained the trophy with a dominating defense in the 112th Mid-America Classic that dates back to 1901. Illinois State leads the series 60-43-9.
The Panthers (1-3) took the opening drive 73 yards before losing a fumble on the ISU 2. Rittenhouse capped a 12-play, 98-yard drive with a 31-yard touchdown pass to Daniel Sobkowicz.
Pierce Holley threw an interception two plays later and Rittenhouse turned that into a 12-yard scoring pass to Xavier Loyd.
Sobkowicz scored on a 5-yard reception to end a long drive for a 21-0 lead.
Rittenhouse finished 17 of 22 for 228 yards with Sobkowicz and Loyd both having seven receptions for 93 and 75 yards, respectively. Wright had a touchdown on his 25th and last carry early in the fourth quarter.
MJ Flowers had a 4-yard TD run in the second quarter for the Panthers and finished with 117 yards on 19 carries.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 2:34 | Daniel Sobkowicz 31 Yd pass from Tommy Rittenhouse (Ian Wagner Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 0:39 | Xavier Loyd 12 Yd pass from Tommy Rittenhouse (Ian Wagner Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 9:07 | Daniel Sobkowicz 5 Yd pass from Tommy Rittenhouse (Ian Wagner Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 1:56 | MJ Flowers 4 Yd Run (Drew Schiller Kick) |
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FG | 3rd Period 12:32 | Ian Wagner 28 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 4th Period 12:28 | Wenkers Wright 1 Yd Run (Ian Wagner Kick) |
Statistics
 EIU |
 ILST |
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|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1st Downs | 28 |
| 2-10 | 3rd down efficiency | 11-17 |
| 1-2 | 4th down efficiency | 0-1 |
| 192 | Total Yards | 518 |
| 87 | Passing | 265 |
| 12/22 | Comp/Att | 22/28 |
| 4.0 | Yards per pass | 9.5 |
| 105 | Rushing | 253 |
| 27 | Rushing Attempts | 52 |
| 3.9 | Yards per rush | 4.9 |
| 4-45 | Penalties | 7-45 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 1 | Fumbles lost | 1 |
| 2 | Interceptions thrown | 1 |
| 24:03 | Possession | 35:57 |
Game Information
Location: Normal, IL
Attendance: 9,012 · Capacity:
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