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2018 SCHEDULEDate Opponent (TV) Time/ResultSept. 1 SAINT XAVIER (NBCS+/ESPN+) W, 46-0Sept. 8 EASTERN ILLINOIS (NBCS+/ESPN+) W, 48-10Sept. 22 at Colorado State W, 35-19Sept. 29 at Missouri State* (ESPN+) L, 21-24Oct. 6 WESTERN ILLINOIS (NBCS/ESPN+) W, 33-16Oct. 13 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS* (ESPN3) W, 51-3Oct. 20 at #1 North Dakota State* (ESPN+) L, 14-28Oct. 27 #7 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE* (ESPN3) L, 28-38Nov. 3 at Northern Iowa* (NBCS/ESPN+) L, 16-26Nov. 10 at Indiana State* (ESPN3) L, 23-28Nov. 17 YOUNGSTOWN STATE* (NBCS/ESPN+) NoonHome games in CAPS. All times Central.* Missouri Valley Football Conference gameNBC - Game broadcast on NBC Sports ChicagoESPN3/+ - Game streamed on ESPN3/ESPN+

ILLINOIS STATE COACHESBrock Spack (f) Head CoachKurk Beathard (pb) Offensive Coordinator/QBTravis Niekamp(pb) Defensive Coordinator/ILBBrian Anderson (f) WRMike Banks (pb) Asst. DBCody Deti (f) DBHarold Etheridge (f) OLKhenon Hall (f) RBBrian Hendricks (f) DLMoose McClain (f) Assoc. Head Coach/FB,TENick Meyer (pb) Quality ControlKye Stewart (f) OLBGame location: f - field, pb - press box

NBC Sports Chicago/ESPN+Kurt Pegler, play-by-playChris Highland, analyst

Redbird sports NETWORKGreg Halbleib, play-by-playTed Schmitz, analystCraig Bertsche, sideline

Athletics communicationsMike Williams (football contact)Assistant Athletics Director/CommunicationsO: (309) 438-7748 | C: (309) [email protected] | @ISU_mcwilli

Matthew Gocken (secondary contact)Graduate Assistant/CommunicationsO: (309) 438-5746 | C: (217) [email protected] | @MattyG_517

Press Box: (309) 438-0636

THE GAMEIllinois State will look to end its season on a winning note and send its seniors off the right way, as the Redbirds host the Youngstown State Penguins in the regular-season finale on Senior Day and Military Appreciation Day at Hancock Stadium. A win would secure the team's ninth season in the last ten with a .500 record or better.

THE SERIESThe Redbirds and the Penguins will meet for the 18th time, with ISU holding a slight 14-13 advantage in the series. Illinois State has won four of the last six contests overall against Youngstown State, including a 35-0 win over the No. 19 ranked Penguins last season in Youngstown, Ohio.

THE COACHESIllinois State: Brock Spack (Purdue, 1983) is in his 10th season as the head coach at Illinois State (73-45). Spack has led the Redbirds to four FCS playoff appearances, including three-straight from 2014-16, and guided the Redbirds to back-to-back shares of the MVFC title in 2014-15. His 2014 team advanced to the NCAA FCS National Championship game, the first in the program's history.

Youngstown State: Bo Pelini (Ohio State, 1990) is in his fourth season as the head coach at Youngstown State (27-21) and his 12th season as a collegiate head coach (94-48). Pelini guided the program to the FCS National Championship Game in just his second season in 2016. Prior to taking over at YSU, Pelini spent seven years as the head coach at Nebraska where he guided the program to nine wins or more in each campaign, including 10 victories on three occasions.

THE @REDBIRDFB PROGRAM7 FCS playoff appearances (1998, 1999, 2006, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016)5-time FCS quarterfinalists (1999, 2006, 2012, 2014, 2015)2-time FCS semifinalists (1999, 2014)The team is 47-12 at home under Spack's guidanceISU is 30-6 at Hancock Stadium since 2013The team tied a program-record cumulative GPA of 2.94 in the Spring 2017 semester

Illinois State Football40 ALL-AMERICANS • 16 NFL DRAFT PICKS • 315 MVFC SELECTIONS • THREE-TIME MVFC CHAMPIONS • SEVEN FCS PLAYOFF APPEARANCES

Youngstown State at Illinois StateDate: Nov. 17, 2018Time: Noon CTSite: Normal, IllinoisStadium: Hancock StadiumCapacity: 13,391Series: Illinois State leads 14-13Watch: NBC Sports Chicago / ESPN+Listen: WJBC 93.7 FM / TuneIn

When Brock Spack was named the 20th head coach in Illinois State football history prior to the 2009 season, it did not just mark the beginning of a new era in Redbird Football, but it also signaled the beginning of an entirely new belief system for the type of football program that Illinois State could fi eld. Since that time, the Redbirds have posted eight .500 or better campaigns, including a 13-2 record in 2014 on way to the FCS National Championship game. Spack guided the Redbirds to three-straight playoff appearances from 2014-16 and four in the past six seasons overall. Spack is in his his tenth season and ranks second in ISU program history in wins (73) and has the best winning percentage among coaches with more than one year at the helm.

HEAD COACH BROCK SPACKILLINOIS STATE YEAR-BY-YEAR

2009.................................................................6-52010.................................................................6-52011 .................................................................7-42012..................................9-4 (FCS quarterfinals)2013.................................................................5-62014....................................13-2 (FCS runner-up)2015................................10-3 (FCS quarterfinals)2016..................................... 6-6 (FCS first round)2017.................................................................6-52018.................................................................5-5TOTAL ...............................................73-45 (.613)

WINS BREAKDOWN Home ...........................................................47-12Away ............................................................26-32Neutral .............................................................0-1Conference (regular season) .......................48-31Non-Conference (regular season) .................21-9FCS Playoffs ....................................................5-4

Youngstown State 4-6 Overall3-4 MVFC

Illinois State5-5 Overall2-5 MVFC

2018 ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRD FOOTBALL GAME NOTES // @REDBIRDFB

GAME 11 // Youngstown State // Nov. 17, 2018 // PAGE 2

CLEAR BAG POLICY The Illinois State Athletics Department will institute a new clear bag safety policy for fans and patrons attending games at Hancock Stadium during the 2018 season. Ensuring the safety of Redbird fans and guests is a top priority for ISU Athletics, and this new policy falls in line with similar safety measures instituted all over the country in collegiate and professional athletic venues. Media members MAY STILL BRING IN BAGS, however they MUST check in at the designated GATE 5 media entrance on game day and have their bag checked and tagged.

REDBIRD SPORTS NETWORKWJBC (AM 1230, FM 93.7), the fl agship station of Illinois State athletics, will serve as the host of the Redbird Sports Network. • WJBC AM 1230, FM 93.7 (BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL)• TUNEIN APP

REQUESTING CREDENTIALSCredentials (game and parking) can be ob tained by con tact ing the Ath let ics Communications Office, Campus Box 7130, Nor mal, IL, 61790-7130. Requests must be received on official letterhead at least two days prior to the game. Passes that are not mailed will be available at the Will Call window at the main ticket gate on the East side of the stadium 90 minutes prior to kickoff.

PRACTICE PROCEDURES Most practices are open to the media, but only the first 15 minutes are available to photographers/videographers. For all other media, it is recommended that an advance call be made to the athletics communications office to check on the status of practice for a particular day.

REGULAR-SEASON INTERVIEW POLICIES Head Coach: Brock Spack will do general interviews following practice Tuesday-Thursday. All other

requests for interviews must be submitted to the athletics communications offi ce at least 24 hours prior to the scheduled interview.

Assistant Coaches: Arrangements should be made through the athletics communication offi ce. Most interviews will be conducted after practice Tuesday-Thursday.

Players: All interviews with players will take place at the media luncheon or after practice Tuesday and Wednesday. Media should request players at least 24 hours in advance. Players who attend the Tuesday luncheon will not be available following practice that day.

Postgame: The Illinois State locker room is closed at all times. Head coach Brock Spack and requested players will be brought to the designated interview area. At home, the postgame media conference will take place on the fourth fl oor of the Hancock Stadium press box.

POST GAME INTERVIEW PROCEDURESPostgame interviews following home contests are conducted in the Hancock Stadium press box (fourth fl oor). A golf cart is available to transport representatives from the visiting team to the interview area. TV lighting is also provided and there is wireless Internet access in the room.

After road games, rep re sen ta tives will be brought to a designated area. The locker room is closed at all times.

QUICK FACTSInstitution ......................................... Illinois State UniversityLocation .............................................................. Normal, Ill.Founded ...................................................................... 1857Enrollment ................................................................ 20,635Nickname ...............................................................RedbirdsColors ............................................Red (PMS 186) & WhiteMascot ........................................................ Reggie RedbirdAffi liation .....................................................NCAA Division I ....................Football Championship Subdivision (FCS)Conference .....................................Missouri Valley FootballFacility ..................................................... Hancock StadiumCapacity .................................................................... 13,391University President ...................................... Dr. Larry DietzDirector of Athletics ............................................Larry LyonsNCAA Faculty Representative ......................Dr. Jeri Beggs

COACHING STAFF Head Coach ....................... Brock Spack, 73-45 (10th Year)Alma Mater .....................................................Purdue, 1983Assoc. Head Coach ..............................Moose McLain (TE)Offensive Coordinator ............................Kurt Beathard (QB) Defensive Coordinator .........................Travis Niekamp (ILBAssistant Coaches ............................. Brian Anderson (WR) .................................................. Mike Banks (Asst. DB) .............................................................. Cody Deti (DB) ................................................... Harold Etheridge (OL) ......................................... Khenon Hall (RB/Recruiting) .....................................................Brian Hendricks (DL) ........................................................ Kye Stewart (OLB) ......................................... Nick Meyer (Quality Control)Director of Football Operations .......................... Alicia MaysAthletic Trainer ............................................ Dane LangellierEquipment Manager ........................................ Nick WatsonStrength & Conditioning Coach .........................Jim LathropVideo Coordinator ................................................Rick GeitzFootball Secretary .............................................Pam Merna

WEEKLY MEDIA LUNCHEONS Tuesday, Aug. 28 at noonTuesday, Sept. 4 at noon Tuesday, Sept. 11 at noon Tuesday, Sept. 18 at noon Tuesday, Sept. 25 at noonTuesday, Oct. 2 at noon Tuesday, Oct. 9 at noon Tuesday, Oct. 16 at noon Tuesday, Oct. 17 at noon Tuesday, Oct. 23 at noon Tuesday, Oct. 30 at noon Tuesday, Nov. 6 at noon Tuesday, Nov. 13 at noon

Player/Coach InterviewsAvailable after practice (approx. 10:30 a.m.)

Media LuncheonKaufman Football Building – Noon

THE GAME WEEK SCHEDULEA quick look at Illinois State's media availability on game week. All appointments can be made by calling the athletics communications offi ce at (309) 438-7748.

YOUNGSTOWN STATE GAME WEEK SCHEDULESunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday11 12 13 14 15 16 17



Brock Spack ShowSchooners 6-7 p.m.

OFF DAYFilm Study and PracticeNo player/coach availability

Youngstown Stateat Illinois StateNoon CT

Walk ThroughNo player/coach availability

MEDIA INFORMATION

THE BROCK SPACK SHOWIllinois State football fans can mark their calendars for Thursdays during the 2018 football season, as Schooners will host and WJBC 1230-AM will broadcast The Brock Spack Show, presented by Bud Light, live each week from 6-7 p.m.

The long-time home to the weekly coaches show, Schooners is located at 810 East Grove Street in Bloomington, and sits just off the corner of Grove and Clinton Streets.

Shows will begin Thursday, Aug. 30, and every following Thursday throughout the season, Coach Spack and a special player guest will join co-hosts Dick Luedke and Ted Schmitz for the hour to talk about the previous week's game and the upcoming opponent for the Redbirds.


GAME 11 // Youngstown State // Nov. 17, 2018 // PAGE 3THIS WEEK'S OPPONENTYoungstown State University is located in Youngstown, Ohio and has an enrollment of 12,756

students. The Penguins are members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference.The Penguins head into the game with a 4-6 overall record and a 3-4 mark in conference play. YSU's defense forced two turnovers and held the UNI offense to 192 total yards, as the

Penguins defeated the Panthers, 31-10 last week to end UNI's playoff hopes. Running back Tevin McCaster rushed for 136 yards on 35 carries with three touchdowns, while quarterback Montgomery VanGorder completed 13-of-22 for 209 yards and a touchdown for an offense that piled up 401 total yards on the afternoon.

Senior offensive lineman Gavin Wiggins was named the MVFC Offensive Lineman of the Week for his performance against UNI this past Saturday. Wiggins made his first career start at left tackle in the Penguins' impressive win. It was the first time in an MVFC game this year that the Penguins did not allow a sack.

Linebacker Armand Dellovade leads the way for the Youngstown State defense with a team-high 91 total tackles, including 45 solo stops. Against North Dakota State, he had a career-high 16 tackles, the most by a Penguin since 2004.

LAST TIME VS. THE PENGUINS (10/28/2017)The 16th-ranked Redbirds defeated No. 19 Youngstown State (3-5, 1-4 MVFC) in commanding 35-0 fashion at Stambaugh Stadium in rainy Youngstown, Ohio. ISU controlled the game on the ground, rushing for 299 yards as Markel Smith (124) and James Robinson (117) each ran for over 100 yards to become the first ISU duo to achieve that feat since 2015. Robinson scored three times and went over 100 yards for the second-straight week and Smith picked up his first career 100-plus yard effort in the win for the Redbirds.

SCHNELL SECURES A MILESTONEWith his 155 yards receiving against Indiana State, senior wide receiver Spencer Schnell upped his career total to 2,005 yards to become just the ninth receiver in school history to eclipse the 2,000 yard mark. His two touchdowns also increased his career total to 14, tying him for eighth on the career list with a couple of current NFL Redbirds in James O’Shaughnessy and Cameron Meredith. The Elkhart, Indiana, native also heads into his final regular-season game with 173 receptions, good for fifth on the school’s career list just four behind Rickey Garrett in fourth place with 177. The slot specialist also ranks third on the ISU career list with 5.24 receptions per game, cementing his place as one of the top receivers in school history.

A LOT TO PLAY FOREven though Illinois State’s playoffs aspirations may have dissipated with its loss to Indiana State, the Redbirds still have a lot to play for in the season finale against Youngstown State. With a victory, ISU would secure its ninth .500 or better finish in the last ten seasons under head coach Brock Spack and also send its seniors out on a high note with a win at Hancock Stadium on Senior Day. With a young roster and 16 starters expected to return in 2019, a victory to end the year could be a good springboard for the Redbirds into the offseason.

A DANGEROUS DUOThe wide receiver tandem of Spencer Schnell and Andrew Edgar has been difficult to defend this season, and the duo showed that once again with their performances at Indiana State. Schnell hauled in 11 catches for 155 yards with a pair of scores and Edgar caught eight passes for 104 yards. The pair became the first two Redbird receivers to record over 100 yards in the same game since Dec. 6, 2014, when James O’Shaughnessy and Cameron Meredith each recorded triple digit receiving yard performances in a second-round playoff win over UNI. Schnell and Edgar have combined for 67 percent of the receiving yards on the season with 1,551 total and have tallied 13 of the team’s 23 receiving touchdowns on the year.

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON

YSU ILS Scoring 226 315 Points Per Game 22.6 31.5 Points Allowed Per Game 26.4 19.2 First Downs 212 208 Rushing Yards Per Game 177.6 186.2 Rushing Defense Per Game 148.9 119.9 Passing Yards Per Game 211.6 230.3 Passing Defense Per Game 206.0 189.2 Total Offense Per Game 389.2 416.5 Total Defense Per Game 354.9 309.1 Int. Thrown/Opp. Int. Thrown 9/3 8/13 Sacks By/Allowed 17/17 13/18 Kickoff Return Avg. 20.7 24.6 Punt Return Avg. 3.9 8.1 Fumbles Lost/Gained 7/5 4/2 Penalties 71-629 60-547 Avg. Time of Possession 32:24 30:31 3rd-Down Conversions 52/143 (36%) 47/131 (36%)4th-Down Conversions 8/16 (50%) 11/16 (69%)

GENERAL NOTES

THE REDBIRD RECORD BOOK WATCH

Career Rushing Yards 7. Bill Fenn (1978-80) 2,372 8. Vic Northern (1987-90) 2,292 9. James Robinson (2016-present) 2,289

Career Rushing TD T3. Pierre Rembert (2005-06) 28 Willie Watts (1998-2001) 28 T5. James Robinson (2016-present) 24

Career Pass Reception Yards 7. Lechein Neblett (2010-14) 2,064 8. Vito Golson (1999-2002) 2,014 9. Spencer Schnell (2016-present) 2,005

Career Pass Receptions 3. Eyad Salem (2007-09) 186 4. Rickey Garrett (1996-99) 177 5. Spencer Schnell (2016-present) 173

Career Passing Yards 3. Luke Drone (2004-07) 8,123 4. John Coppens (1981-84) 6,238 5. Jake Kolbe (2014-present) 5,557



1000 YARD MANSince rushing for 128 yards against No. 1 North Dakota State, running back James Robinson has found it tough to get over the 1,000 yard mark for the season against tough defenses. However, with 73 yards rushing, Robinson pushed past that plateau and now has 1,034 on the season to rank fourth in the MVFC. Robinson, a member of the Walter Payton Award Watch List, is the first Redbird back since 2015 to surpass the 1,000 yard plateau and now ranks No. 16 in the FCS with those 1,034 rush yards and also sits in the top 20 in rushing yards per game (103.4).

