GAME 13 • RICHMOND • DEC. 11, 2015 @REDBIRDFB GAME NOTES Mike Williams, Assistant Athletics Director/Communications Zack Carpenter (Secondary Contact) O: (309) 438-7748 | C: (309) 825-8828 O: (309) 438-1044 | C: (217) 781-0929 [email protected] | @ISU_mcwilli [email protected] | @ZCarp11 2015 ILLINOIS STATE SCHEDULE NO. 2 SEED REDBIRDS HOST NO. 7 SEED SPIDERS UNDER THE LIGHTS; S5 at Iowa (BTN) L, 14-31 S12 MORGAN STATE (CSN+/ESPN3) W, 67-14 ILLINOIS STATE AND RICHMOND WILL MEET FOR THE FIRST TIME S19 at Eastern Illinois (WMBD) W, 34-31 (OT) O3 #6 NORTHERN IOWA* (ESPN3) W, 21-13 SETTING THE SCENE O10 at #7 Youngstown State* (ESPN3) W, 31-29 Date: Dec. 11, 2015 O17 at Missouri State* (ESPN3) W, 38-2 Location: Normal, Illinois O24 #20 WESTERN ILLINOIS* (CSN/ESPN3) W, 48-28 Kickoff: 6:30 p.m. CT O31 #21 INDIANA STATE* (CSN/ESPN3) W, 27-24 Stadium: Hancock Stadium N7 at #11 South Dakota State* (ESPN3) L, 20-25 Stadium Capacity: 13,391 N14 at Southern Illinois* (ESPN3) W, 42-21 Series: First Meeting Watch: ESPN3 N21 SOUTH DAKOTA* (CSN/ESPN3) W, 46-0 D5 WESTERN ILLINOIS^ (ESPN3) W, 36-19 Richmond Illinois State PLAYER TO WATCH >>>>> D11 RICHMOND^ (ESPN3) 6:30 p.m. SPIDERS REDBIRDS After not recording a catch in the All times are Central 9-3, 6-2 CAA 9-2, 7-1 MVFC fi nal two regular-season conteststests forfor the * Missouri Valley Football Conference game Redbirds, junior wide receiverer AnthonyAnthony ^ FCS Playoff Game IN THE POLLS IN THE POLLS Warrum got back on track in the team's #12 STATS/#11 COACH #4 STATS/#4 COACH BTN - Game broadcast on Big Ten Network FCS second-round win over WesternWestern CSN - Game broadcast on Comcast SportsNet Chicago Illinois. The All-MVFC First TeamTeam selectionselection STAT LEADERS STAT LEADERS recorded his fi fth 100-plus yardard WMBD - Game broadcast on WMBD (Peoria) Rushing: J. Green Rushing: M. Coprich ESPN3 - Game streamed on ESPN3 on Valley TV 234/1426/18 TD 307/1937/22 TD receiving performance of the season Passing: K. Lauletta Passing: T. Roberson with 107 yards and a touchdownown 211-335-12/3058/17 TD 94-198-8/1855/16 TD against the Leathernecks. Thehe ILLINOIS STATE COACHES Receiving: B. Brown Receiving: A. Warrum touchdowns was his 14th of thethe Brock Spack (f) Head Coach 66/1221/6 TD 49/1138/14 TD season, which set a new single-seasongle-season Kurt Beathard (p) Offensive Coordinator/QB Defense: D. Jones Defense: P. Meehan mark, and he moved up to No.o. 4 on the single-single- Spence Nowinsky (f) Defensive Coordinator/DL 88 TT/2.0 TFL/9 INT 95 TT/2.5 TFL/1 INT season receiving yards list withith 1,138. Dan Clark (f) OL THE GAME Lamar Conard (f) RB With 19 consecutive home wins under its belt, No. 2 seed Illinois State (10-2) will look to increase that streak Cody Deti (f) DB to 20 games when it hosts No. 7 seed Richmond (9-3) in a quarterfinal match up between two of the best Billy Dicken (f) WR programs in FCS football. Khenon Hall (f) Asst. DB Kane Keirnan (p) Asst. OL THE SERIES Moose McClain (f) HB/TE Illinois State and Richmond will meet for the first time on the gridiron Saturday. The Redbirds have faced Jake Schoonover (p) LB/ST off against three current teams from the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) previously, coming out with a Game location: f - field, p - press box 2-1 record in those contests. ISU defeated Villanova, 19-17, on Sept. 25, 1976, and lost a 37-34 decision to Maine on Nov. 14, 1987. In the 2014 FCS semifinals, the Redbirds defeated New Hampshire 21-18 to ESPN3 BROADCAST advance to the FCS National Championship game for the first time in school history. Shawn Kenney, Play-By-Play THE COACHES Al Groh, Analyst Illinois State: Brock Spack (Purdue, 1983) is in his seventh season as the head coach at Illinois State (56- 28). Spack led the Redbirds to their fi rst Missouri Valley Football Conference title in 15 years in 2014, and set the school record for wins with 13 while being named a fi nalist for the Eddie Robinson Award. ILLINOIS STATE RADIO NETWORK Richmond: Danny Rocco (Wake Forest, 1984) is in his fourth season as the head coach at Richmond (30- Dick Luedke, play-by-play 16) and his 10th as a collegiate head coach (77-36). Rocco was named the CAA Coach of the Year and has Ted Schmitz, analyst guided the Spiders to back-to-back playoff appearances for the first time since the 2008 and 2009 seasons. Craig Bertsche, sideline Tim Lewis, studio host THE @REDBIRDFB PROGRAM Six FCS playoff appearances (1998, 1999, 2006, 2012, 2014, 2015) Five-time FCS quarterfinalists (1999, 2006, 2012, 2014, 2015) Two-time FCS semifinalists (1999, 2014) The team is 36-6 at home under Spack's guidance ISU's current 19-game home winning streak is the longest in the FCS The team tied a program-record cumulative GPA of 2.94 in the Spring 2015 semester GAME 13 • RICHMOND • DEC. 11, 2015 MEDIA INFORMATION • PAGE 2 THE GAME WEEK SCHEDULE ISU ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS A quick look at Illinois State's media availability on game week. All appointments can be made by calling the athletics Assistant AD/Communications Mike Williams communications offi ce at (309) 438-7748. Offi ce Phone (309) 438-7748 RICHMOND GAME WEEK SCHEDULE Cell Phone (309) 825-8828 Sunday 6Monday 7 Tuesday 8 Wednesday 9 Thursday 10 Friday 11 Saturday 5 Email [email protected] OFF DAY Player/Coach Media Luncheon Player/Coach Walk Through Richmond at OFF DAY Fax (309) 438-5634 Interviews Kaufman Football Interviews No player/coach Illinois State Available after practice Building – Noon No player/coach availability 6:30 p.m. CST Secondary Contact Zack Carpenter (approx. 5:30 p.m.) availability Cell Phone (217) 781-0929 Player/Coach Interviews Brock Spack Show Email [email protected] Available after practice Schooners 6-7 p.m. Press Box Phone (309) 438-0636 (approx.8:30 p.m.)
INTERVIEW PROCEDURES Postgame interviews following home contests are conducted in the team room (second fl oor) of the Kaufman PLAYOFF MEDIA PROCEDURES AND POLICIES Football Building. A golf cart is available to transport Credentials: Local media may use the season passes they have already been given to gain access to the representatives from the visiting team to the interview area. stadium. No additional pass for the playoffs will be required, but requests for seats in the press box must TV lighting is also provided and there is wireless Internet be submitted by each Tuesday of game week. access in the room. Parking: Season parking passes already distributed should be used and the regular media lot will be the After road games, repre sen tatives will be brought to a same parking location for the playoffs. designated area. The locker room is closed at all times. Radio Rights: All stations requesting radio rights for any round of the NCAA Division I Football Championship shall be required to submit a completed radio agreement with IMG College. The radio VALLEY FOOTBALL CONFERENCE CALL agreement must be fully completed and submitted online in advance of the round / game that will be Teleconferences featuring the league's head coaches will broadcast. be conducted each Tuesday during the season (Sept. 1 through Nov. 17). Those partic i pat ing in the call should To submit a request, you must click the “I acknowledge my understanding of the policy and agree to comply dial in fi ve minutes prior to the scheduled start time (10 with the stated guidelines” button. a.m. CST each Tuesday). The call-in number is (877) 393-4731. http://www.ncaa.com/content/audio-policies-0 10:00 a.m. Mike Sanford, INS 10:06 a.m. Bo Pelini, YSU Questions may be directed to IMG College’s Mike Dodson ([email protected]; 859-226-4390) 10:12 a.m. Bob Nielson, WIU 10:18 a.m. Brock Spack, ILS Digital Highlights: Only highlights that can be used on your institution website must be linked to the 10:24 a.m. Dale Lennon, SIU highlights cut on NCAA.com after your game - (http://www.ncaa.com/video) 10:30 a.m. Dave Steckel, MSU http://www.ncaa.com/content/member-school-digital-highlights-policy - If you want to use your own 10:36 a.m. John Stiegelmeier, SDSU highlights from your videographer, you must license the footage from T3Media - [email protected] 10:42 a.m. Joe Glen, USD 10:48 a.m. Mark Farley, UNI For all 2015 NCAA Division I Football Championship playoff games: TV stations must plug into the 10:54 a.m. Chris Klieman, NDSU * All times are Central mult-box or pull down the highlights from the satellite coordinates, which Mike Williams will send once he receives them from ESPN. Stations are precluded from airing game highlights until the conclusion of the event. At televised events, local television stations, regional sport networks or national cable networks may televise live reports or film from inside the venue up until 30 minutes prior to the start of the event. WEEKLY MEDIA LUNCHEONS Once the “30-minute rule” passes, stations may still televise from outside the venue. Stations may not film Tuesday, Sept. 1 at noon any game action of events that are televised live. To obtain game footage of televised events, stations must Tuesday, Sept. 8 at noon plug into the press bridge provided by ESPN. Stations will be permitted to film inside the venue when the Tuesday, Sept. 15 at noon broadcast entity is off the air or an NCAA representative provides notification. Tuesday, Sept. 22 at noon Tuesday, Sept. 29 at noon A television station may not sell, loan or give away championship footage to any individual or agency, or Tuesday, Oct. 6 at noon use it for any nonsports news program produced or aired by the station. Tuesday, Oct. 13 at noon Tuesday, Oct. 20 at noon A television station may broadcast any news conference live regardless of whether they hold the broadcast Tuesday, Oct. 27 at noon rights. The rights to these news conferences remain with the NCAA and are under the same guidelines as Tuesday, Nov. 3 at noon Tuesday, Nov. 10 at noon the news footage usage. Tuesday, Nov. 17 at noon Tuesday, Dec. 1 at noon Tuesday, Dec. 8 at noon
2015 ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRD FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • #BACKTHEBIRDS GAME 13 • RICHMOND • DEC. 11, 2015 GENERAL NOTES • PAGE 3 THIS WEEK'S OPPONENT TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON The University of Richmond is located in Richmond, Virginia, and has an enrollment of 2,950 RICH ILS students. The Spiders are members of the Colonial Athletic Association and play their home Scoring 416 424 games at E. Claiborne Robins Stadium (8,700). The Spiders finished the 2015 regular season with a 8-3 overall record and a 6-2 mark in Points Per Game 34.7 35.3 CAA play. One of those losses came in the season opener to FBS foe Maryland (50-21) and Points Allowed Per Game 23.7 19.8 the other two came in consecutive weeks to start the month of November to New Hampshire First Downs 284 223 and Villanova. Rushing Yards Per Game 206.5 247.2 Richmond returns to the FCS playoffs for the 10th time and for the second-straight year. The Spiders have a 12-8 mark all-time over those 10 appearances in the NCAA playoffs, with a Rushing Defense Per Game 152.7 145.5 perfect 4-0 record during the team's 2008 National Championship season. Passing Yards Per Game 256.9 176.6 The Spiders defeated longtime rival William & Mary in consecutive games to advance to the Passing Defense Per Game 208.8 214.2 quarterfinals to play the Redbirds. Richmond knocked off William and Mary 20-9 in the final Total Offense Per Game 463.4 423.8 game of the regular season, keeping the Capital Cup in Richmond and earning the automatic qualifier for the NCAA playoffs as the CAA champion. They then defeated the Tribe by a Total Defense Per Game 361.5 359.8 score of 48-13 last weekend to move on to the quarterfinals. Int. Thrown/Opp. Int. Thrown 12/20 9/11 All-CAA running back Jacobi Green ran for 141 yards and scored three times on 25 carries Sacks By/Allowed 15/16 25/22 to pace the Spider offense in the win over William & Mary, while quarterback Kyle Lauletta Kickoff Return Avg. 19.9 21.2 threw for 146 yards and rushed for two scores. Richmond defensive back David Jones was the defensive stalwart again opposite William Punt Return Avg. 6.4 6.8 & Mary. The junior picked off Steve Cluley in the end zone to set a new single-season Fumbles Lost/Gained 7/8 5/10 interception record (9) and took it 100 yards to the house to register the longest interception Penalties 58-552 50-480 return in Richmond football history. Avg. Time of Possession 33:27 30:00
THE ROAD TO FRISCO RUNS THROUGH NORMAL 3rd-Down Conversions 72/148 (49%) 65/157 (41%) Illinois State literally had to fl y from coast to coast during the 2014 FCS playoffs before securing 4th-Down Conversions 9/11 (82%) 8/15 (53%) its spot in the FCS Championship for the fi rst time in school history in Frisco, Texas. This year, the road to Frisco may not involve any travel at all for the Redbirds, who earned the No. 2 2015 REDBIRD MILESTONES national seed and will host games at Hancock Stadium throughout the playoffs if they advance. 300-YARD PASSING GAMES That includes a possible re-match of last year’s FCS title game against North Dakota State in Tre Roberson, 304 at Missouri State, 10-17-15 the semifi nals, if both teams advance. After the second-round win over Western Illinois, the Tre Roberson, 317 at South Dakota State, 11-7-15 Redbirds will host Richmond in the quarterfi nals this week, marking the fi rst time in school history the Redbirds have hosted more than one playoff game at home in a season. 100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES HOME COOKING Anthony Warrum, 126 vs. Morgan State, 9-12-15 In 2013, a newly-renovated Hancock Stadium was opened to the public and the Redbirds treated Anthony Warrum, 194 at Missouri State, 10-17-15 the fans in attendance to a 31-17 win over Abilene Christian. Little did those in attendance Anthony Warrum, 170 vs. Western Illinois, 10-24-15 realize that win would be the fi rst of many for the Redbirds, who increased their home winning Anthony Warrum, 241 at South Dakota State, 11-7-15 streak to 19 games in a row with a 36-19 playoff victory over Western Illinois (Dec. 5). Illinois State’s streak at Hancock Stadium is the longest in FCS football and is the third-longest home Anthony Warrum, 107 vs. Western Illinois, 12-5-15 win streak in MVFC history, trailing NDSU (26) and UNI (25). 100-YARD RUSHING GAMES • Mount Union (DIII) 93 Marshaun Coprich, 130 vs. Morgan State, 9-12-15 • Wis.-Whitewater (DIII) 24 Marshaun Coprich, 178 at Eastern Illinois, 9-19-15 • Florida State (FBS) 21 Marshaun Coprich, 169 vs. UNI, 10-3-15 • Thomas More (DIII) 20 Marshaun Coprich, 131 at Youngstown State, 10-10-15 • Illinois State (FCS) 19 • Washington & Jefferson (DIII) 18 Marshaun Coprich, 139 at Missouri State, 10-17-15 • Slippery Rock (DII) 17 Marshaun Coprich, 206 vs. Western Illinois, 10-24-15 Marshaun Coprich, 165 vs. Indiana State, 10-31-15 Marshaun Coprich, 254 at Southern Illinois, 11-14-15 Marshaun Coprich, 251 vs. South Dakota, 11-21-15 Marshaun Coprich, 217 vs. Western Illinois, 12-5-15
2015 ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRD FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • #BACKTHEBIRDS GAME 13 • RICHMOND • DEC. 11, 2015 GENERAL NOTES • PAGE 4 2015 VALLEY FOOTBALL STANDINGS BACK TO BACK CHAMPS VALLEY OVERALL In 2014, the Redbirds broke a 15-year drought without a championship by sharing the Missouri W L PCT W L PCT Valley Football Conference title with North Dakota State. The wait was only 12 months for ISU Illinois State 7 1 .875 10 2 .833 North Dakota State 7 1 .875 10 2 .833 to win its next MVFC title, as the Redbirds secured a share of the conference championship Northern Iowa 5 3 .625 9 4 .692 with NDSU after their 46-0 shutout win over South Dakota in the regular-season fi nale. The South Dakota State 5 3 .625 8 4 .667 conference title is the third for the Redbirds since joining the league (1999, 2014, 2015) and for Western Illinois 5 3 .625 7 6 .538 the second year in a row, they fi nished with a 7-1 record in league play. In addition to the back- Youngstown State 3 5 .375 5 6 .455 Indiana State 3 5 .375 5 6 .455 to-back conference championships, the Redbirds will also make consecutive appearances in South Dakota 3 5 .375 5 6 .455 the FCS playoffs for just the second time in school history. ISU advanced to the FCS playoffs in Southern Illinois 2 6 .250 3 8 .273 consecutive seasons in 1998 and 1999. Missouri State 0 8 .000 1 10 .091 DOUBLE DIGITS IN THE WIN COLUMN THIS WEEK IN VALLEY FOOTBALL For the third time in program history and second time in two seasons, the Illinois State football Friday, Dec. 11: team has recorded 10 wins, thanks to its 36-19 second-round playoff win over Western Illinois Richmond at Illinois State (ESPN3) 6:30 p.m. (Dec. 5). The 1999 team’s 11-3 record was the fi rst and last year's school-record 13-2 campaign are the other two times the Redbirds have posted double-digit wins. In both of those seasons, Saturday, Dec. 12: Northern Iowa at North Dakota State (ESPN) 11:00 a.m. the Redbirds also advanced to the FCS playoff semifi nals, with a national championship appearance last year in 2014.
2015 ALL-MVFC HONORS & AWARDS WARRUM RE-IGNITES REDBIRD OFFENSE OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Marshaun Coprich Junior wide receiver Anthony Warrum had a record-setting regular season for the Redbirds, but did not record a catch in the team's fi nal two games of the season. Whether that was due FIRST TEAM to Marshaun Coprich's dominance in those two games or the weather conditions is up for #5 QB Tre Roberson, Sr. debate, however he returned to his normal self in ISU's second-round playoff win over Western #25 RB Marshaun Coprich, Sr. #33 LB Pat Meehan, Sr. Illinois (Dec. 5). The fi rst-team All-MVFC selection caught six passes for 107 yards and scored a #54 OL Mark Spelman, Jr. touchdown in the victory over the Leathernecks to set ISU's single-season touchdown receptions #82 WR Anthony Warrum, Jr. mark at 14 total. The 100-plus yard effort was his fi fth of the season and he moved up to No. 4 on the ISU single-season receiving yards list with 1,138. SECOND TEAM #4 DL David Perkins, Sr. #30 FB Brady Tibbits, Jr. THIRD TIME'S A CHARM #77 OL Kyle Avaloy, Jr. In the fi nal two games of the regular season, Redbird All-American running back Marshaun #87 DL Teddy Corwin, Sr. Coprich rushed for over 250 yards in wins over Southern Illinois and South Dakota. Not
HONORABLE MENTION many were expecting him to rush for over 200 yards again in the second round playoff game #2 FS Alec Kocour, So. vs. Western Illinois (Dec. 5), and until his fi nal offensive series he had not. However, after the #40 LB Alex Donnelly, Sr. Redbirds took over at their own 28 yard line after a missed fi eld goal, Coprich took off for a 72- #98 DL Dalton Keene, So. yard touchdown run down the right sideline for a touchdown. The run put him over 200 yards for the third-straight game and the fourth time this season. ALL-NEWCOMER TEAM #81 TE/DE Brannon Barry, RFr. DOUBLE TROUBLE ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM Stopping All-American running back Marshaun Coprich is diffi cult enough, but having to keep #54 OL Mark Spelman, Jr. (2nd) quarterback Tre Roberson in check is even more troubling for opposing defenses. The duo #40 LB Alex Donnelly, Sr. (HM) have each run for over 100 yards and scored at least one touchdown on the ground in each of the past two weeks. Over the past two years, the duo has combined to rush for over 100 yards each four times, with the Redbirds holding a 3-1 mark in those contests.
COPRICH IN TOP THREE FOR STATS FCS OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Illinois State senior running back Marshaun Coprich has amassed a slew of awards during his illustrious career at Illinois State, but his most recent honor could be his biggest. Coprich, along with running back Kade Harrington of Lamar and wide receiver Cooper Kupp of Eastern Washington have been invited to the national awards banquet, where the offensive player of the year will be announced in Frisco, Texas, on Jan. 8 - the night before the FCS national championship game. Coprich a 5-foot-9, 205-pound senior from Victorville, California, ranks No. 1 in rushing touchdowns (22), second in the FCS in rushing yards (1,937) and rushing yards per game (161.4), and third in points per game (11.2). 2015 ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRD FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • #BACKTHEBIRDS GAME 13 • RICHMOND • DEC. 11, 2015 GENERAL NOTES • PAGE 5 REDBIRDS WELL REPRESENTED ON ALL-MVFC TEAMS FCS PLAYOFF MEMORABLE MOMENTS A total of 12 Illinois State football players were named to the All-Missouri Valley Football Conference teams, highlighted by fi ve MVFC First-Team selections that included MVFC Nov. 27, 1999 - Colgate at Illinois State In ISU's fi rst home playoff game in school history, Offensive Player of the Year Marshaun Coprich. Joining Coprich on the fi rst team were senior Aveion Cason racked up 196 total yards, including quarterback Tre Roberson, junior center Mark Spelman, junior wide receiver Anthony Warrum 156 on the ground, and scored three touchdowns as and senior middle linebacker Pat Meehan. Four Redbirds were also selected to the All-MVFC the Redbirds routed the Red Raiders, 56-13, in front Second Team. Senior defensive linemen Teddy Corwin and David Perkins were joined by of a hometown crowd at Hancock Stadium. junior fullback Brady Tibbits and junior offensive lineman Kyle Avaloy. Senior linebacker Alex Donnelly, sophomore safety Alec Kocour and sophomore defensive lineman Dalton Keene Dec. 4, 1999 - Illinois State at Hofstra Freshman quarterback Dusty Burk was amazing were also named All-MVFC Honorable Mention selections in the annual vote. for the Redbirds, completing 31-of-57 passes for 350 yards and a pair of touchdowns as the Redbirds VERSATILE BARRY NAMED TO MVFC ALL-NEWCOMER TEAM cruised to a 37-20 victory over the Flying Dutchmen Redshirt freshman Brannon Barry was asked to do a little bit of everything in his fi rst season on the road in Hempstead, N.Y. playing for the Redbirds. Barry played in all 12 games, splitting time at both tight end and defensive end, which earned him a spot on the Missouri Valley Football Conference All- Nov. 25, 2006 - Illinois State at Eastern Illinois In a back-and-forth affair between in-state rivals, the Newcomer Team. Barry led the ISU newcomers with 17 tackles, fi ve of which went for a loss Redbirds came out on top against the Panthers by and ranked third on the team with fi ve sacks on the year. He also added an interception, caught a score of 24-13. After EIU took the lead, 13-10, in one pass for three yards and was a standout on special teams with four tackles. the fourth quarter, Pierre Rembert regained the lead with an 18-yard touchdown run, and Jesse Caesar REDBIRD TRIO AMONG NATION'S BEST sealed the win with a 45-yard interception return for a touchdown to give the Redbirds a 24-13 victory. The three-headed monster of the Redbird offense has been terrorizing opposing defenses all season and in doing so the trio have cemented themselves high in the FCS national rankings: Dec. 1, 2012 - Illinois State at Appalachian State Marshaun Coprich - RB Shelby Harris blocked a PAT attempt in overtime • Rushing Touchdowns - 1st (22) to seal a 38-37 road victory for the Redbirds at • Rushing Yards - 2nd (1,937) Appalachian State in the second round of the FCS playoffs. ISU quarterback Matt Brown led the • Rushing Yards Per Game - 2nd (161.4) Redbirds to their fi rst playoff victory since 2006 with • Scoring - 3rd (11.2) a stellar performance, throwing for 322 yards and • All Purpose Yards - 4th (173.3) fi ve touchdowns to lead the Redbirds to the overtime Tre Roberson - QB victory. • Passing Yards Per Completion - 1st (19.73) Dec. 20, 2014 - Illinois State at New Hampshire • Passing Yards Per Attempt - 3rd (9.85) A 47-yard touchdown run by Tre Roberson in the Anthony Warrum - WR fourth quarter lifted the Redbirds to a 21-18 win over • Yards Per Reception - 2nd (23.22) top-seeded New Hampshire in front of a racous crowd • Receiving Touchdowns - 3rd (14) at Cowell Stadium in the semifi nals of the 2014 FCS • Receiving Yards - 8th (1,138) Playoffs. The win secured ISU a spot in the national championship game for the fi rst time in school history against fellow MVFC foe and three-time defending THE BULL IS LOOSE national champion North Dakota State. With nearly 2,000 rushing yards in back-to-back seasons, most opponents take the "you can't stop him, you can only hope to contain him" approach with Marshaun Coprich. However, opposing defenses have found it extremely diffi cult to contain the "Young Bull" and prevent him from making big runs down fi eld. Coprich has 19 runs on the season of over 20 yards or more and has scored touchdowns on nine of those plays. Breaking it down even farther, Coprich has eight runs of over 40 yards, seven of which have gone for six points. All fi ve of his runs from 70 yards or more have gone for touchdowns, with scores of 72, 74, 75, 76 and 83 yards. He leads all FCS rushers with the fi ve 70-plus yard touchdowns, with no other player having more than three.
MINIMIZING MISTAKES AND PENALTIES KEY TO SUCCESS Illinois State head coach Brock Spack has preached focus and attention to detail in his seven seasons as head coach and stressed the importance of not beating yourself to his teams. The 2015 Redbirds seemed to have embraced this concept, as they rank among the FCS leaders in fewest penalties and turnovers. ISU ranks No. 5 in the country in fewest penalties per game Matt (4.17) and No. 13 in turnovers lost with just 14 total. Brown 2015 ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRD FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • #BACKTHEBIRDSS GAME 13 • RICHMOND • DEC. 11, 2015 GENERAL NOTES • PAGE 6 THE REDBIRD RECORD BOOK WATCH ROBERSON RUNNING TO THE END ZONE With over 1,000 yards rushing in 2014, Redbird quarterback Tre Roberson proved he could be Career Rushing Yards dangerous running the ball as well as throwing it. The senior quarterback has posted six games 1. Marshaun Coprich (2012-present) 5,165 with multiple rushing touchdowns over the past two seasons and upped his rushing touchdown 2. Toby Davis (1988-92) 3,702 3. Willie Watts (1998-2001) 3,210 total to 11 with two against Western Illinois (Dec. 5), tying his career high of 11 from 2014.
