Illinois State 34-18 Western Illinois (9 Sep, 2023) Play-by-Play

Illinois State Redbirds

2-0, 1-0 Conference

	1	2	3	4	T
ILST	0	13	7	14	34
WIU	0	9	0	9	18

Western Illinois Leathernecks

0-2, 0-1 Conference

1st & 10 at ILST 35
(0:00 - 1st) Zack Annexstad pass complete to Eddie Kasper for 32 yds to the WIU 33 for a 1ST down
1st & 10 at WIU 33
(0:00 - 1st) Cole Mueller run for 2 yds to the WIU 31
2nd & 8 at WIU 31
(0:00 - 1st) Zack Annexstad pass incomplete to Eddie Kasper, broken up by JJ Ross
3rd & 8 at WIU 31
(0:00 - 1st) Zack Annexstad pass incomplete to Eddie Kasper, broken up by Juan DelaCruz
(15:00 - 1st) Owen Valek kickoff for 30 yds
4th & 8 at WIU 31
(13:46 - 1st) Ian Wagner punt for 31 yds
(11:08 - 2nd) Owen Valek kickoff for 45 yds , Javon Charles return for 6 yds to the ILST 26
(4:38 - 2nd) Owen Valek kickoff for 38 yds
(2:30 - 2nd) Ian Wagner kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
(0:39 - 2nd) Ian Wagner kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
(15:00 - 3rd) Ian Wagner kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
(6:38 - 3rd) Ian Wagner kickoff for 55 yds for a touchback
(14:42 - 4th) Owen Valek kickoff for 33 yds , Scotty Presson Jr. return for no gain to the ILST 32
(13:40 - 4th) Owen Valek kickoff for 40 yds
(6:52 - 4th) Ian Wagner kickoff for 65 yds , Jay Parker return for 42 yds to the WIU 42
(1:17 - 4th) Josh Jasek kickoff for 58 yds , Ludovick Choquette return for 7 yds to the WIU 14

Hanson Field

9:00 PM, 9 September 2023

Macomb, IL

Attendance: 3,648

Team	CONF	OVR
South Dakota State	8-0	15-0
South Dakota	7-1	10-3
Northern Iowa	5-3	6-5
North Dakota	5-3	7-5
North Dakota State	5-3	11-4
Youngstown State	5-3	8-5
Southern Illinois	4-4	8-5
Illinois State	4-4	6-5
Missouri State	3-5	4-7
Murray State	1-7	2-9
Indiana State	1-7	1-10
Western Illinois	0-8	0-11

Team	CONF	OVR
Gardner-Webb	5-1	7-5
UT Martin	5-1	8-3
Eastern Illinois	4-2	8-3
Bryant	4-2	6-5
Southeast Missouri State	3-3	4-7
Tennessee Tech	2-4	4-7
Robert Morris	2-4	4-7
Charleston Southern	2-4	4-7
Tennessee State	2-4	6-5
Lindenwood	1-5	3-7

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Illinois State Redbirds

Western Illinois Leathernecks

1st & 10 at ILST 35

1st & 10 at WIU 33

2nd & 8 at WIU 31

3rd & 8 at WIU 31

4th & 8 at WIU 31

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