FLIPPING THE FIELDSpecial teams play is vital to a team's success, and thanks to some strong punting by sophomore JT Bohlken, the Redbirds have been successful in the punting game. The Jefferson City, Missouri, native has been impressive in his first full season as the team's primary punter, averaging 43.2 yards per punt. That mark is second in Valley Football and is No. 11 in the FCS, and Bohlken also leads the league in punts over 50 yards (19).

CAPTAIN KIRK After sitting out the entire 2017 season, junior safety Luther Kirk returned to the team looking to make an impact in the Redbird secondary in 2018. His actions in the offseason led to his teammates voting him a team captain and his performance in 2018 has shown just how much he was missed. In a big win over Western Illinois, Kirk put the game away with a crucial pick six that he returned 39 yards for a touchdown with 4:28 left to put the Redbirds up by ten points at 26-16. He added another at Indiana State to give him a team-leading fourth of the season, which also ties him for the league lead in that category.

MATHEWS MAKING HIS MARKAfter spending the majority of his time as a practice squad member and a special teams contributor for the Redbirds, senior linebacker Zackary Mathews has made the most out of his starting opportunity in 2018. The Rockford, Illinois, native leads the team with 81 total tackles with 5.5 TFLs this season and ranks ninth in the MVFC with 8.1 tackles per game. Against Missouri State, Mathews smashed previous career-bests with 16 total stops and 10 solo tackles against the Bears to lead the way defensively for ISU.

A TALE OF TWO HALVESOne look at the team's record through ten games and it certainly seems like the Redbirds are a different team in wins and losses between the first and second halves. In its wins (excluding the opener against St. Xavier), Illinois State outscored its opponents 85-19 in the first half. However, ISU has trailed 99-20 prior to half in its five losses so far this season. In its four-game losing skid, the Redbirds have been bested 89-20 in the first half, but the Redbirds topped NDSU, SDSU, UNI and INS by a total of 48-10 in the fourth quarter. Overall, Illinois State has posted a 120-23 margin over opponents in the final quarter this season.

RICE AWARD WATCH LIST ADDS EDGARFreshman wide receiver Andrew Edgar is having one of the best freshmen seasons for the Redbirds in recent history, and for his efforts he was named to the STATS FCS Jerry Rice Award Watch List, which honors the top freshman player in FCS football. Against No. 7 South Dakota State, the Chicago native set career highs in receptions (9), yards (202) and touchdowns (2). With 104 yards at Indiana State, he now has a trio of 100-plus yard games in his time at Illinois State and is second in the league among league first-year players with 704 yards receiving. He leads all freshman in yards per catch (17.2) and yards (704) and is tied with Dante Hendrix of Indiana State with four receiving touchdowns. Edgar is the first Redbird freshman to be named to the prestigious list, and his 704 receiving yards have set a new single-season standard for a freshman at Illinois State.

GENERAL NOTES

2018 VALLEY FOOTBALL STANDINGS VALLEY OVERALL W L PCT W L PCT North Dakota State 7 0 1.000 10 0 1.000 South Dakota State 5 2 .714 7 2 .778 Indiana State 4 3 .571 6 4 .600 Northern Iowa 4 3 .571 5 5 .500 Western Illinois 4 3 .571 5 5 .500 South Dakota 3 4 .429 4 6 .400 Youngstown State 3 4 .429 4 6 .400 Illinois State 2 5 .286 5 5 .500 Missouri State 2 5 .286 4 6 .400 Southern Illinois 1 6 .143 2 8 .200

THIS WEEK IN VALLEY FOOTBALL

Saturday, Nov. 17:Youngstown State at Illinois State (ESPN+) Noon Indiana State at Western Illinois (ESPN3) 1 p.m.South Dakota at South Dakota State (ESPN+) 2 p.m. Southern Illinois at North Dakota State (ESPN+) 2:30 p.m.Missouri State at Northern Iowa (ESPN+) 4 p.m.

REDBIRD MVFC WEEKLY HONORSBrady Davis - QB Newcomer (9/2)Brady Davis - QB Newcomer (9/9)JT Bohlken - P Special Teams (9/23)Devin Taylor - DB Defense (9/23)Brady Davis - QB Newcomer (10/14)Drew Himmelman - OL Lineman (10/15)

2018 MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL

CONFERENCE PRESEASON POLL

1. North Dakota State (39) ............................................ 390 2. South Dakota State .................................................. 340 3. UNI ........................................................................... 270 4. Youngstown State ..................................................... 258 5. Illinois State ............................................................ 248 6. South Dakota ............................................................ 206 7. Western Illinois ......................................................... 163 8. Southern Illinois ........................................................ 139 9. Missouri State ............................................................. 9010. Indiana State ............................................................. 41



TAYLOR TAKEAWAYSIn his first year as a starter for the Redbird defense, cornerback Devin Taylor has certainly made his presence felt. At UNI, Taylor stepped in front of an Eli Dunne pass in the end zone to stop a potential Panther scoring threat. The interception was Taylor’s third of the season,which ties him for fourth in the MVFC and he also ranks second in the conference with 13 passes defended on the season. He also currently ranks No. 12 in the FCS in passes defended per game (1.4).

THE CAPTAIN TAKES CHARGEAn injury to starting quarterback Brady Davis just before halftime pushed senior captain Jake Kolbe into action to start the second half against South Dakota State. No stranger to playing in tough situations in his career, Kolbe inherited a 21-point deficit and did everything he could to get his team back into the game. The Naperville, Illinois, native completed 65 percent of his passes and threw for 183 yards and three touchdowns against the Jackrabbits in his most extensive action of the season.

GROUND AND POUNDThe Redbird running back duo of James Robinson and Markel Smith have combined to give opposing defenses fits all season, and they helped ISU rush for over 400 yards in its 51-3 Homecoming win over Southern Illinois. Each set career highs and scored a touchdown, as Robinson (202) and Smith (143) tallied 345 of the team’s 409 rushing yards against the Salukis. It marked the second time in as many seasons that each rushed for over 100 yards in the same contest and the 409 yards gained on the ground were the fifth-most in a game for a Redbird team in school history.

SPREADING THE WEALTHFor the second time this season, Redbird quarterback Brady Davis tossed four touchdown passes as ISU rolled to its win over Southern Illinois. Davis also made sure to spread the wealth around to his receivers, as four different pass catchers hauled in scores on the afternoon. Andrew Edgar was the first recipient, as he hauled in his second score of the year on a 10-yard pass in the second quarter. Just two minutes later, Davis found tight end Robert Gillum in the end zone for a three-yard touchdown, also his second of the year. Braxton Haley capped off the explosive second quarter with his first touchdown reception at ISU, a four-yard score just before half. Mr. Reliable Spencer Schnell was the final beneficiary of Davis’ generosity on the day, as he hauled in a 16-yard grab for his fifth score of the season. Overall, eight different ISU players have caught a touchdown pass this season.

STATE CHAMPIONSEach year, one of the goals set forth by the Redbird seniors is to win the ‘state championship’ by defeating in-state rivals Eastern Illinois, Southern Illinois and Western Illinois. It’s a task that has proved elusive, having not accomplished the feat since 2015. However, ISU made it look easy in 2018 by outscoring their in-state rivals 132-29 in the victories over the Panthers, Salukis and Leathernecks. The home victories have also helped the Redbirds improve to 30-6 overall at Hancock Stadium since 2013 when the facility renovation was completed.

DAVIS DOES IT AGAIN For the third time this season, Illinois State junior quarterback Brady Davis was named the Missouri Valley Football Conference Newcomer of the Week following his performance in the 51-3 win over Southern Illinois. Davis previously earned MVFC Newcomer of the Week honors after strong efforts in back-to-back wins over Saint Xavier and Eastern Illinois. The transfer from Memphis tied a career-best with four touchdown passes, matching his high set earlier in the season in a win over Eastern Illinois, and he now has 18 on the season with just three interceptions.

GENERAL NOTES

MEMORABLE MOMENTS VS. YOUNGSTOWN STATE

Nov. 13, 1993, at Illinois State

In both teams’ regular-season finale, Danny Barnett connected with Kevin Glenn on a 71-yard pass with 2:50 left to lead the Redbirds to a victory over the No. 1 Penguins and head coach Jim Tressel. Youngstown State eventually went on to run the table in the then I-AA playoffs and win the national championship.

Oct. 30, 1999, at Youngstown State

ISU secured its first conference championship in school history with a 31-28 victory over YSU. Dusty Burk threw for 223 yards and three touchdowns, including a pair to Jacob Niete, to move the Redbirds to 7-2 and a perfect 5-0 in Valley play.

Oct. 27, 2007, at Youngstown State

Luke Drone passed for 278 yards and two touchdowns, as he led the Redbirds to a 27-22 upset win over the No. 12-ranked Penguins at the Ice Castle.

Nov. 6, 2010, at Illinois State

A 40-yard touchdown pass from Matt Brown to Tyrone Walker with 0.6 seconds left on the clock gave the Redbirds a 41-39 victory over the Penguins. Walker fi nished with 206 yards receiving and Brown threw a career-best fi ve touchdown passes in the game.

Oct. 13, 2012, at Illinois State

Quarterback Matt Brown scored on a one-yard touchdown run with 2:44 remaining to cap a streak of 28 unanswered points for No. 14 Illinois State, as the Redbirds came back from a 28-7 defi cit against No. 8 Youngstown State to knock off the Penguins, 35-28, at Hancock Stadium. The 21-point defi cit tied the Redbirds' biggest come-from-behind victory of all-time.

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NCAA DIVISION I FCS NATIONAL RANKINGS

TEAM STATISTICS RANK AVG.

Total Offense 38 417.9

Rushing Offense 45 186.7

Passing Offense 46 231.2

Team Passing Effi ciency 25 143.89

Scoring Offense 30 31.5

Total Defense T-14 309.5

Rushing Defense 21 120.4

Passing Yards Allowed 26 189.1

Team Passing Effi ciency Defense 14 107.74

Scoring Defense 12 19.2

Turnover Margin T-36 0.30

3rd Down Conversion Pct 67 0.362

4th Down Conversion Pct T-5 0.733

3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense 48 0.361

4th Down Conversion Pct Defense 6 0.273

Red Zone Offense 33 0.850

Red Zone Defense 17 0.727

Net Punting 47 36.02

Punt Returns 58 8.06

Kickoff Returns 10 24.59

First Downs Offense 40 208

First Downs Defense 18 165

Fewest Penalties Per Game T-46 6.00

Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game 47 54.70

Time of Possession 52 30:30

INDIVIDUALS IN THE TOP 30 RANK VALUE

JT Bohlken - Punting 11 43.2

Brady Davis - Passing Effi ciency 22 145.4

Brady Davis - Passing Touchdowns 25 18

Brady Davis - Passing Yards Per Completion 19 14.06

Brady Davis - Yards Per Pass Attempt 21 8.0

Luther Kirk - Interceptions Per Game 16 .40

James Robinson - All Purpose Yards 30 122.30

James Robinson - Rushing Touchdowns 24 10

James Robinson - Rushing Yards 16 1,034

James Robinson - Rushing Yards Per Game 17 103.4

Spencer Schnell - Punt Returns 27 8.7

Spencer Schnell - Receiving Touchdowns 17 9

Spencer Schnell - Receiving Yards 24 847

Spencer Schnell - Receiving Yards Per Game 28 84.7

Spencer Schnell - Receptions Per Game 16 6.3

Devin Taylor - Passes Defended 12 1.3

Christian Uphoff - Kickoff Returns 12 27.3

GETTING DEFENSIVEThe Redbirds have become accustomed to finding the end zone on the defensive side of the football in recent years, and they kept that streak alive in the win over Western Illinois thanks to an impressive pick six by Luther Kirk. The 39-yard interception return for a score was the first for ISU since Mitchell Brees returned one 35 yards for a score last year in the season-opener vs. Butler. ISU has now scored a defensive touchdown in each of the last ten seasons under the leadership of head coach Brock Spack.

ROMEO, ROMEO, WHEREFORE ART THOU ROMEO?Defensive end Romeo McKnight's performance at Colorado State was worthy of a Shakespearian sonnet. The Iowa transfer was a thorn in the side of the Rams' offense all day in a big 35-19 win for the Redbirds. McKnight recorded six tackles, two sacks, two TFLs and was credited with a quarterback hurry in the victory for ISU. His two sacks were the only ones for the Redbirds, who held a 538-391 advantage in total offense thanks to a stout effort up front by the Redbird defense. After adding two more TFLs at Missouri State and a sack against Western Illinois, McKnight leads the Redbirds with 9.0 TFLs on the season.

REDBIRD DÉJÀ VUThe Redbirds scored their first touchdown of the game against Missouri State in the third quarter, when quarterback Brady Davis found Spencer Schnell in the corner of the end zone for a five-yard touchdown. After a Luther Kirk interception gave the Redbirds the ball right back in great field position, Davis and Schnell connected for another touchdown on the same exact play with the same exact result, as Schnell made the grab in the same corner from four-yards out to put the Redbirds up 14-10 at the time.

FEAR THE BIRDSHeading into the game at Colorado State, six other FCS teams had picked up wins over FBS opponents in 2018. With the hashtag #FearTheFCS at the ready, Illinois State increased that number to seven with a big 35-19 win over the Rams at Canvas Stadium. The victory was the second-straight for the Redbirds against a FBS foe, following a 9-7 win at Northwestern in 2016, and the third for the Redbirds since a 2012 win at Eastern Michigan. Overall, the victory was the sixth over a FBS foe for the Redbirds in program history.

97 YARDS TO PAYDIRTThe Illinois State defense had just forced a big turnover on downs midway through the second quarter against Eastern Illinois, however it resulted in the ISU offense being backed up against its own goalline at the 3-yard line. That's when Redbird offensive coordinator Kurt Beathard dialed up a surprise for the Panthers, as quarterback Brady Davis faked the handoff and dropped back three yards into the endzone and launched a playaction pass to a streaking Spencer Schnell, who caught the ball near midfield and ran away from the EIU defender for a 97-yard touchdown reception. The touchdown connection tied for the second-longest in school history behind a 98-yard touchdown pass from Kevin Glenn to Rickey Garrett in 1998.

CLASSIC DOMINANCEThe annual playing of the Mid-America Classic between Illinois State and Eastern Illinois is one of the oldest and most competitive in the FCS, however the past two outcomes have been skewed heavily in the favor of the Redbirds. ISU has gone 6-4 overall against EIU since head coach Brock Spack took over in 2009, but the ‘Birds have dominated the Panthers the past two years by a combined margin of 92-24 in a pair of victories to bring their lead in the all-time series to 56-42-9. The 38-point margin of victory in ISU's 48-10 win was the Redbirds' largest in the series since 1992, when they defeated the Panthers, 48-7, at Hancock Stadium.

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STATS FCS TOP 25 POLLTeam (fi rst-place votes) Record Prv Rank 1. North Dakota State* (155) 10-0 1 2. Kennesaw State 9-1 2 3. Weber State 8-2 3 4. Eastern Washington 8-2 5 5. South Dakota State* 7-2 6 6. Jacksonville State 8-2 8 7. James Madison 7-3 9 8. Colgate 9-0 10 9. UC Davis 8-2 4 10. Stony Brook 7-3 12 11. Princeton 9-0 13 12. North Carolina A&T 8-2 14 13. Wofford 7-3 15 14. Elon 6-3 7 15. Towson 7-3 20 16. Maine 7-3 16 17. Delaware 7-3 11 18. Nicholls 7-3 17 19. East Tennessee State 8-2 19 20. Dartmouth 8-1 25 21. San Diego 8-2 NR 22. McNeese 6-4 18 23. Southeast Missouri State 7-3 21 24. Incarnate Word 6-4 NR 25. Montana State 6-4 NR

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AFCA FCS COACHES POLLTeam (fi rst-place votes) Record Prv Rank1. North Dakota State* (26) 10-0 1 2. Kennesaw State 9-1 2 3. Eastern Washington 8-2 3 4. Weber State 8-2 4 5. South Dakota State* 7-2 6 6. Colgate 9-0 8 7. Jacksonville State 8-2 9 8. James Madison 7-3 10 9. Princeton 9-0 11 10. Stony Brook 7-3 15 11. UC Davis 8-2 7 12. Elon 6-3 5 13. North Carolina A&T 8-2 13 14. Wofford 7-3 14 15. Nicholls 7-3 16 16. Towson 7-3 20 17. East Tennessee State 8-2 17 18. Delaware 7-3 12 19. Maine 7-3 21 20. Dartmouth 8-1 23 21. McNeese 6-4 18 22. San Diego 8-2 NR 23. Southeast Missouri State 7-3 19 24. Indiana State* 6-4 NR 25. North Dakota 6-4 NR

() - indicate fi rst-place votes* Missouri Valley Football Conference member2018 Illinois State opponent

REDBIRDS IN THE POLLS STATS COACHES Preseason 21 20 Week 1 19 19 Week 2 19 T18 Week 3 16 15 Week 4 9 10 Week 5 15 14 Week 6 12 12 Week 7 8 7 Week 8 11 9 Week 9 14 13 Week 10 23 22 Week 11 RV RV

INTERCEPTIONS GALORENot only did Illinois State shut out Saint Xavier and hold the Cougars to -30 yards rushing, the Redbirds also recorded three interceptions to go along with a fumble recovery in the contest. Ty DeForest, Luther Kirk and Mitchell Brees each recorded picks for ISU, which had not recorded three interceptions in a game since Oct. 29, 2016, when DraShane Glass, La'Darius Newbold and Willie Edwards each snagged INTs.