Career Rushing Touchdowns TOPPING THE CENTURY MARK ON A CONSISTENT BASIS 1. Marshaun Coprich (2012-present) 58 A stout Iowa Hawkeyes defense kept ISU All-American running back Marshaun Coprich 2. Toby Davis (1988-92) 37 corralled in the season-opening loss (Sept. 5). Since that time, however, the "Young Bull" has T3. Willie Watts (1998-2001) 28 Pierre Rembert (2005-06) 28 run wild against opposing defenses and once again ranks among the best running backs in FCS football. With his 217 yards vs. Western Illinois (Dec. 5), Coprich rushed for over 100 yards for Career Rushing Yards Per Game the 10th time this season and for the 23rd time in the last 27 games. Coprich upped his career 1. Ron Bell (1970-72) 134.8 rushing total to 5,165, which is No. 1 among all active FCS players and ranks him No. 2 on the 2. Pierre Rembert (2005-06) 110.6 all-time MVFC list behind Zach Zenner of South Dakota State. 3. Marshaun Coprich (2012-15) 101.3
Career Passing Yards AT HOME IN THE SNOW 1. Matt Brown (2009-12) 10,591 The heavy snow and windy conditions at Hancock Stadium did not slow down Marshaun 4. John Coppens (1981-84) 6,238 Coprich at all, as he had one of the best days of his career in the regular-season fi nale win 5. Tre Roberson (2014-present) 5,076 over South Dakota (Nov. 21). The Victorville, California, native looked right at home running in the snow and rushed for 251 yards on 30 carries and tied a career-best with four rushing Career Passing Touchdowns 1. Matt Brown (2009-12) 75 touchdowns. 4. John Coppens (1981-84) 49 5. Tre Roberson (2014-present) 46 GROUND AND POUND Illinois State countered a potent air attack from Southern Illinois (Nov. 14) with a strong rushing Career Total Offense Yards attack that led to season-best numbers on the ground. The Redbirds, led by running back 1. Matt Brown (2009-12) 10,952 Marshaun Coprich’s 254 yards, and 72 yards on the ground from quarterback Tre Roberson, 3. Luke Drone (2004-07) 8,391 4. Tre Roberson (2014-present) 6,846 set a season high with 372 yards rushing on the ground against the Salukis. All six of Illinois 7. Marshaun Coprich (2012-present) 5,165 State’s touchdowns against Southern Illinois also came on the ground, with Coprich accounting for three, Roberson for two, and Jamal Towns adding a 40-yard score in the second quarter. Career Receiving Touchdowns ISU has now run for over 300 yards four times as a team this season. 1. Tyrone Walker (2009-2012) 32 4. Clarence Collins (1980-83) 20 5. Anthony Warrum (2013-present) 19 WE'LL TAKE THAT The Redbirds held the Salukis scoreless in the second half in their 42-21 win (Nov. 14), mostly Career Touchdowns Responsible For because the 'Birds forced some key takeaways in the fi nal two quarters. The Redbirds have 1. Matt Brown (2009-12) 87 committed just 14 turnovers this year, meaning their turnover margin sits at +7, which is third 3. Kevin Glenn (1997-2000) 70 best in the MVFC this season behind Northern Iowa (+15) and Western Illinois (+8). The +7 4. Tre Roberson (2014-present) 68 turnover margin also ranks the Redbirds in the top 25 in the FCS, coming in at No. 21 overall. 5. Marshaun Coprich (2012-present) 58
Career All-Purpose Yards KEENE TOUGH IN THE TRENCHES 1. Marshaun Coprich (2012-present) 5,716 The Redbird defensive line has got better and better as the season has progressed, and 2. Toby Davis (1998-92) 4,371 sophomore defensive tackle Dalton Keene may be the most improved of the entire bunch. The 3. Willie Watts (1998-2001) 3,940 Jacksonville, Illinois, native set a career-best with 11 tackles, four of which were solo stops, and
Career Total Points Scored tied career highs with a sack and 2.5 tackles-for-loss against the Southern Illinois (Nov. 14). 1. Marshaun Coprich (2012-present) 350 2. Nick Aussieker (2010-14) 310 PASSING OVER THE JACKRABBITS 3. Stephen Carroll (2001-04) 271 The South Dakota State defense had not allowed an opposing FCS quarterback to throw for over 200 yards all season. That all changed against Illinois State (Nov. 7), as quarterback Tre Career Total Touchdowns Scored Roberson and wide receiver Anthony Warrum each set season bests through the air against 1. Marshaun Coprich (2012-present) 58 (58 rush) 2. Toby Davis (1988-92) 39 (37 rush, 2 receive) the Jackrabbits. Roberson fi nished the game with a season-high 317 yards passing with three 3. Tyrone Walker (2009-12) 32 (32 receive) touchdowns, all to his favorite target Warrum. Eight of Roberson’s 14 completions fell in the hands of Warrum, who set a career-best with 241 yards receiving and tied a season best with three receiving touchdowns. Christian Gibbs also averaged 20 yards per catch on the day, making two leaping grabs over the middle to fi nish with 60 yards.
2015 ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRD FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • #BACKTHEBIRDS \ GAME 13 • RICHMOND • DEC. 11, 2015 GENERAL NOTES • PAGE 7 WARRUM MAKING IT LOOK EASY STATS FCS POLL Team (fi rst-place votes) Record Points Prv Rank The passing game has been dynamic at times for the Redbirds this season and one big reason 1. Jacksonville State (135) 10-1 3662 1 for that is the play of junior wide receiver Anthony Warrum. With another stellar performance 2. North Dakota State* (2) 9-2 3468 2 3. McNeese State (10) 10-0 3401 3 against South Dakota State (Nov. 7), Warrum showed that he can get open against any 4. ILLINOIS STATE* 9-2 3227 6 opposing defense and score on the big play. Warrum fi nished with eight catches for 241 yards 5. Portland State 9-2 2652 11 6. Sam Houston State 9-3 2574 10 with three scores to earn MVFC Offensive Player of the Week honors. That makes Warrum just 7. Chattanooga 9-3 2445 8 the seventh player in school history to go over the 1,000-yard mark and moves him up to No. 6 8. James Madison 9-2 2407 12 9. Charleston Southern 9-2 2377 9 on the ISU single-season receiving yards list. His 241 yards were also the fi fth-highest single- T10. South Dakota State* 8-4 2314 5 game mark in school history. Coastal Carolina 9-3 2314 4 12. Richmond 8-3 2260 14 13. William & Mary 9-3 1988 7 PICKS A PLENTY 14. Fordham 9-3 1747 13 15. Northern Iowa* 8-4 1716 15 The Redbirds had just six interceptions heading into the game against No. 11 South Dakota 16. Montana 8-4 1376 17 State, but picked off three passes against the Jackrabbits to up the team’s total to nine on the 17. Southern Utah 8-4 1372 20 18. Citadel 9-3 1259 25 season. It marked the second time this year the Redbirds have intercepted three passes, tying 19. Harvard 9-1 1170 19 the trio of picks in the win over Northern Iowa. Alec Kocour grabbed two of the interceptions 20. Dartmouth 9-1 751 21 21. Grambling State 9-2 582 22 from his safety position to up his season total to a team-leading three interceptions and senior 22. North Carolina A&T 9-2 549 16 defensive back Josh Burch recorded the fi rst interception of the game for the Redbirds against 23. Eastern Washington 6-5 430 18 24. Eastern Illinois 7-5 340 NR the Jackrabbits. With his two interceptions, Kocour became the fi rst Redbird player to record 25. Bethune-Cookman 9-2 301 NR * Missouri Valley Football Conference member multiple picks in a game since Ben Ericksen snagged two against Missouri State in 2012. 2015 Illinois State opponent in bold italics
IN RARE COMPANY FCS COACHES POLL Senior All-American running back Marshaun Coprich holds nearly every career and single- Team (fi rst-place votes) Record Points Prv Rank 1. Jacksonville State (20) 547 10-1 1 season rushing record in Illinois State history, but his performance against No. 21 Indiana State 2. McNeese State (1) 520 10-0 2 (Oct. 31) put him in rare company once again. With 165 yards rushing against the Sycamores, 3. North Dakota State* (1) 487 9-2 3 4. ILLINOIS STATE* 482 9-2 6 Coprich moved over 1,000 yards on the season and over 1,000 yards for the second-straight 5. Portland State 417 9-2 11 year. Only Toby Davis (1991-92) and Willie Watts (2000-01) had previously achieved that feat 6. James Madison 416 9-2 10 7. Charleston Southern 383 9-2 8 and the trio are the only three in school history to post multiple 1,000-yard seasons. 8. Chattanooga 362 8-3 9 9. Coastal Carolina 359 9-2 4 10. Sam Houston State 358 8-3 12 QUICK-STRIKE REDBIRDS 11. Richmond 323 8-3 16 The Redbirds started the game against No. 20 Western Illinois (Oct. 24) with a quick, two-play 12. South Dakota State* 321 8-3 5 13. William & Mary 306 8-3 7 scoring drive to take an early lead and kept that up for the rest of the contest, scoring four 14. Northern Iowa* 256 7-4 15 different times against WIU in three plays or less. Tre Roberson’s 65-yard run capped the fi rst 15. Fordham 238 9-2 14 16. Southern Utah 223 8-3 18 drive in the fi rst quarter and a 65-yard pass from Roberson to Anthony Warrum capped off a 17. Montana 202 7-4 17 three-play, 77-yard drive in the third quarter. On ISU’s next drive, Marshaun Coprich ripped off 18. The Citadel 198 8-3 24 19. Harvard 129 9-1 21 a 19-yard run to put an end to a three-play drive and he later added an 83-yard scoring run to 20. North Carolina A&T 99 9-2 13 21. Bethune-Cookman 88 9-2 22 put an end to the scoring and cap off a three-play, 92-yard drive late in the fourth quarter. 22. Dartmouth 77 9-1 23 23. Northern Arizona 58 7-4 20 24. Grambling State 55 8-2 NR TOUGH AS SUPERMAN 25. Eastern Illinois 46 7-4 NR Quarterback Tre Roberson has been outstanding in 2015 despite battling a hand injury, and * Missouri Valley Football Conference member he saved his best performance of the year for Missouri State (Oct. 17). Roberson threw for 2015 Illinois State opponent in bold italics 304 yards with three touchdowns, while leading the Redbirds to a 38-2 win over the Bears. It REDBIRDS IN THE POLLS marked his fi rst 300-yard passing game of the season and his third during his time with the STATS COACHES Redbirds. He added another 300-plus yard passing effort at South Dakota State (Nov. 7) and Preseason 2 2 Week 1 4 5 has now thrown for 1,855 yards and 16 touchdowns, while adding 741 yards on the ground with Week 2 5 6 11 rushing scores for ISU during its 10-2 regular season. Week 3 4 4 Week 4 4 4 Week 5 4 4 STOUT DEFENSE Week 6 4 4 Week 7 3 4 The ISU defense has looked good throughout the season, but in the 38-2 win over Missouri Week 8 3 3 State (Oct. 17), it looked impenetrable. The two points surrendered against the Bears were the Week 9 2 2 Week 10 6 6 fewest allowed by the Redbirds to a MVFC opponent since Oct. 14, 2000, when ISU shut out Week 11 6 6 Indiana State 21-0. The Redbirds also held the Bears to just 259 yards of total offense and just Week 12 4 4 80 yards passing. The last time ISU held an opponent under 100 yards passing was on Sept. 6, 2014, when Mississippi Valley State threw for just 36 yards in a 62-0 loss to the Redbirds. and 14 punts placed inside the 20 yard line. 2015 ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRD FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • #BACKTHEBIRDS GAME 13 • RICHMOND • DEC. 11, 2015 DEPTH CHART • PAGE 8 START CHART OFFENSE POS NO NAME HT WT CL SGP CGP HOMETOWN Offense LT 76 Dan Pawlak 6-5 305 Jr. 12 25 Lindenhurst, Ill. Player 2015 Career 58 Dean Helt 6-5 265 So. 12 14 Dane, Wis. Anderson 2 8 LG 77 Kyle Avaloy 6-5 330 Jr. 12 31 Lombard, Ill. 60 Camden Cooper 6-6 290 Sr. 12 13 Crystal Lake, Ill. Avaloy 12 27 C 54 Mark Spelman 6-3 280 Jr. 12 33 Waukesha, Wis. Clements 8 8 63 Tyler Brown 6-3 275 RFr. 3 3 Peoria, Ill. RG 78 Cameron Lee 6-6 310 Jr. 12 25 Oakwood, Ill Coprich 12 33 61 Chad Kanugh 6-6 295 RFr. 3 3 Franklin, Wis. Gelber 12 12 RT 56 Ryan Gelber 6-5 295 Jr. 12 19 Springfield, Ill. 79 Alec Diab 6-6 275 RFr. 1 1 Moline, Ill. Gibbs 8 8 TE 86 Michael Clements 6-7 235 So. 10 17 Indianapolis, Ind. Jefferson 5 5 85 Tylor Petkovich 6-6 235 RFr. 12 12 St. John, Ind. WR 35 Bryce Jefferson 5-10 190 Fr. 12 12 Wentzville, Mo. Kolbe 2 2 6 Jon-Marc Anderson 5-10 185 So. 4 19 Newburgh, Ind. Lee 12 12 WR 82 Anthony Warrum 6-2 190 Jr. 12 38 Fishers, Ind. 83 Matt Bielgalski 6-2 185 RFr. 12 12 Winfield, Ill. Pawlak 12 12 WR 12 Christian Gibbs 6-1 185 RFr. 9 9 Aurora, Ill. Petkovich 4 4 19 Anthony Fowler 6-1 175 So. 12 12 Woodland Hills, Calif. QB 5 Tre Roberson 6-0 205 Sr. 12 27 Indianapolis, Ind. Roberson 11 25 16 Jake Kolbe 6-3 200 RFr. 12 12 Naperville, Ill. Spelman 12 29 RB 25 Marshaun Coprich 5-9 205 Sr. 12 51 Victorville, Calif. 13 Jamal Towns 5-6 175 Jr. 12 37 Harvey, Ill. Tibbits 6 7 FB 30 Brady Tibbits 5-10 240 Jr. 12 27 Mineral Point, Wis. Towns 0 7 31 Bryce Holm 6-2 235 So. 12 27 Oswego, Ill. Warrum 11 15 DEFENSE POS NO NAME HT WT CL SGP CGP HOMETOWN DE 87 Teddy Corwin 6-5 260 Sr. 7 36 St. Louis, Mo. 92 Matt Swaine 6-7 225 So. 9 9 Rochester, Ill. Defense DT 98 Dalton Keene 6-4 275 So. 12 27 Jacksonville, Ill. Player 2015 Career 48 Nathan Iloilo 6-2 270 RFr. 11 11 Independence, Mo. Amoako 1 1 DT 91 Adam Conley 6-5 255 So. 12 15 Franklin, Wis. 99 Matt McCown 6-3 255 So. 11 14 Casey, Ill. Barry 1 1 DE 4 David Perkins 6-2 245 Sr. 11 36 South Bend, Ind. Burch 12 16 45 James Graham 5-11 205 So. 9 9 Chicago, Ill. SLB 32 Alejandro Rivera 6-0 215 Jr. 12 26 Sterling, Ill. Conley 12 12 31 Bryce Holm 6-2 235 So. 12 27 Oswego, Ill. Corwin 5 19 MLB 33 Pat Meehan 6-1 225 Sr. 12 49 Frankfort, Ill. 34 Brent Spack 6-0 220 Jr. 11 37 Bloomington, Ill. Donnelly 11 40 WLB 40 Alex Donnelly 6-0 225 Sr. 11 51 Kirkland, Wash. Estime 3 3 49 Kyle Harbour 6-1 210 So. 2 2 St. Louis, Mo. CB 1 Josh Burch 6-1 195 Sr. 12 46 St. Petersburg, Fla. Glass 10 10 41 Theo Hopkins 5-9 195 Fr. 9 9 Chicago, Ill. Harris 12 12 FS 14 DraShane Glass 5-10 195 So. 12 27 Garland, Texas 11 Luther Kirk 6-2 170 Fr. 9 9 Garland, Texas Iloilo 1 1 SS 42 Soniel Estime 6-0 195 Sr. 12 41 Boynton Beach, Fla. Keene 12 16 21 Mitchell Brees 6-3 195 RFr. 5 5 West Allis, Wis. CB 10 Davontae Harris 6-0 190 So. 12 27 Wichita, Kan. Kirk 1 1 8 La'Darius Newbold 6-1 200 Jr. 12 12 Lancaster,Texas Kocour 9 11 McCown 6 6 SPECIALISTS Meehan 12 36 POS NO NAME HT WT CL SGP CGP HOMETOWN PK 97 Sean Slattery 6-0 205 So. 12 15 Rockford, Ill. Perkins 10 24 38 Zach Breen 5-10 175 RFr. 1 1 Bloomington, Ill. Rivera 12 12 KO 97 Sean Slattery 6-0 205 So. 12 15 Rockford, Ill. 38 Zach Breen 5-10 175 RFr. 1 1 Bloomington, Ill. Spack 1 2 P 88 Reece Attard 6-1 175 Jr. 12 12 Werribee, Australia 97 Sean Slattery 6-0 205 So. 12 15 Rockford, Ill. KR 13 Jamal Towns 5-6 175 Jr. 12 37 Harvey, Ill. 1 Josh Burch 6-1 195 Sr. 12 46 St. Petersburg, Fla. KR 7 George Moreira 5-10 205 RFr. 12 12 Gretna, La. 6 Jon-Marc Anderson 5-10 185 So. 4 19 Newburgh, Ind. PR 82 Anthony Warrum 6-2 190 Jr. 12 38 Fishers, Ind. 6 Jon-Marc Anderson 5-10 185 So. 4 19 Newburgh, Ind. HO 16 Jake Kolbe 6-3 200 RFr. 12 12 Naperville, Ill. 88 Reece Attard 6-1 175 Jr. 12 12 Werribee, Australia LS 37 Seth Combs 6-0 200 RFr. 12 12 Rockford, Ill. 99 Matt McCown 6-3 255 So. 11 14 Casey, Ill.
2015 ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRD FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • #BACKTHEBIRDS GAME 13 • RICHMOND • DEC. 11, 2015 NUMERICAL ROSTER • PAGE 9 NO. NAME HT. WT. POS. YR. HOMETOWN / PREVIOUS SCHOOL NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN (HS/PREVIOUS SCHOOL)
1 Josh Burch 6-1 195 DB Sr. St. Petersburg, Fla. / Navy Prep 41 Theo Hopkins, Jr. 5-9 195 DB Fr. Chicago, Ill. / Leo HS
2 Alec Kocour 6-0 190 S So. Waukesha, Wis. / Catholic Memorial HS 42 Soniel Estime 6-0 195 S Sr. Boynton Beach, Fla. / Santaluces HS
3 David Kenney 6-2 250 DL So. Indianapolis, Ind. / Indiana 45 James Graham 5-11 205 RB So. Chicago, Ill. / Westinghouse HS
4 David Perkins 6-4 245 DE Sr. South Bend, Ind. / Ohio State 46 John Nicholson 6-3 235 TE Sr. Springfi eld, Ill. / Glenwood HS
5 Tre Roberson 6-0 205 QB Sr. Indianapolis, Ind. / Indiana 47 Adam Pittser 6-2 255 DL Sr. Richmond, Ill. / Wyoming
6 Jon-Marc Anderson 5-10 185 WR So. Newburgh, Ind. / Castle HS 48 Nathan Iloilo 6-2 270 DL Fr. Independence, Mo. / Fort Osage HS
7 George Moreira 5-10 205 RB Fr. Gretna, La. / John Curtis HS 49 Kyle Harbour 6-1 210 LB So. St. Louis, Mo. / Cardinal Ritter HS
8 La’Darius Newbold 6-1 200 S Jr. Lancaster, Texas / Texas Tech 52 Jordan Williams 6-0 210 LB Fr. Kansas City, Mo. / North Kansas City HS
10 Davontae Harris 6-0 190 DB So. Wichita, Kan. / South HS 54 Mark Spelman 6-3 280 OL Jr. Brookfi eld, Wis. / Marquette University HS
11 Luther Kirk 6-2 170 DB Fr. Garland, Texas / Garland HS 55 Blake Hooper 6-0 285 DL Fr. Taylorville, Ill. / Taylorville HS
12 Christian Gibbs 6-1 185 WR So. Aurora, Ill. / Waubonsie Valley HS 56 Ryan Gelber 6-5 295 OL Jr. Springfi eld, Ill. / Springfi eld HS
13 Jamal Towns 5-6 175 RB Jr. Harvey, Ill. / Thornton HS 58 Dean Helt 6-5 245 OL So. Dane, Wis. / Waunakee HS
14 DraShane Glass 5-10 195 DB So. Garland, Texas / Garland HS 59 Michael Ganzer 6-2 215 LB Fr. Wauwatosa, Wis. / Marquette University HS
15 Hasan Muhammad-Rogers 5-11 175 QB Fr. Calumet Park, Ill. / Richards HS 60 Camden Cooper 6-6 290 OL Sr. Crystal Lake, Ill. / Elmhurst HS
16 Jake Kolbe 6-3 200 QB Fr. Naperville, Ill. / Naperville Central HS 61 Chad Kanugh 6-6 295 OL Fr. Franklin, Wis. / Franklin HS
17 Koty Thelen 6-1 205 WB Fr. Oconomowoc, Wis. / Oconomowoc HS 63 Tyler Brown 6-3 275 OL Fr. Peoria, Ill. / Richwoods HS
18 Nick Griffi th 6-2 195 WR Fr. Northmoor, Mo. / Park Hill South HS 65 George Hoselton 6-3 295 OL So. Lexington, Ill. / Central Catholic HS
19 Anthony Fowler 6-1 175 WR So. Woodland Hills, Calif. / College of Canyons 76 Dan Pawlak 6-5 280 OL Jr. Lindenhurst, Ill. / Lakes HS
21 Mitchell Brees 6-3 195 WR Fr. West Allis, Wis. / Greendale HS 77 Kyle Avaloy 6-5 330 OL Jr. Lombard, Ill. / Glenbard South HS
24 Stephen Amoako 5-11 185 DB Jr. Arlington, Texas / Oregon 78 Cameron Lee 6-6 310 OL Jr. Oakwood, Ill. / Oakwood HS
25 Marshaun Coprich 5-9 205 RB Sr. Victorville, Calif. / Oak Hills HS 79 Alec Diab 6-6 275 OL Fr. Moline, Ill. / Alleman HS
27 DeMarco Corbin 6-0 215 RB Fr. Euless, Texas / Colleyville Heritage 81 Brannon Barry 6-4 210 TE Fr. St. Charles, Ill. / St. Charles East HS
28 Kyle Willams 6-2 190 WR Jr. Waukegan, Ill. / Waukegan HS 82 Anthony Warrum 6-2 190 WR Jr. Fishers, Ind. / Heritage Christian School
29 Cole Bumpus 5-11 175 DB Fr. Bloomington, Ill. / Normal West HS 83 Matt Biegalski 6-2 185 WR Fr. Winfi eld, Ill. / Wheaton North HS
30 Brady Tibbits 5-10 240 FB Jr. Mineral Point, Wis. / Mineral Point HS 85 Tylor Petkovich 6-6 220 TE Fr. St. John, Ind. / Andrean HS
31 Bryce Holm 6-2 225 FB So. Oswego, Ill. / Oswego HS 86 Michael Clements 6-7 220 TE So. Indianapolis, Ind. / Roncalli HS
32 Alejandro Rivera 6-0 215 LB Sr. Sterling, Ill. / Sterling HS 87 Teddy Corwin 6-5 260 DL Sr. St. Louis, Mo. / DeSmet Jesuit HS
33 Pat Meehan 6-1 225 LB Sr. Frankfort, Ill. / Lincoln-Way East HS 88 Reece Attard 6-1 175 K/P Jr. Werribee, Australia / Mackillop
34 Brent Spack 6-0 220 LB Jr. Bloomington, Ill. / Normal Community HS 89 JJ Stahl 6-5 190 WR So. Elkhart, Ind. / Elkhart HS
35 Bryce Jefferson 5-10 190 WR Fr. Wentzville, Mo. / Lutheran HS 91 Adam Conley 6-5 255 DE So. Franklin, Wis. / Franklin HS
36 Nate Bond 5-8 185 DB Sr. Stillman Valley, Ill. / Monmouth HS 92 Matt Swaine 6-7 220 DE Fr. Rochester, Ill. / Rochester HS
37 Seth Combs 6-0 200 LS Fr. Roscoe, Ill. / Hononegah HS 97 Sean Slattery 6-0 205 K/P So. Rockford, Ill. / Boylan Central Catholic HS
38 Zach Breen 5-10 175 K Fr. Bloomington, Ill. / Normal West HS 98 Dalton Keene 6-4 285 DL So. Jacksonville, Ill. / Jacksonville HS
40 Alex Donnelly 6-0 225 LB Sr. Kirkland, Wash. / Lake Washington HS 99 Matt McCown 6-3 275 DL So. Casey, Ill. / Casey-Westfi eld HS
2015 ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRD FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • #BACKTHEBIRDS GAME 13 • RICHMOND • DEC. 11, 2015 GAME STARTERS • PAGE 10 Offense LT LG C RG RT TE WR WR WR QB RB at Iowa Pawlak Avaloy Spelman Lee Gelber Clements Anderson Gibbs Warrum Roberson Coprich MORGAN STATE Pawlak Avaloy Spelman Lee Gelber Clements Tibbits (FB) Gibbs Warrum Roberson Coprich at Eastern Illinois Pawlak Avaloy Spelman Lee Gelber Clements Anderson Gibbs Warrum Roberson Coprich NORTHERN IOWA Pawlak Avaloy Spelman Lee Gelber Clements Jefferson Roberson Warrum Kolbe Coprich at Youngstown State Pawlak Avaloy Spelman Lee Gelber Clements Jefferson Tibbits (FB) Warrum Kolbe Coprich at Missouri State Pawlak Avaloy Spelman Lee Gelber Clements Jefferson Fowler Warrum Roberson Coprich WESTERN ILLINOIS Pawlak Avaloy Spelman Lee Gelber Clements Jefferson Gibbs Warrum Roberson Coprich INDIANA STATE Pawlak Avaloy Spelman Lee Gelber Clements Jefferson Fowler Warrum Roberson Coprich at South Dakota State Pawlak Avaloy Spelman Lee Gelber Petkovich Gibbs Tibbits (FB) Warrum Roberson Coprich at Southern Illinois Pawlak Avaloy Spelman Lee Gelber Petkovich Gibbs Tibbits (FB) Warrum Roberson Coprich SOUTH DAKOTA Pawlak Avaloy Spelman Lee Gelber Clements Gibbs Tibbits (FB) Warrum Roberson Coprich WESTERN ILLINOIS Pawlak Avaloy Spelman Lee Gelber Clements Gibbs Tibbits (FB) Warrum Roberson Coprich
Defense DE DT DT DE SLB MLB WLB CB SS FS CB at Iowa Corwin Keene Conley Perkins Donnelly Meehan Rivera Burch Kocour Glass Harris MORGAN STATE Conley Keene Iloilo Perkins Donnelly Meehan Rivera Burch Kocour Amoako Harris at Eastern Illinois Conley Keene McCown Perkins Battle Meehan Rivera Burch Kocour Glass Harris NORTHERN IOWA Conley Keene McCown Perkins Donnelly Meehan Rivera Burch Kocour Glass Harris at Youngstown State Conley Keene McCown Perkins Donnelly Meehan Rivera Burch Kocour Glass Harris at Missouri State Conley Keene McCown Barry Spack Meehan Rivera Burch Estime Glass Harris WESTERN ILLINOIS Conley Keene McCown Barry Donnelly Meehan Rivera Burch Kocour Glass Harris INDIANA STATE Conley Keene McCown Perkins Donnelly Meehan Rivera Burch Kocour Glass Harris at South Dakota State Corwin Keene Conley Perkins Donnelly Meehan Rivera Burch Kocour Kirk Harris at Southern Illinois Corwin Keene Conley Perkins Donnelly Meehan Rivera Burch Kocour Kirk Harris SOUTH DAKOTA Corwin Keene Conley Perkins Donnelly Meehan Rivera Burch Estime Glass Harris WESTERN ILLINOIS Corwin Keene McCown Conley Donnelly Meehan Rivera Burch Estime Glass Harris
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2015 ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRD FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • #BACKTHEBIRDS GAME 13 • RICHMOND • DEC. 11, 2015 CAREER BESTS • PAGE 12 #24 • Stephen Amoako • DB #25 • Marshaun Coprich • RB #31 • Bryce Holm • FB Tackles: ...... 1 vs. Morgan State, 9-12-15 Rushing Yards: ...... 258 at Eastern Washington, 12-13-14 Rushing Yards: ...... 9 vs. Austin Peay, 9-27-14 Solos: ...... 1 vs. Morgan State, 9-12-15 Rushing Attempts: ...... 34 vs. South Dakota, 10-26-13 Rushing Attempts: ...... 3 vs. Austin Peay, 9-27-14 Assists: ...... 0 Rushing TDs: ...... 4, three times Rushing TDs: ...... 1, twice Sacks: ...... 0 Longest Rush: ...... 83 vs. Western Illinois, 10-24-15 Longest Rush: ...... 8 vs. Austin Peay, 9-27-14 TFLs: ...... 0 Interceptions: ...... 0 #87 • Teddy Corwin • DL #55 • Blake Hooper • DL Tackles: ...... 12 vs. South Dakota State, 10-4-14 Tackles: ...... 1 vs. Morgan State, 9-12-15 #6 • Jon-Marc Anderson • WR Solos: ...... 5 at Eastern Washington, 12-13-14 Solos: ...... 1 vs. Morgan State, 9-12-15 Receptions: ...... 4, twice Assists: ...... 9 vs. South Dakota State, 10-4-14 Assists: ...... 0 Receiving Yards: ...... 79 vs. UNI, 12-6-14 Sacks: ...... 2.0, twice Sacks: ...... 0 Touchdowns: ...... 1 vs. North Dakota State, 1-10-15 TFLs: ...... 2.5 at Indiana State, 10-11-14 TFLs: ...... 0 Long Reception: ...... 47 vs. Morgan State, 9-12-15 Interceptions: ...... 1, three times Interceptions: ...... 0
#88 • Reece Attard • P #40 • Alex Donnelly • LB #48 • Nathan Iloilo • DL Punts: ...... 6 vs. Northern Iowa, 10-3-15 Tackles: ...... 14 vs. Western Illinois, 10-24-15 Tackles: ...... 4 vs. Morgan State, 9-12-15 Punt Yards: ...... 256 vs. Northern Iowa, 10-3-15 Solos: ...... 9 at Western Illinois, 10-18-14 Solos: ...... 1, twice Punt Average: ...... 49.0 at Missouri State, 10-17-15 Assists: ...... 10 vs. Western Illinois, 10-24-15 Assists: ...... 3 vs. Morgan State, 9-12-15 Long Punt: ...... 70 at Missouri State, 10-17-15 Sacks: ...... 1.0, four times Sacks: ...... 0 Inside 20: ...... 3, twice TFLs: ...... 1.5 vs. Indiana State, 10-19-13 TFLs: ...... 1.0 vs. Northern Iowa, 10-3-15 Interceptions: ...... 1, four times Interceptions: ...... 0 #81 • Brannon Barry • TE/DE Tackles: ...... 3, twice #42 • Soniel Estime • LB #35 • Bryce Jefferson • WR Solos: ...... 3 vs. Northern Iowa, 10-3-15 Tackles: ...... 11 at Missouri State, 10-17-15 Receptions: ...... 5 vs. Northern Iowa, 10-3-15 Assists: ...... 2 at Youngstown State, 10-10-15 Solos: ...... 6 at Missouri State, 10-17-15 Receiving Yards: ...... 43 vs. Northern Iowa, 10-3-15 Sacks: ...... 3.0 vs. Northern Iowa, 10-3-15 Assists: ...... 5 at Missouri State, 10-17-15 Touchdowns: ...... 0 TFLs: ...... 3.0 vs. Northern Iowa, 10-3-15 Sacks: ...... 0.5 vs. Morgan State, 9-12-15 Long Reception: ...... 15 vs. Northern Iowa, 10-3-15 Interceptions: ...... 1 vs. Northern Iowa, 10-3-15 TFLs: ...... 0.5 vs. Morgan State, 9-12-15 Interceptions: ...... 0 #98 • Dalton Keene • DL #83 • Matt Biegalski • WR Tackles: ...... 11 at Southern Illinois, 11-14-15 Receptions: ...... 1 at Iowa, 9-5-15 #19 • Anthony Fowler • WR Solos: ...... 6 at Eastern Illinois, 9-19-15 Receiving Yards: ...... 8 at Iowa, 9-5-15 Receptions: ...... 4 at Missouri State, 10-17-15 Assists: ...... 7 at Southern Illinois, 11-14-15 Touchdowns: ...... 0 Receiving Yards: ...... 43 at Missouri State, 10-17-15 Sacks: ...... 1.0, six times Long Reception: ...... 8 at Iowa, 9-5-15 Touchdowns: ...... 0 TFLs: ...... 2.5, twice Long Reception: ...... 27 at Eastern Illinois, 9-19-15 Interceptions: ...... 0 #36 • Nate Bond • DB Tackles: ...... 2, three times #12 • Christian Gibbs • WR #3 • David Kenney • DL Solos: ...... 2 vs. Mississippi Valley State, 9-6-14 Receptions: ...... 3 at South Dakota State, 11-7-15 Tackles: ...... 7 at Missouri State, 10-17-15 Assists: ...... 1 vs. Eastern Illinois, 9-13-14 Receiving Yards: ...... 83 vs. Morgan State, 9-12-15 Solos: ...... 2 at Missouri State, 10-17-15 Sacks: ...... 0 Touchdowns: ...... 1 vs. Morgan State, 9-12-15 Assists: ...... 5 at Missouri State, 10-17-15 TFLs: ...... 0 Long Reception: ...... 70 vs. Morgan State, 9-12-15 Sacks: ...... 1.0 at Eastern Illinois, 9-19-15 Interceptions: ...... 0 TFLs: ...... 1.0 at Eastern Illinois, 9-19-15 #14 • DraShane Glass • DB Interceptions: ...... 0 #1 • Josh Burch • DB Tackles: ...... 10 vs. Western Illinois, 10-24-15 Tackles: ...... 4, twice Solos: ...... 7 at Southern Illinois, 11-14-15 #23 • Nick Kielbasa • RB Solos: ...... 4 vs. North Dakota State, 1-10-15 Assists: ...... 6 at Missouri State, 10-17-15 Rushing Yards: ...... 10 vs. South Dakota, 11-21-15 Assists: ...... 1, three times Sacks: ...... 0 Rushing Attempts: ...... 3 vs. South Dakota, 11-21-15 Sacks: ...... 0 TFLs: ...... 1.0 at Indiana State, 10-11-14 Rushing TDs: ...... 0 TFLs: ...... 1.0 at Youngstown State, 10-10-15 Interceptions: ...... 1, three times Longest Rush: ...... 5 vs. South Dakota, 11-21-15 Interceptions: ...... 1, twice #45 • James Graham • DE #11 • Luther Kirk • DB #86 • Michael Clements • TE Tackles: ...... 1 at Missouri State, 10-17-15 Tackles: ...... 4, twice Receptions: ...... 2, three times Solos: ...... 1 at Missouri State, 10-17-15 Solos: ...... 4 at Youngstown State, 10-10-15 Receiving Yards: ...... 50 at Eastern Illinois, 9-19-15 Assists: ...... 0 Assists: ...... 3 at Missouri State, 10-17-15 Touchdowns: ...... 1 at Eastern Illinois, 9-19-15 Sacks: ...... 0 Sacks: ...... 0 Long Reception: ...... 40 at Eastern Illinois, 9-19-15 TFLs: ...... 1.0 6 at Missouri State, 10-17-15 TFLs: ...... 0 Interceptions: ...... 0 Interceptions: ...... 0 #91 • Adam Conley • DL Tackles: ...... 5 at Missouri State, 10-17-15 #10 • Davontae Harris • DB #2 • Alec Kocour • DB Solos: ...... 3 at Missouri State, 10-17-15 Tackles: ...... 10, twice Tackles: ...... 14 at Eastern Illinois, 9-19-15 Assists: ...... 3 at Eastern Illinois, 9-19-15 Solos: ...... 10 at Southern Illinois, 11-14-15 Solos: ...... 4, twice Sacks: ...... 1.0 vs. Northern Iowa, 10-3-15 Assists: ...... 4 vs. Northern Iowa, 10-3-15 Assists: ...... 11, twice TFLs: ...... 1.0, twice Sacks: ...... 0 Sacks: ...... 0 TFLs: ...... 0 TFLs: ...... 1.0 at Eastern Illinois, 9-19-15 Interceptions: ...... 0 Interceptions: ...... 2 at South Dakota State, 11-7-15
2015 ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRD FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • #BACKTHEBIRDS GAME 13 • RICHMOND • DEC. 11, 2015 CAREER BESTS • PAGE 13 #16 • Jake Kolbe • QB #5 • Tre Roberson • QB Completions: ...... 11 at Iowa, 9-5-15 Completions: ...... 22 vs. UNI, 12-6-14 Attempts: ...... 15 at Iowa, 9-5-15 Attempts: ...... 35 at Northern Iowa, 11-1-14 Passing Yards: ...... 147 at Iowa, 9-5-15 Passing Yards: ...... 382 vs. UNI, 12-6-14 TD Passes: ...... 2 at Iowa, 9-5-15 TD Passes: ...... 4, three times Long Pass: ...... 52 at Iowa, 9-5-15 Long Pass: ...... 75 at Missouri State, 10-17-15 Interceptions: ...... 1 vs. Northern Iowa, 10-3-15 Interceptions: ...... 2, twice Rushing Yards: ...... 161 vs. North Dakota State, 1-10-15 #99 • Matt McCown • DL Rushing Attempts: ...... 14 vs. South Dakota State, 10-4-14 Tackles: ...... 10 at Eastern Illinois, 9-19-15 Rushing TDs: ...... 2, six times Solos: ...... 3 at Eastern Illinois, 9-19-15 Longest Rush: ...... 65 vs. Western Illinois, 10-24-15 Assists: ...... 7 at Eastern Illinois, 9-19-15 Sacks: ...... 1.0 at Missouri State, 10-17-15 #97 • Sean Slattery • K TFLs: ...... 2.0 at Eastern Illinois, 9-19-15 Field Goals: ...... 3 vs. Morgan State, 9-12-15 Interceptions: ...... 0 Field Goal Attempts: ...... 4 at Eastern Illinois, 9-19-15 Long Field Goal: ...... 50 at Eastern Illinois, 9-19-15 #33 • Pat Meehan • LB Extra Points: ...... 8 vs. Mississippi Valley State, 9-6-14 Tackles: ...... 15 at Southern Illinois, 11-16-13 Solos: ...... 9 vs. North Dakota State, 1-10-15 #34 • Brent Spack • LB Assists: ...... 9, twice Tackles: ...... 8 at Missouri State, 9-28-13 Sacks: ...... 2.0 vs. Eastern Illinois, 9-13-14 Solos: ...... 4 vs. Morgan State, 9-12-15 TFLs: ...... 4.0 vs. Eastern Illinois, 9-13-14 Assists: ...... 6 at Missouri State, 9-28-13 Interceptions: ...... 1, twice Sacks: ...... 0 TFLs: ...... 1.0 vs. Morgan State, 9-12-15 #7 • George Moreira • RB Rushing Yards: ...... 63 vs. Morgan State, 9-12-15 #92 • Matt Swaine • DL Rushing Attempts: ...... 11 vs. Morgan State, 9-12-15 Tackles: ...... 5, twice Rushing TDs: ...... 1 vs. Morgan State, 9-12-15 Solos: ...... 4 at Missouri State, 10-17-15 Longest Rush: ...... 15 vs. Morgan State, 9-12-15 Assists: ...... 3 vs. Morgan State, 9-12-15 Kick Returns: ...... 2 vs. Morgan State, 9-12-15 Sacks: ...... 1.0 at Southern Illinois, 11-14-15 Kick Return Yards: ...... 95 vs. Morgan State, 9-12-15 TFLs: ...... 1.5 vs. Morgan State, 9-12-15 Long Kick Return: ...... 54 vs. Morgan State, 9-12-15 Interceptions: ...... 0
#8 • La'Darius Newbold • DB #30 • Brady Tibbits • FB Tackles: ...... 6 at Eastern Illinois, 9-19-15 Rushing Yards: ...... 3 at Eastern Washington, 12-13-14 Solos: ...... 5 at Eastern Illinois, 9-19-15 Rushing Attempts: ...... 1 at Eastern Washington, 12-13-14 Assists: ...... 2 at Iowa, 9-5-15 Rushing TDs: ...... 1 at Eastern Washington, 12-13-14 Sacks: ...... 0 Longest Rush: ...... 3 at Eastern Washington, 12-13-14 TFLs: ...... 1.0, twice Receptions: ...... 1 at Iowa, 9-5-15 Interceptions: ...... 1 at Missouri State, 10-17-15 Receiving TDs: ...... 1 at Iowa, 9-5-15
#4 • David Perkins • LB #13 • Jamal Towns • RB Tackles: ...... 10 vs. Indiana State, 10-31-15 Rushing Yards: ...... 44 at Southern Illinois, 11-14-155 Solos: ...... 6 vs. Eastern Illinois, 9-13-14 Rushing Attempts: ...... 7 at Missouri State, 10-17-15 Assists: ...... 5 vs. Northern Iowa, 10-3-15 Rushing TDs: ...... 1, three times Sacks: ...... 2.5 vs. Abilene Christian, 9-21-13 Longest Rush: ...... 40 at Southern Illinois, 11-14-15 TFLs: ...... 3.0 vs. Western Illinois, 10-24-15 Receptions: ...... 5 vs. Eastern Illinois, 10-05-13 Interceptions: ...... 1 at Western Illinois, 10-18-14 Receiving Yards: ...... 23 vs. Eastern Illinois, 10-05-13 Touchdowns: ...... 0 #86 • Tylor Petkovich • TE Long Reception: ...... 13 vs. Eastern Illinois, 10-05-13 Receptions: ...... 2 at Missouri State, 10-17-15 Kick Returns: ...... 2 vs. Eastern Illinois, 9-13-14 Receiving Yards: ...... 54 at Missouri State, 10-17-15 Kick Return Yards: ...... 37 vs. Eastern Illinois, 9-13-14 Touchdowns: ...... 0 Long Kick Return: ...... 34 vs. Mississippi Valley State, 9-6-14 Long Reception: ...... 28 at Missouri State, 10-17-15 #82 • Anthony Warrum • WR #47 • Adam Pittser • DL Receptions: ...... 8 at South Dakota State, 11-7-15 Tackles: ...... 1, three times Receiving Yards: ...... 241 at South Dakota State, 11-7-15 Solos: ...... 1, twice Touchdowns: ...... 3, three times Assists: ...... 1 at Missouri State, 10-17-15 Long Reception: ...... 75 at Missouri State, 10-17-15 Sacks: ...... 0 TFLs: ...... 0 #28 • Kyle Williams • WR Interceptions: ...... 0 Receptions: ...... 1, twice Receiving Yards: ...... 15 vs. Youngstown State, 10-10-15 #32 • Alejandro Rivera • LB Touchdowns: ...... 0 Tackles: ...... 12 vs. Western Illinois, 10-24-15 Long Reception: ...... 15 vs. Youngstown State, 10-10-15 Solos: ...... 6 at Southern Illinois, 11-14-15 Assists: ...... 8 vs. Western Illinois, 10-24-15 Sacks: ...... 1.0 vs. Northern Iowa, 10-3-15 TFLs: ...... 2.0 at Southern Illinois, 11-14-15 Interceptions: ...... 0 2015 ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRD FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • #BACKTHEBIRDS GAME 13 • RICHMOND • DEC. 11, 2015 2015 STATISTICS • PAGE 14 GAME RESULTS RUSHING Date Opponent Score W/L Attendance G Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G Sept. 5, 2015 at Iowa 14-31 L 59,450 Sept. 12, 2015 MORGAN STATE 67-14 W 13,391 COPRICH,Marshaun 12 307 2001 64 1937 6.3 22 83 161.4 Sept. 19, 2015 at Eastern Illinois 34-31 (OT) W 8,104 ROBERSON,Tre 12 113 881 140 741 6.6 11 80 61.8 Oct. 3, 2015 #6 NORTHERN IOWA* 21-13 W 13,391 TOWNS,Jamal 12 28 170 6 164 5.9 2 40 13.7 Oct. 10, 2015 at #7 Youngstown State* 31-29 W 17,715 Oct. 17, 2015 at Missouri State* 38-2 W 14,212 MOREIRA,George 12 34 148 3 145 4.3 1 15 12.1 Oct. 24, 2015 #20 Western Illinois* 48-28 W 13,391 KIELBASA,Nick 1 3 10 0 10 3.3 0 5 10.0 Oct. 31, 2015 #21 Indiana State* 27-24 W 7,498 GRAHAM,James 9 1 8 0 8 8.0 0 8 0.9 Nov. 7, 2015 at #11 South Dakota State* 20-25 L 9,081 Nov. 14, 2015 at Southern Illinois 42-21 W 6,388 PAWLAK,Dan 12 0 6 0 6 0.0 0 0 0.5 Nov. 21, 2015 SOUTH DAKOTA* 46-0 W 5,210 HOLM,Bryce 12 1 6 0 6 6.0 0 6 0.5 Dec. 5, 2015 WESTERN ILLINOIS^ 36-19 W 6,124 TIBBITS,Brady 12 3 4 1 3 1.0 0 4 0.2 * Missouri Valley Football Conference game ^ FCS Playoffs JEFFERSON,Bryce 12 1 1 0 1 1.0 0 1 0.1 WARRUM,Anthony 12 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0.0 TEAM 7 10 2 14 -12 -1.2 0 2 -1.7 TEAM STATISTICS ILS OPP KOLBE,Jake 11 11 6 49 -43 -3.9 0 3 -3.9 SCORING 424 237 Total...... 12 512 3243 277 2966 5.8 37 83 247.2 POINTS PER GAME 35.3 19.8 Opponents...... 12 485 2052 306 1746 3.6 11 32 145.5 POINTS OFF TURNOVERS 58 41 FIRST DOWNS 223 246 RUSHING YARDAGE 2966 1746 YARDS GAINED RUSHING 3243 2052 PASSING YARDS LOST RUSHING 277 306 RUSHING ATTEMPTS 512 485 G Effi c Comp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G AVERAGE PER RUSH 5.8 3.6 ROBERSON,Tre 12 144.76 94-198-8 47.5 1855 16 75 154.6 AVERAGE PER GAME 247.2 145.5 KOLBE,Jake 11 131.94 26-40-1 65.0 264 2 52 24.0 TDS RUSHING 37 11 PASSING YARDAGE 2119 2571 Total...... 12 142.60 120-238-9 50.4 2119 18 75 176.6 COMP-ATT-INT 120-238-9 221-408-11 Opponents...... 12 116.27 221-408-11 54.2 2571 18 74 214.2 AVERAGE PER PASS 8.9 6.3 AVERAGE PER CATCH 17.7 11.6 AVERAGE PER GAME 176.6 214.2 TDS PASSING 18 18 RECEIVING TOTAL OFFENSE 5085 4317 G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G TOTAL PLAYS 750 893 AVERAGE PER PLAY 6.8 4.8 WARRUM,Anthony 12 49 1138 23.2 14 75 94.8 AVERAGE PER GAME 423.8 359.8 COPRICH,Marshaun 12 15 142 9.5 0 59 11.8 KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS 34-721 46-796 FOWLER,Anthony 12 13 177 13.6 0 27 14.8 PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS 13-118 13-72 INT RETURNS: #-YARDS 11-52 9-116 GIBBS,Christian 9 11 288 26.2 2 70 32.0 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 21.2 17.3 JEFFERSON,Bryce 12 11 91 8.3 0 15 7.6 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 9.1 5.5 CLEMENTS,Mike 10 6 101 16.8 1 40 10.1 INT RETURN AVERAGE 4.7 12.9 FUMBLES-LOST 9-5 19-10 PETKOVICH,Tylor 12 4 72 18.0 0 28 6.0 PENALTIES-YARDS 50-480 64-588 ANDERSON,Jon-Marc 4 3 60 20.0 0 47 15.0 AVERAGE PER GAME 40.0 49.0 WILLIAMS,Kyle 7 2 22 11.0 0 15 3.1 PUNTS-YARDS 57-2148 74-2700 AVERAGE PER PUNT 37.7 36.5 MUHAMMAD-ROGERS,H. 6 2 15 7.5 0 15 2.5 NET PUNT AVERAGE 36.1 32.5 BIEGALSKI,Matt 10 1 8 8.0 0 8 0.8 KICKOFFS-YARDS 77-4586 52-2930 BARRY,Brannon 12 1 3 3.0 0 3 0.2 AVERAGE PER KICK 59.6 56.3 NET KICK AVERAGE 40.5 35.3 TOWNS,Jamal 12 1 1 1.0 0 1 0.1 TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME 30:00 30:00 TIBBITS,Brady 12 1 1 1.0 1 1 0.1 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS 65/157 62/188 Total...... 12 120 2119 17.7 18 75 176.6 3RD-DOWN PCT 41% 33% 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS 8/15 13/25 Opponents...... 12 221 2571 11.6 18 74 214.2 4TH-DOWN PCT 53% 52% SACKS BY-YARDS 25-137 22-159 MISC YARDS 0 15 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 56 30 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 10-17 10-15 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-1 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES (32-40) 80% (31-40) 77% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (28-40) 70% (24-40) 60% PAT-ATTEMPTS (50-52) 96% (21-24) 88% ATTENDANCE 59005 114950 GAMES/AVG PER GAME 6/9834 6/19158
SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Illinois State 93 114 101 113 3 424 Opponents 37 106 42 52 0 237 2015 ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRD FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • #BACKTHEBIRDS GAME 13 • RICHMOND • DEC. 11, 2015 2015 STATISTICS • PAGE 15 PUNT RETURNS TOTAL OFFENSE No. Yds Avg TD Long G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G WARRUM,Anthony 7 82 11.7 0 46 ROBERSON,Tre 12 311 741 1855 2596 216.3 COPRICH,Marshaun 12 307 1937 0 1937 161.4 ANDERSON,Jon-Marc 4 24 6.0 0 16 KOLBE,Jake 11 51 -43 264 221 20.1 ILOILO,Nathan 1 12 12.0 0 0 TOWNS,Jamal 12 28 164 0 164 13.7 MUHAMMAD-ROGERS,H. 1 0 0.0 0 0 MOREIRA,George 12 34 145 0 145 12.1 Total...... 13 118 9.1 0 46 KIELBASA,Nick 1 3 10 0 10 10.0 Opponents...... 13 72 5.5 0 17 GRAHAM,James 9 1 8 0 8 0.9 PAWLAK,Dan 12 0 6 0 6 0.5 INTERCEPTIONS HOLM,Bryce 12 1 6 0 6 0.5 TIBBITS,Brady 12 3 3 0 3 0.2 No. Yds Avg TD Long JEFFERSON,Bryce 12 1 1 0 1 0.1 KOCOUR,Alec 3 0 0.0 0 0 TEAM 7 10 -12 0 -12 -1.7 BURCH,Josh 2 26 13.0 1 26 Total...... 12 750 2966 2119 5085 423.8 BATTLE,Jalen 1 0 0.0 0 0 Opponents...... 12 893 1746 2571 4317 359.8 BARRY,Brannon 1 0 0.0 0 0 GLASS,DraShane 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 FIELD GOALS CORWIN,Teddy 1 10 10.0 0 10 FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk NEWBOLD,La'Darius 1 0 0.0 0 0 SLATTERY,SEAN 10-17 58.8 0-0 2-3 3-4 4-7 1-3 50 2 MEEHAN,Pat 1 17 17.0 0 17 Total...... 11 52 4.7 1 26 Opponents...... 9 116 12.9 1 27 PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 50+ Blkd KICK RETURNS ATTARD,Reece 54 2059 38.1 70 1 15 17 8 1 ROBERSON,Tre 2 80 40.0 42 0 0 1 0 0 No. Yds Avg TD Long Team 1 9 9.0 9 0 0 0 0 0 MOREIRA,George 16 432 27.0 0 63 Total...... 57 2148 37.7 70 1 15 18 8 1 TOWNS,Jamal 12 210 17.5 0 34 Opponents...... 74 2700 36.5 65 9 30 18 6 1 CLEMENTS,Mike 2 15 7.5 0 10 TIBBITS,Brady 1 17 17.0 0 17 KICKOFFS DONNELLY,Alex 1 22 22.0 0 22 No. Yds Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLn WARRUM,Anthony 1 17 17.0 0 17 SLATTERY,Sean 77 4586 59.6 27 2 HARRIS,Davontae 1 8 8.0 0 8 Total...... 77 4586 59.6 27 2 796 40.5 24 Total...... 34 721 21.2 0 63 Opponents...... 52 2930 56.3 15 1 721 35.3 29 Opponents...... 46 796 17.3 0 54
FUMBLE RETURNS ALL-PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G No. Yds Avg TD Long COPRICH,Marshaun 12 1937 142 0 0 0 2079 173.2 MEEHAN,Pat 1 74 74.0 0 74 WARRUM,Anthony 12 0 1138 82 17 0 1237 103.1 KEENE,Dalton 1 13 13.0 0 13 ROBERSON,Tre 12 741 0 0 0 0 741 61.8 Total...... 2 87 43.5 0 74 MOREIRA,George 12 145 0 0 432 0 577 48.1 Opponents...... 0 0 0.0 0 0 TOWNS,Jamal 12 164 1 0 210 0 375 31.2 GIBBS,Christian 9 0 288 0 0 0 288 32.0 SCORING FOWLER,Anthony 12 0 177 0 0 0 177 14.8 CLEMENTS,Mike 10 0 101 0 15 0 116 11.6 |------PATs ------| JEFFERSON,Bryce 12 1 91 0 0 0 92 7.7 TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points ANDERSON,Jon-Marc 4 0 60 24 0 0 84 21.0 COPRICH,Marshaun 22 0-0 0-0 1-1 0 0-0 0 0 134 PETKOVICH,Tylor 12 0 72 0 0 0 72 6.0 WARRUM,Anthony 15 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 92 BURCH,Josh 12 0 0 0 0 26 26 2.2 SLATTERY,Sean 0 10-17 49-51 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 79 WILLIAMS,Kyle 7 0 22 0 0 0 22 3.1 DONNELLY,Alex 11 0 0 0 22 0 22 2.0 ROBERSON,Tre 11 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1-2 0 0 66 TIBBITS,Brady 12 3 1 0 17 0 21 1.8 GIBBS,Christian 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 MEEHAN,Pat 12 0 0 0 0 17 17 1.4 TOWNS,Jamal 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 MUHAMMAD-ROGERS,H. 6 0 15 0 0 0 15 2.5 MOREIRA,George 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 ILOILO,Nathan 12 0 0 12 0 0 12 1.0 BURCH,Josh 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 CORWIN,Teddy 7 0 0 0 0 10 10 1.4 TIBBITS,Brady 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 KIELBASA,Nick 1 10 0 0 0 0 10 10.0 CLEMENTS,Mike 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 HARRIS,Davontae 12 0 0 0 8 0 8 0.7 BIEGALSKI,Matt 10 0 8 0 0 0 8 0.8 KEENE,Dalton 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 2 GRAHAM,James 9 8 0 0 0 0 8 0.9 TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 2 PAWLAK,Dan 12 6 0 0 0 0 6 0.5 BREEN,Zach 0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 1 HOLM,Bryce 12 6 0 0 0 0 6 0.5 KOLBE,Jake 0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0-0 0 0 0 BARRY,Brannon 12 0 3 0 0 0 3 0.2 Total...... 56 10-17 50-52 1-2 1 1-2 0 2 424 GLASS,DraShane 11 0 0 0 0 -1 -1 -0.1 Opponents...... 30 10-15 21-24 0-3 2 2-3 0 1 237 TEAM 7 -12 0 0 0 0 -12 -1.7 KOLBE,Jake 11 -43 0 0 0 0 -43 -3.9 Total...... 12 2966 2119 118 721 52 5976 498.0 Opponents...... 12 1746 2571 72 796 116 5301 441.8