REDBIRDS IN THE PROSISU is well represented in the NFL, as six players were named to 53-man opening day rosters in 2018. Nearly 160 former FCS standouts made the cut, with Harvard at the top among FCS schools with nine players on NFL rosters. Delaware, Illinois State, James Madison and North Dakota State tied for second with six players each.

Here is a list of the former Redbirds on active NFL rosters or practice squads:BJ Bello - Arizona Cardinals (practice squad)Davontae Harris - Cincinnati BengalsShelby Harris - Denver BroncosMike Liedtke - Tampa Bay BuccaneersCameron Meredith - New Orleans SaintsJames O'Shaughnessy - Jacksonville JaguarsNate Palmer - Tennessee Titans

MEDIA AND COACHES SELECT ILLINOIS STATE FIFTH IN MVFC PRESEASON POLLIllinois State was picked in the top half of the ultra-competitive Missouri Valley FootballConference, as the Redbirds were picked fifth in the annual preseason poll conducted by league coaches, media and sports information directors. North Dakota State has earned the league title for seven-straight years and was a unanimous choice at the top spot, receiving all 39 first-place tallies and a total of 390 points. South Dakota State earned the second spot in the poll, finishing with 340 total points, followed by UNI (270), Youngstown State (258), Illinois State (248) and South Dakota (206).

FIVE 'BIRDS EARN MVFC PRESEASON HONORSA quartet of Illinois State offensive standouts were selected to the 2018 Missouri Valley FootballConference preseason team and senior safety Mitchell Brees earned a spot on the defensive team in the annual vote. Running back James Robinson, offensive tackle Drew Himmelman and wide receiver Spencer Schnell were named to the MVFC preseason first team and tight end Tylor Petkovich was tabbed as a second-team selection. Brees was the lone Redbird defender on the list, as he was named a second-team selection.

DUO NAMED PRESEASON ALL-AMERICANSA pair of Illinois State football standouts have landed on the HERO Sports 2018 FCS Preseason All-America Team, as running back James Robinson and offensive tackle Drew Himmelman were honored by the organization. Robinson was tabbed as a second-team selection, while Himmelman was named a third-team pick. Robinson was tabbed as a sophomore All-American by HERO Sports following the 2017 season, after he ranked second in the MVFC and No. 11 in the FCS in rushing touchdowns (12) and third in the conference in rushing yards (933). Himmelman was selected as a freshman All-American by HERO Sports last season, after he started all nine games he played in at left tackle for the Redbirds as a redshirt freshman.

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Offense Player 2018 Career Anderson 0 2Biegalski 0 3Bones 1 1 Davis 9 9 Gillum 3 6Haley 4 4 Hirsch 9 13Himmelman 10 19Grimes 1 1Kanugh 9 26Kolbe 1 24McCloyn 6 7Megginson 10 10 Mikkelson 0 6O'Day 10 21Petkovich 8 24Rients 1 6Robinson 10 22 Schnell 10 27Taula 3 3M. Smith 0 3

DefensePlayer 2018 Career Brees 10 32Clark 10 10 DeForest 10 11Edwards 8 17Harris 10 29Kirk 10 10Kelly-Martin 0 7Lewan 10 10Mathews 10 10McKnight 6 6Powell 1 1Ridgeway 9 9Swaine 4 8Taylor 10 10Woods 2 2

OFFENSEPOS NO NAME HT WT CL SGP CGP HOMETOWNLT 71 Drew Himmelman 6-10 315 So. 10 20 Geneseo, Ill. 77 Evan Day 6-6 310 RFr. 3 3 Batavia, Ill. LG 59 Gabe Megginson 6-5 315 Jr. 10 10 Jacksonville, Ill. 73 Erik Mikkelson 6-3 325 Jr. 3 11 Oswego, Ill.C 70 Drew Bones 6-4 335 RFr. 4 4 Ottawa, Kan. 72 Garrett Hirsch 6-2 300 So. 9 16 Towanda, Ill.RG 75 Jared Rients 6-5 305 Jr. 6 17 Minonk, Ill. 61 Chad Kanugh 6-6 315 Sr. 9 28 Franklin, Wis. RT 53 Donavin O'Day 6-6 310 Sr. 10 23 Fort Wayne, Ind. 67 Cole Anderson 6-4 285 So. 10 22 Gurnee, Ill. TE 85 Tylor Petkovich 6-6 245 Sr. 10 46 St. John, Ind. 87 Robert Gillum 6-5 260 So. 10 21 Kansas City, Mo.WR 11 Spencer Schnell 5-9 185 Sr. 10 33 Elkhart, Ind. 12 Taylor Grimes 5-11 180 Fr. 6 6 Godley, TexasWR 84 Andrew Edgar 6-0 190 RFr. 10 10 Chicago, Ill. 83 Matt Biegalski 6-2 220 Sr. 10 41 Winfield, Ill.WR 13 Braxton Haley 6-2 195 Jr. 10 10 Athens, Ga. 10 Arturo Romero 5-10 190 Sr. 6 6 Manchester, Mo.QB 4 Brady Davis 6-4 210 Jr. 10 10 Columbus, Miss. 16 Jake Kolbe 6-3 215 Sr. 6 40 Naperville, Ill.RB 25 James Robinson 5-10 220 Jr. 10 30 Rockford, Ill. 21 Markel Smith 5-11 230 Jr. 10 21 St. Louis, Mo.FB 46 Timothy McCloyn II 6-0 240 So. 8 18 Lake In The Hills, Ill. 31 Nico Muto 5-9 270 RFr. 1 1 New Lenox, Ill.

DEFENSEPOS NO NAME HT WT CL SGP CGP HOMETOWNDE 8 Romeo McKnight 6-5 250 So. 10 10 Crystal Lake, Ill. 92 Matt Swaine 6-7 245 Sr. 10 42 Rochester, Ill.NOSE 99 John Ridgeway 6-6 325 RFr. 10 10 Bloomington, Ill. 96 Jacob Powell 6-1 275 So. 10 15 Hartland, Wis.DE 94 Jason Lewan 6-6 270 RFr. 10 10 Yorkville, Ill. 90 Stephen Podkulski 6-4 295 So. 5 6 Joliet, IllinoisJACK 95 Jason Harris 6-5 245 Jr. 10 31 Barrington, Ill. 52 Ryan Guhl 6-2 245 So. 10 10 Indianapolis, Ind.SLB 6 Tuvone Clark 6-2 250 Jr. 10 32 St. Louis, Mo. 58 Decxavier Kelly-Martin 6-3 225 So. 10 32 Plainfield, Ill.MLB 50 Ty DeForest 6-0 250 Jr. 10 33 Marshall, Wis. 5 Zeke Vandenburgh 6-3 235 RFr. 10 10 Freeport, Ill.WLB 39 Zackary Mathews 6-1 240 Sr. 10 21 Rockford, Ill. 47 DeMarco Washington 6-3 235 Jr. 10 22 Peoria, Ill.CB 19 Charles Woods 6-1 175 Fr. 10 10 Dallas, Texas 20 Willie Edwards 6-1 200 Jr. 8 22 Wichita, Kan.SS 9 Mitchell Brees 6-3 215 Sr. 10 39 West Allis, Wis. 24 Christian Uphoff 6-3 195 So. 10 21 Washington, Ill.FS 14 Luther Kirk 6-2 195 Jr. 10 32 Garland, Texas 10 Malachi Broadnax 6-3 215 So. 9 17 DeSoto, TexasCB 3 Devin Taylor 6-1 200 So. 10 21 Lansing, Mich. 16 Iverson Brown 6-1 190 Fr. 2 2 Fairview Heights, Ill.

SPECIALISTSPOS NO NAME HT WT CL SGP CGP HOMETOWNKO 36 Sam Fenlason 6-2 225 Jr. 10 10 San Diego, Calif. 41 JT Bohlken 6-0 210 So. 10 11 Jefferson City, Mo.PK 41 JT Bohlken 6-0 210 So. 10 11 Jefferson City, Mo. 36 Sam Fenlason 6-2 225 Jr. 10 10 San Diego, Calif.P 41 JT Bohlken 6-0 210 So. 10 11 Jefferson City, Mo. 36 Sam Fenlason 6-2 225 Jr. 10 10 San Diego, Calif.KR 21 Markel Smith 5-11 230 Jr. 10 21 St. Louis, Mo. 1 Arturo Romero 5-10 190 Sr. 6 6 Manchester, Mo.KR 24 Christian Uphoff 6-3 195 So. 10 21 Washington, Ill. 12 Taylor Grimes 5-11 180 Fr. 6 6 Godley, TexasPR 11 Spencer Schnell 5-9 185 Sr. 10 33 Elkhart, Ind. 12 Taylor Grimes 5-11 180 Fr. 6 6 Godley, TexasHO 11 Spencer Schnell 5-9 185 Sr. 10 33 Elkhart, Ind. 83 Matt Biegalski 6-2 220 Sr. 10 41 Winfield, Ill.LS 54 Paul Monaco 6-0 215 So. 10 21 Wheaton, Ill. 48 Joey Malinowski 6-1 250 Fr. 0 0 Bloomington, Ill.


GAME 11 // Youngstown State // Nov. 17, 2018 // PAGE 9No. Name Ht. Wt. Pos. Yr. Hometown (HS/Previous School) 1 Arturo Romero 5-10 190 WR Sr. Manchester, Mo. / Iowa State3 Devin Taylor 6-1 200 DB R-So. Lansing, Mich. / Sexton HS4 Brady Davis 6-4 210 QB Jr. Columbus, Miss. / Memphis5 Bryce Jefferson 6-2 215 QB Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. / Decatur Central HS5 Zeke Vandenburgh 6-3 235 LB R-Fr. Freeport, Ill. / Freeport HS6 Tuvone Clark 6-2 250 LB Jr. St. Louis, Mo. / McCluer South-Berkeley HS7 Tristan Smith 6-2 210 QB So. Murphy, Texas / Bishop Lynch HS8 Romeo McKnight 6-5 250 DE So. Crystal Lake, Ill. / Iowa9 Mitchell Brees 6-3 215 S Sr. West Allis, Wis. / Greendale HS10 Malachi Broadnax 6-3 215 S So. DeSoto, Texas / Trinity Christian HS11 Spencer Schnell 5-9 180 WR Sr. Elkhart, Ind. / Ohio12 Paul Engram 5-11 225 LB Jr. Detroit, Mich. / Western Michigan12 Taylor Grimes 5-11 180 WR Fr. Godley, Texas / Godley HS13 Braxton Haley 6-2 195 WR Jr. Athens, Ga. / Cincinnati14 Luther Kirk 6-2 195 DB Jr. Garland, Texas / Garland HS15 Eric Rogers 6-4 200 WR Fr. St. Louis, Mo. / East St. Louis HS16 Iverson Brown 6-1 190 DB Fr. Fairview Heights, Ill. / Althoff Catholic HS16 Jake Kolbe 6-3 215 QB Sr. Naperville, Ill. / Naperville Central HS17 Trenton Hatfi eld 6-2 200 RB R-Fr. Muncie, Ind. / Muncie Central HS19 Charles Woods 6-1 175 DB Fr. Dallas, Texas / Kimball HS20 Kevin Brown 5-9 170 RB Fr. East St. Louis, Ill. / East St. Louis HS20 Willie Edwards 6-1 200 DB Jr. Wichita, Kan. / Wichita East HS21 Peyton Jones 6-1 200 DB R-Fr. Kansas City, Mo. / Archbishop O'Hara HS21 Markel Smith 5-11 230 RB Jr. St. Louis, Mo. / Central Missouri 23 Clayton Isbell 6-3 220 S Fr. St. Charles, Ill. / St. Charles East HS24 Christian Uphoff 6-3 195 DB R-So. Washington, Ill. / Washington HS25 Mike Gardner 5-11 210 DB Fr. Cedar Hill, Texas / DeSoto HS25 James Robinson 5-10 220 RB Jr. Rockford, Ill. / Lutheran HS27 Brian Adams 5-7 185 RB Fr. Springfi eld, Ill. / Sacred Heart Griffi n HS28 Luke Bennyhoff 5-10 190 DB Fr. Peoria, Ill. / Dunlap29 Julian Haynie 6-2 215 DB Fr. Rockford, Ill. / Guilford HS30 Josh Barajas 6-2 245 LB Jr. Valparaiso, Ind. / Notre Dame31 Nico Muto 5-9 270 FB R-Fr. New Lenox, Ill. / Lincoln-Way Central HS33 Nick Kielbasa 5-10 215 RB Sr. Huntley, Ill. / Hampshire HS34 Connor Janes 6-2 250 LB Jr. Saint Joseph, Ill. / St. Joseph-Ogden HS35 Spencer DeForest 6-0 175 DB Fr. Cambridge, Wis. / Cambridge HS36 Sam Fenlason 6-2 225 K/P Jr. San Diego, Calif. / Idaho38 Trevor Bond 6-1 175 K Fr. McCordsville, Ind. / Mt. Vernon HS39 Zackary Mathews 6-1 240 LB Sr. Rockford, Ill. / Boylan Catholic HS41 JT Bohlken 6-0 210 K/P So. Jefferson City, Mo. / Jefferson City HS42 Dylan Draka 6-0 240 LB So. Wheeling, Ill. / Wheeling HS43 Nathan Bax 6-4 240 TE Fr. Jefferson City, Mo. / Helias HS45 Damien Jackson 6-3 230 LB Fr. Elkhart, Ind. / Concord HS46 Timothy McCloyn II 6-0 240 FB So. Lake In The Hills, Ill. / Huntley HS47 DeMarco Washington 6-3 235 LB Jr. Peoria, Ill. / Notre Dame HS48 Jonathan Hamilton 6-2 225 TE R-Fr. Chicago, Ill. / West Point48 Joey Malinowski 6-1 250 LS Fr. Bloomington, Ill. / Central Catholic HS49 Aiden Bresnahan 6-0 205 K R-Fr. LaGrange Park, Ill. / Tulsa50 Ty DeForest 6-0 250 LB Jr. Marshall, Wis. / Wisconsin52 Ryan Guhl 6-2 245 DL So. Indianapolis, Ind. / Cathedral HS53 Donavin O'Day 6-6 310 OL Sr. Fort Wayne, Ind. / Snider HS

No. Name Ht. Wt. Pos. Yr. Hometown (HS/Previous School) 54 Paul Monaco 6-0 215 LS So. Wheaton, Ill. / Wheaton Warrenville South HS55 Giavion Mason 6-0 225 LB Fr. Bourbonnais, Ill. / Bishop McNamara HS56 Landen Vesley 6-3 240 LB Fr. Sterling, Ill. / Newman Central Catholic HS57 Kenton Wilhoit 6-1 230 LB Fr. Oak Grove, Mo. / Oak Grove HS58 Dex Kelly-Martin 6-3 225 LB Jr. Plainfi eld, Ill. / Nazareth Academy59 Gabe Megginson 6-5 315 OL Jr. Jacksonville, Ill. / Illinois60 Zach Starforth 6-4 320 OL Fr. Peculiar, Mo. / Raymore-Peculiar HS61 Chad Kanugh 6-6 315 OL Sr. Franklin, Wis. / Franklin HS62 Peyton Asche 6-7 290 OL Fr. Pearl City, Ill. / Pearl City-Eastland HS65 Jaden Hacha 6-1 270 DL Fr. Frankfort, Ill. / Lincoln-Way East HS66 Ben Baker 6-8 305 OL Jr. Geneva, Ill. / Geneva HS67 Cole Anderson 6-4 285 OL R-So. Gurnee, Ill. / Warren Township HS68 Bradley Novak 6-7 315 OL So. Brimfi eld,Ill. / Brimfi eld HS69 Daniel Witherspoon 6-7 315 OL R-Fr. Washington, Ill. / Washington HS70 Drew Bones 6-4 335 OL R-Fr. Ottawa, Kan. / Ottawa HS71 Drew Himmelman 6-10 315 OL So. Geneseo, Ill. / Geneseo HS72 Garrett Hirsch 6-2 300 OL So. Towanda, Ill. / Normal Community HS73 Erik Mikkelson 6-3 325 OL Jr. Oswego, Ill. / Oswego HS74 Zach Mueller 6-5 295 OL Fr. Schofi eld, Wis. / D.C. Everest HS75 Jared Rients 6-5 305 OL Jr. Minonk, Ill. / Fieldcrest HS76 Kobe Buffalomeat 6-7 315 OL Fr. Lawrence, Kan. / Lawrence HS77 Evan Day 6-6 310 OL R-Fr. Batavia, Ill. / Batavia HS78 John Ames 6-5 275 OL R-Fr. Wildwood, Mo. / De Smet Jesuit HS79 Trey Georgie 6-5 285 DL So. Lawrence, Kan. / Lawrence HS80 Jacob Carl 6-4 240 TE Fr. Galesburg, Ill. / Galesburg HS81 Tanner Taula 6-6 245 TE R-Fr. Independence, Mo. / Blue Springs HS82 Austin Nagel 6-1 185 WR Fr. Lemont, Ill. / Lemont HS83 Matt Biegalski 6-2 220 WR Sr. Winfi eld, Ill. / Wheaton North HS84 Andrew Edgar 6-0 190 WR R-Fr. Chicago, Ill. / St. Patrick HS85 Tylor Petkovich 6-6 240 TE Sr. St. John, Ind. / Andrean HS86 Stephen Halusan 6-3 210 WR Fr. New Berlin, Wis. / Eisenhower HS87 Robert Gillum 6-5 260 TE So. Kansas City, Mo. / Central HS88 Nick Hesse 5-10 175 WR Fr. Normal, Ill. / Normal Community HS89 Tristan Bailey 6-3 195 WR Fr. Columbus, Ind. / Columbus North HS90 Steven Podkulski 6-4 290 DL So. Joliet, Ill. / Lincoln-Way Central HS91 Josh Dinga 6-6 235 DL Fr. Sun Prairie, Wis. / Sun Prairie HS92 Matt Swaine 6-7 245 DE Sr. Rochester, Ill. / Rochester HS94 Jason Lewan 6-6 270 DL R-Fr. Yorkville, Ill. / Yorkville HS95 Jason Harris 6-5 245 LB Jr. Barrington, Ill. / Barrington HS96 Jacob Powell 6-1 275 DL So. Hartland, Wis. / Arrowhead HS97 Dalton Tevis 6-4 240 DL Fr. Normal, Ill. / Normal Community HS98 Peter Bussone 6-1 305 DL Fr. Normal, Ill. / Normal Community HS

99 John Ridgeway 6-6 315 DL R-Fr. Bloomington, Ill. / Bloomington HS

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Offense LT LG C RG RT TE WR WR WR QB RB

Saint Xavier Himmelman Megginson Hirsch Kanugh O'Day Petkovich Taula (TE) Schnell McCloyn (FB) Davis Robinson

Eastern Illinois Himmelman Megginson Hirsch Kanugh O'Day Petkovich Haley Schnell McCloyn (FB) Davis Robinson

at Colorado State Himmelman Megginson Hirsch Kanugh O'Day Petkovich Haley Schnell McCloyn (FB) Davis Robinson

at Missouri State Himmelman Megginson Hirsch Kanugh O'Day McCloyn (FB) Haley Schnell Edgar Davis Robinson

Western Illinois Himmelman Megginson Hirsch Kanugh O'Day Petkovich Haley Schnell McCloyn (FB) Davis Robinson

Southern Illinois Himmelman Megginson Hirsch Kanugh O'Day Petkovich Taula (TE) Schnell Gillum (FB) Davis Robinson

at North Dakota State Himmelman Megginson Hirsch Kanugh O'Day Petkovich Taula (TE) Schnell Gillum (FB) Davis Robinson

South Dakota State Himmelman Megginson Hirsch Kanugh O'Day Petkovich Taula (TE) Schnell Edgar Davis Robinson

at Northern Iowa Himmelman Megginson Hirsch Kanugh O'Day Gillum Grimes Schnell Edgar Kolbe Robinson

at Indiana State Himmelman Megginson Bones Rients O'Day Petkovich McCloyn (FB) Schnell Edgar Kolbe Robinson

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Saint Xavier Swaine Ridgeway Lewan Harris Clark DeForest Mathews Edwards Brees Kirk Taylor

Eastern Illinois Swaine Ridgeway Lewan Harris Clark DeForest Mathews Edwards Brees Kirk Taylor

at Colorado State Swaine Ridgeway Lewan Harris Clark DeForest Mathews Edwards Brees Kirk Taylor

at Missouri State Swaine Ridgeway Lewan Harris Clark DeForest Mathews Edwards Brees Kirk Taylor

Western Illinois McKnight Ridgeway Lewan Harris Clark DeForest Mathews Edwards Brees Kirk Taylor

Southern Illinois McKnight Ridgeway Lewan Harris Clark DeForest Mathews Edwards Brees Kirk Taylor

at North Dakota State McKnight Ridgeway Lewan Harris Clark DeForest Mathews Edwards Brees Kirk Taylor

South Dakota State McKnight Ridgeway Lewan Harris Clark DeForest Mathews Edwards Brees Kirk Taylor

at Northern Iowa McKnight Powell Lewan Harris Clark DeForest Mathews Woods Brees Kirk Taylor

at Indiana State McKnight Ridgeway Lewan Harris Clark DeForest Mathews Woods Brees Kirk Taylor

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Saint Xavier Fenlason Fenlason Bohklen Schnell Schnell Uphoff Birch Monaco

Eastern Illinois Fenlason Fenlason Bohklen Schnell Schnell Uphoff Birch Monaco

at Colorado State Fenlason Fenlason Bohklen Schnell Schnell Uphoff Birch Monaco

at Missouri State Fenlason Fenlason Bohklen Schnell Schnell Uphoff Birch Monaco

Western Illinois Fenlason Bohlken Bohklen Schnell Schnell Uphoff Birch Monaco

Southern Illinois Fenlason Bohlken Bohklen Schnell Schnell Uphoff Woods Monaco

at North Dakota State Fenlason Bohlken Bohklen Schnell Schnell Uphoff Woods Monaco

South Dakota State Fenlason Bohlken Bohklen Schnell Schnell Uphoff Woods Monaco

at Northern Iowa Fenlason Bohlken Bohklen Schnell Schnell Smith Robinson Monaco

at Indiana State Fenlason Bohlken Bohklen Schnell Schnell Uphoff Smith Monaco

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GAME 11 // Youngstown State // Nov. 17, 2018 // PAGE 11 P/S SXU EIU CSU MSU WIU SIU NDSU SDSU UNI INS YSU27 Adams, Brian 1/- ... ... ... XXX ... ... ... ... ... ...78 Ames,John 1/- XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...67 Anderson,Cole 10/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX89 Bailey,Tristan 1/- ... ... XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ...30 Barajas,Josh 5/- ... XXX XXX ... ... ... XXX ... XXX XXX28 Bennyhoff,Luke 10/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX83 Biegalski,Matt 6/- XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX ... ... ... XXX8 Birch,Jordan 6/1 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START ... ... ... ...41 Bohlken,JT 10/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX38 Bond,Trevor 1/- ... XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...70 Bones,Drew 4/1 XXX ... ... ... ... XXX ... ... XXX START9 Brees,Mitchell 10/10 START START START START START START START START START START10 Broadnax,Malachi 8/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... ...16 Brown,Iverson 2/- XXX ... XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ...76 Buffalomeat,Kobe 1/- XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...98 Bussone,Peter 1/- XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...6 Clark,Tuvone 10/10 START START START START START START START START START START4 Davis,Brady 9/9 START START START START START START START START ... START77 Day,Evan 3/- XXX XXX ... ... ... XXX ... ... ... ...50 DeForest,Ty 10/10 START START START START START START START START START START91 Dinga,Josh 1/- XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...42 Draka,Dylan 10/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX84 Edgar,Andrew 10/5 XXX XXX START START XXX XXX XXX START START START20 Edwards,Willie 8/8 START START START START START START START START ... ...36 Fenlason,Sam 10/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX25 Gardner,Mike 2/- XXX XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...79 Georgie,Trey 7/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... ... ...87 Gillum,Robert 10/3 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START START XXX START XXX12 Grimes,Taylor 5/1 XXX XXX ... ... ... ... XXX ... START XXX52 Guhl,Ryan 9/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ...18 Hadden,Antonio 1/- ... XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...13 Haley,Braxton 10/4 XXX START START START START XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX95 Harris,Jason 10/10 START START START START START START START START START START17 Hatfi eld,Trenton 10/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX29 Haynie,Julian 3/- ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX XXX XXX71 Himmelman,Drew 10/9 START START START START START START XXX START START START72 Hirsch,Garrett 9/9 START START START START START START START START START ...34 Janes,Connor 7/- XXX XXX ... XXX ... XXX ... XXX XXX XXX21 Jones,Peyton 1/- XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...61 Kanugh,Chad 9/9 START START START START START START START START START ...58 Kelly-Martin,Dex 10/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX33 Kielbasa,Nick 9/- XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX14 Kirk,Luther 10/10 START START START START START START START START START START16 Kolbe,Jake 6/1 XXX XXX ... XXX ... XXX ... XXX START ...94 Lewan,Jason 10/9 START START START START START XXX START START START START39 Mathews,Zackary 10/10 START START START START START START START START START START46 McCloyn,Tim 8/5 START START XXX START START XXX ... ... XXX START8 McKnight,Romeo 10/4 XXX XXX XXX XXX START XXX XXX START START START59 Megginson,Gabe 10/10 START START START START START START START START START START73 Mikkelson,Erik 3/- XXX XXX ... ... ... XXX ... ... ... ...54 Monaco,Paul 8/- XXX XXX ... XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX31 Muto,Nico 1/- XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...82 Nagel,Austin 6/- XXX XXX ... ... ... XXX ... XXX XXX XXX53 O'Day,Donavin 10/10 START START START START START START START START START START2 Patterson,Kentre 4/- XXX ... XXX XXX XXX ... ... ... ... ...85 Petkovich,Tylor 10/8 START START START XXX START START START START XXX START90 Podkulski,Stephen 5/- ... ... ... ... ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX96 Powell,Jacob 10/1 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START XXX99 Ridgeway,John 10/9 START START START START START START START START XXX START75 Rients,Jared 7/1 XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX ... ... XXX START25 Robinson,James 10/10 START START START START START START START START START START1 Romero,Arturo 5/- XXX XXX ... ... ... XXX ... XXX ... XXX11 Schnell,Spencer 10/10 START START START START START START START START START START22 Scott,Eric 4/- XXX XXX ... XXX XXX ... ... ... ... ...21 Smith,Markel 10/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX7 Smith,Tristan 1/- XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...92 Swaine,Matt 10/4 START START START START XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX81 Taula,Tanner 10/4 START XXX XXX XXX XXX START START START XXX XXX3 Taylor,Devin 10/10 START START START START START START START START START START24 Uphoff,Christian 10/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX5 Vandenburgh,Zeke 10/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX47 Washington,DeMarco 9/- XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX57 Wilhoit,Kenton 2/- XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX ...19 Woods,Charles 10/2 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START START

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GAME 11 // Youngstown State // Nov. 17, 2018 // PAGE 12CAREER BESTS#27 • Brian Adams • RBRushing Yards: ...............................0 at Missouri State, 9-29-18Rushing Attempts: ..........................1 at Missouri State, 9-29-18Rushing TDs: ........................................................................... 0Long Rush: ............................................................................... 0

#30 • Josh Barajas • LBTackles: ........................................................2 vs. Butler, 9-2-17Solos: ...........................................................2 vs. Butler, 9-2-17Assists: ..................................................................................... 0Sacks: ...................................................................................... 0TFLs: ........................................................................................ 0Interceptions: ............................................................................ 0

#28 • Luke Bennyhoff • DBTackles: ................................................................ 1, three timesSolos: .............................................................................1, twiceAssists: ...........................................1 vs. Eastern Illinois, 9-8-18Sacks: ...................................................................................... 0TFLs: ........................................................................................ 0Interceptions: ............................................................................ 0

#83 • Matt Biegalski • WRReceptions: ....................................2 at Missouri State, 9-23-17Receiving Yards: ..........................14 at Missouri State, 9-23-17Touchdowns: ............................................................................ 0Long Reception: ................ 12 at South Dakota State, 11-11-17

#41 • JT Bohlken • K/PPunts: ..........................................9 vs. Western Illinois, 10-6-18Punt Yards: ..............................423 vs. Western Illinois, 10-6-18Punt Avg.: .................................51.4 at Colorado State, 9-22-18Long Punt: .................................61 vs. Western Illinois, 10-6-18Inside 20: .....................................5 vs. Western Illinois, 10-6-18Field Goal Attempts: ............................................. 1, three timesField Goal Makes: ...........................................................1, twiceLong Field Goal: ................... 35 vs. Southern Illinois, 10-13-18

#9 • Mitchell Brees • DBTackles: ................................. 11 vs. Southern Illinois, 10-15-16Solos: ...................................... 8 vs. Southern Illinois, 10-15-16Assists: ...........................................................................6, twiceSacks: ...................................................................................... 0TFLs: .................................... 2.0 vs. Southern Illinois, 10-15-16Interceptions: ...........................................................1, five times

#10 • Malachi Broadnax • DBTackles: ............................................. 7 vs. Saint Xavier, 9-1-18Solos: ................................................ 5 vs. Saint Xavier, 9-1-18Assists: ...............................................2 vs. Saint Xavier, 9-1-18Sacks: ...................................................................................... 0TFLs: ...............................................1.0 vs. Saint Xavier, 9-1-18Interceptions: ............................................................................ 0

#6 • Tuvone Clark • LBTackles: ..........................................................................7, twiceSolos: ...................................... 4 vs. Southern Illinois, 10-13-18Assists: ...........................................5 at Missouri State, 9-23-17Sacks: .........................................1.5 vs. Indiana State, 9-30-17TFLs: .................................... 2.0 vs. Southern Illinois, 10-13-18

#4 • Brady Davis • QBCompletions: .................................17 vs. Eastern Illinois, 9-8-18Attempts: .....................................23 vs. Eastern Illinois, 9-8-18Passing Yards: .............................17 vs. Eastern Illinois, 9-8-18TD Passes: ....................................................................4, twiceLongest Pass: ...................... 97 (TD) vs. Eastern Illinois, 9-8-18TD Rushes: ....................................1 vs. Eastern Illinois, 9-8-18Longest Rush: ..................... 25 vs. Southern Illinois, 10-13-18Interceptions: ........................ 2 at North Dakota State, 10-20-18

#50 • Ty DeForest • LBTackles: ..........................................................................8, twiceSolos: .............................................................................4, twiceAssists: ...........................................7 at Missouri State, 9-29-18Sacks: .........................................................................1.0, twiceTFLs: ...........................................................................1.0, twiceInterceptions: .................................................................1, twice

#42 • Dylan Draka • LBTackles: ..............................................2 vs. Saint Xavier, 9-1-18Solos: .................................................2 vs. Saint Xavier, 9-1-18Assists: ..................................................................................... 0Sacks: ...................................................................................... 0TFLs: ........................................................................................ 0Interceptions: ............................................................................ 0

#84 • Andrew Edgar • WRReceptions: ........................9 vs. South Dakota State, 10-27-18Receiving Yards: ............202 vs. South Dakota State, 10-27-18Touchdowns: ..................... 2 vs. South Dakota State, 10-27-18Long Reception: .............. 81 vs. South Dakota State, 10-27-18

#20 • Willie Edwards • DBTackles: .............................. 11 at North Dakota State, 10-20-18Solos: ................................... 7 at North Dakota State, 10-20-18Assists: ...................................... 5 at Southern Illinois, 10-14-17Sacks: ...................................................................................... 0TFLs: .................................. 1.0 at Youngstown State, 10-28-17Interceptions: ..................................................................1, twice

#36 • Sam Fenlason • KField Goal Attempts: ......................3 vs. Eastern Illinois, 9-8-18Field Goal Makes: ...........................2 vs. Eastern Illinois, 9-8-18Long Field Goal: ...........................38 vs. Eastern Illinois, 9-8-18PAT Makes: ....................................6 vs. Eastern Illinois, 9-8-18Touchbacks: ...................................5 vs. Eastern Illinois, 9-8-18

#25 • Mike Gardner • DBTackles: ..........................................1 vs. Eastern Illinois, 9-8-18Solos: .............................................1 vs. Eastern Illinois, 9-8-18Assists: .................................................................................... 0Sacks: ...................................................................................... 0TFLs: ....................................................................................... .0Interceptions: ............................................................................ 0

#79 • Trey Georgie • DLTackles: ..............................................5 vs. Saint Xavier, 9-1-18Solos: .............................................................................1, twiceAssists: ...............................................4 vs. Saint Xavier, 9-1-18Sacks: ...................................................................................... 0TFLs: ........................................................................................ 0Interceptions: ............................................................................ 0

#87 • Robert Gillum • TEReceptions: .......................................................... 1, three timesReceiving Yards: ......................... 80 at Eastern Illinois, 9-16-17 Touchdowns: ........................................................ 1, three timesLong Reception: .......................... 80 at Eastern Illinois, 9-16-17

#52 • Ryan Guhl • DLTackles: ................................................................ 4, three timesSolos: .............................................................................2, twiceAssists: ...........................................................................3, twiceSacks: .............................1.0 vs. South Dakota State, 10-27-18TFLs: ...............................................2.0 vs. Saint Xavier, 9-1-18Interceptions: ............................................................................ 0