2015 ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRD FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • #BACKTHEBIRDS GAME 13 • RICHMOND • DEC. 11, 2015 2015 DEFENSIVE STATS • PAGE 16 |——––-––––––TACKLES––––––-––––––| |––SACKS––| |–––––––––––––PASS DEF–––––––––––––| |–––FUMBLES–––| BLKD GP-GS SOLO AST TOTAL TFL/YDS NO-YARDS INT-YDS BRUP QBH RCV-YDS FF KICK SAF 33 MEEHAN,Pat 12-12 39 56 95 2.5-4 . 1-17 1 1 1-74 2 . . 2 KOCOUR,Alec 9-9 29 49 78 1.5-2 . 3-0 3 1 . 1 . . 32 RIVERA,Alejandro 12-12 34 40 74 4.0-11 1.0-6 . . 2 . . . . 40 DONNELLY,Alex 11-10 30 44 74 3.5-7 1.0-6 . 6 3 . 1 . . 10 HARRIS,Davontae 12-12 49 23 72 . . . 10 1 . . . . 4 PERKINS,David 11-10 29 37 66 10.0-55 6.5-47 . 4 8 . 1 . . 14 GLASS,DraShane 11-10 34 26 60 1.5-4 . 1--1 4 . . 1 . . 98 KEENE,Dalton 12-12 24 32 56 10.0-19 5.0-11 . 3 4 1-13 . 1 1 87 CORWIN,Teddy 7-5 19 30 49 4.5-17 1.0-6 1-10 3 2 . 1 1 . 99 MCCOWN,Matt 11-8 13 29 42 7.5-20 2.5-8 . 1 . 1-0 . . . 42 ESTIME,Soniel 12-2 13 24 37 1.0-2 0.5-1 . 5 . 1-0 1 . . 1 BURCH,Josh 12-12 22 6 28 3.0-9 . 2-26 6 . 1-0 . . . 91 CONLEY,Adam 12-11 8 15 23 2.5-13 1.0-12 . . 1 . . 1 . 34 SPACK,Brent 12-1 10 12 22 1.0-4 . . 1 . 1-0 . . . 11 KIRK,Luther 9-1 14 4 18 . . . 4 . . . . . 81 BARRY,Brannon 12-1 8 9 17 4.0-26 5.0-26 1-0 . 1 . . . . 8 NEWBOLD,La'Darius 11-0 13 4 17 1.0-1 . 1-0 3 . . . . . 9 BATTLE,Jalen 10-1 7 8 15 1.5-8 . 1-0 1 . 1-0 . . . 48 ILOILO,Nathan 12-1 4 11 15 2.0-7 . . . 1 1-0 . 1 . 22 SPEARMAN,Reggie 4-0 6 7 13 1.5-2 . . 1 . . . . . 36 BOND,Nate 12-0 6 6 12 ...... 92 SWAINE,Matt 9-0 7 5 12 3.0-13 1.5-6 . 1 2 1-0 . . . 3 KENNEY,David 7-0 4 7 11 1.5-8 1.0-8 . 1 1 1-0 1 . . 31 HOLM,Bryce 12-0 2 6 8 ...... 13 TOWNS,Jamal 12-0 2 4 6 ...... 49 HARBOUR, Kyle 2-0 3 1 4 ...... 97 SLATTERY,Sean 12-0 3 1 4 ...... 47 PITTSER,Adam 5-0 2 1 3 ...... 86 CLEMENTS,Mike 10-8 1 2 3 ...... 41 HOPKINS,Theo 9-0 2 . 2 ...... 45 GRAHAM,James 9-0 2 . 2 1.0-1 . . . . . 1 . . 15 MUHAMMAD-ROGERS,H. 6-0 2 . 2 ...... 55 HOOPER,Blake 8-0 . 2 2 ...... 5 ROBERSON,Tre 12-11 2 . 2 ...... 21 BREES,Mitchell 5-0 1 1 2 ...... 7 MOREIRA,George 12-0 . 2 2 ...... 24 AMOAKO,Stephen 3-1 1 . 1 ...... 88 ATTARD,Reece 12-0 1 . 1 ...... 39 LOVE,Daejgeon 2-0 . 1 1 ...... 76 PAWLAK,Dan 12-12 1 . 1 ...... 37 COMBS,Seth 10-0 . 1 1 ...... 85 PETKOVICH,Tylor 12-4 1 . 1 ...... 35 JEFFERSON,Bryce 12-5 1 . 1 ...... 12 GIBBS,Christian 9-8 1 . 1 ...... 19 FOWLER,Anthony 12-3 . 1 1 ...... TM Team 7-0 ...... 1 Total...... 12-0 450 507 957 68-233 25-137 11-52 58 28 10-87 10 4 2 Opponents...... 12-0 401 374 775 68.0-273 22-159 9-116 30 21 5-0 6 4 1
2015 ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRD FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • #BACKTHEBIRDS GAME 13 • RICHMOND • DEC. 11, 2015 LAST TIME IT HAPPENED • PAGE 17 ILLINOIS STATE INDIVIDUAL OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL ILLINOIS STATE SITUATIONAL STATS Rushed for 100 yards Rushed for 100 yards 217, Marshaun Coprich vs. Western Illinois, 12-5-15 107, Jody Webb, Youngstown State, 10-10-15 2015 Rushed for 200 yards Rushed for 200 yards Playing at home 6-0 217, Marshaun Coprich vs. Western Illinois, 12-5-15 371, Jemaine Cook, Youngstown State, 11-06-10 Passed for 200 yards Passed for 200 yards Playing on the road 4-2 317, Tre Roberson at South Dakota State, 11-7-15 341, Sean McGuire, Western Illinois, 12-5-15 Passed for 300 yards Passed for 300 yards Playing on a neutral fi eld 0-0 317, Tre Roberson at South Dakota State, 11-7-15 341, Sean McGuire, Western Illinois, 12-5-15 Playing at night 3-0 Passed for 400 yards Passed for 400 yards 473, Matt Brown vs. Eastern Illinois, 9-15-12 425, Vernon Adams, Eastern Washington, 12-13-14 Playing during the day 6-2 Had 10 receptions Had 10 receptions 10, Tyrone Walker at Appalachian State, 12-1-12 Billy Reed (14) and Jonathan Mixon (11), Southern Illinois, 11-14-15 ISU scores on fi rst possession 5-0 Had 100 yards receiving Had 100 yards receiving Opponent scores on fi rst possession 1-1 107, Anthony Warrum vs. Western Illinois, 12-5-15 138, Billy Reed, Southern Illinois, 11-14-15 Returned a punt for a TD Returned a punt for a TD ISU scores fi rst 8-1 Anthony Warrum (62 yards) vs. Abilene Christian, 9-21-13 77, Gary Hunter, Dayton, 9-1-12 Returned a kickoff for a TD Returned a kickoff for a TD Opponent scores fi rst 2-1 Tevin Allen (95 yards) vs. South Dakota State, 10-4-14 David Johnson (98 yards), Northern Iowa, 11-1-14 ISU leads after 1st quarter 8-1 Returned an interception for a TD Returned an interception for a TD Josh Burch (26 yards) at Youngstown State, 10-10-15 Seth McDonald (20 yards), Eastern Illinois, 9-19-15 Opponent leads after 1st quarter 1-1 Returned a fumble for a TD Returned a fumble for a TD Tevin Allen (17 yards) vs. Northern Iowa, 11-02-13 Mike Lien (40 yards), South Dakota State, 9-24-11 ISU leads at halftime 7-0 Returned a blocked FG for a TD Returned a blocked FG for a TD Opponent leads at halftime 2-2 Armando Andrade (85 yards) vs. W. Va. Tech, 8-31-00 Travis Williams (66 yards), Illinois, 9-6-03 Returned a blocked punt for a TD Returned a blocked punt for a TD Tied at halftime 1-0 Pat Meehan (10 yards) vs. Dayton, 9-1-12 Charles Brown (7 yards), Northern Iowa, 11-1-14 ISU leads after 3rd quarter 9-0 Rushed for three touchdowns Rushed for three touchdowns 4, Marshaun Coprich vs. South Dakota, 11-21-15 3, Jamaine Cook, Youngstown State, 10-13-12 Opponent leads after 3rd quarter 1-2 Threw three touchdown passes Threw three touchdown passes 3, Tre Roberson at South Dakota State, 11-7-15 3, Mark Iannotti, Southern Illinois, 11-14-15 Game goes into overtime 1-0 Caught three touchdown passes Caught three touchdown passes ISU has more total yards 5-0 3, Anthony Warrum at South Dakota State, 11-7-15 3, Robert Tonyan, Indiana State, 10-31-15 Kicked three fi eld goals Kicked three fi eld goals Opponent has more total yards 4-2 3, Sean Slattery vs. Morgan State, 9-12-15 3, Tyler Sievertsen, Northern Iowa, 11-19-11 Had a 70-yard run from scrimmage Had a 70-yard run from scrimmage ISU has more rushing yards 10-0 72, Marshaun Coprich vs. Western Illinois, 12-5-15 73, Shepard Little, Eastern Illinois, 9-14-13 Opponent has more rushing yards 0-2 Had a 70-yard pass completion Had a 70-yard pass completion 70, Tre Roberson to Anthony Warrum at South Dakota State, 11-7-15 74, Taryn Christion to Jake Wieneke, South Dakota State, 11-7-15 ISU has more passing yards 4-0 Had 20 tackles Had 20 tackles 22, Cameron Siskowic vs. Eastern Illinois, 9-16-06 22, L.J. Fort, Northern Iowa, 11-19-11 Opponent has more passing yards 6-2 Had a 50-yard fi eld goal Had a 50-yard fi eld goal ISU has more turnovers 4-0 50, Sean Slattery at Eastern Illinois, 9-19-15 52, Kyle Dougherty, Southern Illinois, 11-21-08 Had a 70-yard punt Had a 70-yard punt Opponent has more turnovers 5-2 70, Reece Attard at Missouri State, 10-17-15 74, Jim Hannula, Northern Illinois, 9-30-78 Teams have equal turnovers 1-0 ILLINOIS STATE TEAM OPPONENT TEAM ISU has more penalties 1-0 400 yards rushing 400 yards rushing Opponent has more penalties 5-1 410 at Indiana State, 10-4-08 413, North Dakota State, 10-25-08 300 yards rushing 300 yards rushing Penalties are equal 4-1 350 vs. Western Illinois, 12-5-15 353, Southern Illinois, 10-2-10 400 yards passing 400 yards passing ISU has more time of possession 5-0 473 vs. Eastern Illinois, 9-15-12 425, Eastern Washington, 12-13-14 Opponent has more time of possession 5-2 300 yards passing 300 yards passing 317 at South Dakota State, 11-7-15 329, Southern Illinois, 11-14-15 ISU has 100-yard rusher 10-0 500 yards total offense 500 yards total offense Opponent has 100-yard rusher 2-1 517 vs. Western Illinois, 10-24-155 502, Southern Illinois, 11-14-15 30 fi rst downs 30 fi rst downs ISU scores at least 20 points 9-1 31 vs. Mississippi Valley State, 9-6-14 33, Southern Illinois, 11-14-15 50 points 50 points Opponent scores at least 20 points 5-2 67 vs. Morgan State, 9-12-15 59, Youngstown State, 10-12-13 ISU throws for 300 yards 1-1 Scored a safety Scored a safety Indiana State, 10-31-15 Missouri State, 10-17-15 Opponent throws for 300 yards 3-1 Posted a shutout Posted a shutout Illinois State 46, South Dakota 0, 11-21-15 Southern Illinois 17, Illinois State 0, 10-6-12 Playing on natural grass 0-1 Held an opponent under 100 yards rushing Held ISU under 100 yards rushing Playing on artifi cial surface 10-1 18, Western Illinois, 12-5-15 35, Iowa, 9-5-15 Held an opponent under 100 yards passing Held ISU under 100 yards passing ISU defense scores 2-0 33, South Dakota, 11-21-15 40, South Dakota, 11-21-15 Held an opponent under 200 total yards Held ISU under 200 total yards Opponent defense scores 2-0 155, South Dakota, 11-21-15 196, North Dakota State, 11-9-13 ISU returns KO/Punt for TD 0-0 Held an opponent under 100 total yards Held ISU under 100 total yards 87, Lincoln, 9-1-84 94, Central State, 9-9-89 Opponent returns KO/Punt for TD 0-0 Blocked a punt Blocked a punt Indiana State, 10-31-15 Northern Iowa (2), 11-1-14 Blocked a fi eld goal Blocked a fi eld goal Youngstown State (2), 11-8-14 South Dakota State, 11-7-15 Blocked an extra point attempt Blocked an extra point attempt Western Illinois, 12-5-15 Northern Iowa, 10-27-12
2015 ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRD FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • #BACKTHEBIRDS GAME 13 • RICHMOND • DEC. 11, 2015 2015 TEAM HIGHS • PAGE 18 NCAA DIVISION I FCS TEAM GAME HIGHS NATIONAL RANKINGS Rushes 51 at Eastern Illinois (Sep 19, 2015) vs Western Illinois (Dec 05, 2015) Yards Rushing 390 vs South Dakota (Nov 21, 2015) Team Statistics Rank Avg. Yards Per Rush 8.0 vs South Dakota (Nov 21, 2015) Total Offense 27 423.8 TD Rushes 6 at Southern Illinois (11-14-15) Rushing Offense 11 247.2 Pass Attempts 35 at South Dakota State (Nov 07, 2015) Passing Offense 86 176.6 Pass Completions 16 at IOWA (Sep 05, 2015) Team Passing Effi ciency 19 142.60 at Missouri State (10/17/15) Scoring Offense 16 35.3 Yards Passing 319 at Missouri State (10/17/15) Total Defense 41 359.8 Yards Per Pass 17.7 vs MORGAN STATE (Sep 12, 2015) TD Passes 4 vs MORGAN STATE (Sep 12, 2015) Rushing Defense 38 145.5 Total Plays 78 at Eastern Illinois (Sep 19, 2015) Passing Yards Allowed 62 214.3 Total Offense 572 at Missouri State (10/17/15) Team Passing Effi ciency Defense 39 116.27 Yards Per Play 9.2 vs MORGAN STATE (Sep 12, 2015) Scoring Defense 19 19.8 Points 67 vs MORGAN STATE (Sep 12, 2015) Turnover Margin T-21 0.58 Sacks By 6 vs Northern Iowa (Oct 03, 2015) 3rd Down Conversion Pct 39 0.414 First Downs 23 at Missouri State (10/17/15) 4th Down Conversion Pct 42 0.533 Penalties 8 vs MORGAN STATE (Sep 12, 2015) Penalty Yards 86 vs MORGAN STATE (Sep 12, 2015) 3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense 18 0.330 Turnovers 3 at Missouri State (10/17/15) 4th Down Conversion Pct Defense 69 0.520 Interceptions By 3 vs Northern Iowa (Oct 03, 2015) Red Zone Offense 53 0.800 at South Dakota State (Nov 07, 2015) Red Zone Defense 54 0.775 Punts 9 at South Dakota State (Nov 07, 2015) Net Punting 41 36.02 Punting Avg 49.0 at Missouri State (10/17/15) Punt Returns 52 9.08 Long Punt 70 at Missouri State (10/17/15) Kickoff Returns 47 21.21 Punts Inside 20 3 vs Northern Iowa (Oct 03, 2015) at Missouri State (10/17/15) First Downs Offense 52 223 vs Western Illinois (Dec 05, 2015) First Downs Defense T-93 246 Long Punt Return 46 vs Western Illinois (Dec 05, 2015) Fewest Penalties Per Game 5 4.17 Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game 8 40.00 INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Time of Possession 58 30:00 Rushes 33 COPRICH,Marshaun at Eastern Illinois (Sep 19, 2015) COPRICH,Marshaun vs Northern Iowa (Oct 03, 2015) Individuals Ranked In Top 50 Yards Rushing 254 COPRICH,Marshaun at Southern Illinois (11-14-15) TD Rushes 4 COPRICH,Marshaun vs South Dakota (Nov 21, 2015) Marshaun Coprich - All Purpose Yards 4 173.25 Long Rush 83 COPRICH,Marshaun vs Western Illinois (Oct 24, 2015) Marshaun Coprich - Points Responsible For 42 134 Pass Attempts 35 ROBERSON,Tre at South Dakota State (Nov 07, 2015) Marshaun Coprich - Points Responsible For Per Game 48 11.2 Pass Completions 15 ROBERSON,Tre at Missouri State (10/17/15) Marshaun Coprich - Rush Yards Per Carry 11 6.31 Yards Passing 317 ROBERSON,Tre at South Dakota State (Nov 07, 2015) Marshaun Coprich - Rushing Touchdowns 1 22 TD Passes 4 ROBERSON,Tre vs MORGAN STATE (Sep 12, 2015) Marshaun Coprich - Rushing Yards Per Game 2 161.4 Long Pass 75 ROBERSON,Tre at Missouri State (10/17/15) Marshaun Coprich - Scoring 3 11.2 Receptions 8 WARRUM,Anthony at South Dakota State (Nov 07, 2015) Yards Receiving 241 WARRUM,Anthony at South Dakota State (Nov 07, 2015) George Moreira - Kickoff Returns 16 27.0 TD Receptions 3 WARRUM,Anthony vs MORGAN STATE (Sep 12, 2015) Tre Roberson - Passing Effi ciency 17 144.8 WARRUM,Anthony at Missouri State (10/17/15) Tre Roberson - Passing Touchdowns 36 16 WARRUM,Anthony at South Dakota State (Nov 07, 2015) Tre Roberson - Passing Yards Per Completion 1 19.73 Long Reception 75 WARRUM,Anthony at Missouri State (10/17/15) Tre Roberson - Points Responsible For 16 164 Field Goals 3 SLATTERY,Sean vs MORGAN STATE (Sep 12, 2015) Tre Roberson - Points Responsible For Per Game 24 13.8 Long Field Goal 50 SLATTERY,Sean at Eastern Illinois (Sep 19, 2015) Tre Roberson - Scoring 27 7.7 Punts 9 ATTARD,Reece at South Dakota State (Nov 07, 2015) Punting Avg 49.0 ATTARD,Reece at Missouri State (10/17/15) Tre Roberson - Yards Per Pass Attempt 3 9.37 Long Punt 70 ATTARD,Reece at Missouri State (10/17/15) Anthony Warrum - Receiving Touchdowns 3 14 Punts Inside 20 3 ATTARD,Reece vs Northern Iowa (Oct 03, 2015) Anthony Warrum - Receiving Yards 8 1,138 ATTARD,Reece at Missouri State (10/17/15) Anthony Warrum - Receiving Yards Per Game 10 94.8 ATTARD,Reece vs Western Illinois (Dec 05, 2015) Anthony Warrum - Yards Per Reception 2 23.22 Long Punt Return 46 WARRUM,Anthony vs Western Illinois (Dec 05, 2015) Long Kickoff Return 63 MOREIRA,George vs Western Illinois (Oct 24, 2015) Tackles 14 KOCOUR,Alec at Eastern Illinois (Sep 19, 2015) DONNELLY,Alex vs Western Illinois (Oct 24, 2015) Sacks 3.0 BARRY,Brannon vs Northern Iowa (Oct 03, 2015) Tackles For Loss 3.0 BARRY,Brannon vs Northern Iowa (Oct 03, 2015) PERKINS,David vs Western Illinois (Oct 24, 2015) Interceptions 2 KOCOUR,Alec at South Dakota State (Nov 07, 2015)
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2015 NCAA Division I Football Championship
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final November 28 December 5 December 11/12 December 18/19 January 9
#1 *Jacksonville St. (10-1)
*Chattanooga (8-3) 2 p.m. (ET) ESPN3 *Jacksonville St., 41-35 (ot)
1 p.m. (ET) ESPN3 Chattanooga, 50-20 Friday, December 11 Fordham (9-2) 8 p.m. (ET)
ESPN2 #8 *Charleston So. (9-2)
*Coastal Caro. (9-2) 1 p.m. (ET) ESPN3 Charleston So., 14-6 Friday, December 18 2 p.m. (ET) ESPN3 The Citadel, 41-38 8 p.m. (ET) The Citadel (8-3) ESPN2
or #5 *James Madison (9-2) Saturday, December 19 *New Hampshire (7-4) 1 p.m. (ET) ESPN3 Colgate, 44-38 4 p.m. (ET) 3:30 p.m. (ET) ESPN3 Colgate, 27-20 Saturday, December 12 ESPNU Colgate (7-4) 8 p.m. (ET)
ESPN3 #4 *McNeese St. (10-0)
*Sam Houston St. (8-3) 7 p.m. (ET) ESPN3 *Sam Houston St., 34-29
3 p.m. (ET) ESPN3 Sam Houston St., 42-39
Southern Utah (8-3)
Toyota Stadium
#3 *North Dakota St. (9-2) Frisco, Texas
*Montana (7-4) 3:30 p.m. (ET) ESPN3 *North Dakota St., 37-6 Noon (ET) NATIONAL CHAMPION 3 p.m. (ET) ESPN3 Montana, 24-17 ESPN2/WatchESPN Saturday, December 12 South Dakota St. (8-3) Noon (ET)
ESPN #6 *Portland St. (9-2)
*UNI (7-4) 10 p.m. (ET) ESPN3 UNI, 29-17 Friday, December 18 5 p.m. (ET) ESPN3 UNI, 53-17 8 p.m. (ET) Eastern Ill. (7-4) ESPN2
or #7 *Richmond (8-3) Saturday, December 19 *William & Mary (8-3) Noon (ET) ESPN3 Richmond, 48-13 4 p.m. (ET) 3:30 p.m. (ET) ESPN3 William & Mary, 52-49 Friday, December 11 ESPNU Duquesne (8-3) 7:30 p.m. (ET)
ESPN3 #2 *Illinois St. (9-2) *Dayton (10-1) 2 p.m. (ET) ESPN3 *Illinois St., 36-19
Noon (ET) ESPN3 Western Ill., 24-7 Western Ill. (6-5)
* Host Institution All times are Eastern time. Information subject to change. © 2015 National Collegiate Athletic Association. No commercial use without the NCAA's written permission. The NCAA opposes all forms of sports wagering. 2015 ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRD FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • #BACKTHEBIRDS GAME 13 • RICHMOND • DEC. 11, 2015 2015 GAME RECAPS • PAGE 20 Iowa 31, #2 Illinois State 14 #4 Illinois State 67, Morgan State 14 #5 Illinois State 34, Eastern Illinois 31 (OT) Sept. 5, 2015 • Iowa City, Iowa • Kinnick Stadium Sept. 12, 2015 • Normal, Ill. • Hancock Stadium Sept. 19, 2015 • Charleston, Illinois • O'Brien Field Attendance: 59,450 Attendance: 13,391 Attendance: 8,104
GAME SUMMARY GAME SUMMARY GAME SUMMARY Redbirds Rout Delta Devils 62-0 in Season Opener Redbirds Bounce Back With 67-14 Win Over Morgan State Slattery Nails Game-Winning FG in OT In 34-31 Win IOWA CITY, Iowa – On a hot and steamy day in NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State bounced back CHARLESTON, Ill. – Kicker Sean Slattery hit a Iowa City, the Illinois State football team fell to from a season-opening loss against Iowa by 32-yard game-winning field goal in overtime, as the Iowa Hawkeyes, 31-14, in the 2015 season defeating the Morgan State Bears, 67-14, during the Redbirds sealed a 34-31 win over Eastern the Redbirds' home opener in front of a sell-out opener at Kinnick Stadium. Illinois in the 104th Mid-America Classic. crowd of 13,391 at Hancock Stadium. Running back Marshaun Coprich was The Hawkeyes (1-0) took control of the All-American Marshaun Coprich helped a workhorse for the 'Birds, carrying the ball game early with a 13-play, 81-yard drive which the Redbirds (1-1) extend their home winning 33 times for 178 yards and two touchdowns. ended with a six-yard rushing touchdown by streak to 14 games by rushing for 130 yards Coprich was able to find soft spots in the C.J. Beathard to take a 7-0 lead. Following a GAME 1 and three touchdowns on 20 carries against the GAME 2 Panthers' defense, including a key go-ahead GAME 3 pooch punt by Illinois State (0-1) quarterback Tre Bears (0-2). Coprich broke former Redbird Toby touchdown with 7:37 remaining in regulation. On Roberson pinned the Hawkeyes at their own one Davis' program record (37) for career rushing fourth down from the EIU 15-yard line, the senior touchdowns with two first half scores, while tying yard line, they put their foot down with a 99-yard drive culminating in a five-yard plunge took a handoff up the middle, sprinting to the goal line and hurdling a defender to cap a Davis' record for total touchdowns (39) with a third quarter score. 12-play, 87-yard drive and put ISU ahead, 31-24. from running back Jordan Canzeri to increase the lead to 14-0 early in the second Quarterback Tre Roberson led ISU with a solid performance, finishing 9-for-13 However, the Panthers marched down the field with a big drive of their own that quarter. for 259 yards and career-best four touchdowns. Anthony Warrum led the Redbird went 15 plays for 71 yards, ending in a five-yard touchdown run from Jalen Whitlow on At the end of the second half, a 51-yard catch-and-run by Canzeri on a screen receiving corps with five catches for 126 yards and three touchdowns, and Christian a quarterback keeper to tie the game, 31-31, with under two minutes remaining. The pass set the Hawkeyes up for a 40-yard field goal from Marshall Koehn, which gave Gibbs had a nice night with two receptions for 86 yards and one touchdown. Redbirds then were able to breathe a sigh of relief when the EIU kicker Nick Bruno the Hawkeyes a 17-0 lead at the half. Iowa added another score in the third quarter The Redbirds got off to hot start, taking full control of the game by taking a 22-0 missed a potentially game-winning field goal at the end of regulation. and one in the fourth to eventually take a 31-0 lead deep into the fourth quarter of play. lead in the first quarter. ISU capped its first two drives of the contest with placekicker In the extra session, the 'Birds won the toss and elected to play defense first, Sean Slattery nailing a career-long 48-yard field goal and later adding a 40-yarder. The Redbirds finished the game on a high note, with redshirt freshman which paid off when Alec Kocour stripped the ball and Matt McCown was able to get a Slattery added a 44-yard field goal in the fourth quarter to finish 3-for-3 on the night. hand on it for the recovery to set up Slattery's kick. quarterback Jake Kolbe finishing 11-of-15 for 147 yards and two touchdowns in the The Redbird defense then forced a punt on Morgan State's third drive of the game, The Panthers got off to a hot start, firing out of the gate with a 10-play, 75-yard fourth quarter. Kolbe connected with Christian Gibbs on a 52-yard post route to set up but the ensuing snap sailed over the punter's head into the back of the end zone for a drive that took just over four minutes off the clock, culminating in a 23-yard pass from a one-yard play action pass from the goal line for a touchdown to Brady Tibbits to cut safety for an 8-0 Redbird lead. Jalen Whitlow to Anthony Taylor. The 'Birds responded, as Slattery nailed a career-long the lead to 31-7. The touchdown capped a five-play, 73-yard drive for the Redbirds. On the ensuing free kick, George Moreira set the 'Birds up with great field 50-yard field goal to cut the lead to 7-3. Coprich then capped a six-play, 57-yard drive After Matt Swaine recovered a fumble forced by David Kenney, the Redbirds drove position at the 25-yard line following a 54-yard return. Coprich then punched in his first with a five-yard diving touchdown to give ISU its first lead, 10-7, before the Panthers the field and Kolbe hooked up with Anthony Warrum from 22 yards out with under a touchdown of the game from one yard out. Roberson then connected with Gibbs on a bounced back with a touchdown drive of their own to take the lead back, 14-10. 70-yard vertical route to extend the Redbirds' lead to 22-0. Following a Morgan State minute remaining to make it 31-14. Iowa ran two plays in the final minute to wind down The 'Birds then took what seemed like a commanding lead with two touchdowns touchdown, ISU fired back immediately with a 57-yard touchdown catch by Warrum on in the second quarter, when quarterback Tre Roberson bounced a three-yard run the clock and come away with the victory. the first play after the Bears' score to extend the lead, 29-7. The Redbirds wrapped up off tackle to pay dirt. Then, with 1:07 remaining, Roberson connected with Michael DraShane Glass led the ISU defense with a career-best eight tackles, while Alec the first half with a 22-yard rushing touchdown by Coprich. Clements on a 40-yard post pattern to take a 24-14 lead for the tight end's first career Kocour, Pat Meehan and Teddy Corwin each totaled seven tackles. Alejandro Rivera To start the second half, ISU stormed out of the gate aggressively with three touchdown. But, with under 30 seconds remaining in the half, Roberson was picked off also set a career-best with six stops and he and David Perkins each added 0.5 tackles- straight touchdown drives, starting with a seven-play, 65-yard drive on the opening by Seth McDonald, who returned the interception 20 yards for a touchdown. for-loss. possession, punctuated by a Warrum three-yard touchdown reception. Coprich later The third quarter was a stalemate, as both defenses stood tall and both squads plunged in from one yard out before Warrum hauled in a 34-yard touchdown to give were held scoreless. With 14:18 left in the fourth quarter, the Panthers tied the score, SCORING SUMMARY the 'Birds a 57-7 lead. The Bears added a fourth quarter touchdown, but Slattery's third 24-24, with a field goal before the two long drives by each squad churned up most of field goal make and George Moreira punched the ball in from one yard out for his first the remaining game clock. SCOREBOARD 1 2 3 4 FINAL career touchdown to wrap up the scoring, 67-14. ILLINOIS STATE (0-1) 0 0 0 14 0 SCORING SUMMARY Iowa (1-0) 7 10 7 7 31 SCORING SUMMARY SCOREBOARD 1 2 3 4 FINAL SCOREBOARD 1 2 3 4 OT FINAL ILLINOIS STATE (2-1) 10 14 0 7 3 34 FIRST QUARTER Morgan State (0-2) 0 7 7 0 14 Eastern Illinois (0-3) 7 10 7 7 0 31 IOWA – Beathard 6-yard run (Koehn kick), 7:29 ILLINOIS STATE (1-1) 22 14 21 10 67 SECOND QUARTER FIRST QUARTER FIRST QUARTER IOWA – Canzeri 5-yard run (Koehn kick), 12:35 ILS – Slattery 48-yard fi eld goal, 11:36 EIU – Taylor 23-yard pass from Whitlow (Bruno kick), 10:59 IOWA – Koehn 40-yard fi eld goal, :00 ILS – Slattery 41-yard fi eld goal, 7:00 ILS – Slattery 50-yard fi eld goal, 7:56 THIRD QUARTER ILS – Safety, 5:29 ILS – Coprich 5-yard run (Slattery kick), 3:06 IOWA – VandeBerg 9-yard pass from Beathard (Koehn kick), 1:22 ILS – Coprich 1-yard run (Slattery kick), 3:59 EIU – Church 5-yard run (Bruno kick), :02 FOURTH QUARTER ILS – Gibbs 70-yard pass from Roberson (Slattery kick), 2:46 SECOND QUARTER IOWA – Beathard 1-yard run (Koehn kick), 7:54 SECOND QUARTER MOR – Johnson 2-yard run (Moller kick), 14:21 ILS – Roberson 3-yard run (Slattery kick), 10:50 ILS – Tibbits 1-yard pass from Kolbe (Slattery kick), 5:34 ILS – Warrum 57-yard pass from Roberson (Slattery kick), 14:02 ILS – Clements 40-yard pass from Roberson (Slattery kick), 1:07 ILS – Warrum 22-yard pass from Kolbe (Slattery kick), :49 ILS – Coprich 22-yard run (Slattery kick), 5:17 EIU – McDonald 20-yard interception return (Bruno kick), :12 THIRD QUARTER FOURTH QUARTER TEAM STATISTICS ILS – Warrum 3-yard pass from Roberson (Slattery kick), 11:34 EIU – Bruno 21-yard fi eld goal, 14:18 ILS IOWA ILS – Coprich 1-yard run (Slattery kick), 10:14 ILS – Coprich 15-yard run (Slattery kick), 7:37 First Downs 14 22 ILS – Warrum 34-yard pass from Roberson (Slattery kick), 8:52 EIU – Whitlow 5-yard run (Bruno kick), 1:48 Rushing Attempts-Yards 28-35 44-210 MOR – Gentry 17-yard pass from Higgins (Moller kick), 14:21 FOURTH QUARTER OVERTIME Passing 16-27-0 16-25-0 ILS – Slattery 44-yard fi eld goal, 6:51 ILS – Slattery 32-yard fi eld goal Passing Yards 196 221 ILS – Moreira 1-yard run (Breen kick), 1:58 Total Offense 55-231 69-431 TEAM STATISTICS Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-1 TEAM STATISTICS ILS EIU Penalties-Yards 2-10 5-51 MOR ILS First Downs 17 24 Time of Possession 27:32 32:28 First Downs 19 22 Rushing Attempts-Yards 43-146 41-247 Rushing Attempts-Yards 48-216 48-209 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Passing 11-25-1 10-15-0 Passing 12-27-1 26-29-0 Passing Yards 122 266 Passing Yards 204 165 RUSHING: (ILS) – Coprich 13-32, Tibbits 1-4, Moreira 1-3, Towns 1-2, Total Offense 68-268 56-513 Total Offense 75-420 77-374 Roberson 12-(-12), Pawlak 0-6. (IOWA) – Daniels 26-123, Canzeri 5-28-1, Fumbles-Lost 3-2 0-0 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-1 Beathard 8-26-2, Wadley 3-17, Joly 1-8, Koehn 1-8. Penalties-Yards 8-38 8-86 Time of Possession 33:13 26:47 Penalties-Yards 4-38 7-44 Time of Possession 31:50 28:10 PASSING: (ILS) – Kolbe 11-15-0-147-2, Roberson 5-12-0-49-0. (IOWA) – Beathard 15-24-0-211-1, Wiegers 1-1-0-0-10. INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: (MOR) – Brown 9-58, Johnson 13-39-1, Higgins 12-36, Skillon 4-30, INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Fisk 3-9, Banks 1-1. (ILS) – Coprich 20-13-3, Moreira 11-63-1, Roberson 3-39, RUSHING: (ILS) – Coprich 33-178-2, Roberson 10-28-1, Jamal Towns 4-8. RECEIVING: (ILS) – Coprich 4-33, Warrum 3-58-1, Clements 2-16, Gibbs, 1-52, Towns 4-9, Graham 1-8, Kolbe 2 (-2). (EIU) – Church 20-109-1, Whitlow 15-55-1, Little 8-44, Seymour 3-4, Green Fowler 1-17, Biegalski 1-8, Petkovich 1-7, Barry 1-3, Towns 1-1, Tibbits 1-1. 2-(-3). (IOWA) – VandeBerg 6-59, Canzeri 4-90, Smith 3-24, Hillyer 2-38, Outsey 1-10. PASSING: (MOR) – Skillon 7-15-0-76-0, Higgins 4-9-1-46-1, Fisk 0-1-0-0-0. (ILS) – Roberson 9-13-0-259-4, Kolbe 1-2-0-7-0. PASSING: (ILS) – Roberson 12-27-1-204-1. (EIU) – Whitlow 16-28-0-165-1, TACKLE LEADERS: (ILS) – Glass 4-4-8, Meehan 5-2-7, Kocour 4-3-7, Corwin Green 0-1-0-0-0. 4-3-7, Spearman 3-3-6. (IOWA) – Fisher 4-4-8, Meier 1-5-6, Mabin 2-3-5, RECEIVING: (MOR) – Gentry 4-51-1, Fisk 4-32, King 3-39. (ILS) – Warrum 5-126-3, Gibbs 2-83-1, Anderson 2-50, Williams 1-7. Lomas 2-3-5, Jewell 1-4-5. RECEIVING: (ILS) – Warrum 5-96, Clements 2-50-1, Coprich 2-8, Fowler 1-27, TACKLE LEADERS: (MOR) – Scott 4-3-7, Janvier 4-1-5, Gaynor 3-2-5, Gibbs 1-13, Anderson 1-10. (EIU) – Nelson 5-62, Taylor 4-49-1, Chruch 4-34, Gibson 1-4-5, Rogers 3-1-4. (ILS) – Spack 4-3-7, Donnelly 4-1-5, Battle 3-2-5, Odugbesan 1-12, Mitchell 1-8, Neverdon 1-0. Spearman 3-2-5, Perkins 3-2-5. TACKLE LEADERS: (ILS) – Kocour 3-11-14, McCown 3-7-10, Perkins 3-7-10, Keene 6-1-7, Meehan 3-4-7. (EIU) – McDonald 6-6-12, Goodman 5-7-12, Grugier-Hill 2-4-6, Dewberry 2-4-6, Coronado 2-3-5. 2015 ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRD FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • #BACKTHEBIRDS GAME 13 • RICHMOND • DEC. 11, 2015 2015 GAME RECAPS • PAGE 21 #4 Illinois State 21, #6 Northern Iowa 13 #4 Illinois State 31, #7 Youngstown State 29 #4 Illinois State 38, Missouri State 2 Oct. 3, 2015 • Normal, Ill. • Hancock Stadium Oct. 10, 2015 • Youngstown, Ohio • Stambaugh Stadium Oct. 17, 2015 • Springfi eld, Mo. • Plaster Field Attendance: 13,391 Attendance: 17,715 Attendance: 14,212
GAME SUMMARY GAME SUMMARY GAME SUMMARY Redbirds Down No. 6 Panthers, 21-13, In MVFC Opener Redbirds Hold Off Penguins for 31-29 Road Win Redbird Offense, Defense Shine in Rout at Missouri State NORMAL, Ill. – In a highly-anticipated match NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State football fought SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The Illinois State football up between Top-10 FCS teams, No. 4-ranked off Youngstown State for a 31-29 victory in team was dominant throughout the day, finishing Illinois State defeated the No. 6 Northern Iowa, a thrilling, intense Missouri Valley Football with a 38-2 victory over Missouri State on 21-13, on a windy, overcast day in front of a Conference game in Youngstown, Ohio. a at Plaster Field in front of 14,212 fans on The No. 4 Redbirds (4-1, 2-0 MVFC) second-straight sold out crowd (13,391) at Homecoming in Springfield, Mo. escaped with a win over the No. 7 Penguins Hancock Stadium. (3-2, 1-1) by staving off a furious comeback by The Redbirds (5-1, 3-0 MVFC) defeated the With the win, the Redbirds extended their Youngstown State. Holding a thin 24-23 lead Bears (1-5, 0-3 MVFC) for the fifth time in their home winning streak to 15 games in a row. with 8:35 remaining in the game, YSU stalled last seven tries. Wide receiver Anthony Warrum The Redbirds (3-1, 1-0 MVFC) defated the Redbirds at the ISU 39-yard line, but a gutsy GAME 5 exploded for seven catches, totaling a career- GAME 6 the Panthers (2-2, 0-1 MVFC) for the second- GAME 4 fake punt call from ISU head coach Brock Spack best 194 yards with three touchdowns. Warrum straight time behind the strong running of led to a six-yard run from Bryce Holm to keep hauled in touchdown receptions of 20, 34 and 75 All-American running back Marshaun Coprich. the drive alive. The fourth-down conversion led yards in a stellar performance for the junior wide The senior took sole place of the ISU career rushing yards record, passing Toby to the 'Birds capping a nine-play, 82-yard drive with a 19-yard rushing touchdown by out. Tre Roberson finished 15-of-23 for 304 yards and three touchdowns to capture Davis (3,702) and finishing the game with 3,738 yards. He carried the ball 33 times for Marshaun Coprich which gave the Redbirds a 31-23 cushion. his first 300-plus yard passing game of the season and third in his career. Marshaun the second-consecutive week for 169 yards and two touchdowns, while shouldering The Penguins staged a furious comeback following a big kickoff return by Jody Coprich carried the ball 16 times for 139 yards and scored twice on his way to breaking another big workload for the 'Birds and leading them to a victory in the MVFC opener. Webb down to the ISU 45-yard line. YSU drove into the red zone, converting a key the ISU career all-purpose yards record, finishing the day at 4,491 career all-purpose For the Redbirds' stout defense, tight end Brannon Barry was used a defensive end fourth down before quarterback Hunter Wells connected with Martin Ruiz on a 13-yard yards. touchdown pass with 32 seconds remaining. With the scored standing at 31-29, the and the redshirt freshman had an outstanding game, finishing a big day with three Once again, the Redbird offense set the tone with a fast start, finishing off an Penguins were forced into a two-point conversion attempt. Wells dropped back but with sacks and an interception off a deflected pass. the pocket collapsing he took off, diving for the end zone. He extended the ball over eight-play, 83-yard drive on their first possession with the first connection between ISU got off to a hot start, finishing off a 12-play, 75-yard drive with a one-yard the goal line and was initially ruled in. But following an officials' review, Wells' knee was Roberson and Warrum on the day. Less than six minutes of game time later, Roberson plunge by Coprich to take control of the game early. The touchdown drive was set up determined to have been down one yard short. The ensuing onside kick was recovered found Warrum for a 34-yard touchdown to take an early 14-0 lead. by three straight completions from Jake Kolbe to Bryce Jefferson and a key 13-yard by ISU and the 'Birds took a couple of knees to wrap up the game.. With ISU's first two plays of the second quarter, the team totaled 151 yards and quarterback keeper from Tre Roberson. The Redbirds' first drive of the game stalled at the one yard line and was turned two scores. On the Redbirds' first play of the quarter, Coprich broke free off tackle In the second quarter, Coprich capped a quick scoring drive with a two-yard run over on downs after a failed fourth-down conversion. The decision ended up paying off through a huge hole provided by the Redbirds' offensive line and exploded up the left to give the 'Birds a 14-0 lead after the first play of the second quarter. The Panthers immediately when Josh Burch cut in front of a Penguins' receiver on a pass attempt a sideline, outrunning a host of Bears' defenders, sprinting for a 76-yard touchdown. fired back, however, when Tim Kilfoy picked off a Kolbe pass, who was hit as he few plays later, jumping up to snag an interception and the senior returned it 26 yards Following a three-and-out forced by the ISU defense, Roberson connected with released the ball. On the ensuing play, Aaron Bailey connected with Michael Malloy on for a touchdown and an early 7-0 lead. Warrum on a breakout 75-yard touchdown with the receiver hauling in the pass on the a deep 45-yard post route to cut the lead to 14-7. After drives by each team stalled out, Youngstown State came back right away with an eight-play, 80-yard drive left sideline and cutting across the field and breaking away for the score. Coprich broke free for an explosive 61-yard run down the right sideline. His run set up highlighted by a 46-yard screen pass from Hunter Wells to Martin Ruiz to set up a ISU placekicker Sean Slattery then booted a 39-yard field goal through the a 10-yard rushing score from Jamal Towns to enter halftime with a 21-7 lead. three-yard run from Shane Kuhn. The short score capped the drive, but the extra point uprights to give his team a commanding 31-0 lead going into halftime. Throughout was blocked by Adam Conley and the 'Birds kept a 7-6 lead. Following a couple of Following a quick, fast-paced first half, the last two quarters of the game slowed the first half, the Redbird defense stood strong time and again, holding MSU to just stalled drives, Tre Roberson broke free for a flashy 58-yard touchdown on a scramble down as neither team was able to put together much offense and both defenses stood to give the 'Birds a 14-6 lead. Both defenses held strong throughout the rest of the half seven first downs on just 105 total yards of offense, compared to ISU's 379 yards. tall to force several punts. The ISU defense stayed strong time and again in the red until Penguins placekicker Zak Kennedy nailed a 24-yard field goal to cut the ISU lead The scoring subsided in the second half, as the 'Birds only found themselves in the zone, forcing three field goal attempts from the Panthers. UNI placekicker Michael to 14-9 heading into halftime. end zone once on a one-yard, third quarter plunge by Coprich and the Bears added a Schmadeke finished 2-of-3, nailing kicks of 25 and 35 yards, respectively to inch his The Redbirds and Penguins each picked up right where they left in the second safety midway through the fourth quarter to avoid a shutout. team closer at 21-13. The Panthers missed their chances, dropping a pair of potential half, as the third quarter was a defensive battle with Kennedy hitting a 36-yard field The Illinois State defense was led by Soniel Estime and his career-high 11 total touchdown receptions to force Schmadeke's attempts. goal and Sean Slattery nailing a 44-yarder. After each team grinded through the third tackles, which included six solo stops from his safety position. Alejandro Rivera added For the ISU defense, several players stood out to help contribute to allowing just quarter, the fourth quarter brought some excitement and intensity as the Penguins took a career-high eight tackles of his own, while David Kenney and DraShane Glass both 250 yards of total offense. Alec Kocour led the unit with 11 tackles, including three solo their first lead of the game with Kuhn's second touchdown of the day on a one-yard tallied seven total tackles, including 0.5 tackles-for-loss apiece. Jalen Battle also stood stops and an interception, and Davontae Harris finished with 10 tackles with six solo rush. YSU converted the subsequent two-point conversion attempt to go ahead, 20-17. out with six tackles and 1.5 TFLs, while Matt McCown, Brannon Barry and Dalton stops. Kocour came up with his big interception on a long pass attempt from Bailey, But, the 'Birds came back immediately when Roberson connected with a wide-open Keene all added one sack. while Harris tallied a deflected pass that led to Barry's interception. Coprich for a 35-yard completion up the right sideline. Roberson later connected with Adam Conley, Alejandro Rivera and Dalton Keane each tallied one sack apiece, Warrum for a 39-yard score to regain the lead to 24-20. YSU then drove the field, but SCORING SUMMARY stalled inside ISU territory. They settled for a field goal attempt, which Kennedy nailed while Matt McCown and Pat Meehan each picked up a half sack. SCOREBOARD 1 2 3 4 FINAL for a career-long 49 yards to keep the Penguins within reach at 24-23. ILLINOIS STATE (5-1) 14 17 7 0 38 SCORING SUMMARY SCORING SUMMARY Missouri State (1-5) 0 0 0 2 2 SCOREBOARD 1 2 3 4 FINAL SCOREBOARD 1 2 3 4 FINAL Northern Iowa (2-2) 0 7 7 0 14 ILLINOIS STATE (4-1) 7 7 3 14 31 FIRST QUARTER ILLINOIS STATE (3-1) 22 14 21 10 67 Youngstown State (3-2) 6 3 3 17 29 ISU – Warrum 20-yard pass from Roberson (Slattery kick), 9:33 ISU – Warrum 34-yard pass from Roberson (Slattery kick), 3:59 FIRST QUARTER FIRST QUARTER SECOND QUARTER ILS – Coprich 1-yard run (Slattery kick), 9:09 ISU – Burch 26-yard interception return (Slattery kick), 5:24 ISU – Coprich 76-yard run (Slattery kick), 13:36 SECOND QUARTER YSU – Kuhn 3-yard run (Kennedy kick blocked), 1:24 ISU – Warrum 75-yard pass from Roberson (Slattery kick), 11:31 ILS – Coprich 2-yard run (Slattery kick), 14:51 SECOND QUARTER ILS – Slattery 39-yard fi eld goal, :29 UNI – Malloy 45-yard pass from Bailey (Schmadeke kick), 7:08 ILS – Roberson 58-yard run (Slattery kick), 10:29 THIRD QUARTER ILS – Towns 10-yard run (Slattery kick), 2:47 YSU – Kennedy 24-yard fi eld goal, :10 ISU – Coprich 1-yard run (Slattery kick), 6:41 THIRD QUARTER THIRD QUARTER FOURTH QUARTER YSU – Kennedy 36-yard fi eld goal, 8:53 UNI – Schmadeke 25-yard fi eld goal, 7:18 ILS – Slattery 44-yard fi eld goal, 3:28 MSU – Team safety, 7:56 FOURTH QUARTER FOURTH QUARTER UNI – Schmadeke 35-yard fi eld goal, 4:02 YSU – Kuhn 1-yard run (Wood pass from Wells), 13:37 TEAM STATISTICS ILS – Warrum 39-yard pass from Roberson (Slattery kick), 12:12 ILS MSU TEAM STATISTICS YSU – Kennedy 49-yard fi eld goal, 8:41 First Downs 23 15 UNI ILS ILS – Coprich 19-yard run (Slattery kick), 4:18 Rushing Attempts-Yards 29-253 46-179 First Downs 16 17 YSU – Ruiz 13-yard pass from Wells (Wells rush failed), :32 Passing 16-26-0 17-31-1 Rushing Attempts-Yards 38-104 46-161 Passing Yards 319 80 Passing 12-31-3 11-16-1 TEAM STATISTICS Total Offense 65-572 77-259 Passing Yards 146 80 ILS YSU Fumbles-Lost 3-3 2-0 Total Offense 250 241 First Downs 20 24 Penalties-Yards 2-15 3-27 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1 Rushing Attempts-Yards 37-222 44-207 Time of Possession 28:38 31:22 Penalties-Yards 6-83 6-63 Passing 8-15-0 18-27-1 Passing Yards 145 240 Time of Possession 27:46 32:14 Total Offense 52-367 71-447 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 RUSHING: (ILS) – Coprich 16-139-2, Roberson 7-41, Moreira 9-40, Towns INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Penalties-Yards 5-32 7-90 7-33. (MSU) – Randall 17-62, Ruddick 7-57, Heason 10-34, Earl 1-12, Crowder RUSHING: (UNI) – Smith 14-54, Miller 4-20, Brown 1-11, Bailey 13-9; Huggins Time of Possession 25:56 34:04 2-, Johnson 2-7, Sullens 1-7, Beshore 1-0, Lambert 5-(-13), Holliman 0-5. 3-8, Malloy 1-2, Kollmorgen 2-0. (ILS) – Coprich 33-169-2, Roberson 2-21, Towns 1-10-1, Kolbe 8-(-35). INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS PASSING: (ILS) – Roberson 15-23-0-304-3, Kolbe 1-3-0-15-0. (MSU) – Ruddick RUSHING: (ILS) – Coprich 23-131-1, Roberson 5-90-1, Holm 1-6, Town s2-6, 11-22-1-52-0, Lambert 6-9-0-28-0. PASSING: (UNI) – Bailey 7-17-2-108-1, Kollmorgen 5-14-1-38-0. (ILS) – Kolbe Jefferson 1-1, Kolbe 1-(-6). (YSU) – Webb 16-107, Ruiz 18-84, Kuhn 5-9-2, 11-16-1-80-0. Harvin 2-9, Wells 3-(-2). RECEIVING: (ILS) – Warrum 7-194-3, Fowler 4-43, Petkovich 2-54, Jefferson 2-13, Muhammad-Rogers 1-15. (MSU) – Randall 3-21, Earl 3-17, Stewart RECEIVING: (UNI) – Fountain 5-32, Malloy 3-67-1, Weymiller 1-21, Hall 1-17, PASSING: (ILS) – Roberson 6-11-0-130-1, Kolbe 2-4-0-15-0. (YSU) – Wells 3-10, Holliman 2-8, Heaston 2-(-1), Crowder 1-11, Johnson 1-6, Cristophel 1-5, Brown 1-6, Miller 1-3. (ILS) – Jefferson 5-43, Coprich 2-(-1), Clements 1-14, 18-27-1-240-1. Chambers 1-3. Warrum 1-13, Fowler 1-11, Muhammad-Rogers 1-0. RECEIVING: (ILS) – Warrum 5-86-1, Coprich 1-25, Williams 1-25, Jefferson 1-9. (YSU) – Stubbs 5-39, Ruiz 4-77-1, Webb 4-39, Williams 3-59, Harvin 2-26. TACKLE LEADERS: (ILS) – Estime 6-5-11, Rivera 4-4-8, Kenney 2-5-7, Glass TACKLE LEADERS: (UNI) – Farley 5-6-11, Schult 8-2-10, Ales 5-3-8, Reth 1-6-7, Battle 3-3-6. (MSU) – Coley 3-8-11, Beshore 4-2-6, Hoffman 1-5-6, 5-1-6, McMakin 4-2-6. (ILS) – Kocour 3-8-11, Harris 6-4-10, Donnelly 3-4-7, TACKLE LEADERS: (ILS) – Meehan 6-4-10, Rivera 6-1-7, Glass 5-2-7, Kocour Upchurch 2-2-4, Isbell 1-3-4. Meehan 2-5-7, Perkins 2-5-7. 4-3-7, Harris 6-0-6. (YSU) – Alexander 7-4-11, Rivers 7-0-7, Dellovade 3-2-5, Smith 1-4-5, Kromah 0-5-5.