#13 • Braxton Haley • WRReceptions: ....................................... 4 vs. Saint Xavier, 9-1-18Receiving Yards: .......................... 55 at Northern Iowa, 11-3-18 Touchdowns: ................................................................. 1, twiceLong Reception: ........................... 38 at Northern Iowa, 11-3-18

#95 • Jason Harris • DLTackles: ......................................... 9 at Eastern Illinois, 9-16-17Solos: .....................................5 vs. Youngstown State, 10-8-16Assists: ......................................... 5 at Eastern Illinois, 9-16-17Sacks: .........................................................................1.0, twiceTFLs: .........................................................1.5 vs. Butler, 9-2-17

#17 • Trenton Hatfield • RBRushing Yards: .................................20 vs. Saint Xavier, 9-1-18Rushing Attempts: ..............................4 vs. Saint Xavier, 9-1-18Rushing TDs: ........................................................................... 0Longest Rush: ....................................9 vs. Saint Xavier, 9-1-18Receptions: ........................................1 vs. Saint Xavier, 9-1-18Receiving Yards: ..............................17 vs. Saint Xavier, 9-1-18Touchdowns: ............................................................................ 0Long Reception: ...............................17 vs. Saint Xavier, 9-1-18

#58 • Decxavier Kelly-Martin • LBTackles: ..........................................7 vs. Indiana State, 9-30-17Solos: .............................................................................3, twice Assists: ...........................................5 vs. Indiana State, 9-30-17Sacks: .........................................1.0 vs. Eastern Illinois, 9-8-18TFLs: ............................................................................1.5 twiceInterceptions: ............................................................................ 0

#33 • Nick Kielbasa • RBRushing Yards: ................................... 40 vs. Valparaiso, 9-3-16Rushing Attempts: ..........................................................8, twiceRushing TDs: .....................................1 vs. Saint Xavier, 9-1-18Longest Rush: .................................... 33 vs. Valparaiso, 9-3-16

#14 • Luther Kirk • STackles: ........................................ 10 at Northern Iowa, 11-3-18Solos: .............................................................................6, twiceAssists: ...........................................6 at Missouri State, 9-29-18Sacks: ...................................................................................... 0TFLs: ........................................................................................ 0Interceptions: .......................................................... 1, four times

#16 • Jake Kolbe • QBCompletions: .................................. 30 at Northwestern, 9-10-16Attempts: ...................................... 41 at Northwestern, 9-10-16Passing Yards: ...........................345 vs. Indiana State, 9-30-17TD Passes: .................................. 4 at Western Illinois, 11-5-16Longest Pass: ...............................77 vs. Indiana State, 9-30-17TD Rushes: .............................................................. 1, six timesLongest Rush: ...........................58 vs. Eastern Illinois, 9-17-16Interceptions: ..................................................................3, twice

#94 • Jason Lewan • DLTackles: ..........................................................................4, twiceSolos: ............................................2 at Colorado State, 9-22-18Assists: ...........................................3 at Missouri State, 9-29-18Sacks: .............................1.0 vs. South Dakota State, 10-27-18TFLs: ...........................................................................1.0, twiceInterceptions: ............................................................................ 0

#39 • Zackary Mathews • LBTackles: ........................................16 at Missouri State, 9-29-18Solos: ...........................................10 at Missouri State, 9-29-18Assists: ...........................................................................6, twiceSacks: .............................................1.0 vs. Saint Xavier, 9-1-18TFLs: ...............................................2.0 vs. Saint Xavier, 9-1-18Interceptions: ............................................................................ 0


GAME 11 // Youngstown State // Nov. 17, 2018 // PAGE 13#46 • Tim McCloyn • FBRushing Yards: ...................................1 vs. Saint Xavier, 9-1-18Rushing Attempts: ..............................1 vs. Saint Xavier, 9-1-18Rushing TDs: ........................................................................... 0Longest Rush: ....................................1 vs. Saint Xavier, 9-1-18Receptions: ....................................1 vs. Indiana State, 9-30-17Receiving Yards: ..........................19 vs. Indiana State, 9-30-17Touchdowns: ............................................................................ 0Long Reception: ...........................19 vs. Indiana State, 9-30-17

#8 • Romeo McKnight • DLTackles: ......................................... 8 at Indiana State, 11-10-18Solos: .............................................................................3, twiceAssists: .......................................... 6 at Indiana State, 11-10-18Sacks: ........................................2.0 at Colorado State, 9-22-18TFLs: ...........................................................................2.0, twiceInterceptions: ............................................................................ 0

#82 • Austin Nagel • WRReceptions: ....................................1 vs. Eastern Illinois, 9-8-18Receiving Yards: ..........................11 vs. Eastern Illinois, 9-8-18 Touchdowns: ............................................................................ 0Long Reception: ...........................11 vs. Eastern Illinois, 9-8-18

#86 • Tylor Petkovich • TEReceptions: ............................... 7 at Northern Arizona, 10-7-17Receiving Yards: ........................54 at Missouri State, 10-17-15Touchdowns: .......................................................... 1, four timesLong Reception: ...........................30 vs. Indiana State, 9-30-17

#90 • Stephen Podkulski • DLTackles: .......................................... 5 at Northern Iowa, 11-3-18Solos: ............................................. 3 at Northern Iowa, 11-3-18Assists: ........................................... 2 at Northern Iowa, 11-3-18Sacks: ...................................................................................... 0TFLs: .......................................... 0.5 at Indiana State, 11-10-18Interceptions: ............................................................................ 0

#96 • Jacob Powell • DLTackles: ..........................................................................3, twiceSolos: ............................................ 1 at Indiana State, 11-10-18Assists: ...............................................3 vs. Saint Xavier, 9-1-18Sacks: ................................. 1.0 vs. Southern Illinois, 10-13-18TFLs: .......................................... 1.5 at Indiana State, 11-10-18Interceptions: ............................................................................ 0

#99 • John Ridgeway • DLTackles: ..........................................................................6, twiceSolos: .............................................3 at Missouri State, 9-29-18Assists: ................................. 4 at North Dakota State, 10-20-18Sacks: .........................................1.0 at Missouri State, 9-29-18TFLs: ...........................................1.0 at Missouri State, 9-29-18Interceptions: ............................................................................ 0

#25 • James Robinson • RBRushing Yards: .................... 202 vs. Southern Illinois, 10-13-18Rushing Attempts: .....................29 vs. Western Illinois, 10-6-18Rushing TDs: .................................................................3, twiceLong Rush: ................................ 87 vs. South Dakota, 10-21-17Receptions: ....................................6 at Missouri State, 9-29-18Receiving Yards: ..........................97 at Missouri State, 9-29-18Touchdowns: ..................................................................1, twiceLong Reception: ...........................43 at Missouri State, 9-29-18

#10 • Arturo Romero • WRReceptions: .................................................................... 1 twiceReceiving Yards: .................. 14 vs. Southern Illinois, 10-13-18 Touchdowns: ............................................................................ 0Long Reception: ................... 14 vs. Southern Illinois, 10-13-18

#11 • Spencer Schnell • WRReceptions: ................................. 11 at Indiana State, 11-10-18Receiving Yards: ..................... 191 vs. South Dakota, 10-21-17Touchdowns: ........................................................ 2, three timesLong Reception: .................. 97 (TD) vs. Eastern Illinois, 9-8-18

#22 • Eric Scott • DBTackles: ..........................................1 vs. Eastern Illinois, 9-8-18Solos: .............................................1 vs. Eastern Illinois, 9-8-18Assists: .................................................................................... 0Sacks: ...................................................................................... 0TFLs: ....................................................................................... .0Interceptions: ............................................................................ 0

#21 • Markel Smith • RBRushing Yards: ................... 143 vs. Southern Illinois, 10-13-18Rushing Attempts: ..................... 21 vs. South Dakota, 10-21-17Rushing TDs: ......................................................1, seven timesLong Rush: .................................. 57 at Eastern Illinois, 9-16-17Receptions: ....................................2 at Missouri State, 9-23-17Receiving Yards: .........................60 at Colorado State, 9-22-18Touchdowns: .................................1 at Colorado State, 9-22-18Long Reception: ..........................60 at Colorado State, 9-22-18

#7 • Tristan Smith • QBCompletions: .................................... 2 at Indiana State, 9-24-16Attempts: ........................................ 5 at Indiana State, 9-24-16Passing Yards: ..................... 18 at North Dakota State, 10-1-16TD Passes: .............................................................................. 0Longest Pass: ....................................... 9 vs. Valparaiso, 9-3-16TD Rushes: .............................................................................. 0Longest Rush: ......................................................................... 0Interceptions: ............................................................................ 0

#92 • Matt Swaine • DLTackles: ........................................9 vs. Eastern Illinois, 9-17-16Solos: .............................................................................4, twiceAssists: .........................................5 vs. Eastern Illinois, 9-17-16Sacks: ..............................................................1.0, seven timesTFLs: .........................................2.0 vs. Eastern Illinois, 9-17-16Interceptions: ............................................................................ 0

#81 • Tanner Taula • TEReceptions: ........................1 vs. South Dakota State, 10-27-18Receiving Yards: ................3 vs. South Dakota State, 10-27-18Touchdowns: ......................1 vs. South Dakota State, 10-27-18Long Reception: .................3 vs. South Dakota State, 10-27-18

#3 • Devin Taylor • DBTackles: .........................................8 at Colorado State, 9-22-18Solos: ............................................6 at Colorado State, 9-22-18Assists: ...........................................4 at Missouri State, 9-29-18Sacks: ...................................................................................... 0TFLs: .......................................... 1.0 at Indiana State, 11-10-18Interceptions: .......................................................... 1, four times

#24 • Christian Uphoff • STackles: ..........................................................................3, twiceSolos: ..........................................3 vs. Western Illinois, 10-6-18Assists: ...........................................1 vs. Eastern Illinois, 9-8-18Sacks: .............................................1.0 vs. Saint Xavier, 9-1-18TFLs: ...............................................1.0 vs. Saint Xavier, 9-1-18Interceptions: ............................................................................ 0Long Kickoff Return: ....... 100 at South Dakota State, 11-11-17

#5 • Zeke Vandenburgh • LBTackles: ..........................................................................4, twiceSolos: .............................................................................2, twiceAssists: ...........................................................................2, twiceSacks: ...................................................................................... 0TFLs: .......................................................................... .1.0, twiceInterceptions: ............................................................................ 0

#47 • DeMarco Washington • LBTackles: ..........................................8 vs. Eastern Illinois, 9-8-18Solos: ............................................ 2 vs. Eastern Illinois, 9-8-18Assists: .......................................... 6 vs. Eastern Illinois, 9-8-18Sacks: ...................................................................................... 0TFLs: ...........................................1.0 vs. Eastern Illinois, 9-8-18Interceptions: ............................................................................ 0

#19 • Charles Woods • DBTackles: ......................................... 6 at Indiana State, 11-10-18Solos: ............................................................................ 3, twiceAssists: ......................................... 4 at Indiana State, 11-10-18Sacks: ...................................................................................... 0TFLs: .......................................................................... .1.0, twiceInterceptions: ............................................................................ 0


GAME 11 // Youngstown State // Nov. 17, 2018 // PAGE 142018 STATISTICS

GAME RESULTSDate Opponent Score W/L Attendance Sept. 1, 2018 Saint Xavier 46-0 W 9,157 Sept. 8, 2018 Eastern Illinois 48-10 W 8,914 Sept. 22, 2018 at Colorado State 35-19 W 26,259 Sept. 29, 2018 at Missouri State* 21-24 L 12,224 Oct. 6, 2018 Western Illinois* 33-16 W 8,516 Oct. 13, 2018 Southern Illinois* 51-3 W 11,247 Oct. 20, 2018 at #1 North Dakota State* 14-28 L 18,553 Oct. 27, 2018 #7 South Dakota State* 28-38 L 12,144 Nov. 3, 2018 at Northern Iowa* 16-26 L 10,838 Nov. 10, 2018 at Indiana State* 23-28 L 4,016 * Missouri Valley Football Conference game

TEAM STATISTICS ILS OPP SCORING 315 192 POINTS PER GAME 31.5 19.2 FIRST DOWNS 208 163 RUSHING YARDAGE 1862 1199 YARDS GAINED RUSHING 2068 1432 YARDS LOST RUSHING 206 233 RUSHING ATTEMPTS 376 371 AVERAGE PER RUSH 5.0 3.2 AVERAGE PER GAME 186.2 119.9 TDS RUSHING 18 13 PASSING YARDAGE 2303 1892 COMP-ATT-INT 181-303-8 164-306-13 AVERAGE PER PASS 7.6 6.2 AVERAGE PER CATCH 12.7 11.5 AVERAGE PER GAME 230.3 189.2 TDS PASSING 23 10 TOTAL OFFENSE 4165 3091 TOTAL PLAYS 679 677 AVERAGE PER PLAY 6.1 4.6 AVERAGE PER GAME 416.5 309.1 KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS 22-541 33-721 PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS 16-129 22-297 INT RETURNS: #-YARDS 13-121 8-59 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 24.6 21.8 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 8.1 13.5 INT RETURN AVERAGE 9.3 7.4 FUMBLES-LOST 7-4 6-2 PENALTIES-YARDS 60-547 60-540 AVERAGE PER GAME 54.7 54.0 PUNTS-YARDS 55-2378 60-2537 AVERAGE PER PUNT 43.2 42.3 NET PUNT AVERAGE 36.0 38.1 KICKOFFS-YARDS 58-3305 43-2612 AVERAGE PER KICK 57.0 60.7 NET KICK AVERAGE 38.1 38.9 TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME 30:31 29:29 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS 47/131 56/157 3RD-DOWN PCT 36% 36% 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS 11/16 5/22 4TH-DOWN PCT 69% 23% SACKS BY-YARDS 13-92 18-120 MISC YARDS 0 7 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 42 24 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 7-14 9-9 ON-SIDE KICKS 1-1 1-1 RED-ZONE SCORES (34-40) 85% (23-32) 72% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (28-40) 70% (19-32) 59% PAT-ATTEMPTS (38-40) 95% (21-23) 91% ATTENDANCE 49978 71890 GAMES/AVG PER GAME 5/9996 5/14378

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalIllinois State 50 79 66 120 0 315Opponents 32 86 51 23 0 192

RUSHING G Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/GRobinson,James 10 182 1073 39 1034 5.7 10 57 103.4Smith,Markel 10 93 579 17 562 6.0 4 51 56.2Birch,Jordan 6 14 88 2 86 6.1 1 32 14.3Davis,Brady 9 44 149 90 59 1.3 1 25 6.6Kielbasa,Nick 9 14 52 2 50 3.6 1 7 5.6Schnell,Spencer 10 3 34 0 34 11.3 0 13 3.4Kolbe,Jake 6 15 72 48 24 1.6 1 16 4.0Hatfi eld,Trenton 10 4 20 0 20 5.0 0 9 2.0McCloyn,Tim 8 1 1 0 1 1.0 0 1 0.1Adams, Brian 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0Haley,Braxton 10 1 0 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 -0.1TEAM 5 2 0 2 -2 -1.0 0 0 -0.4Brees,Mitchell 10 2 0 5 -5 -2.5 0 0 -0.5Total.......... 10 376 2068 206 1862 5.0 18 57 186.2Opponents...... 10 371 1432 233 1199 3.2 13 34 119.9

PASSING G Effi c Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G Davis,Brady 9 144.68 134-234-5 57.3 1847 18 97 205.2Kolbe,Jake 6 145.34 46-65-3 70.8 452 5 38 75.3TEAM 5 0.00 0-2-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Smith,Tristan 1 66.80 1-2-0 50.0 4 0 4 4.0Total.......... 10 143.35 181-303-8 59.7 2303 23 97 230.3Opponents...... 10 107.82 164-306-13 53.6 1892 10 81 189.2

RECEIVING G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/GSchnell,Spencer 10 63 847 13.4 9 97 84.7Edgar,Andrew 10 41 704 17.2 4 81 70.4Robinson,James 10 20 168 8.4 1 43 16.8Haley,Braxton 10 20 259 12.9 2 38 25.9Petkovich,Tylor 10 12 123 10.2 3 23 12.3Taula,Tanner 10 5 31 6.2 1 9 3.1Smith,Markel 10 4 70 17.5 1 60 7.0Birch,Jordan 6 4 36 9.0 0 17 6.0Gillum,Robert 10 3 10 3.3 2 4 1.0Grimes,Taylor 5 2 19 9.5 0 12 3.8Romero,Arturo 5 2 18 9.0 0 14 3.6Brees,Mitchell 10 2 -9 -4.5 0 0 -0.9Hatfi eld,Trenton 10 1 17 17.0 0 17 1.7Nagel,Austin 6 1 11 11.0 0 11 1.8Adams, Brian 1 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 -1.0Total.......... 10 181 2303 12.7 23 97 230.3Opponents...... 10 164 1892 11.5 10 81 189.2


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PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD LongSchnell,Spencer 15 131 8.7 0 20Robinson,James 1 -2 -2.0 0 0Total.......... 16 129 8.1 0 20Opponents...... 22 297 13.5 0 69

INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD LongKirk,Luther 4 51 12.8 1 39Taylor,Devin 3 0 0.0 0 0Brees,Mitchell 2 27 13.5 0 27DeForest,Ty 2 43 21.5 0 43Edwards,Willie 1 0 0.0 0 0Uphoff,Christian 1 0 0.0 0 0Total.......... 13 121 9.3 1 43Opponents...... 8 59 7.4 1 31

KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD LongUphoff,Christian 15 409 27.3 0 58Woods,Charles 3 66 22.0 0 25Birch,Jordan 2 32 16.0 0 19Robinson,James 1 23 23.0 0 23Romero,Arturo 1 11 11.0 0 11Total.......... 22 541 24.6 0 58Opponents...... 33 721 21.8 0 53

FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD LongTotal.......... 0 0 0.0 0 0Opponents...... 0 0 0.0 0 0

SCORING |------------ PATs -------------| TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf PointsRobinson,James 11 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0-0 0 0 66Schnell,Spencer 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 54Smith,Markel 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30Bohlken,JT 0 4-8 18-19 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30Fenlason,Sam 0 3-6 20-21 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 29Edgar,Andrew 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24Petkovich,Tylor 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18Gillum,Robert 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Haley,Braxton 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Birch,Jordan 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Kolbe,Jake 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Davis,Brady 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 6Taula,Tanner 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Kielbasa,Nick 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Kirk,Luther 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 2Edwards,Willie 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 1 0 2Total.......... 42 7-14 38-40 0-1 0 0-1 1 1 315Opponents...... 24 9-9 21-23 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 192

TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/GDavis,Brady 9 278 59 1847 1906 211.8Robinson,James 10 182 1034 0 1034 103.4Smith,Markel 10 93 562 0 562 56.2Kolbe,Jake 6 80 24 452 476 79.3Birch,Jordan 6 14 86 0 86 14.3Kielbasa,Nick 9 14 50 0 50 5.6Schnell,Spencer 10 3 34 0 34 3.4Hatfield,Trenton 10 4 20 0 20 2.0Smith,Tristan 1 2 0 4 4 4.0McCloyn,Tim 8 1 1 0 1 0.1Haley,Braxton 10 1 -1 0 -1 -0.1TEAM 5 4 -2 0 -2 -0.4Brees,Mitchell 10 2 -5 0 -5 -0.5Total.......... 10 679 1862 2303 4165 416.5Opponents...... 10 677 1199 1892 3091 309.1

FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg BlkFenlason,Sam 3-6 50.0 0-0 0-0 3-4 0-2 0-0 38 1Bohlken,JT 4-8 50.0 0-0 3-3 1-4 0-1 0-0 35 0

PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 50+ BlkBohlken,JT 55 2378 43.2 68 5 8 18 19 0Total.......... 55 2378 43.2 68 5 8 18 19 0Opponents...... 60 2537 42.3 68 6 19 21 13 0

KICKOFFS No. Yds Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLnFenlason,Sam 57 3250 57.0 15 4 Bohlken,JT 1 55 55.0 0 0 Total.......... 58 3305 57.0 15 4 721 38.1 26Opponents...... 43 2612 60.7 16 2 541 38.9 26

ALL-PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/GRobinson,James 10 1034 168 -2 23 0 1223 122.3Schnell,Spencer 10 34 847 131 0 0 1012 101.2Edgar,Andrew 10 0 704 0 0 0 704 70.4Smith,Markel 10 562 70 0 0 0 632 63.2Uphoff,Christian 10 0 0 0 409 0 409 40.9Haley,Braxton 10 -1 247 0 0 0 246 24.6Birch,Jordan 6 86 36 0 32 0 154 25.7Petkovich,Tylor 10 0 123 0 0 0 123 12.3Woods,Charles 10 0 0 0 66 0 66 6.6Kirk,Luther 10 0 12 0 0 51 63 6.3Davis,Brady 9 59 0 0 0 0 59 6.6Kielbasa,Nick 9 50 0 0 0 0 50 5.6DeForest,Ty 10 0 0 0 0 43 43 4.3Hatfield,Trenton 10 20 17 0 0 0 37 3.7Taula,Tanner 10 0 31 0 0 0 31 3.1Romero,Arturo 5 0 18 0 11 0 29 5.8Kolbe,Jake 6 24 0 0 0 0 24 4.0Grimes,Taylor 5 0 19 0 0 0 19 3.8Brees,Mitchell 10 -5 -9 0 0 27 13 1.3Nagel,Austin 6 0 11 0 0 0 11 1.8Gillum,Robert 10 0 10 0 0 0 10 1.0McCloyn,Tim 8 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.1Adams, Brian 1 0 -1 0 0 0 -1 -1.0TEAM 5 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.4Total.......... 10 1862 2303 129 541 121 4956 495.6Opponents...... 10 1199 1892 297 721 59 4168 416.8


GAME 11 // Youngstown State // Nov. 17, 2018 // PAGE 162018 DEFENSIVE STATS

|——––-––––––TACKLES––––––-––––––| |––SACKS––| |–––––––––––––PASS DEF–––––––––––––| |–––FUMBLES–––| BLKD GP-GS SOLO AST TOTAL TFL/YDS NO-YARDS INT-YDS BRUP QBH RCV-YDS FF KICK SAF 39 Mathews,Zackary 10 41 40 81 5.5-43 1.0-17 . 3 6 . . . . 14 Kirk,Luther 10 31 24 55 . . 4-51 3 . . . . . 6 Clark,Tuvone 10 25 20 45 9.0-36 . . 1 3 . 1 . . 50 DeForest,Ty 10 14 29 43 1.0-1 . 2-43 3 5 1-0 . . . 3 Taylor,Devin 10 27 16 43 2.0-7 . 3-0 10 1 . . 1 . 9 Brees,Mitchell 10 23 19 42 4.0-8 . 2-27 4 2 . . . . 8 McKnight,Romeo 10 21 21 42 9.0-35 3.0-22 . 3 10 . . . . 20 Edwards,Willie 8 25 15 40 0.5-1 . 1-0 5 2 . . . . 99 Ridgeway,John 10 8 21 29 2.0-4 1.0-3 . . . . . . . 58 Kelly-Martin,Dex 10 15 12 27 4.0-15 1.5-6 . . 4 . . . . 52 Guhl,Ryan 9 8 17 25 4.5-17 1.5-9 . . 3 . . . . 92 Swaine,Matt 10 8 16 24 4.5-15 2.0-11 . 1 5 . . . . 94 Lewan,Jason 10 11 13 24 3.0-7 1.0-3 . 3 1 1-0 . . . 95 Harris,Jason 10 11 10 21 1.0-1 . . 1 2 . . . . 47 Washington,DeMarco 9 6 15 21 1.0-2 . . . 4 . . . . 5 Vandenburgh,Zeke 10 13 6 19 3.5-8 . . . 2 . . . . 24 Uphoff,Christian 10 11 7 18 2.0-17 1.0-12 1-0 4 . . 1 . . 19 Woods,Charles 10 11 5 16 1.5-1 . . 2 . . . . . 10 Broadnax,Malachi 8 12 3 15 1.0-6 . . 1 . . . . . 96 Powell,Jacob 10 3 9 12 3.0-12 1.0-9 . . 1 . . . . 90 Podkulski,Stephen 5 5 7 12 0.5-1 . . . . . . . . 79 Georgie,Trey 7 2 8 10 . . . 1 . . . . . 42 Draka,Dylan 10 4 3 7 . . . . . . . . . 17 Hatfi eld,Trenton 10 4 2 6 . . . . . . . . . 28 Bennyhoff,Luke 10 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . . 33 Kielbasa,Nick 9 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . . 87 Gillum,Robert 10 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . . 34 Janes,Connor 7 1 2 3 0.5-0 . . . . . . . . 25 Robinson,James 10 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . . 36 Fenlason,Sam 10 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . . 22 Scott,Eric 4 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . . 25 Gardner,Mike 2 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . . 46 McCloyn,Tim 8 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 85 Petkovich,Tylor 10 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 4 Davis,Brady 9 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 61 Kanugh,Chad 9 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 72 Hirsch,Garrett 9 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . 16 Brown,Iverson 2 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . 78 Ames,John 1 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 30 Barajas,Josh 5 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 16 Kolbe,Jake 6 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . 2 Patterson,Kentre 4 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 82 Nagel,Austin 6 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . 29 Haynie,Julian 3 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 54 Monaco,Paul 8 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 53 O'Day,Donavin 10 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . TM TEAM 5 . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Total.......... 10 362 352 714 63-237 13-92 13-121 45 51 2-0 2 1 1 Opponents...... 10 375 305 680 60.0-212 18-120 8-59 29 33 4-0 5 2 .



ILLINOIS STATE SITUATIONAL STATS

2018Playing at home 4-1

Playing on the road 1-4

Playing on a neutral fi eld 0-0

Playing at night 2-0

Playing during the day 3-5

ISU scores on fi rst possession 1-3

Opponent scores on fi rst possession 1-3

ISU scores fi rst 3-2

Opponent scores fi rst 2-3

ISU leads after 1st quarter 3-1

Opponent leads after 1st quarter 2-2

Tied after fi rst quarter 0-2

ISU leads at halftime 4-0

Opponent leads at halftime 1-5

Tied at halftime 0-0

ISU leads after 3rd quarter 4-0

Opponent leads after 3rd quarter 1-5

Game goes into overtime 0-0

ISU has more total yards 4-2

Opponent has more total yards 1-3

ISU has more rushing yards 5-0

Opponent has more rushing yards 0-5

ISU has more passing yards 4-3

Opponent has more passing yards 1-2

ISU has more turnovers 1-4

Opponent has more turnovers 4-1

Teams have equal turnovers 0-0

ISU has more penalties 2-3

Opponent has more penalties 2-3

Penalties are equal 1-0

ISU has more time of possession 5-1

Opponent has more time of possession 0-4

ISU has 100-yard rusher 4-1

Opponent has 100-yard rusher 0-2

ISU scores at least 20 points 3-3

Opponent scores at least 20 points 0-5

ISU throws for 300 yards 1-0

Opponent throws for 300 yards 0-0

Playing on natural grass 0-0

Playing on artifi cial surface 5-5

ISU defense scores 1-0

Opponent defense scores 0-1

ISU returns KO/Punt for TD 0-0

Opponent returns KO/Punt for TD 0-0

LAST TIME IT HAPPENED

OPPONENT INDIVIDUALRushed for 100 yards 132, Titus McCoy, Indiana State, 11-17-18Rushed for 200 yards 371, Jemaine Cook, Youngstown State, 11-06-10 Passed for 200 yards 262, Eli Dunne, Northern Iowa, 11-10-18Passed for 300 yards 440, Chris Streveler, South Dakota, 10-21-17Passed for 400 yards 440, Chris Streveler, South Dakota, 10-21-17Had 10 receptions Billy Reed (14) and Jonathan Mixon (11), Southern Illinois, 11-14-15 Had 100 yards receiving 131, Cade Johnson, South Dakota State, 10-27-18 Returned a punt for a TD 77, Gary Hunter, Dayton, 9-1-12 Returned a kickoff for a TD David Johnson (98 yards), Northern Iowa, 11-1-14 Returned an interception for a TD Duncan Ferch (14 yards), UNI, 11-10-18 Returned a fumble for a TD Mike Lien (40 yards), South Dakota State, 9-24-11 Returned a blocked FG for a TD Travis Williams (66 yards), Illinois, 9-6-03 Returned a blocked punt for a TD Mack Weaver (15 yards), Eastern Illinois, 9-16-17 Rushed for three touchdowns 3, Lance Dunn, North Dakota State, 10-20-18 Threw three touchdown passes 3, Taryn Christion, South Dakota State, 10-27-17 Caught three touchdown passes 3, Robert Tonyan, Indiana State, 10-31-15 Kicked three fi eld goals Austin Errthum, Northern Iowa, 11-10-18 Had a 70-yard run from scrimmage 73, Shepard Little, Eastern Illinois, 9-14-13 Had a 70-yard pass completion 81 (TD), Taryn Christion to Cade Johnson, South Dakota State, 10-27-18 Had 20 tackles 22, L.J. Fort, Northern Iowa, 11-19-11 Had a 50-yard fi eld goal 52, Kyle Dougherty, Southern Illinois, 11-21-08 Had a 70-yard punt 74, Jim Hannula, Northern Illinois, 9-30-78

OPPONENT TEAM400 yards rushing 413, North Dakota State, 10-25-08 300 yards rushing 353, Southern Illinois, 10-2-10 400 yards passing 440, South Dakota, 10-21-17300 yards passing 440, South Dakota, 10-21-17500 yards total offense 554, South Dakota, 10-21-1730 fi rst downs 33, South Dakota, 10-21-1750 points 59, Youngstown State, 10-12-13 Scored a safety Missouri State, 10-17-15Posted a shutout Southern Illinois 17, Illinois State 0, 10-6-12 Held ISU under 100 yards rushing 35, Northern Iowa, 11-10-18Held ISU under 100 yards passing 42, Youngstown State, 10-28-17Held ISU under 200 total yards 196, North Dakota State, 11-9-13 Held ISU under 100 total yards 94, Central State, 9-9-89 Blocked a punt Eastern Illinois (TD), 9-16-17Blocked a fi eld goal Missouri State, 9-29-18Blocked an extra point attempt Saint Xavier, 9-1-18

ILLINOIS STATE INDIVIDUALRushed for 100 yards 128, James Robinson at North Dakota State, 10-20-18 Rushed for 200 yards 202, James Robinson vs. Southern Illinois, 10-13-18 Passed for 200 yards 294, Brady Davis at Indiana State, 11-10-18 Passed for 300 yards 317, Brady Davis vs. Eastern Illinois, 9-8-18 Passed for 400 yards 473, Matt Brown vs. Eastern Illinois, 9-15-12Had 10 receptions 11, Spencer Schnell at Indiana State, 11-10-18 Had 100 yards receiving Spencer Schnell (155) and Andrew Edgar (104) at Indiana State, 11-17-18Returned a punt for a TD Anthony Warrum (62 yards) vs. Abilene Christian, 9-21-13 Returned a kickoff for a TD Christian Uphoff (100 yards) at South Dakota State, 11-11-17Returned an interception for a TD Luther Kirk (39 yards) vs. Western Illinois, 10-6-18 Returned a fumble for a TD Matt McCown (26 yards) at Youngstown State, 10-28-17 Returned a blocked FG for a TD Armando Andrade (85 yards) vs. W. Va. Tech, 8-31-00 Returned a blocked punt for a TD Pat Meehan (10 yards) vs. Dayton, 9-1-12 Rushed for three touchdowns 3, James Robinson vs. Western Illinois, 10-6-18Threw three touchdown passes 3, Jake Kolbe vs. South Dakota State, 10-27-18 Caught three touchdown passes 3, Anthony Warrum at South Dakota State, 11-7-15 Kicked three fi eld goals 3, Sean Slattery vs. South Dakota, 10-21-17Had a 70-yard run from scrimmage 87, James Robinson vs. South Dakota, 10-21-17 Had a 70-yard pass completion 81 (TD), Brady Davis to Andrew Edgar vs. South Dakota State, 10-27-18Had 20 tackles 22, Cameron Siskowic vs. Eastern Illinois, 9-16-06 Had a 50-yard fi eld goal 51, Sean Slattery at Northern Arizona, 10-7-17Had a 70-yard punt 70, Zach Breen vs. Western Illinois, 11-4-17

ILLINOIS STATE TEAM400 yards rushing 409 vs. Southern Illinois, 10-13-18 300 yards rushing 409 vs. Southern Illinois, 10-13-18400 yards passing 473 vs. Eastern Illinois, 9-15-12 300 yards passing 328 vs. Eastern Illinois, 9-8-18 500 yards total offense 541 vs. Southern Illinois, 10-13-1830 fi rst downs 31 vs. Butler, 9-2-17 50 points 67 vs. Morgan State, 9-12-15 Scored a safety Saint Xavier, 9-1-18 Posted a shutout Illinois State 46, Saint Xavier 0, 9-1-18 Held an opponent under 100 yards rushing 96, South Dakota State, 10-27-18Held an opponent under 100 yards passing 60, Saint Xavier, 9-1-18Held an opponent under 200 total yards 30, Saint Xavier, 9-1-18 Held an opponent under 100 total yards 30, Saint Xavier, 9-1-18 Blocked a punt Indiana State, 10-31-15Blocked a fi eld goal at Missouri State, 9-23-17 Blocked an extra point attempt vs. Western Illinois, 10-6-18


GAME 11 // Youngstown State // Nov. 17, 2018 // PAGE 182018 Game Recaps

SXU ILSScore 0 46FIRST DOWNS 7 20RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 35--30 40-191PASSING YDS (NET) 60 177Passes Att-Comp-Int 23-8-3 31-19-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 58-30 71-368Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 1-7 2-18Kickoff Returns-Yards 6-126 0-0Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 3-70Punts (Number-Avg) 5-48.4 3-40.3Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-1Penalties-Yards 4-29 9-57Possession Time 28:44 31:16Third-Down Conversions 2 of 15 8 of 15Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 5 2 of 3Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-1 6-6

Saint Xavier Illinois StateRushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg AvgE. Williams Jr. 8 21 2 19 0 8 2.4Vance McShane 6 19 0 19 0 5 3.2Nick Czeszewski 2 18 0 18 0 14 9.0Jamarri Watson 7 15 8 7 0 8 1.0

Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg AvgBirch,Jordan 5 54 2 52 1 32 10.4Smith,Markel 9 51 0 51 1 11 5.7Robinson,James 9 51 6 45 2 13 5.0Kielbasa,Nick 8 29 2 27 1 7 3.4

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long SackAlex Martinez 5-16-2 39 0 13 2J. Hunniford 3-6-0 21 0 11 1

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long SackDavis,Brady 12-19-0 123 1 35 0Kolbe,Jake 6-10-0 50 0 17 1

Receiving No. Yards TD LongElliott Pipkin 3 27 0 13Jair Myrick 2 17 0 11Vance McShane 1 7 0 7Nick Czeszewski 1 5 0 5

Receiving No. Yards TD LongSchnell,Spencer 5 39 0 17Haley,Braxton 4 53 0 35Edgar,Andrew 2 22 0 12Robinson,James 2 4 0 2

Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TBKyle Hassert 4 196 49.0 61 1 0J. Hunniford 1 46 46.0 46 1 0

Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TBBohlken,JT 3 121 40.3 68 1 0

Punt Returns No. Yards TD LongNick Czeszewski 1 7 0 7

Punt Returns No. Yards TD LongRobinson,James 1 -2 0 0Schnell,Spencer 1 20 0 20

Kick Returns No. Yards TD LongNick Czeszewski 3 74 0 27Vance McShane 2 42 0 25

Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFLDanny Saracco 4-3 7 0.0 0.0Tim Walsh 2-5 7 0.0 0.0Josh Hettiger 5-1 6 1.0 1.5Brenton Johnson 3-3 6 0.0 0.0

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFLBroadnax,Malach 5-2 7 0.0 1.0Mathews,Zackary 2-3 5 1.0 2.0Kelly-Martin,De 2-3 5 0.5 1.5Georgie,Trey 1-4 5 0.0 0.0

Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H1st 12:32 ILS - Robinson,James 13 yd run (Fenlason,Sam kick), 1-13 0:07 0 - 7

02:13 ILS - Petkovich,Tylor 15 yd pass from Davis,Brady (Fenlason,Sam kick), 2-9 0:39 0 - 142nd 08:35 ILS - Fenlason,Sam 37 yd field goal, 7-17 3:30 0 - 17

04:27 ILS - Birch,Jordan 32 yd run (Fenlason,Sam kick), 6-55 2:08 0 - 243rd 11:27 ILS - Robinson,James 11 yd run (Fenlason,Sam kick), 6-65 0:00 0 - 31

07:45 ILS - Smith,Markel 2 yd run (Fenlason,Sam kick), 7-24 2:08 0 - 384th 10:18 ILS - Kielbasa,Nick 7 yd run (Fenlason,Sam kick blockd), 10-61 4:35 0 - 44

08:42 ILS - TEAM safety 0 - 46

Saint Xavier at No. 20 Illinois State September 1, 2018 // Hancock Stadium // Normal, illinois // Attendance: 9,157



EIU ILSScore 10 48FIRST DOWNS 20 22RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 42-195 37-254PASSING YDS (NET) 161 328Passes Att-Comp-Int 36-22-1 24-18-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 78-356 61-582Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 1-4Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-23 2-83Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-0Punts (Number-Avg) 4-38.8 1-17.0Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0Penalties-Yards 3-25 6-55Possession Time 28:28 31:32Third-Down Conversions 6 of 18 6 of 11Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 6 1 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-2 4-4

Eastern Illinois Illinois StateRushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg AvgSCOTT, Jamal 17 99 3 96 1 31 5.6BRANTLEY, John 11 47 5 42 0 14 3.8JOHNSON, Isaiah 6 34 0 34 0 16 5.7McCULLOUGH, D 4 20 0 20 0 6 5.0

Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg AvgRobinson,James 15 154 1 153 1 42 10.2Smith,Markel 15 86 0 86 0 14 5.7Davis,Brady 4 14 0 14 1 6 3.5Birch,Jordan 2 3 0 3 0 2 1.5

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long SackWOODBERY, Harry 13-21-1 109 0 45 0BRANTLEY, John 9-15-0 52 0 10 1


Receiving No. Yards TD LongHOLLINS, A. 7 74 0 45PHILLIPS, Teriq 3 20 0 8GOOCH, Aaron 3 0 0 10COLUMBUS,Robert 2 15 0 13

Receiving No. Yards TD LongSchnell,Spencer 8 174 2 97Edgar,Andrew 4 82 1 42Haley,Braxton 3 53 0 32Nagel,Austin 1 11 0 11

Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TBBRUNO, Nick 4 155 38.8 45 2 1


Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Punt Returns No. Yards TD LongSchnell,Spencer 1 4 0 4

Kick Returns No. Yards TD LongREYNA, Matt 1 15 0 15DEAN, Nolan 1 8 0 8

Kick Returns No. Yards TD LongUphoff,Christia 2 83 0 58

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFLCAPUTO, Joe 7-6 13 0.0 1.0WILLIAMS, Mark 7-1 8 0.0 0.0PAGE, Cornelius 7-0 7 0.0 0.0PRICE, Josh 4-1 5 0.0 0.0

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFLMathews,Zackary 4-4 8 0.0 1.0Washington,DeMa 2-6 8 0.0 1.0Edwards,Willie 4-3 7 0.0 0.5Kirk,Luther 3-2 5 0.0 0.0

Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H1st 02:31 ILS - Edgar,Andrew 42 yd pass from Davis,Brady (Fenlason,Sam kick), 8-95 3:39 0 - 72nd 11:35 ILS - Davis,Brady 3 yd run (Fenlason,Sam kick), 7-80 3:41 0 - 14

08:25 ILS - Schnell,Spencer 97 yd pass from Davis,Brady (Fenlason,Sam kick), 1-97 0:13 0 - 2103:28 ILS - Schnell,Spencer 33 yd pass from Davis,Brady (Fenlason,Sam kick), 7-63 3:06 0 - 28

3rd 10:50 ILS - Fenlason,Sam 37 yd field goal, 6-13 3:26 0 - 3108:26 EIU - SEVERINO, Matt 39 yd field goal, 8-48 2:18 3 - 3105:48 ILS - Gillum,Robert 3 yd pass from Davis,Brady (Fenlason,Sam kick), 5-42 2:30 3 - 3801:18 EIU - SCOTT, Jamal 6 yd run (SEVERINO, Matt kick), 11-65 4:30 10 - 38

4th 12:21 ILS - Robinson,James 6 yd run (Fenlason,Sam kick), 7-75 3:57 10 - 4505:28 ILS - Fenlason,Sam 38 yd field goal, 8-35 4:29 10 - 48

Eastern Illinois at No. 19 Illinois State September 8, 2018 // Hancock Stadium // Normal, illinois // Attendance: 8,194



ILS CSUScore 35 19FIRST DOWNS 22 25RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 42-267 31-134PASSING YDS (NET) 271 257Passes Att-Comp-Int 29-14-0 44-24-2TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 71-538 75-391Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 2-26 3-20Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-17 4-119Interception Returns-Yards 2-0 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 7-51.4 6-52.5Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0Penalties-Yards 9-81 9-79Possession Time 30:50 29:10Third-Down Conversions 4 of 14 6 of 15Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 3 1 of 3Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 3-4

Illinois State Colorado StateRushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg AvgRobinson,James 22 185 1 184 2 57 8.4Smith,Markel 14 65 0 65 1 14 4.6Birch,Jordan 3 10 0 10 0 7 3.3Kielbasa,Nick 2 8 0 8 0 6 4.0

Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg AvgMATTHEWS, I. 14 75 4 71 0 13 5.1KINSEY JR., M. 9 51 0 51 0 14 5.7CARTA-SAMUELS 3 13 0 13 0 5 4.3MCELROY, M. 1 4 0 4 0 4 4.0

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long SackDavis,Brady 14-29-0 271 2 60 0

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long SackCARTA-SAMUELS 15-27-1 142 2 38 0HILL, C. 9-17-1 115 1 25 2

Receiving No. Yards TD LongEdgar,Andrew 5 111 0 43Schnell,Spencer 5 69 0 18Smith,Markel 1 60 1 60Petkovich,Tylor 1 12 1 12

Receiving No. Yards TD LongJOHNSON, O. 7 107 1 38KINSEY JR., M. 4 63 1 22HALL, N. 3 33 1 17BUTLER, C. 3 25 0 12


Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TBSTONEHOUSE, R. 6 315 52.5 68 1 1

Punt Returns No. Yards TD LongSchnell,Spencer 2 26 0 19

Punt Returns No. Yards TD LongJOHNSON, O. 3 20 0 18


Kick Returns No. Yards TD LongHAWKINS, A. 3 89 0 45PRENTICE, A. 1 30 0 30

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFLMathews,Zackary 4-6 10 0.0 0.0Taylor,Devin 6-2 8 0.0 0.0Edwards,Willie 5-1 6 0.0 0.0Kirk,Luther 2-4 6 0.0 0.0

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFLHICKS, J. 7-3 10 0.0 1.0WATSON, J. 5-5 10 0.0 0.0SMITH, C. 2-5 7 0.0 0.0THOMAS, T. 1-5 6 0.0 0.0

Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H1st 02:21 CSU - JOHNSON, O. 9 yd pass from CARTA-SAMUELS (BRYAN, W. kick failed), 14-80 5:27 0 - 62nd 10:42 ILS - Robinson,James 2 yd run (Fenlason,Sam kick), 6-70 2:02 7 - 6

00:02 ILS - Smith,Markel 1 yd run (Fenlason,Sam kick), 16-80 5:16 14 - 63rd 12:35 ILS - Petkovich,Tylor 12 yd pass from Davis,Brady (Fenlason,Sam kick), 5-75 0:00 21 - 6

04:00 CSU - HALL, N. 17 yd pass from CARTA-SAMUELS (BRYAN, W. kick), 7-60 3:02 21 - 134th 09:25 ILS - Smith,Markel 60 yd pass from Davis,Brady (Fenlason,Sam kick), 3-51 1:17 28 - 13

02:48 ILS - Robinson,James 57 yd run (Fenlason,Sam kick), 1-57 0:10 35 - 1301:36 CSU - KINSEY JR., M. 14 yd pass from HILL, C. (JACKSON, W. pass failed), 5-40 1:01 35 - 19

No. 15 Illinois State at Colorado StateSeptember 22, 2018 // Canvas Stadium // Fort collins, colorado // Attendance: 26,259



ILS MSUScore 21 24FIRST DOWNS 18 23RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 26-128 48-162PASSING YDS (NET) 240 232Passes Att-Comp-Int 42-22-0 32-22-2TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 68-368 80-394Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 3-9Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-50 0-0Interception Returns-Yards 2-12 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 8-42.9 5-35.8Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1Penalties-Yards 8-80 4-52Possession Time 25:37 34:23Third-Down Conversions 3 of 13 6 of 14Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-4 3-4

Illinois State Missouri StateRushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg AvgSmith,Markel 6 80 0 80 0 50 13.3Robinson,James 13 56 2 54 0 15 4.2Birch,Jordan 1 7 0 7 0 7 7.0Adams, Brian 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg AvgJason Randall 21 71 8 63 1 12 3.0Peyton Huslig 17 55 3 52 1 10 3.1Donovan Daniels 7 33 0 33 1 15 4.7Damoriea Vick 2 15 0 15 0 8 7.5


Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long SackPeyton Huslig 22-32-2 232 0 36 1

Receiving No. Yards TD LongRobinson,James 6 97 1 43Schnell,Spencer 5 71 2 37Edgar,Andrew 4 33 0 12Birch,Jordan 3 23 0 17

Receiving No. Yards TD LongDamoriea Vick 7 99 0 36Jordan Murray 4 53 0 18Tyler Currie 4 35 0 16Lorenzo Thomas 3 33 0 13


Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TBBrendan Withrow 5 179 35.8 44 1 0

Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Punt Returns No. Yards TD LongTre Betts 2 11 0 10Zack Sanders 1 -2 0 0

Kick Returns No. Yards TD LongUphoff,Christia 1 31 0 31Birch,Jordan 1 19 0 19

Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFLMathews,Zackary 10-6 16 0.0 0.0Brees,Mitchell 3-6 9 0.0 0.0Kirk,Luther 2-6 8 0.0 0.0DeForest,Ty 1-7 8 0.0 0.0

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFLMcNeece Egbim 6-3 9 1.0 1.0Darius Joseph 6-2 8 0.0 0.0Angelo Garbutt 3-3 6 0.0 0.0Kam Carter 3-2 5 0.0 1.0

Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H1st 03:54 MSU - Parker Lacina 42 yd field goal, 9-43 3:50 0 - 32nd 05:18 MSU - Peyton Huslig 5 yd run (Parker Lacina kick), 8-50 3:24 0 - 103rd 08:15 ILS - Schnell,Spencer 5 yd pass from Davis,Brady (Fenlason,Sam kick), 7-51 3:17 7 - 10

07:04 ILS - Schnell,Spencer 4 yd pass from Davis,Brady (Fenlason,Sam kick), 2-19 0:37 14 - 1002:57 MSU - Donovan Daniels 5 yd run (Parker Lacina kick), 10-75 4:07 14 - 17

4th 07:56 MSU - Jason Randall 1 yd run (Parker Lacina kick), 10-80 4:33 14 - 2403:15 ILS - Robinson,James 43 yd pass from Davis,Brady (Fenlason,Sam kick), 2-43 0:17 21 - 24

No. 9 Illinois State at Missouri StateSeptember 29, 2018 // Plaster Stadium // Springfield, Missouri // Attendance: 12,224



WIU ILSScore 16 33FIRST DOWNS 9 22RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 21-57 47-150PASSING YDS (NET) 220 120Passes Att-Comp-Int 35-14-1 25-11-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 56-277 72-270Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 3-55 7-47Kickoff Returns-Yards 6-122 4-62Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-39Punts (Number-Avg) 9-45.2 9-47.0Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0Penalties-Yards 11-108 4-42Possession Time 24:07 35:53Third-Down Conversions 2 of 14 4 of 15Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 1 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 4-4

Western Illinois Illinois StateRushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg AvgMcShane, Steve 8 19 1 18 0 5 2.2Ratkovich, C. 1 11 0 11 0 11 11.0Norris, Max 3 9 0 9 0 4 3.0Johnson, V. 1 9 0 9 0 9 9.0

Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg AvgRobinson,James 29 154 9 145 3 31 5.0Smith,Markel 11 24 6 18 0 8 1.6Davis,Brady 7 13 26 -13 0 6 -1.9

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long SackMcGuire, Sean 14-35-1 220 2 71 2


Receiving No. Yards TD LongMcShane, Steve 4 41 1 35Ratkovich, C. 4 19 0 9Brunner, John 3 67 0 33Tate, Tony 2 87 1 71

Receiving No. Yards TD LongSchnell,Spencer 7 79 0 27Haley,Braxton 2 25 0 14Petkovich,Tylor 1 9 0 9Robinson,James 1 7 0 7

Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TBFellner, Adam 9 407 45.2 55 1 0


Punt Returns No. Yards TD LongMcShane, Steve 3 55 0 23


Kick Returns No. Yards TD LongTate, Tony 3 83 0 41Lesure, Isaiah 2 39 0 28

Kick Returns No. Yards TD LongUphoff,Christia 3 49 0 22Patterson,Kentr 1 13 0 13

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFLMoon, Quentin 7-4 11 0.0 1.5Saunders, K. 2-7 9 1.0 2.5Carrera, Eric 5-3 8 0.0 0.0Swenson, Pete 3-5 8 1.0 3.5

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFLMathews,Zackary 6-1 7 0.0 1.0McKnight,Romeo 3-2 5 1.0 1.0DeForest,Ty 4-0 4 0.0 0.0Clark,Tuvone 3-1 4 0.0 0.0

Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H1st 11:41 WIU - Tate, Tony 16 yd pass from McGuire, Sean (Crosa, Sam kick blockd), 6-59 3:19 6 - 0

11:41 ILS - Edwards,Willie PAT return 6 - 22nd 10:15 ILS - Robinson,James 12 yd run (Bohlken,JT kick), 7-46 3:44 6 - 9

03:59 ILS - Bohlken,JT 22 yd field goal, 6-57 2:57 6 - 1201:00 WIU - McShane, Steve 35 yd pass from McGuire, Sean (Crosa, Sam kick), 1-35 0:08 13 - 12

3rd 07:21 WIU - Crosa, Sam 21 yd field goal, 7-77 4:05 16 - 124th 10:31 ILS - Robinson,James 11 yd run (Bohlken,JT kick), 6-52 3:11 16 - 19

04:28 ILS - Kirk,Luther 39 yd interception return (Bohlken,JT kick) 16 - 2600:10 ILS - Robinson,James 2 yd run (Bohlken,JT kick), 7-25 3:06 16 - 33

Western Illinois at No. 14 Illinois State October 6, 2018 // Hancock Stadium // Normal, illinois // Attendance: 8,516