2015 ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRD FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • #BACKTHEBIRDS GAME 13 • RICHMOND • DEC. 11, 2015 2015 GAME RECAPS • PAGE 22 #3 Illinois State 48, #20 Western Illinois 28 #3 Illinois State 27, #21 Indiana State 24 #11 South Dakota State 25, #2 Illinois State 20 Oct. 24, 2015 • Normal, Ill. • Hancock Stadium Oct. 31, 2015 • Normal, Ill. • Hancock Stadium Nov. 7, 2015 • Brookings, S.D. • Coughlin-Alumni Stadium Attendance: 13,391 Attendance: 7,498 Attendance: 9,081
GAME SUMMARY GAME SUMMARY GAME SUMMARY Redbirds Take Sole Possession of First Place in MVFC Redbirds Bounce Back With 67-14 Win Over Morgan State Redbirds Drop Road Contest At No. 11 South Dakota State NORMAL, Ill. – The No. 3-ranked Illinois State NORMAL – After being stalled throughout most BROOKINGS, S.D. – In another tough top-25 football team took sole possession of first place of the game, No. 3-ranked Illinois State captured showdown, the Illinois State football team was in the Missouri Valley Football Conference with a its 17th straight home victory with a 27-24 win unable to pull out another comeback, falling to 48-28 win over No. 20 Western Illinois. over No. 21 Indiana State on a rainy, overcast South Dakota State, 25-20, Saturday afternoon ISU was able to out-battle WIU by taking afternoon at Hancock Stadium. at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium in Brookings, S.D. advantage of a 65-yard touchdown from Tre The Redbirds extended their home winning The Redbirds (7-2, 5-1 MVFC) dropped into Roberson to Anthony Warrum in the third streak, the longest in the nation at the FCS level, a tie with North Dakota State (7-2, 5-1) for first quarter. Warrum's six points were the first of 27 by marching down the field on an eight-play, 82- place in the Valley, as they could not complete unanswered points for ISU in the second half. GAME 7 yard drive capped off by a five-yard touchdown their second straight come-from-behind victory GAME 9 Roberson led the ISU offense with four run by quarterback Tre Roberson on a bootleg GAME 8 in the final minutes. ISU, trailing 25-14, scored a total touchdowns, finishing 8-for-14 through in the fourth quarter. The score put the 'Birds touchdown with just over one minute remaining, the air with 211 yards and two touchdowns, ahead and a two-point conversion attempt was but could not come up with an onside kick as the Jackrabbits (7-2, 4-2 MVFC) moved while adding 89 yards and two touchdowns on 11 carries. Warrum also exploded for punched in by Marshaun Coprich to give Illinois State some insurance with a 27-24 into second place in the conference. an outstanding game to lead the receiving corps with 170 yards and two touchdowns lead over the Sycamores, who could not get anything going on their ensuing drive Receiver Anthony Warrum led the Illinois State offense, exploding for a career- on just four catches. The ground game was led by All-American Marshaun Coprich, which was stalled after four plays by the Redbirds' defense. high 241 yards on eight catches, including three scores. Quarterback Tre Roberson who once again shouldered a big workload with 29 carries for 206 yards and two Roberson rushed for 61 yards and two touchdowns on the day, and Coprich tallied opened the scoring with a four-yard touchdown pass to Warrum on ISU's second drive touchdowns, including a career long 83-yard run to ice the game midway through the his seventh-straight 100-yard rushing game with 165 yards and a touchdown. The of the game following a 32-yard connection to Warrum on a spot pass in which the fourth quarter. defense was led by David Perkins, who finished with one sack and 10 tackles, while receiver shook a defender and sprinted up the right sideline. Following the score, it was Early on it looked like ISU might take control of the game quickly when the Dalton Keene added five stops with a sack and 2.5 tackles-for-loss. Teddy Corwin a defensive slugfest for most of the first half as both defenses stood tall throughout defense forced a three-and-out and Roberson exploded for a 65-yard run on the added two tackles-for-loss, while Alec Kocour led the 'Birds with 13 tackles. until an interception by Jesse Bobbit set the Jackrabbits up with great field position. Redbirds' second offensive play from scrimmage to ISU a 7-0 lead. However, the The action began to heat up early in the game when the Redbirds could not punch After an ISU pass interference call in the end zone, quarterback Taryn Christion Leathernecks responded with a nine-play drive culminating in a five-yard touchdown the ball into the end zone, after being stopped on four straight plays inside the five-yard ran off tackle for a 10-yard score to knot the game at 7-7 in the second quarter. The pass from Trenton Norvell to Lance Lenoir. line. However, the Illinois State defense broke through the line to bring the Sycamores' Jackrabbits quickly took the lead following a seven-play, 74-yard drive lasting just 57 Roberson's second rushing score of the day from nine yards out put ISU back on quarterback down for a safety to take an early 2-0 lead. Roberson then capped off an seconds, culminating in a 14-yard connection from Zach Lujan to Jake Wieneke for a top, 14-7, before Nikko Watson plunged in from one yard out to knot it again at 14-14. eight-play drive with a 10-yard rushing score on a scramble by diving into the end zone 13-7 lead after a blocked PAT. The Redbirds and Leathernecks finished the half by trading touchdowns, when Warrum to push the lead to 9-0 early in the second quarter. SDSU took control out of the second half gate with an 85-yard drive capped off by hauled in a 41-yarder for his first score of the afternoon, while Norvell connected with The Sycamores took complete control of the game soon after, as they tallied another 14-yard pass, this time from Christion to Brandon Andrews as the Jackrabbits Stacey Smith to make it 21-21 heading into the locker room. 24-straight points to take a 24-9 lead in the third quarter before the Redbirds bounced used a two-QB system throughout the game. But the 'Birds responded with a 70-yard The Leathernecks then took control out of the second half by stalling the ISU back with 18 unanswered points of their own. touchdown catch-and-run by Warrum in which the receiver hauled in a pass in the offense before going on a nine-play, 81-yard drive capped off by a 10-yard run by Indiana State quarterback Matt Adam connected with Robert Tonyan throughout open field before outrunning a pair of defenders to pay dirt to cut the lead to 19-14. Devon Moore to take a 28-21 advantage. The 'Birds quickly erased the deficit with the the entire game, most notably with three-straight touchdowns to end the first half. The Jackrabbits added some insurance with a 74-yard touchdown from Christion long connection from Roberson to Warrum just three plays later. Tonyan hauled in the three scores, while finishing with nine catches for 117 yards, and to Wieneke with just under 14 minutes remaining in the game. The Redbirds' From there, it was all ISU as the Redbirds tallied 27 unanswered points, starting Adam finished 19-for-30 for 231 yards and three scores. comeback bid fell short, though, following a frantic 65-yard drive that was capped by with a 19-yard rushing score by Coprich. In the fourth quarter, Coprich fumbled while A 38-yard field goal from Sycamores' placekicker Eric Heidorn opened up the another touchdown from Roberson to Warrum. The ensuing onside kick attempt fell extending the ball over the goal line, but Warrum made a heads-up play by recovering scoring in the second half, but the Redbird offense bounced back with a quick three- short as SDSU was able to take a couple knees to wrap things up. the ball off a bounce in the end zone. play scoring drive. Roberson connected with Anthony Warrum for passes of 22 and Safety Alec Kocour intercepted a pair of passes in the loss for the Redbirds and Coprich capped off the scoring with his 83-yard run up the left sideline, durhing nine yards, respectively, before Coprich broke loose for a 44-yard rushing score to cut Josh Burch added another for ISU. David Perkins led the Redbirds with nine tackles which he busted through an open hole and sprinted up the left sideline, outrunning a the lead to 24-16 with 2:33 left in the third quarter. and added a tackle-for-loss in the contest. defender on his way to the end zone. The ISU defense was led by several defenders Illinois State then opened the fourth quarter with a huge momentum swing, when who had outstanding games, including Alex Donnelly who picked up a career-best 14 Nathan Iloilo blocked an Indiana State punt to give the Redbirds great field position, tackles and David Perkins who picked up three tackles-for-loss, including two sacks and they responded with a 23-yard field goal from Sean Slattery to trim the lead to 24- SCORING SUMMARY and a forced fumble. Pat Meehan added 13 tackles with Alejandro Rivera (12) and 19. After a pair of Indiana State drives and one Illinois State possession, the Redbirds SCOREBOARD 1 2 3 4 FINAL DraShane Glass (10) also totaled double-digits in tackles. were able to break free with their game-winning touchdown drive. Coprich tallied 45 ILLINOIS STATE (7-2) 7 0 7 6 20 yards on four carries during the final drive before Roberson capped it off. South Dakota State (7-2) 0 13 6 6 25 SCORING SUMMARY SCOREBOARD 1 2 3 4 FINAL SCORING SUMMARY FIRST QUARTER Western Illinois (4-3) 7 14 7 0 28 SCOREBOARD 1 2 3 4 FINAL ILS – Warrum 5-yard pass from Roberson (Slattery kick), 9:23 ILLINOIS STATE (6-1) 14 7 14 13 48 Indiana State (4-4) 0 21 3 0 24 SECOND QUARTER ILLINOIS STATE (7-1) 2 7 7 11 27 SDSU – Christion 10-yard run (Carlson kick), 3:38 FIRST QUARTER ILS – Roberson 65-yard run (Slattery kick), 13:27 FIRST QUARTER SDSU – Wieneke 14-yard pass from Lujan (Carlson kick blocked), :13 WIU – Lenoir 5-yard pass from Norvell (Knuffman kick), 7:39 ILS – Keene safety, 3:44 THIRD QUARTER ILS – Roberson 9-yard run (Slattery kick), 1:47 SECOND QUARTER SDSU – Andrews 14-yard pass from Christion (Christion rush failed), 9:02 SECOND QUARTER ILS – Roberson 10-yard run (Slattery kick), 14:18 ILS – Warrum 70-yard pass from Roberson (Slattery kick), 8:40 WIU – Watson 1-yard run (Knuffman kick), 7:42 INS – Tonyan 18-yard pass from Adam (Heidorn kick), 10:08 FOURTH QUARTER ILS – Warrum 41-yard pass from Roberson (Slattery kick), 4:59 INS – Tonyan 10-yard pass from Adam (Tonyan pass from Adam), 3:10 SDSU – Wieneke 74-yard pass from Christion (Christion rush failed), 13:48 WIU – Smith 24-yard pass from Norvell (Knuffman kick), 2:36 INS – Tonyan 19-yard pass from Adam (Booker rush failed), :22 ILS – Warrum 14-yard pass from Roberson (Roberson pass failed), 1:16 THIRD QUARTER THIRD QUARTER WIU – Moore 10-yard run (Knuffman kick), 8:25 INS – Heidorn 38-yard fi eld goal, 3:35 ILS – Warrum 65-yard pass from Roberson (Slattery kick), 6:48 ILS – Coprich 44-yard run (Slattery kick), 2:33 TEAM STATISTICS ILS – Coprich 19-yard run (Slattery kick), 4:47 FOURTH QUARTER ILS SDSU FOURTH QUARTER ILS – Slattery 23-yard fi eld goal,12:12 First Downs 16 21 ILS – Warrum 0-yard fumble recovery (Slattery kick failed), 11:17 ILS – Roberson 5-yard run (Coprich rush), 2:58 Rushing Attempts-Yards 34-145 38-144 ILS – Coprich 83-yard run (Slattery kick), 5:40 Passing 14-35-1 16-33-3 TEAM STATISTICS Passing Yards 317 321 TEAM STATISTICS INS ILS WIU ILS First Downs 17 20 Total Offense 69-462 71-465 First Downs 29 19 Rushing Attempts-Yards 37-122 45-269 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0 Rushing Attempts-Yards 42-112 44-306 Passing 19-30-0 9-19-1 Penalties-Yards 4-39 4-35 Passing 28-48-0 8-14-2 Passing Yards 231 121 Time of Possession 28:39 31:21 Passing Yards 332 211 Total Offense 67-353 64-390 Total Offense 90-444 58-517 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Fumbles-Lost 5-1 1-0 Penalties-Yards 7-60 1-1 RUSHING: (ILS) – Roberson 11-80, Coprich 22-65, Moreira 1-0. (SDSU) – Penalties-Yards 9-80 5-65 Time of Possession 27:22 32:38 Time of Possession 30:14 29:46 Christion 9-65-1, Paris 17-55, Mengarelli 9-28, Lujan 1-(-2). INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: (INS) – Genesy 13-50, Booker 11-49, Adam 10-16, Cook 2-9, PASSING: (ILS) – Roberson 14-35-1-317-3. (SDSU) – Christion 15-30-2-307-2, RUSHING: (WIU) – Watson 18-53-1, Moore 9-52-1, Westbrook 4-19, McShane Fautanu 1-(-2). (ILS) – Coprich 28-165-1, Roberson 12-61-2, Towns 3-41, Lujan 1-3-1-14-1. 4-14, Norvell 6-(-24). (ILS) – Coprich 29-206-2, Roberson 11-89-2, Moreira 2-8, Moreira 1-4. Towns 1-3, Tibbits 1-0, Warrum 1-0. RECEIVING: (ILS) – Warrum 8-241-3, Gibbs 3-60, Jefferson 2-24, Coprich 1-2. PASSING: (INS) – Adam 19-30-0-231-3. (ILS) – Roberson 9-19-1-121-0. (SDSU) – Wieneke 4-104-2, Andrews 4-64-1, Wesly 2-40, Jones 2-31, Goedert PASSING: (WIU) – Norvell 27-47-0-313-2, Smith 1-1-0-19-0. (ILS) – Roberson 8-14-2-211-2. RECEIVING: (INS) – Tonyan 9-117-3, Owens 4-17, Levingston 3-37, Booker 1-28, Raymond 1-26, Paris 1-16, Mengarelli 1-12. 2-60, Genesy 1-0. (ILS) – Warrum 5-47, Fowler 2-4, Coprich 1-59, Petkovich RECEIVING: (WIU) – Lenoir 11-131-1, Borsellino 6-48, Williams 5-82, Smith 1-11. TACKLE LEADERS: (ILS) – Perkins 5-4-9, Meehan 4-4-8, Harris 4-3-7, Corwin 3-45, Acklin 1-18, McShane 1-5, Watson 1-3. (ILS) – Warrum 4-170-2, Coprich 4-2-6, Kocour 4-2-6. (SDSU) – Lally 5-4-9, Balster 5-2-7, Brown 6-0-6, Farina 2-3, Clements 1-21, Fowler 1-17. TACKLE LEADERS: (INS) – Thurman 7-2-9, Nicholls 2-5-7, Brown 3-3-6, 6-0-6, Blum 3-1-4. Walker 3-3-6, Broadus 3-2-5. (ILS) – Kocour 2-11-13, Rivera 4-6-10, Perkins TACKLE LEADERS: (WIU) – Taylor 2-7-9, Bishoff 3-3-6, Nichols 2-4-6, Smith 3-7-10, Meehan 2-7-9, Harris 6-2-8. 2-4-6, Holtschlag 2-3-5. (ILS) – Donnelly 5-9-14, Meehan 3-10-13, Rivera 4-8- 12, Glass 5-5-10, Kocour 1-6-7.
2015 ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRD FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • #BACKTHEBIRDS GAME 13 • RICHMOND • DEC. 11, 2015 2015 GAME RECAPS • PAGE 23 #6 Illinois State 42, Southern Illinois 21 #6 Illinois State 46, South Dakota 0 #2 Illinois State 36, Western Illinois 19 Nov. 14, 2015 • Carbondale, Ill. • Saluki Stadium Nov. 21, 2015 • Normal, Ill. • Hancock Stadium Dec. 5, 2015 • Normal, Ill. • Hancock Stadium Attendance: 6,388 Attendance: 5,210 Attendance: 6,124
GAME SUMMARY GAME SUMMARY GAME SUMMARY Redbirds Score 28 Unanswered Points To Beat SIU, 42-21 Redbirds Win Share of MVFC Title With Shutout Win Redbirds Advance With 36-19 Win Over Western Illinois CARBONDALE, Ill. – The Illinois State football NORMAL, Ill. – With both teams battling the NORMAL, Ill. – After falling behind early in the team used an explosive second-half rushing extreme snowy and windy weather conditions, third quarter, the Illinois State football team attack to avoid a potential upset, defeating it was Illinois State (9-2, 7-1 MVFC) who came bounced back for a 36-19 win over Western Southern Illinois, 42-21, on a beautiful Saturday out on top over South Dakota (5-6, 3-5 MVFC) afternoon in Carbondale. by a score of 46-0 on a blistery, cold Saturday Illinois in the second round of the FCS Playoffs After trailing 21-14 at halftime, the Redbirds afternoon on Senior Day at Hancock Stadium. on Saturday afternoon at Hancock Stadium. (8-2, 6-1 MVFC) stormed back against the Two of the honored seniors, running The Redbirds (10-2) used 217 yards Salukis (3-7, 2-5 MVFC) with 28 unanswered back Marshaun Coprich and quarterback Tre rushing from FCS Offensive Player of the Year points in the second half behind the two-headed GAME 10 Roberson, led the Redbirds to at least a share of GAME 11 finalist and Missouri Valley Football Conference GAME 12 rushing attack of Marshaun Coprich and Tre the MVFC championship for the second-straight Offensive Player of the Year Marshaun Coprich Roberson, who combined for five touchdowns, season with a win that dashed the playoff hopes to edge out the Leathernecks (7-6). It was the while Jamal Towns added another rushing score. of the Coyotes. Coprich led the ground-and- Coprich was the workhorse once again for ISU, sprinting his way to 254 yards on pound rushing attack with 251 yards rushing and a career-best four touchdowns on 30 senior's third straight 200-yard game and his sixth career 200-plus yard performance. 29 carries and three touchdowns. The 254 yards were four yards short of his career carries, while Roberson tallied two total scores, one through the air and another on the Quarterback Tre Roberson also contributed a solid game on the ground with 111 high of 258, which he set against Eastern Washington in the FCS Quarterfinals on Dec. ground with a career-long 80-yard touchdown, as the senior finished with 121 yards yards and two scores. The pair helped the 'Birds outlast a solid performance from WIU 13, 2014. Roberson, who struggled through the air, finishing 4-for-13 for 88 yards, was rushing on 11 attempts. quarterback Sean Maguire, who finished with 341 yards passing with two touchdowns. able to get it done on the ground with 89 yards and two touchdowns on 13 carries. On defense, it was a trio of seniors who led the way for a unit that gave up just ISU started off hot with a first quarter touchdown run by Coprich, but a pair of The game was scoreless until early in the second quarter, when SIU quarterback 155 yards of total offense to South Dakota. Defensive lineman Teddy Corwin racked up turnovers allowed WIU to keep pace as the Redbirds went into the locker room at Mark Iannotti found Adam Fuehne for a seven-yard score to take the first lead of the nine total tackles, while linebackers Pat Meehan and Alex Donnelly each tallied seven halftime with a 7-6 lead following a pair of field goals by the Leathernecks' Luke Otto. game, but ISU fired back immediately with an eight-play, 57-yard drive culminating in total stops, with Donnelly chipping in a sack and a pair of tackles-for-loss. Coprich's first score of the day from 11 yards out for a 7-7 tie. It took a while for the action to heat up, as the first quarter saw several drives The Leathernecks came out firing in the second half with a 91-yard drive on their Following another Iannotti passing score, Towns broke free up the middle for a 40- stall out due to the poor field conditions. However, the Redbirds got on the board on first possession of the half to take a 12-7 lead following the blocked extra point attempt. yard rushing score, sprinting past several Saluki defenders on his way to knotting the a 33-yard field goal from Sean Slattery with just under three minutes remaining in the However, the 'Birds answered immediately with a 10-play, 75-yard drive capped off by score at 14-14 with 3:07 left before halftime. However, the Salukis took a 21-14 lead quarter to take a 3-0 lead. Coprich then got his first score of the game, taking a 12-yard a five-yard rushing score from Roberson. The signal-caller then found Anthony Warrum into the locker room after Iannotti found Billy Reed in the back of the end zone with four carry off right tackle to pay dirt, as the 'Birds took a 9-0 lead. in the end zone on the ensuing two-point conversion to make the score 15-12 in favor seconds on the clock. ISU finished the half strong with a 20-yard touchdown pass from Roberson to of the Redbirds. The 'Birds came out fired up in the second half, though, holding the Salukis to a Christian Gibbs, followed by an explosive 45-yard run by Coprich in which the senior Warrum finished with 107 yards and a touchdown on six catches. The touchdown three-and-out on their first drive before methodically marching down the field to tie it up shed a pair of would-be tacklers while keeping his balance during a sprint up the left at 21-21. Roberson found receiver Christian Gibbs on a deep pass for 41 yards to set sideline. The two scores gave ISU a commanding 23-0 lead going into the locker room. was the 14th on the year for Warrum, who now holds the ISU single season touchdown up Roberson's first score of the game from 23 yards out, during which the quarterback With the wind and snow subsiding substantially out of the break, the Redbirds catches record after breaking a tie at 13 with Rickey Garrett (1998). bounced off right tackle to the pylon. Following a fumble recovery by Jalen Battle on picked up right where they left off in the second half. On the opening kick, James The touchdown drive ended up being a springboard for the Redbirds, as they the ensuing kickoff, Roberson punched in a 13-yarder off left tackle three plays later for Graham forced a fumble which was recovered by Brent Spack to set them up in great marched the field on their next possession and Roberson outsprinted several ISU's first lead of the game and the 'Birds did not look back. field position at the USD 25-yard line. Four plays later, Coprich punched in his second defenders up the right sideline for a 22-12 lead. The team was able to match a WIU Following another stand by the ISU defense, Coprich and Roberson combined 12-yard score of the game for a 30-0 lead. The Redbird rushing attack wasn't done, touchdown to make it 22-19 on the next drive with a 21-yard strike from Roberson to for 78 yards rushing on their third drive of the game in which Coprich capped off a though, as Roberson broke free for a career-long 80-yard rushing touchdown up Warrum. Coprich then sealed the game with a 72-yard rushing touchdown with under seven-play drive with a 22-yard score to take a commanding 35-21 lead late in the third the right sideline to give his team a 36-0 lead with under five minutes left in the third quarter. Senior linebacker Pat Meehan recovered a fumble forced by safety DraShane quarter. five minutes remaining in the fourth quarter. Glass and Meehan returned it 74 yards inside the 10-yard line, although an ISU fumble Coprich then broke loose for a 74-yard touchdown run for his final score to start inside the five stalled the ensuing drive. The ISU defense stood strong to force an SIU the fourth quarter, and Slattery nailed a 29-yard field goal to round out the scoring. SCORING SUMMARY punt, and after the teams traded drives, Coprich took a 75-yard run to pay dirt for his SCOREBOARD 1 2 3 4 FINAL third score of the game for some insurance to round out the scoring at 42-21. SCORING SUMMARY Western Illinois (7-6) 3 3 6 7 19 Dalton Keane led the ISU defense with a career-best 11 total tackles, including SCOREBOARD 1 2 3 4 FINAL ILLINOIS STATE (10-2) 7 0 8 21 36 two tackles-for-loss, a half sack and a forced fumble. Alejandro Rivera also chipped South Dakota (5-6) 0 0 0 0 0 in 11 tackles and a pair of TFLs while Teddy Corwin added nine tackles and his fourth ILLINOIS STATE (9-2) 3 20 13 10 46 career interception. FIRST QUARTER FIRST QUARTER ILS – Coprich 3-yard run (Slattery kick), 6:31 ILS – Slattery 33-yard fi eld goal, 2:51 WIU – Knuffman 41-yard fi eld goal, 4:19 SCORING SUMMARY SECOND QUARTER SECOND QUARTER SCOREBOARD 1 2 3 4 FINAL ILS – Coprich 12-yard run (Slattery kick), 8:42 WIU – Knuffman 43-yard fi eld goal, 5:49 ILLINOIS STATE (8-2) 0 14 21 7 42 ILS – Gibbs 20-yard pass from Roberson (Slattery kick), 2:49 THIRD QUARTER Southern Illinois (3-7) 0 21 0 0 21 ILS – Coprich 45-yard run (Slattery kick), :51 THIRD QUARTER WIU – Lenoir 22-yard pass from McGuire (Knuffman kick blocked), 6:31 SECOND QUARTER ILS – Coprich 12-yard run (Slattery kick), 12:59 ILS – Roberson 5-yard run (Warrum pass from Roberson), :53 SIU – Fuehne 7-yard pass from Iannotti (Johnson kick), 14:21 ILS – Roberson 80-yard run (Slattery kick blocked), 4:12 FOURTH QUARTER ILS – Coprich 11-yard run (Slattery kick), 10:44 FOURTH QUARTER ILS – Roberson 32-yard run (Slattery kick), 11:16 SIU – Newquist 14-yard pass from Iannotti (Johnson kick), 7:39 ILS – Coprich 74-yard run (Slattery kick), 13:11 WIU – Acklin 26-yard pass from McGuire (Knuffman kick), 9:56 ILS – Towns 40-yard run (Slattery kick), 3:07 ILS – Slattery 29-yard fi eld goal, 7:28 ILS – Warrum 21-yard pass from Roberson (Slattery kick), 5:53 SIU – Reed 12-yard pass from Iannotti (Johnson kick), :04 ILS – Coprich 72-yard run (Slattery kick), 4:14 THIRD QUARTER TEAM STATISTICS ILS – Roberson 23-yard run (Slattery kick), 11:05 USD ILS ILS – Roberson 13-yard run (Slattery kick), 9:30 First Downs 10 18 TEAM STATISTICS ILS – Coprich 22-yard run (Slattery kick), 4:39 Rushing Attempts-Yards 40-122 19-390 WIU ILS FOURTH QUARTER Passing 4-23-0 2-8-0 First Downs 16 21 ILS – Coprich 75-yard run (Slattery kick), 3:31 Passing Yards 33 40 Rushing Attempts-Yards 24-18 51-310 Total Offense 63-155 57-430 Passing 22-43-1 10-23-2 TEAM STATISTICS Fumbles-Lost 2-2 1-0 Passing Yards 341 132 ILS SIU Penalties-Yards 1-10 5-61 First Downs 16 33 Time of Possession 29:07 30:53 Total Offense 67-359 74-482 Rushing Attempts-Yards 47-372 41-173 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0 Passing 4-13-1 42-63-1 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Penalties-Yards 2-15 2-15 Passing Yards 88 329 RUSHING: (USD) – Potter 15-76, Woodward 10-44, Gredrick 5-9, Shufford Time of Possession 24:18 35:42 Total Offense 60-460 104-502 1-6, Rambo 1-6, Vigneri 4-1, Saeger 3-(-1). (ILS) – Coprich 30-251-4, Roberson Fumbles-Lost 1-1 3-3 11-121-1, Kielbasa 3-10, Towns 3-8, Moreira 2-1. INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Penalties-Yards 5-55 5-45 RUSHING: (WIU) – Watson 18-41, Westbrook 1-5, McShane 1-3, Smith 1-2, Time of Possession 28:19 31:41 PASSING: (USD) – Saeger 3-19-0-24-0, Woodward 1-4-0-9-0. (ILS) – Roberson 2-8-0-40-1. McGuire 2-(-12). (ILS) – Coprich 31-217-2, Roberson 13-111-2, Moreira 6-23. INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: (ILS) – Coprich 29-254-3, Roberson 13-72-2, Towns 2-44-1, RECEIVING: (USD) – Rambo 2-20, Shufford 2-13. (ILS) – Gibbs 1-20, Fowler PASSING: (WIU) – McGuire 22-43-1-341-2. (ILS) – Roberson 10-23-2-132-1. Moreira 1-4, Tibbits 1-(-1). (SIU) – Iannotti 24-94, McIntosh 5-26, Perkin 5-23, 1-20. Stanton 4-14, Sullivan 1-10, Mixon 1-8, Reed 1-(-2). RECEIVING: (WIU) – Lenoir 8-97-1, Borsellino 6-91, Smith 4-93, Acklin 2-32, TACKLE LEADERS: (USD) – Lage 4-4-8, Leohr 2-4-6, Warner 3-2-5, Wessel Leshure 1-20, Williams 1-8. (ILS) – Warrum 6-107-1, Coprich 2-3, Jefferson PASSING: (ILS) – Roberson 4-13-1-88-0. (SIU) – Iannotti 42-63-1-329-3. 3-1-4, Van Ginkel 2-2-4. (ILS) – Corwin 4-5-9, Meehan 4-3-7, Donnelly 3-4-7, 1-12, Gibbs 1-10. Perkins 3-3-6, Estime 0-6-6. RECEIVING: (ILS) – Gibbs 2-50, Fowler 2-38. (SIU) – Reed 14-138-1, Mixon 11-74, Sullivan 5-30, Skadeland 3-25, Fuehne 3-20, Stanton 3-12, Newquist TACKLE LEADERS: (WIU) – Taylor 6-8-14, Nichols 8-1-9, Griffi th 5-2-7, 2-26, DeSomer 1-4. Spearman 4-2-6, Brott 2-4-6. (ILS) – Meehan 3-6-9, Donnelly 0-8-8, Harris 6-1-7, Glass 5-1-6, Corwin 2-4-6. TACKLE LEADERS: (ILS) – Glass 7-4-11, Rivera 6-5-11, Keene 4-7-11, Harris 10-0-10, Donnelly 6-4-10. (SIU) – Allen 3-6-9, Barnett 1-8-9, Thompson 1-8-9, Cameron 3-3-6, Jackson 0-6-6.
2015 ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRD FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • #BACKTHEBIRDS GAME 13 • RICHMOND • DEC. 11, 2015 PLAYOFF INDIVIDUAL RECORDS • PAGE 24 RUSHING YARDS • GAME LONGEST COMPLETION • GAME INTERCEPTIONS • GAME KICKOFF RETURNS • GAME 1. 258 – Marshaun Coprich at E. Wash., 12-13-14 1. 77 – Tre Roberson to Lechein Neblett at UNH, 12-20-14 1. 1 – 13 players; last by DraShane Glass vs. 1. 3 – Tevin Allen vs. North Dakota St., 1-10-15 2. 217 – Marshaun Coprich vs. Western Ill., 12-5-15 2. 51 – Kevin Glenn to Jacob Niete at NW State, 11-28-98 Western Ill., 12-5-15 3 – Tevin Allen vs. UNI, 12-6-14 3. 156 – Aveion Cason vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 3. 44 – Matt Brown to James O’Shaughnessy at App. St., 12-1-12 3 – Josh Burch at E. Wash., 12-8-12 4. 135 – Sam Zanders at NW State, 11-28-98 4. 43 – Dusty Burk to Steve Kostro at Hofstra, 12-4-99 (TD) INT. RETURN YARDAGE • GAME 3 – Aveion Cason at Hofstra, 12-4-99 5. 122 – Pierre Rembert at E. Illinois, 11-25-06 43 – Dusty Burk to Steve Kostro vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 (TD) 1. 45 – Jesse Caesar at E. Illinois, 11-25-06 3 – Jeffrey James at NW State, 11-28-98 2. 41 – Jason Tate at E. Illinois, 11-25-06 RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS • GAME RECEPTIONS • GAME 3. 10 – Galen Scott vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 KICKOFF RETURN YARDAGE • GAME 1. 4 – Marshaun Coprich at E. Wash., 12-13-14 1. 10 – Tyrone Walker at App. State, 12-1-12 4. 7 – Devon Finn at Ga. Southern, 12-11-99 1. 109 – Josh Burch at E. Wash., 12-8-12 2. 3 – Aveion Cason vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 2. 9 – Cameron Meredith at E. Wash, 12-13-14 2. 76 – Jason Horton at Y’stown St., 12-2-06 3 – Sam Zanders at NW State, 11-28-98 9 – Tyrone Walker at E. Wash, 12-8-12 LONGEST INT. RETURNS • GAME 3. 70 – Tevin Allen vs. UNI, 12-6-14 4. 8 – Lechein Neblett at UNH, 12-20-14 1. 45 – Jesse Caesar at E. Illinois, 11-25-06 4. 69 – Tevin Allen at E. Wash., 12-13-14 RUSHING ATTEMPTS • GAME 2. 41 – Jason Tate at E. Illinois, 11-25-06 5. 66 – Tom Nelson at Y’stown St., 12-2-06 1. 31 – Marshaun Coprich vs. Western Ill., 12-5-15 RECEIVING YARDS • GAME 3. 20 – Alex Donnelly at E. Wash., 12-13-14 2. 30 – Marshaun Coprich at E. Wash., 12-13-14 1. 176 – Tyrone Walker at App. State, 12-1-12 4. 12 – Mike Banks at E. Wash., 12-13-14 KICKOFF RETURN AVERAGE • GAME 30 – Marshaun Coprich vs. UNI, 12-6-14 2. 148 – Tyrone Walker at E. Wash, 12-8-12 5. 10 – Galen Scott vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 (MIN. 3 ATT.) 4. 27 – Pierre Rembert at E. Illinois, 11-25-06 3. 147 – Lechein Neblett at UNH, 12-20-14 1. 36.3 – Josh Burch at E. Wash., 12-8-12 5. 24 – Pierre Rembert at Y’stown St., 12-2-06 4. 115 – Cameron Meredith vs. UNI, 12-6-14 PASSES BROKEN UP • GAME 2. 30 – Aveion Cason at Hofstra, 12-4-99 24 – Darrelynn Dunn at E. Wash., 12-8-12 5. 107 – Anthony Warrum vs. Western Ill., 12-5-15 1. 3 – Collin Keoshian vs. UNI, 12-6-14 107 – Jacob Niete at NW State, 11-28-98 LONGEST KICKOFF RETURN • GAME AVERAGE PER RUSH • FUMBLE RECOVERIES • GAME 1. 72 – Josh Burch at E. Wash., 12-8-12 GAME (MIN 10 ATT.) TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS • GAME 1. 1 – 10 players; last by Mike Banks vs. 2. 57 – Tom Nelson at Y’stown St., 12-2-06 1. 8.6 – Marshaun Coprich (30/258) at E. Wash., 12-13-14 1. 2 – James O’Shaughnessy vs. NDSU, 1-10-15 NDSU, 1-10-15 3. 45 – Tevin Allen at E. Wash., 12-13-14 2. 8.5 – Tre Roberson (13/111) vs. Western Ill., 12-5-15 2 – James O’Shaughnessy vs. UNI, 12-6-14 4. 42 – Willie Watts at NW State, 11-28-98 3. 7.5 – Dusty Burk (10/75) vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 2 – Cameron Meredith vs. UNI, 12-6-14 FIELD GOALS MADE • GAME 42 – Jason Horton at Y’stown St., 12-2-06 4. 7.4 – Aveion Cason (21/156) vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 2 – Tyrone Walker at App. State, 12-1-12 1. 2 – Nick Aussieker at UNH, 12-20-14 5. 7.0 – Marshaun Coprich (31/217) vs. Western Ill., 12-5-15 2 – James O’Shaughnessy at App. State, 12-1-12 2 – Nick Aussieker vs. UNI, 12-6-14 KICKOFF RETURN FOR TD • GAME 2 – Steve Kostro at Hofstra, 12-4-99 2 – Nick Aussieker at E. Wash., 12-8-12 None LONGEST RUSH • GAME 2 – Laurént Robinson at Y’stown St., 12-2-06 2. 1 – Kevin Mazur at E. Illinois, 11-25-06 1. 74 – Marshaun Coprich at E. Wash., 12-13-14 1 – Jake Strader at Ga. Southern, 12-11-99 PUNT RETURNS • GAME AVERAGE YARDS PER CATCH • GAME 2. 72 – Marshaun Coprich vs. Western Ill., 12-5-15 1 – Jake Strader at Hofstra, 12-4-99 1. 5 – Ryan Szokola vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 3. 44 – Dusty Burk at Hofstra, 12-4-99 (MIN. 3 REC.) 2. 3 – Jason Horton at E. Illinois, 11-25-06 4. 43 – Aveion Cason at NW State, 11-28-98 1. 26.2 – James O’Shaughnessy (4/105) vs. UNI, 12-6-14 LONGEST FIELD GOALS MADE 3. 2 – Lechein Neblett vs. North Dakota St., 1-10-15 5. 39 – Sam Zanders at NW State, 11-28-98 2. 26.0 – James O’Shaughnessy (3/78) at App. State, 12-1-12 1. 50 – Jake Strader at Ga. Southern, 12-11-99 2 – Ryan Szokola at Hofstra, 12-4-99 3. 23.5 – Steve Kostro (3/32) at Hofstra, 12-4-99 3. 45 – Nick Aussieker vs. UNI, 12-6-14 PASSING YARDS • GAME 4. 21.4 – Jacob Niete (5/107) at NW State, 11-28-98 4. 41 – Nick Aussieker at App. State, 12-1-12 PUNT RETURN YARDAGE • GAME 5. 21.0 – James O’Shaughnessy (3/63) at E. Wash, 12-8-12 1. 382 – Tre Roberson vs. UNI, 12-6-14 5. 33 – Nick Aussieker at UNH, 12-20-14 1. 99 – Ryan Szokola vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 2. 372 – Matt Brown at E. Wash., 12-8-12 3. 350 – Dusty Burk at Hofstra, 12-4-99 TD’S RESPONSIBLE FOR • GAME PATS MADE • GAME PUNT RETURN AVG. • GAME (MIN. 2 4. 322 – Matt Brown at App. State, 12-1-12 1. 5 – Matt Brown at App. State, 12-1-12 1. 8 – Nick Aussieker at E. Wash, 12-13-14 ATT.) 5. 219 – Kevin Glenn at NW State, 11-28-98 2. 4 – Tre Roberson vs. North Dakota St., 1-10-15 8 – Jake Strader vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 1. 23.5 – Anthony Warrum vs. Western Ill., 12-5-15 4 – Marshaun Coprich at E. Wash.,12-13-14 3. 5 – Nick Aussieker vs. UNI, 12-13-14 PASSING TOUCHDOWNS • GAME 4 – Tre Roberson vs. UNI, 12-6-14 5 – Nick Aussieker at App. State, 12-1-12 1. 5 – Matt Brown at App. State, 12-1-12 5 – Jake Strader at Hofstra, 12-4-99 LONGEST PUNT RETURN 2. 4 – Tre Roberson vs. UNI, 12-6-14 TACKLES • GAME 1. 48 – Ryan Szokola vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 (TD) 2. 46 – Anthony Warrum vs. Western Ill., 12-5-15 3. 3 – Tre Roberson vs. North Dakota St., 1-10-15 1. 16 – Derek Smith at Hofstra, 12-4-99 PUNTING AVERAGE • GAME 3 – Dusty Burk vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 2. 14 – Cameron Siskowic at Y’stown St., 12-2-06 1. 44.4 – Patrick Wright (8/355) at App. State, 12-1-12 3. 12 – Dontae McCoy vs. North Dakota St., 1-10-15 2. 42.3 – Bobby Kelsey (3/127) at E. Illinois, 11-25-06 PUNT RETURN FOR TD • GAME COMPLETIONS • GAME 12 – Pat Meehan vs. North Dakota St., 1-10-15 3. 41.3 – Jake Strader (3/124) at Hofstra, 12-4-99 1. Ryan Szokola vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 1. 31 – Dusty Burk at Hofstra, 12-4-99 12 – Teddy Corwin at UNH, 1-10-15 4. 40.0 – CJ Laros (5/200) vs. North Dakota St., 1-10-15 2. 27 – Matt Brown at E. Wash., 12-8-12 12 – Ben Ericksen at App. State, 12-1-12 5. 38.8 – Jake Strader (6/233) at NW State, 11-28-98 POINTS • GAME 3. 22 – Tre Roberson vs. UNI, 12-6-14 12 – Tim Angsten vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 1. 24 – Marshaun Coprich at E. Wash., 12-13-14 4. 21 – Dusty Burk vs. Ga. Southern, 12-11-99 PUNTS • GAME 2. 18 – Aveion Cason vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 5. 20 – Matt Brown at App. State, 12-1-12 SACKS • GAME 1. 8 – Patrick Wright at App. State, 12-1-12 18 – Sam Zanders at NW State, 11-28-98 1. 3 – Damian Gregory vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 2. 7 – Jake Strader at Ga. Southern, 12-11-99 4. 12 – Marshaun Coprich vs. Western Ill., 12-5-15 PASSING ATTEMPTS • GAME 2. 2 – Teddy Corwin at E. Wash., 12-13-14 3. 6 – Reece Attard vs. Western Ill., 12-5-15 12 – Tre Roberson vs. Western Ill., 12-5-15 1. 48 – Matt Brown at E. Wash., 12-8-12 2 – Shelby Harris at E. Wash., 12-8-12 6 – Jake Strader at NW State, 11-28-98 12 – James O’Shaughnessy vs. North Dakota St., 1-10-15 2. 45 – Kevin Glenn at NW State, 11-28-98 2 – Derek Smith at Hofstra, 12-4-99 12 – Cameron Meredith vs. UNI, 12-6-14 3. 37 – Dusty Burk at Hofstra, 12-4-99 3. 1.5 – Evan Frierson at App. State, 12-1-12 LONGEST PUNT • GAME 12 – James O’Shaughnessy vs. UNI, 12-6-14 12 – Tyrone Walker at App. State, 12-1-12 4. 33 – Tre Roberson vs. UNI, 12-6-14 1. 63 – Jake Strader at Ga. Southern, 12-11-99 12 – James O’Shaughnessy at App. State, 12-1-12 33 – Luke Drone at E. Illinois, 11-25-06 TACKLES FOR LOSS • GAME 2. 54 – Patrick Wright at App. State, 12-1-12 12 – Willy Watts at Hofstra, 12-4-99 1. 3 – Shelby Harris at E. Wash., 12-8-12 3. 51 – Reece Attard vs. Western Ill., 12-5-15 12 – Steve Kostro at Hofstra, 12-4-99 COMPLETION PERCENTAGE • GAME 3 – Damian Gregory vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 51 – Patrick Wright at E. Wash., 12-8-12 12 – Laurént Robinson at Y’stown St., 12-2-06 (MIN. 15 ATT.) 3 – Tim Angsten at Ga. Southern, 12-11-99 5. 50 – CJ Laros at UNH, 12-20-14 4. 2.5 – David Perkins vs. UNI, 12-6-14 1. .838 – Dusty Burk (31/37) at Hofstra, 12-4-99 Points Kicking • Game 2.5 – Evan Frierson at App. State, 12-1-12 2. .792 – Tre Roberson (19/24) at E. Wash., 12-13-14 1. 11 – Nick Aussieker at E. Wash., 12-13-14 3. .705 – Dusty Burk (12/17) vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 11 – Nick Aussieker vs. UNI, 12-6-14 4. .667 – Tre Roberson (22/33) vs. UNI, 12-6-14 5. .656 – Dusty Burk (21-32) vs. Ga. Southern, 12-11-99
2015 ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRD FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • #BACKTHEBIRDS GAME 13 • RICHMOND • DEC. 11, 2015 PLAYOFF TEAM RECORDS • PAGE 25 POINTS • GAME PASSES COMPLETED • GAME INTERCEPTIONS CAUGHT • GAME TIME OF POSSESSION • GAME 1. 59 at Eastern Washington, 12-13-14 1. 34 at Hofstra, 12-04-99 1. 3 at Eastern Illinois, 11-25-06 1. 36:46 at Eastern Washington, 12-13-14 2. 56 vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 2. 27 at Eastern Washington, 12-8-12 2. 2 at Eastern Washington, 12-13-14 2. 35:42 vs. Western Illinois, 12-5-15 3. 41 vs. UNI, 12-6-14 3. 22 vs. UNI, 12-6-14 2 vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 3. 35:30 vs. UNI, 12-6-14 4. 38 at Appalachian State, 12-1-12 4. 21 at Georgia Southern, 12-11-99 4. 34:40 at Hofstra, 12-04-99 5. 37 at Hofstra, 12-04-99 5. 20 at Appalachian State, 12-1-12 PENALTIES • GAME 5. 34:15 at Eastern Washington, 12-8-12 1. 8 at Georgia Southern, 12-11-99 POINTS IN 1ST QUARTER • GAME PASSES ATTEMPTED • GAME 2. 7 vs. North Dakota State, 1-10-15 SACKS • GAME 1. 14 vs. UNI, 12-6-15 1. 48 at Eastern Washington, 12-8-12 7 at Appalachian State, 12-1-12 1. 5 at Eastern Washington, 12-8-12 2. 10 at Eastern Washington, 12-13-14 2. 45 at Northwestern State, 11-28-98 7 at Northwestern State, 11-28-98 2. 4 vs. North Dakota State, 1-10-15 10 at Eastern Washington, 12-8-12 3. 40 at Hofstra, 12-04-99 7 at Youngstown State, 12-2-06 4 at Eastern Washington, 12-13-14 4. 33 vs. UNI, 16-6-14 4 at Hofstra, 12-04-99 POINTS IN 2ND QUARTER • GAME 33 at Eastern Illinois, 11-25-06 PUNTS • GAME 4 vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 1. 21 at Hofstra, 12-04-99 1. 8 at Appalachian State, 12-1-12 21 vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 PASSING YARDS • GAME 2. 7 at Georgia Southern, 12-11-99 RUSHING DEFENSE • GAME 3. 14 at Eastern Washington, 12-13-14 1. 382 vs. UNI, 12-6-14 3. 6 at Northwestern State, 11-28-98 1. 18 vs. Western Illinois, 12-5-15 2. 374 at Hofstra, 12-04-99 4. 5 vs. North Dakota State, 1-10-15 18 at Hofstra, 12-04-99 POINTS AT HALFTIME • GAME 3. 372 at Eastern Washington, 12-8-12 5 at Eastern Washington, 12-8-12 3. 51 at Appalachian State, 12-1-12 4. 59 at Eastern Illinois, 11-25-06 1. 28 vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 4. 322 at Appalachian State, 12-1-12 5. 65 vs. UNI, 12-6-14 2. 24 at Eastern Washington, 12-13-14 5. 278 at New Hampshire, 12-20-14 PUNT YARDS • GAME 24 vs. UNI, 12-13-14 1. 355 at Appalachian State, 12-1-12 24 at Hofstra, 12-04-99 COMPLETION PERCENTAGE • GAME 2. 270 at Georgia Southern, 12-11-99 PASSING DEFENSE • GAME 24 at Hofstra, 12-04-99 1. .850 (34-40) at Hofstra, 12-04-99 3. 233 at Northwestern State, 11-28-98 1. 76 at Georgia Southern, 12-11-99 5. 17 at Eastern Washington, 12-8-12 2. .792 (19-24) at E. Washington, 12-13-14 4. 200 vs. North Dakota State, 1-10-15 2. 79 at Eastern Illinois, 11-25-06 3. .706 (12-17) vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 5. 191 at Eastern Washington, 12-8-12 3. 118 vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 POINTS IN 3RD QUARTER • GAME 4. .667 (22-33) vs. UNI, 12-6-14 4. 146 at Youngstown State, 12-2-06 5. 214 at New Hampshire, 12-20-14 1. 21 at Eastern Washington, 12-13-14 5. .656 (21-32) at Ga. Southern, 12-11-99 PUNT RETURNS • GAME 21 vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 1. 6 vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 3. 14 at Appalachian State, 12-1-12 PASSING TOUCHDOWNS • GAME 2. 4 at Eastern Illinois, 11-25-06 TOTAL DEFENSE • GAME 14 at Northwestern State, 11-28-98 1. 5 at Appalachian State, 12-1-12 3. 2 vs. Western Illinois, 12-5-15 1. 138 at Eastern Illinois, 11-25-06 5. 13 at Hofstra, 12-04-99 2. 4 vs. UNI, 12-6-14 2 vs. North Dakota State, 1-10-15 2. 335 vs. UNI, 12-6-14 3. 3 vs. North Dakota State, 1-10-15 2 at Hofstra, 12-04-99 3. 338 vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 POINTS IN 4TH QUARTER • GAME 3 at Hofstra, 12-04-99 4. 345 at Youngstown State, 12-2-06 3 vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 5. 355 at New Hampshire, 12-20-14 1. 21 vs. Western Illinois, 12-5-15 PUNT RETURN YARDS • GAME 1. 135 vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 2. 15 at Eastern Washington, 12-13-14 2. 47 vs. Western Illinois, 12-5-15 3. 14 at Eastern Illinois, 11-25-06 OFFENSIVE PLAYS • GAME THIRD-DOWN CONVERSIONS • GAME 3. 25 at Eastern Illinois, 11-25-06 1. .667 vs. UNI (10-of-15), 12-6-14 14 at Youngstown State, 12-2-06 1. 87 at Eastern Washington, 12-8-12 4. 21 at Eastern Washington, 12-8-12 2. .625 vs. Western Illinois (10-of-16), 12-5-15 5. 13 vs. North Dakota State, 1-10-14 87 at Northwestern State, 11-28-98 3. 78 at Eastern Washington, 12-13-14 5. 11 at Hofstra, 12-04-99 .625 at Eastern Washington (10-of-16), 12-13-14 FIRST DOWNS • GAME 4. 77 at Hofstra, 12-04-99 4. .600 vs. Colgate (9-of-15), 11-27-99 5. 75 vs. UNI, 12-6-14 5. .500 vs. North Dakota State, 1-10-15 1. 28 at Eastern Washington, 12-13-14 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE • GAME 1. 23.5 vs. Western Illinois, 12-5-15 .500 at Youngstown State, 12-2-06 2. 27 vs. UNI, 12-6-14 2 22.5 vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 3. 26 at Eastern Washington, 12-8-12 TOTAL OFFENSE • GAME 3. 21.0 at Eastern Washington, 12-8-12 26 at Hofstra, 12-04-99 1. 564 vs. UNI, 12-6-14 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS • 4. 9.0 at Appalachian State, 12-1-12 5. 25 vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 2. 542 at Eastern Washington, 12-13-14 GAME (MIN. 2 ATT.) 9.0 at Georgia Southern, 12-11-99 25 at Northwestern State, 11-28-98 3. 540 at Hofstra, 12-04-99 1. .750 at Eastern Washington (3-of-4), 12-13-14 4. 520 at Eastern Washington, 12-8-12 3. .600 at NW State (3-of-5), 11-28-98 5. 502 at Northwestern State, 11-28-98 KICKOFF RETURNS • GAME 4. .500 vs. Colgate (2-of-4), 11-27-99 RUSHING ATTEMPTS • GAME 1. 7 vs. North Dakota State, 1-10-15 5. .333 at Y’stown St. (1-of-3), 12-2-06 1. 54 at Eastern Washington, 12-13-14 2. 6 at Northwestern State, 11-28-98 2. 51 vs. Western Illinois, 12-5-15 AVERAGE YARDS PER PLAY • GAME 1. 8.5 vs. North Dakota State, 1-10-15 3. 5 at Eastern Washington, 12-13-14 51 vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 2. 7.5 vs. UNI, 12-6-14 5 at Eastern Washington, 12-8-12 4. 42 vs. UNI, 12-6-14 3. 7.0 at Hofstra, 12-04-99 5 at Youngstown State, 12-2-06 42 at Northwestern State, 11-28-98 4. 6.9 at Eastern Washington, 12-13-14 5. 6.6 vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 KICKOFF RETURN AVERAGE • GAME RUSHING YARDS • GAME 1. 31.4 at Youngstown St., 12-2-06 1. 350 vs. Western Illinois, 12-5-15 2. 29.5 vs. Western Illinois, 12-5-15 2. 336 at Eastern Washington, 12-13-14 FUMBLES LOST • GAME 1. 3 vs. UNI, 12-6-13 3. 29.0 at Eastern Illinois, 11-25-06 3. 283 at Northwestern State, 11-28-98 2. 1 at Eastern Washington, 12-8-12 4. 25.4 at Eastern Washington, 12-8-12 4. 282 vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 1 at Georgia Southern, 12-11-99 5. 24.4 at Eastern Washington, 12-13-14 5. 267 vs. North Dakota State, 1-10-15 1 at Northwestern State, 11-28-98 FIELD GOALS • GAME RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS • GAME 1. 2 at New Hampshire, 12-20-14 1. 6 at Eastern Washington, 12-13-14 INTERCEPTIONS THROWN • GAME 1. 4 at Eastern Illinois, 11-25-06 2 vs. UNI, 12-6-14 2. 4 vs. Western Illinois, 12-5-15 4 at Youngstown State, 12-2-06 2 at Eastern Washington, 12-8-12 3. 3 vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 3. 2 vs. Western Illinois, 12-5-15 4. 1 at Eastern Washington, 12-13-14 3 at Northwestern State, 11-28-98 2 at Eastern Washington, 12-8-12 1 at Appalachian State, 12-1-12 5. 2 at New Hampshire, 12-20-14 2 at Georgia Southern, 12-11-99 1 at Georgia Southern, 12-11-99 2 at Eastern Washington, 12-8-12 2 at Northwestern State, 11-28-98 1 at Hofstra, 12-04-99 2 at Hofstra, 12-04-99 1 at Eastern Illinois, 11-25-06
2015 ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRD FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • #BACKTHEBIRDS GAME 13 • RICHMOND • DEC. 11, 2015 PLAYOFF GAME RECAPS • PAGE 26 NORTHWESTERN ST. 48, ILLINOIS ST. 28 ILLINOIS STATE 56, COLGATE 13 ILLINOIS STATE 37, HOFSTRA 20 November 28, 1998 November 27, 1999 December 4, 1999 Natchitoches, La. • First Round Normal, Ill. • First Round Hempstead, N.Y. • Quarterfi nals Attendance: 8,118 Attendance: 7,133 Attendance: 5,586
GAME SUMMARY GAME SUMMARY GAME SUMMARY No. 15 seed Illinois State was a team making its fi rst In its fi rst home playoff game, sixth-seeded Illinois State Hofstra quarterback Giovanni Carmazzi would later playoff appearance and routed Patriot League be drafted by the San opened the game as such. champion and 11th-seeded Francisco 49ers, but on No. 2 seed Northwestern Colgate behind speedster this day he took a back State raced to a 21-0 Aveion Cason, who racked seat to ISU’s Dusty Burk. lead before the Redbirds up 196 all-purpose yards, The Redbird freshman responded. ISU still including 156 rushing, and was amazing, completing 31-of-37 passes for managed a 502-yard day, but three touchdowns. ISU 350 yards and a pair of never matched the Demons’ scored on fi ve of its fi rst 1998 1999 touchdowns. He also 1999 speed in surrendering 650 seven posses sions and rushed eight times for 54 total yards, including 344 tacked on a couple of yards. A 21-0 second- on just 12 pass com pletions. Just one of North west ern special teams TDs, while the visiting Red Raiders had quarter blitz was too much for the homestanding and State’s seven scoring plays covered less than 29 yards. little success pen e trat ing a Redbird defense that racked the third-seeded Flying Dutchmen, who spent most of up four sacks. Illinois State head coach Todd Berry the game playing catch-up. SCORING SUMMARY sub stitut ed freely throughout the second half. SCOREBOARD 1 2 3 4 FINAL SCORING SUMMARY ILLINOIS STATE (8-4) 0 7 14 7 28 SCORING SUMMARY SCOREBOARD 1 2 3 4 FINAL Northwestern St. (10-2) 21 0 21 6 48 SCOREBOARD 1 2 3 4 FINAL ILLINOIS STATE (11-2) 3 21 13 0 37 Colgate (10-2) 0 0 7 6 13 Hofstra (11-2) 7 0 13 0 20 FIRST QUARTER ILLINOIS STATE (10-2) 7 21 21 7 56 NSU – Taylor 29-yard urn (LaToof kick), 13:19 FIRST QUARTER NSU – Pritchett 35-yard pass from Spangler (LaToof kick), 1:20 FIRST QUARTER HU – Jones 4-yard run (Johnson kick), 5:57 NSU – Pritchett 60-yard pass from Spangler (LaToof kick), :00 ILS – Laurenti 29-yard pass from Burk (Strader kick), 2:49 ILS – Strader 32-yard fi eld goal, 3:15 SECOND QUARTER SECOND QUARTER SECOND QUARTER ILS – Preusker 1-yard pass from Glenn (Strader kick), 3:45 ILS – Killingsworth 20-yard blocked punt return (Strader kick), 9:20 ILS – Watts 4-yard run (Strader kick), 8:38 THIRD QUARTER ILS – Cason 16-yard run (Strader kick), 5:44 ILS – Kostro 6-yard pass from Burk (Strader kick), 2:47 NSU – Jacquet 1-yard run (LaToof kick), 13:26 ILS – Cason 3-yard run (Strader kick), 2:34 ILS – Watts 5-yard run (Strader kick), 1:41 ILS – Zanders 4-yard run (Strader kick), 12:59 THIRD QUARTER THIRD QUARTER NSU – Jacquet 45-yard run (LaToof kick), 9:54 ILS – Hunter 26-yard pass from Burk (Strader kick), 12:40 HU – Jones 35-yard pass from Carmazzi (kick failed), 13:40 NSU– Sutherland 59-yard pass from Spangler (LaToof kick), 5:45 ILS – Szokola 48-yard punt return (Strader kick), 11:04 ILS – Bardwell 6-yard pass from Buck (kick failed), 7:23 ILS – Zanders 2-yard run (Strader kick), 1:12 ILS – Kostro 43-yard pass from Burk (Strader kick), 6:53 HU – Morales 13-yard pass from Carmazzi (Johnson kick), 3:42 FOURTH QUARTER CU – Ojeda 20-yard pass from McCune (Kutschke kick), 2:22 ILS – Kostro 34-yard pass from Burk (Strader kick), :12 NSU – Pritchett 53-yard pass from Spangler (kick failed), 9:29 FOURTH QUARTER ILS – Zanders 14-yard run (Strader kick), 3:12 CU – Joseph 77-yard run (Kutschke kick), 6:14 TEAM STATISTICS ILS – Cason 21-yard run (Strader kick), :34 ILS HU TEAM STATISTICS First Downs 26 28 ILS NSU TEAM STATISTICS Rushing Attempts-Yards 37-166 29-102 First Downs 25 22 CU ILS Passing 34-40-1 31-46-1 Rushing Attempts-Yards 42-283 45-306 First Downs 14 25 Passing Yards 374 323 Passing 18-45-2 12-19-1 Rushing Attempts-Yards 39-248 51-307 Total Offense 540 425 Passing Yards 219 344 Passing 10-19-2 12-17-0 Fumbles-Lost 2-0 2-2 Total Offense 502 650 Passing Yards 118 165 Penalties-Yards 6-43 4-27 Fumbles-Lost 3-1 2-1 Total Offense 338 447 Time of Possession 34:40 25:20 Penalties-Yards 7-85 8-63 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-0 Time of Possession 30:07 29:53 Penalties-Yards 5-45 4-36 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Time of Possession 28:29 31:31 RUSHING: (ILS) – Cason 10-59, Burk 8-54, Watts 12-41, INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS James 7-12. (HU) – Jones 14-51, Carmazzi 9-26, Butler RUSHING: (ILS) – Zanders 21-135, Glenn 12-71, Cason 5-65, INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS 5-20, Jackson 1-5. Spielman 1-9, Niete 1-5, Watts 2-(-2). (NSU) – Jacquet 11-97, RUSHING: (CU) – Joseph 17-176, Lavoie 5-29, Vena 9-17, Taylor 13-90, Powell 11-73, Traylor 4-21, Drago 2-8, Sutherland King 3-7, Weiss 1-5, McCune 4-(-14). (ILS) – Cason 21-156, PASSING: (ILS) – Burk 31-37-1-350, Spielman 3-3-0-24. 1-8, Bivens 1-6, Spangler 1-2, Black 1-1. Burk 10-75, Watts 18-54, Spielman 2-(-3). (HU) – Carmazzi 28-35-0-291, Butler 3-11-1-32.
PASSING: (ILS) – Glenn 18-45-2-219. (NSU) – Spangler 12- PASSING: (CU) – McCune 8-15-1-107, Vena 2-4-1-11. (ILS) – RECEIVING: (ILS) – Garrett 7-90, Cason 7-88, Preusker 17-1-344, Patterson 0-2-0-0. Burk 12-17-0-165, Spielman 0-0-0-0. 6-25, Kostro 4-94, Watts 3-4, Hunter 2-36, Niete 2-23, Laurenti 1-10, Bardwell 1-6, James 1-(-2). (HU) – Jones RECEIVING: (ILS) – Niete 5-107, Preusker 3-20, Grow 3-15, RECEIVING: (CU) – Ojeda 4-50, Morin 3-35, Mattes 2-16, 9-116, Morales 7-73, Jackson 7-47, Adams 4-56, Roy 3-28, Garrett 2-21, Watts 1-29, Kostro 1-23, Beverly 1-6, Schaeve Rossi 1-17. (ILS) – Garrett 3-26, Cason 3-15, Laurenti 2-33, Maxwell 1-3. 1-(-1), Zanders 1-(-1). (NSU) – Pritchett 6-192, Black 3-21, Hunter 2-29, Kostro 1-43, Preusker 1-19. Sutherland 2-103, Granger 1-28. TACKLE LEADERS: (ILS) – Smith 5-11-16, Andrade 3-6-9, TACKLE LEADERS: (CU) – Riley 1-12-13, Russell 5-7-12, Scott 3-4-7, Corbin 4-2-6. (HU) – Emanuel 4-9-13, Thomas TACKLE LEADERS: (ILS) – Scott 2-9-11, Waugh 2-5-7, Young Bowman 4-5-9, Hampton 2-5-7. (ILS) – Angsten 3-9-12, Scott 9-3-12, Shanahan 6-6-12, Longdon 4-5-9. 5-0-5, Szokola 3-2-5. (NSU) – Green 7-5-12, Williams 5-49, 1-10-11, Szokola 3-5-8, Gregory 3-2-5. Delaney 3-5-8, Slate 3-3-6.