SIU ILSScore 3 51FIRST DOWNS 10 27RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 34-90 52-409PASSING YDS (NET) 112 132Passes Att-Comp-Int 33-15-0 16-11-1TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 67-202 68-541Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 1-16 1-5Kickoff Returns-Yards 6-108 2-73Interception Returns-Yards 1-12 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 7-39.4 3-37.0Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0Penalties-Yards 5-44 3-40Possession Time 26:12 33:48Third-Down Conversions 3 of 17 4 of 9Fourth-Down Conversions 3 of 6 1 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-2 7-7

Southern Illinois Illinois StateRushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg AvgStraub, Sam 12 58 9 49 0 9 4.1Davis, D.J. 12 25 1 24 0 4 2.0Bonansinga, Sam 1 8 0 8 0 8 8.0Perkins, Chris 5 10 4 6 0 8 1.2

Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg AvgRobinson,James 25 207 5 202 1 44 8.1Smith,Markel 11 143 0 143 1 51 13.0Davis,Brady 8 47 23 24 0 25 3.0Birch,Jordan 3 14 0 14 0 8 4.7

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long SackStraub, Sam 14-30-0 103 0 33 1DeSomer, Matt 1-3-0 9 0 9 1


Receiving No. Yards TD LongLeonard, Raphae 7 81 0 33Lenoir, Landon 4 19 0 10Davis, D.J. 2 9 0 6James, Darrell 1 5 0 5

Receiving No. Yards TD LongSchnell,Spencer 3 40 1 18Haley,Braxton 3 18 1 10Edgar,Andrew 2 54 1 44Romero,Arturo 1 14 0 14

Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TBReazin, Lane 7 276 39.4 64 2 1


Punt Returns No. Yards TD LongBurton, JeQuan 1 16 0 16


Kick Returns No. Yards TD LongDavis, D.J. 2 42 0 21Burton, JeQuan 2 48 0 27


Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFLNotree, Bryce 3-7 10 0.0 0.5Harper, Madre 6-2 8 0.5 0.5Patterson, Joe 5-2 7 0.0 0.0Giegling, Luke 4-3 7 0.0 0.0

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFLMathews,Zackary 3-5 8 0.0 0.5Edwards,Willie 6-1 7 0.0 0.0Clark,Tuvone 4-3 7 0.0 2.0Swaine,Matt 3-3 6 1.0 1.5

Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H1st 04:15 ILS - Robinson,James 3 yd run (Bohlken,JT kick), 12-87 6:18 0 - 72nd 14:25 ILS - Bohlken,JT 35 yd field goal, 6-62 2:24 0 - 10

09:44 ILS - Edgar,Andrew 10 yd pass from Davis,Brady (Bohlken,JT kick), 7-51 2:27 0 - 1707:20 ILS - Gillum,Robert 3 yd pass from Davis,Brady (Bohlken,JT kick), 5-65 2:01 0 - 2400:27 ILS - Haley,Braxton 4 yd pass from Davis,Brady (Bohlken,JT kick), 6-71 2:01 0 - 31

3rd 08:43 SIU - Gualdoni, Nico 26 yd field goal, 17-66 6:17 3 - 3104:11 ILS - Smith,Markel 51 yd run (Bohlken,JT kick), 2-52 0:38 3 - 38

4th 06:55 ILS - Schnell,Spencer 16 yd pass from Davis,Brady (Bohlken,JT kick), 8-83 4:33 3 - 4500:32 ILS - Kolbe,Jake 1 yd run (Bohlken,JT kick failed), 8-42 3:51 3 - 51

Southern Illinois at No. 12 Illinois StateOctober 13, 2018 // Hancock Stadium // Normal, Illinois // Attendance: 11,247



ILS NDSUScore 14 28FIRST DOWNS 17 19RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 33-158 45-178PASSING YDS (NET) 206 207Passes Att-Comp-Int 24-12-2 22-13-1TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 57-364 67-385Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 2-103Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-68 2-66Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 2-7Punts (Number-Avg) 5-49.8 5-44.8Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0Penalties-Yards 5-45 6-43Possession Time 27:48 32:12Third-Down Conversions 4 of 12 10 of 16Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-3 4-5

Illinois State North Dakota StateRushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg AvgRobinson,James 20 128 0 128 1 25 6.4Smith,Markel 6 28 0 28 0 9 4.7Davis,Brady 7 11 9 2 0 4 0.3

Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg AvgEaston Stick 10 74 4 70 0 20 7.0Lance Dunn 19 61 0 61 3 8 3.2Ty Brooks 9 35 3 32 0 18 3.6Dallas Freeman 1 9 0 9 1 9 9.0


Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long SackEaston Stick 13-22-1 207 0 55 0

Receiving No. Yards TD LongSchnell,Spencer 5 112 1 42Edgar,Andrew 3 57 0 32Petkovich,Tylor 3 23 0 11Haley,Braxton 1 14 0 14

Receiving No. Yards TD LongD. Shepherd 6 126 0 55Dallas Freeman 3 34 0 15Nate Jenson 2 22 0 15Ben Ellefson 1 23 0 23


Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TBGarret Wegner 5 224 44.8 56 1 2

Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Punt Returns No. Yards TD LongD. Shepherd 2 103 0 69

Kick Returns No. Yards TD LongWoods,Charles 2 45 0 25Uphoff,Christia 1 23 0 23

Kick Returns No. Yards TD LongTy Brooks 2 66 0 36

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFLEdwards,Willie 7-4 11 0.0 0.0Mathews,Zackary 4-5 9 0.0 0.0Brees,Mitchell 3-4 7 0.0 0.0Clark,Tuvone 4-2 6 0.0 1.0

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFLRobbie Grimsley 5-3 8 1.0 1.0Dan Marlette 2-3 5 0.0 0.0James Hendricks 2-3 5 0.0 0.0Jabril Cox 2-3 5 0.0 0.0

Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H1st 11:46 NDSU - Lance Dunn 4 yd run (Cam Pedersen kick), 6-73 3:07 0 - 72nd 11:18 NDSU - Dallas Freeman 9 yd run (Cam Pedersen kick), 8-53 4:17 0 - 14

01:11 NDSU - Lance Dunn 1 yd run (Cam Pedersen kick), 12-95 4:23 0 - 213rd 12:40 NDSU - Lance Dunn 2 yd run (Cam Pedersen kick), 3-17 1:10 0 - 28

01:38 ILS - Robinson,James 11 yd run (Bohlken,JT kick), 8-99 3:06 7 - 284th 06:46 ILS - Schnell,Spencer 21 yd pass from Davis,Brady (Bohlken,JT kick), 7-59 3:43 14 - 28

No. 7 Illinois State at No. 1 North Dakota StateOctober 20, 2018 // Gate City Bank Field At The Fargodome // Fargo, North dakota // Attendance: 18,553



SDSU ILSScore 38 28FIRST DOWNS 16 20RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 38-96 29-81PASSING YDS (NET) 294 364Passes Att-Comp-Int 29-19-1 41-26-1TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 67-390 70-445Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 4-44 2-17Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-30 3-51Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 1-0Punts (Number-Avg) 7-39.9 7-38.0Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-2Penalties-Yards 7-60 6-60Possession Time 33:01 26:59Third-Down Conversions 7 of 17 6 of 15Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 2 of 2Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-4 2-3

South Dakota State Illinois StateRushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg AvgMikey Daniel 20 86 2 84 2 13 4.2Pierre Strong 5 17 0 17 0 7 3.4BlairMulholland 2 6 0 6 0 6 3.0Taryn Christion 7 8 12 -4 0 8 -0.6

Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg AvgKolbe,Jake 5 45 0 45 0 16 9.0Davis,Brady 5 17 5 12 0 12 2.4Robinson,James 13 13 3 10 0 4 0.8Schnell,Spencer 1 9 0 9 0 9 9.0

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long SackTaryn Christion 18-28-1 292 3 81 2Kanin Nelson 1-1-0 2 0 2 0

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long SackKolbe,Jake 15-23-1 183 3 27 0Davis,Brady 11-18-0 181 1 81 2

Receiving No. Yards TD LongCade Johnson 8 131 1 81Jacob Brown 3 47 1 22Blake Kunz 3 45 0 36Adam Anderson 2 72 1 64

Receiving No. Yards TD LongEdgar,Andrew 9 202 2 81Schnell,Spencer 7 63 0 27Robinson,James 5 42 0 13Petkovich,Tylor 3 38 1 23

Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TBBrady Hale 7 279 39.9 51 4 1


Punt Returns No. Yards TD LongMarshon Harris 2 10 0 5Jaxon Janke 2 34 0 18


Kick Returns No. Yards TD LongCade Johnson 1 30 0 30

Kick Returns No. Yards TD LongUphoff,Christia 1 19 0 19Woods,Charles 1 21 0 21

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFLDalton Cox 5-4 9 0.0 1.5C. Rozeboom 3-5 8 0.0 0.5Logan Backhaus 2-3 5 0.0 0.5Josh Manchigiah 3-1 4 0.0 0.5

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFLMathews,Zackary 4-3 7 0.0 1.0Kirk,Luther 4-2 6 0.0 0.0Clark,Tuvone 3-1 4 0.0 1.0Taylor,Devin 3-1 4 0.0 0.0

Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H1st 13:27 SDSU - Adam Anderson 64 yd pass from Taryn Christion (Chase Vinatieri kick), 3-67 1:33 7 - 0

13:11 ILS - Edgar,Andrew 81 yd pass from Davis,Brady (Bohlken,JT kick), 1-81 0:10 7 - 72nd 04:39 SDSU - Mikey Daniel 5 yd run (Chase Vinatieri kick), 1-5 0:05 14 - 7

02:24 SDSU - Jacob Brown 5 yd pass from Taryn Christion (Chase Vinatieri kick), 6-19 2:03 21 - 701:27 SDSU - Cade Johnson 81 yd pass from Taryn Christion (Chase Vinatieri kick), 1-81 0:12 28 - 7

3rd 03:19 SDSU - Mikey Daniel 7 yd run (Chase Vinatieri kick), 6-36 3:08 35 - 74th 11:50 ILS - Taula,Tanner 3 yd pass from Kolbe,Jake (Bohlken,JT kick), 14-85 6:25 35 - 14

05:41 SDSU - Chase Vinatieri 48 yd field goal, 10-44 6:09 38 - 1403:29 ILS - Petkovich,Tylor 9 yd pass from Kolbe,Jake (Bohlken,JT kick), 9-75 2:12 38 - 2101:09 ILS - Edgar,Andrew 26 yd pass from Kolbe,Jake (Bohlken,JT kick), 8-87 1:55 38 - 28

No. 7 South Dakota State at No. 9 Illinois StateOctober 27, 2018 // Hancock Stadium // Normal, Illinois // Attendance: 12,144



ILS UNIScore 16 26FIRST DOWNS 14 19RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 28-35 41-125PASSING YDS (NET) 180 262Passes Att-Comp-Int 27-21-2 32-17-1TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 55-215 73-387Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 5-43Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-23 1-53Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 2-62Punts (Number-Avg) 8-42.9 5-43.8Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-0Penalties-Yards 3-15 8-80Possession Time 29:01 30:59Third-Down Conversions 1 of 11 9 of 19Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 4-6

Illinois State Northern IowaRushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg AvgRobinson,James 16 50 10 40 0 14 2.5Smith,Markel 5 8 5 3 0 4 0.6Kielbasa,Nick 1 2 0 2 0 2 2.0TEAM 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg AvgWeymiller, M 30 117 8 109 1 16 3.6Hoosman, Tyler 5 8 0 8 0 6 1.6Soko, A 3 6 0 6 0 4 2.0Dunne, Eli 1 2 0 2 0 2 2.0

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long SackKolbe,Jake 21-27-2 180 2 38 3

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long SackDunne, Eli 17-32-1 262 0 42 0

Receiving No. Yards TD LongSchnell,Spencer 7 45 1 13Edgar,Andrew 4 39 0 14Haley,Braxton 3 55 1 38Robinson,James 3 4 0 5

Receiving No. Yards TD LongMoore, Briley 4 76 0 42James, Jaylin 4 43 0 14Rima, Jalen 2 35 0 20Carey, Terrell 2 17 0 9


Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TBKuntz, Michael 5 219 43.8 51 4 0

Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Punt Returns No. Yards TD LongMcShane, Deion 3 26 0 10Weymiller, M 2 17 0 11

Kick Returns No. Yards TD LongRobinson,James 1 23 0 23

Kick Returns No. Yards TD LongMcShane, Deion 1 53 0 53

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFLKirk,Luther 6-4 10 0.0 0.0DeForest,Ty 2-6 8 0.0 0.0Mathews,Zackary 2-5 7 0.0 0.0Kelly-Martin,De 3-3 6 0.0 1.0

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFLSander, Korby 4-6 10 0.0 0.5Thomas, Blake 1-7 8 0.0 0.0Williams, X 6-1 7 0.0 0.0Evans, Austin 5-0 5 0.0 1.0

Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H1st 12:32 ILS - Bohlken,JT 27 yd field goal, 5-18 2:28 3 - 0

08:34 UNI - Errthum, A 30 yd field goal, 9-35 3:58 3 - 32nd 14:51 UNI - Errthum, A 30 yd field goal, 8-29 2:22 3 - 6

09:13 UNI - Errthum, A 27 yd field goal, 11-47 4:45 3 - 903:16 UNI - Errthum, A 43 yd field goal, 11-44 3:48 3 - 1203:07 UNI - Ferch, Duncan 31 yd interception return (Errthum, A kick) 3 - 19

3rd 10:54 UNI - Weymiller, M 14 yd run (Errthum, A kick), 2-21 0:35 3 - 264th 07:49 ILS - Schnell,Spencer 11 yd pass from Kolbe,Jake (Bohlken,JT kick), 11-82 4:55 10 - 26

03:43 ILS - Haley,Braxton 38 yd pass from Kolbe,Jake (Robinson,James rush failed), 5-70 1:25 16 - 26

No. 13 Illinois State at Northern IowaNovember 3, 2018 // UNI Dome // Cedar Falls, Iowa // Attendance: 10,838



ILS INSScore 23 28FIRST DOWNS 26 17RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 40-194 38-197PASSING YDS (NET) 294 86Passes Att-Comp-Int 42-25-2 22-12-1TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 82-488 60-283Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 1-12 0-0Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-114 5-74Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 2--22Punts (Number-Avg) 4-36.2 7-34.4Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0Penalties-Yards 7-72 3-20Possession Time 32:25 27:35Third-Down Conversions 7 of 15 6 of 13Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 3 0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-4 3-3

Illinois State Indiana StateRushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg AvgSmith,Markel 11 87 4 83 1 26 7.5Robinson,James 20 75 2 73 0 14 3.7Davis,Brady 8 33 8 25 0 11 3.1Schnell,Spencer 1 13 0 13 0 13 13.0

Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg AvgMcCoy, Titus 26 138 6 132 2 34 5.1Boyle, Ryan 9 47 1 46 0 12 5.1Kerlegrand, Pet 2 21 0 21 0 17 10.5TEAM 1 0 2 -2 0 0 -2.0

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long SackDavis,Brady 25-41-2 294 2 29 1TEAM 0-1-0 0 0 0 0

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long SackBoyle, Ryan 12-22-1 86 2 25 0

Receiving No. Yards TD LongSchnell,Spencer 11 155 2 29Edgar,Andrew 8 104 0 21Taula,Tanner 3 23 0 9Kirk,Luther 1 12 0 12

Receiving No. Yards TD LongJones II, Dante 5 41 1 16Caton, Dakota 3 30 1 25Wildt, Joe 3 9 0 9Hendrix, Dante 1 6 0 6


Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TBReiner, Travis 7 241 34.4 43 3 0


Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long


Kick Returns No. Yards TD LongCaton, Dakota 4 74 0 22Green, Rondell 1 0 0 0

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFLKirk,Luther 6-3 9 0.0 0.0McKnight,Romeo 3-6 9 0.0 0.0Brees,Mitchell 4-3 7 0.0 1.5Woods,Charles 2-4 6 0.0 0.5

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFLMoss, Katrell 7-6 13 1.0 1.5Griffith, Jonas 9-1 10 0.0 0.0Jones, Jamal 4-5 9 0.0 0.0Green, Rondell 5-2 7 0.0 0.0

Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H1st 08:18 ILS - Bohlken,JT 27 yd field goal, 9-50 4:18 3 - 0

05:12 ILS - Smith,Markel 26 yd run (Bohlken,JT kick), 6-58 2:20 10 - 02nd 11:54 INS - McCoy, Titus 4 yd run (Nunez, Jerry kick), 2-38 0:32 10 - 7

07:23 INS - Jones II, Dante 5 yd pass from Boyle, Ryan (Nunez, Jerry kick), 6-25 2:39 10 - 1401:25 INS - McCoy, Titus 2 yd run (Nunez, Jerry kick), 9-52 4:20 10 - 21

3rd 05:55 ILS - Schnell,Spencer 2 yd pass from Davis,Brady (Fenlason,Sam kick), 11-57 5:47 17 - 214th 12:18 INS - Caton, Dakota 25 yd pass from Boyle, Ryan (Nunez, Jerry kick), 7-67 3:04 17 - 28

00:27 ILS - Schnell,Spencer 15 yd pass from Davis,Brady (Davis,Brady pass failed), 10-84 1:59 23 - 28

No. 22 Illinois State at Indiana StateNovember 17, 2018 // Memorial Stadium // Terre Haute, Indiana // Attendance: 4,016

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