2015 ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRD FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • #BACKTHEBIRDS GAME 13 • RICHMOND • DEC. 11, 2015 PLAYOFF GAME RECAPS • PAGE 27 GA. SOUTHERN 28, ILLINOIS ST. 17 ILLINOIS ST. 24, EASTERN ILLINOIS 13 YOUNGSTOWN ST. 28, ILLINOIS ST. 21 December 11, 1999 November 25, 2006 December 2, 2006 Statesboro, Ga. • Semifi nals Charleston, Ill. • First Round Youngstown, Ohio • Quarterfi nals Attendance: 12,299 Attendance: 4,400 Attendance: 10,813
GAME SUMMARY GAME SUMMARY GAME SUMMARY Illinois State’s fi rst Jason Tate and Jesse Caesar Illinois State took the possession resulted each returned an interception opening kickoff and drove 58 in a 12-play, 68-yard for a touchdown yards in nine plays capped touchdown drive, but that to lead Illinois State to a 24-13 by a 4-yard pass from Luke would be the last time the NCAA Division I Football Drone to Laurent Robinson, Redbirds would lead the Championship fi rst round but that was the only offense top-seeded and eventual 1999 game victory over Eastern 2006 until a fourth quarter rally 2006 national champion Georgia Illinois.With 10:48 left in the which fell short as the Southern Eagles. It game, the EIU defense put Redbirds lost at Youngstown was the 900th game in the history of ISU’s program. points on the scoreboard to take the lead. Defensive back State 28-21 in a clash between Gateway Football GSU ripped off 21 unan swered counters before Jake Terrance Sanders answered Tate’s earlier interception Conference teams. YSU took a commanding 28-7 lead, Strader booted a 50-yard fi eld goal for ISU on the last return for a touchdown with one of his own for 87 yards but the Redbirds added a pair of touchdowns in the fourth play of the fi rst half. Each team added a second- to put the Panthers up 13-10. However, Pierre Rembert quarter to close the defi cit to 28-21. ISU had one fi nal half touchdown, but Illinois State had little success would regain the lead for the Redbirds on an 18-yard chance with 2:18 left of the clock, but the Redbirds were penetrating Georgia Southern’s defense and Walter touchdown run with 2:07 left in the game to make the score unable to get a fi rst down to sustain the potential game- Payton Award-winner Adrian Peterson helped GSU 17-13 in favor of ISU. To seal the win, Caesar picked off a winning drive. control the ball by rushing 31 times for 183 yards and Stinson pass and ran it back 45 yards for a touchdown to three touch downs. put the game away at 24-13. SCORING SUMMARY SCOREBOARD 1 2 3 4 FINAL SCORING SUMMARY SCORING SUMMARY ILLINOIS STATE (9-4) 7 0 0 14 21 SCOREBOARD 1 2 3 4 FINAL SCOREBOARD 1 2 3 4 FINAL Youngstown State (11-2) 7 7 14 0 28 ILLINOIS STATE (11-3) 7 3 0 7 17 ILLINOIS STATE (9-3) 3 7 0 14 24 Georgia Southern (12-2) 7 14 0 7 28 Eastern Illinois (8-5) 0 6 0 7 13 FIRST QUARTER ILS – Robinson 4-yard pass from Drone (Mazur kick), 9:35 FIRST QUARTER FIRST QUARTER YSU – Peterson 17-yard pass from Zetts (Palmer kick), 5:08 ILS – Laurenti 18-yard pass from Burk (Strader kick), 9:42 ILS – Mazur 30-yard fi eld goal. 7:35 SECOND QUARTER GSU – Hill 10-yard run (Chambers kick), 3:43 SECOND QUARTER YSU – Zetts 2-yard run (Palmer kick), 4:14 SECOND QUARTER EIU – Yates 47-yard fi eld goal, 9:54 THIRD QUARTER GSU – Peterson 1-yard run (Chambers kick), 2:55 ILS – J. Tate 41-yard interception return (Mazur kick), 5:35 YSU – Berry 28-yard pass from Zetts (Palmer kick), 12:11 GSU – Peterson 2-yard run (Chambers kick), :43 EIU – Yates 39-yard fi eld goal, :40 YSU – Mason 2-yard run (Palmer kick), 5:13 ISU – Strader 50-yard fi eld goal, :00 FOURTH QUARTER FOURTH QUARTER FOURTH QUARTER EIU – Sanders 87-yard interception return (Yates kick), 10:48 ILS – Robinson 2-yard pass from Drone (Mazur kick), 9:45 GSU – Peterson 10-yard run (Chambers kick), 10:47 ILS – Rembert 18-yard run (Mazur kick), 2:07 ILS – Drone 7-yard run (Mazur kick), 3:09 ILS – Preusker 2-yard pass from Burk (Strader kick), 8:04 ILS – Caesar 45-yard interception return (Mazur kick), 1:00 TEAM STATISTICS TEAM STATISTICS TEAM STATISTICS ILS YSU ILS GSU ILS EIU First Downs 19 21 First Downs 13 22 First Downs 18 7 Rushing Attempts-Yards 37-186 43-199 Rushing Attempts-Yards 28-69 67-363 Rushing Attempts-Yards 38-162 22-59 Passing 16-27-4 11-21-0 Passing 21-32-2 3-7-1 Passing 16-33-4 15-30-3 Passing Yards 189 146 Passing Yards 191 76 Passing Yards 177 79 Total Offense 375 345 Total Offense 260 439 Total Offense 339 138 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-1 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards 7-50 6-27 Penalties-Yards 8-80 4-30 Penalties-Yards 3-30 6-35 Time of Possession 29:37 30:23 Time of Possession 26:26 33:34 Time of Possession 33:38 26:22 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: (ILS) – Rembert 24-114, Drone 8-43, R. Rice 5-29. RUSHING: (ILS) – Cason 11-48, Burk 9-12, James 5-7, RUSHING: (ILS) – Rembert 27-122, Drone 7-21, R. Rice 4-19. (YSU) – Mason 26-138, Cayson 1-22, Ison 5-21, Gibson 5-21, Watts 3-2. (GSU) – Peterson 31-183, Hill 25-80, Cunningham (EIU) – Webb 14-54, Adeniji 2-9, Smith 3-5, Rucker 1-0, Duhai Zetts 4-7, Team 1-(-2). 7-65, Freeman 2-23, Myers 1-14, Weathers 1-(-2). 1-(-2), Stinson 1-(-7). PASSING: (ILS) – Drone 16-27-4-189. (YSU) – Zetts 11-21- PASSING: (ILS) – Burk 21-32-2-191. (GSU) – Hill 3-7-1-76. PASSING: (ILS) – Drone 16-33-4-177. (EIU) – Stinson 15-30- 0-146. 3-79. RECEIVING: (ILS) – Cason 6-58, Kostro 3-32, Garrett 3-24, RECEIVING: (ILS) – Robinson 7-89, D. Passarelli 4-51, Preusker 3-10, Niete 2-37, James 2-4, Laurenti 1-18, Watts RECEIVING: (ILS) – Robinson 5-55, Horton 3-42, D. Passarelli Jackson 2-44, Horton 1-10, Rembert 1-0, R. Rice 1-(-5). (YSU) 1-8. (GSU) – Johnson 3-76. 2-17, Mordis 2-15, R. Rice 1-24, Rourke 1-9, Rembert 1-8, – Peterson 4-73, Berry 3-39, Gibson 2-17, Irizarry 2-17. Jackson 1-7. (EIU) – Campanella 7-32, Webb 4-13, Mobley 2-20, TACKLE LEADERS: (ILS) – Scott 6-4-10, Young 9-0-9, Bull Adeniji 1-11, Duhai 1-3. TACKLE LEADERS: (ILS) – C. Siskowic 10-4-14, Caesar 5-2-7, 6-3-9, Finn 7-1-8. (GSU) – Thomas 4-3-7, Pesqueira 4-2-6, Campbell 6-0-6, Temple 4-1-5, Blankenship 3-2-5. (YSU) – Allen 4-0-4, Neese 4-0-4. TACKLE LEADERS: (ILS) – Campbell 3-8-11, C. Siskowic 5-5- Hutchinson 6-1-7, Koval 6-0-6, Terry 5-1-6, Perry 4-1-5, Jackson 10, Stewart 4-4-8, Caesar 2-4-6, Temple 0-3-3. (EIU) – Burge 4-1-5. 6-11-17, Brown 5-1-6, Torres 0-6-6, Seymour 1-5-6, Thomas 1-4-5.
2015 ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRD FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • #BACKTHEBIRDS GAME 13 • RICHMOND • DEC. 11, 2015 PLAYOFF GAME RECAPS • PAGE 28 ILLINOIS STATE 38, APPALACHIAN STATE 37 (OT) ILLINOIS STATE 35, EASTERN WASHINGTON 51 ILLINOIS STATE 41, NORTHERN IOWA 21 Dec. 1, 2012 • Boone, N.C. • Kidd Brewer Stadium Dec. 8, 2012 • Cheney, Wash. • Roos Field Dec. 6, 2014 • Normal, Ill. • Hancock Stadium Attendance: 16,719 Attendance: 7,512 Attendance: 5,575
GAME SUMMARY GAME SUMMARY GAME SUMMARY No. 15 Redbirds Advance, Beat No. 6 Appalachian State in OT Redbirds End Season With Loss at Eastern Washington ISU Avenges Lone Loss, Defeats UNI In Playoffs, 41-21 BOONE, N.C. - Shelby Harris' blocked extra- CHENEY, Wash. - No. 15 Illinois State (9-4) NORMAL, Ill. - In a dominating performance, point attempt in overtime sealed No. 15 Illinois tallied 520 yards of total offense, but could not Illinois State quarterback Tre Roberson threw State's (9-3) thrilling 38-37 overtime victory over erase a 21-point second half deficit, falling to for 382 yards and four touchdowns to lead the No. 6 Appalachian State (8-4) in second-round second-seed Eastern Washington (11-2), 51-35, Redbirds to a second-round playoff victory action of the FCS playoffs. in the FCS quarterfinals in front of a sellout against Northern Iowa, 41-21, Saturday Tied 31-31 after regulation, ISU received crowd at Roos Field in Cheney, Wash. afternoon at Hancock Stadium. the ball first and needed only one play to find the Trailing 38-17 with 11:01 to go in the third After losing to the Panthers on Nov. 1 at end zone in overtime. Quarterback Matt Brown quarter, the Redbirds rallied for 18 points to cut the UNI Dome, ISU got its revenge on the only connected with tight end James O'Shaughnessy the deficit to three at 38-35, but Kyle Padron's team to defeat them this season. The Redbirds on a 25-yard completion for the score. The 2012 76-yard touchdown pass to All-American 2012 exploded out of the gate with a lightning-quick, 2014 Mountaineers also struck quickly, needing just receiver Brandon Kaufman stifled ISU's second- 73-yard opening touchdown drive that ended four plays to answer the Redbird score. Jamal half rally and sealed the win for the Eagles. with a 6-yard inside slant pass from Roberson to Jackson's four-yard toss to Andrew Peacock made it a one-point game, but Harris Senior Matt Brown threw for 372 yards on 27-of-48 passing, with two touchdowns senior wide receiver Cameron Meredith. blocked Sam Martin's extra point, sealing the 38-37 overtime win. and two interceptions, while leading an Illinois State offense that tallied 520 yards of On ISU's second drive, a 28-yard back shoulder throw to freshman wide receiver Brown finished the game 20-for-32 for 322 yards and tied a career-high with five total offense. Tyrone Walker added nine catches for 148 yards with one touchdown and Jon-Marc Anderson set up a 1-yard plunge from junior running back Marshaun Coprich touchdowns passes. Senior wideout Tyrone Walker led the receivers with 10 catches Lechein Neblett had six catches for 101 yards with one score. for his 22nd touchdown of the year to put the Redbirds ahead, 14-0. for a season-best 176 yards and two touchdowns. O'Shaughnessy set career-highs Eastern Washington led 24-17 at halftime and added two quick third-quarter Coprich, the Missouri Valley Football Conference Offensive Player of the Year, with receptions (3), yards (47) and touchdown receptions (2). scores, as Pardon connected with Kaufman on 47 and 17-yard touchdown passes to reached the 100-yard plateau for a school-record 12th-consecutive time. With his 148- Leading 14-10 at halftime, ISU went to the air to get on the board first in the open the half. yard game, he also earned the ISU single-season rushing yard record, passing Pierre second half. Brown connected with Donovan Harden on a 17-yard touchdown With the Eagles leading 38-17, Clarke forced a Padron fumble, setting up a Nick Rembert's previous record of 1,743 yards (2006). completion, making it 21-10 ISU with 7:33 to go in the third quarter. Aissieker 26-yard field goal to make it 38-20 Eastern Washington. The Redbirds The Redbirds scored again on their third drive of the game, after a Roberson The Mountaineers needed just five plays to respond. After missing on his first then rallied around a pair of three-and-outs, with Brown finding Neblett for a 22-yard quarterback draw set the offense up at the 5-yard line. Roberson tossed another inside pass attempt, Jackson connected on his next four, including a 48-yard score to Malachi touchdown and then rushing for a 13-yard score to make it 38-35 Eastern Washington slant pass to Meredith from two yards out to complete a 15-play, 87-yard drive that took Jones. The Redbirds responded immediately, as Brown found Walker for a diving with 13:55 to play. Padron then went to the air for the 76 yard touchdown pass to nearly eight minutes off the clock. Meredith's second touchdown of the game gave him 32-yard touchdown catch in the end zone to give Illinois State a 28-17 lead. Kaufman to make it 44-35. The Eagles added a 10-yard touchdown pass to Ashton eight receiving touchdowns on the season, and the senior also surpassed the 100-yard After both teams exchanged punts, the Mountaineers had possession on the ISU Clark to cap the scoring at 51-35. mark for the fourth-straight game. 46-yard line. Jackson completed each of his pass attempts, including a 44-yard toss to Both teams exchanged scores in a fast-paced opening half, that saw points Senior placekicker Nick Aussieker's would-be career long field goal attempt of 51 Simms McElfresh that spotted the ball on the Redbirds one yard line. Two plays later, scored on the first six possessions of the game. Aussieker's 23-yard field goal gave yards was partially blocked by Xavier Williams midway through the second quarter. The Rod Chisholm dove into the end zone for a one yard score, making it 28-24. ISU an early 3-0 lead, but Padron responded with a 44-yard touchdown pass to Daniel Redbirds drove the field in the last minute of the first half to set up another Aussieker On the ensuing drive, Brown took to the ground and picked up 20 yards on the Johnson to give the Eagles a 7-3 advantage. Brown them completed a 40-yard strike attempt, which he converted from 45 yards out as time expired, and ISU took a 24-0 opening snap. Two plays later, Harden caught a 30-yard toss deep into Appalachian to Walker for a 10-7 ISU advantage, before Jimmy Pavel's 20-yard field goal with 2:57 lead into halftime. State territory, setting up a 41-yard field goal from Aussieker, making it 31-23. to play in the first quarter squared the game at 10-10. The Panthers started Sawyer Kollmorgen at quarterback in the second half, and Illinois State scored first on an eight-play, 83-yard drive that featured three Josh Burch's 72-yard kickoff return gave ISU field position deep in EWU territory. he drove UNI down the field for a touchdown on its first drive of the third quarter. A 39- third-and-long completions from Brown to Walker. Facing third-and-six Brown fired to On third-and-goal from the three, Dunn carried the ball into the end zone for his 13th yard Aussieker field goal and a 26-yard touchdown pass from Roberson to senior tight Walker, who dodged two defenders for a 41-yard touchdown play, making it 7-0. touchdown of the year, giving ISU at 17-10 lead with 14:29 to play in the opening half. end James O'Shaughnessy extended the Redbird lead, 34-7. However, the Panthers The Mountaineers would tie the game on a 10-play, 69-yard drive that covered Eastern Washington responded with a four-play, 21-yard drive capped by a Demitrius would not go down without a fight, as they wasted no time on an 84-yard drive that 3:46. Jackson threw for 31 yards over two plays, before diving into the end zone on a Bronson one-yard touchdown run to even the game at 17-17 in the second quarter. took less than three minutes off the clock and ended in a Johnson rushing touchdown. two-yard keeper to tie the game at 7-7 with 4:15 to go in the opening half. The Eagles took advantage of a costly Illinois State turnover to score a touchdown The Panthers recovered an ISU fumble on the ensuing kickoff, and punched in a After forcing a quick three-and-out, Appalachian State threatened and moved in the closing seconds of the opening half. On third-and-long, Brown completed a pass touchdown three plays later to cut the lead, 34-21. the ball into Illinois State territory. Facing fourth-and-one, Evan Frierson tallied the to James O'Shaughnessy, who carried the ball into the Eastern Washington red zone, The Panthers were unable to capitalize on t its final two drives stalled out on first sack of the game, giving ISU the ball back. Three plays later, Brown found before fumbling the ball to the Eagles. Padron facilitated a 12-play, 79-yard drive, a failed fourth down conversion, and an interception by junior defensive end Teddy O'Shaughnessy for a nine-yard score, making it 14-7 with 0:44 seconds to go. ASU capped by a one yard pass to Zack Gehring to give the Eagles a 24-17 lead. Corwin. O'Shaughnessy hauled in a 36-yard pass for his second receiving touchdown netted a 37-yard field goal as time expired to make it 14-10 ISU at the break. of the game to conclude the scoring and put him over 100 yards on the day. SCORING SUMMARY SCORING SUMMARY SCOREBOARD 1 2 3 4 FINAL SCORING SUMMARY SCOREBOARD 1 2 3 4 OT FINAL ILLINOIS STATE (9-4) 10 7 10 8 35 SCOREBOARD 1 2 3 4 FINAL ILLINOIS STATE (9-3) 7 7 14 3 7 38 Eastern Washington (11-2) 10 14 14 13 51 Northern Iowa (9-5) 0 0 7 14 21 Appalachian Sate (8-4) 0 10 7 14 6 37 ILLINOIS STATE (11-1) 14 10 10 7 41 FIRST QUARTER FIRST QUARTER ILS – Aussieker 23-yard fi eld goal, 10:59 FIRST QUARTER ILS – Walker 41-yard pass from Brown (Aussieker kick), 5:20 EWU – Johnson 44-yard pass from Padron (Pavel kick), 8:45 ILS – Meredith 6-yard pass from Roberson (Aussieker kick), 11:28 SECOND QUARTER ILS – Walker 40-yard pass from Brown (Aussieker kick), 4:33 ILS – Coprich 1-yard run (Aussieker kick), 8:16 ASU – Jackson 2-yard run (Martin kick), 4:15 EWU – Pavel 20-yard fi eld goal, 2:57 SECOND QUARTER ILS – O'Shaughnessy 9-yard pass from Brown (Aussieker kick), :44 SECOND QUARTER ILS – Meredith 2-yard pass from Roberson (Aussieker kick), 14:13 ASU – Martin 37-yard fi eld goal, :00 ILS – Dunn 3-yard run (Aussieker kick), 14:29 ILS – Aussieker 45-yard fi eld goal, :00 THIRD QUARTER EWU – Bronson 1-ard run (Pavel kick), 13:03 THIRD QUARTER ILS – Harden 17-yard pass from Brown (Aussieker kick), 7:33 EWU – Gehring 1-yard pass from Padron (Pavel kick), :10 UNI – Kollmorgen 3-yard run (Schmadeke kick), 9:50 ASU – Jones 48-yard pass from Jackson (Martin kick), 5:48 THIRD QUARTER ILS – Aussieker 39-yard fi eld goal, 7:08 ILS – Walker 32-yard pass from Brown (Aussieker kick), 2:28 EWU – Kaufman 47-yard pass from Padron (Pavel kick), 11:16 ILS – O'Shaughnessy 26-yard pass from Roberson (Aussieker kick), 3:51 FOURTH QUARTER EWU – Kaufman 17-yard pass from Padron (Pavel kick), 11:01 FOURTH QUARTER ASU – Chisholm 1-yard run (Martin kick), 11:29 ILS – Aussieker 26-yard fi eld goal, 5:14 UNI – Johnson 2-yard run (Schmadeke kick), 11:57 ILS – Aussieker 41-yard fi eld goal, 7:30 ILS – Neblett 22-yard pass from Brown (Aussieker kick), 3:03 UNI – LeMaster 20-yard pass from Kollmorgen (Schmadeke kick), 11:23 ASU – Bailey 10-yard pass from Peacock (Martin kick), 3:31 FOURTH QUARTER ILS – O'Shaughnessy 36-yard pass from Roberson (Aussieker kick), 2:04 FOURTH QUARTER ILS – Brown 13-yard run (Ausskieker kick), 13:55 ILS – O'Shaughnessy 25-yard pass from Brown (Aussieker kick) EWU – Kaufman 76-yard pass from Padron (Pavel kick failed), 12:14 ASU – Peacock 4-yard pass from Jackson (Martin kick blocked) EWU – Clark 10-yard pass from Padron (Pavel kick), 7:42 TEAM STATISTICS UNI ILS TEAM STATISTICS TEAM STATISTICS First Downs 16 27 ILS ASU ILS EWU Rushing Attempts-Yards 25-65 42-182 First Downs 18 18 First Downs 26 20 Passing 22-44-1 22-33-0 Rushing Attempts-Yards 32-96-0 27-51-2 Rushing Attempts-Yards 39-148 33-109 Passing Yards 270 382 Passing 20-32-0 34-46-0 Passing 27-48-2 20-36-1 Total Offense 69-335 75-564 Passing Yards 322 383 Passing Yards 372 369 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 3-3 Total Offense 418 434 Total Offense 87-520 69-478 Penalties-Yards 3-45 2-20 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 3-1 Time of Possession 24:30 35:30 Penalties-Yards 7-46 5-35 Penalties-Yards 4-20 4-40 Time of Possession 31:36 28:24 Time of Possession 34:15 25:45 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: (UNI) – Johnson 18-48-1, Miller 2-15, Owens 1-2, Kollmorgen 1-1, INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Carnes 3-(-1). (ILS) – Coprich 30-148-1, Roberson 10-37. RUSHING: (ILS) – Dunn 21-67, Brown 5-27, unt 4-1, Harden 1-1. (ASU) – RUSHING: (ILS) – Dunn 24-98-1, Hunt 5-37, Brown 7-12-1, Dudly 1-3, Harden Miller 17-61, Chisholm 2-1-1, Peacock 1-0, Hallock 1-(-5), Jackson 6-(-6)-1. 1-(-1). (EWU) – Forte 7-116, Bronson 15-13-1, Adams 2-8, Padron 8-(-22). PASSING: (UNI) – Kollmorgen 18-31-0-234-1, Carnes 4-12-0-36-0, LeMaster 0-1-1-0-0. (ILS) – Roberson 22-33-0-382-4. PASSING: (ILS) – Brown 20-32-0-322-5. (ASU) – Jackson 33-45-1-373-2, PASSING: (ILS) – Brown 27-48-2-372-2. (EWU) – Padron 19-33-1-358-6, Peacock 1-1-0-10-1. Adams 1-3-0-11-0. RECEIVING: (UNI) – Owens 5-46, Johnson 5-30, LeMaster 4-55-1, Vereen 3-38, Brown 2-77, Miller 1-16, Cunningham 1-6, Fountain 1-2. (ILS) – Meredith RECEIVING: (ILS) – Walker 10-176-2, Harden 5-68-1, O'Shaughnessy 3-78-2, RECEIVING: (ILS) – Walker 9-148-1, Neblett 6-101-1, Dudley 5-33, 7-115-2, O'Shaughnessy 4-105-2, Anderson 4-79, Neblett 4-51, Kuehn 1-21, Dunn 2-0. (ASU) – Price 13-167-, Peacock 11-79-1, Miller 5-10, Jones 2-61-1, O'Shaughnessy 3-63, Harden 4-27. (EWU) – Kaufman 9-191-3, Herd 4-74, Farmer 1-7, Warrum 1-4. McElfresh 1-44, Washington 1-12, Bailey 1-10. Clark 2-35-1, Gehring 2-13-1, Johnson 1-44-1, Forte 1-7, Edwards 1-5. TACKLE LEADERS: (UNI) – Farley 8-5-13, Williams 4-5-9, Busher 4-3-7, TACKLE LEADERS: (ILS) – Ericksen 4-8-12, Goldsmith 5-5-10, Zimmer 5-4-9, TACKLE LEADERS: (ILS) – Zimmer 1-8-9, Palker 4-3-7, Ericksen 4-3-7, Harris McMakin 5-1-6, Dexter 5-0-5. (ILS) – Banks 6-2-8, Perkins 4-2-6, Corwin 2-4-6, Donnelly 3-4-7, Davis 2-4-6. (ASU) – Kimbrough 9-6-15, Sanders 4-7-11, 3-3-6, Goldsmith 5-0-5. (EWU) – Hamlin 0-10-10, Brown 3-6-9, Lee 6-2-8, Allen 5-0-5, Meehan 1-4-5. Blalock 3-3-6, Grier 0-6-6, Burns 2-3-5. Minnerly 3-5-8, Johnson 3-4-7. 2015 ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRD FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • #BACKTHEBIRDS GAME 13 • RICHMOND • DEC. 11, 2015 PLAYOFF GAME RECAPS • PAGE 29 #7 ILLINOIS STATE 59, #4 EASTERN WASHINGTON 46 #7 ILLINOIS STATE 21, #1 NEW HAMPSHIRE 18 #2 NORTH DAKOTA STATE 29, #7 ILLINOIS STATE 27 Dec. 13, 2014 • Cheney, Wash. • Roos Field Dec. 20, 2014 • Durham, N.H. • Cowell Stadium Jan. 10, 2015 • Frisco, Texas • Toyota Stadium Attendance: 6,239 Attendance: 9,497 Attendance: 20,918
GAME SUMMARY GAME SUMMARY GAME SUMMARY Coprich, Redbirds Defeat EWU In FCS Quarterfinals Redbirds Punch Ticket To National Championship ISU Avenges Lone Loss, Defeats UNI In Playoffs, 41-21 CHENEY, Wash. – Marshaun Coprich rushed FRISCO, Texas – Illinois State’s bid for its first for a career-high 258 yards and Illinois State Durham, N.H. - A 47-yard touchdown run by piled up 542 yards of total offense en route to Illinois State quarterback Tre Roberson in the national championship came down to the final a 59-46 victory over Eastern Washington in the fourth quarter lifted the Redbirds (13-1) to a minute, but North Dakota State ran its streak of FCS quarterfinals. Following a stop on Eastern Washington's 21-18 win over top-seeded New Hampshire consecutive national championships to four with first drive of the game, the Redbirds answered (12-2) in front of a racous crowd at Cowell a 29-27 win at Toyota Stadium. with a 12-play, 66-yard scoring drive that was Tre Roberson’s 58-yard touchdown run capped off by a 31-yard field goal off the foot Stadium in the semifinals of the 2014 FCS of Nick Aussieker. On the ensuing drive, David Playoffs and secured ISU a spot in the national with 1:38 left in the game gave the Redbirds Perkins forced a fumble on a reception by championship game. a late lead before NDSU (15-1) quarterback Kendrick Bourne and Mike Banks recovered at the ISU 45-yard line. Coprich took over on Roberson led the comeback in the fourth Carson Wentz scored from five yards out with the next drive, rushing for 36 of the team's 55 2014 quarter and finished the game 18-for-31 with 278 2014 37 seconds left to reclaim the lead. Roberson’s 2015 yards during the five-play scoring drive, which he pass to Joe Farmer with eight seconds left ended with a seven-yard touchdown. yards passing, including a career-long 77-yard The Eagles answered the Redbird touchdown with one of their own, as Quincy connection to Lechein Neblett. He also added in the game was intercepted, ending the ISU Forte scored on a nine-yard touchdown run to cut the ISU lead to 10-7. The Redbirds 95 yards on 12 carries, including the game winner. Running back Marshaun Coprich comeback hopes. battled right back, and put together an eight-play, 55-yard drive to extend the lead back to 10 points. Fullback Brady Tibbits took his first career carry and pounded it across did not break the 100-yard barrier for the first time this season, but finished with 79 The Redbirds (13-2) were led Saturday by Roberson, who completed 11-of-23 the goal line from three yards out to give the Redbirds a 17-7 advantage. yards and the game's only other touchdown. Teddy Corwin led the way for the defense passes for 157 yards and three touchdowns. He ran for a game-high 161 yards and A 37-yard field goal from Tyler McNannay on the next drive cut the ISU lead to a another score. James O’Shaughnessy caught two of Roberson’s touchdown passes, touchdown at 17-10, but once again the Redbirds answered with an eight-play, 66-yard with a career-best 12 tackles and Collin Keoshian added six stops, a sack, a tackle-for- scoring drive as Tre Roberson capped off the drive with a seven-yard touchdown loss and an interception. while Jon-Marc Anderson hauled in the other. pass to Cameron Meredith. Meredith made a fantastic, one-handed grab that put the After each team punted on their first possession of the game, the Redbirds scored The Redbird defense stopped NDSU on its first offensive drive of the game as Redbirds up 24-10 with 6:35 left to play in the half. EWU would fight back again and cut the lead back to seven points at 24-17, after a Jabari Wilson one-yard touchdown the first points of the day on a 33-yard field goal by Nick Aussieker mid-way through Alex Donnelly forced a Bison fumble as they entered the red zone. The Redbirds run capped off an 11-play scoring drive at the end of the second quarter. the first quarter. The Wildcats answered the score with a touchdown on their ensuing drove to midfield before ISU punter CJ Laros pinned the Bison inside their own The Redbirds wasted little time put points on the scoreboard in the third quarter, 5-yard-line. North Dakota State was forced to punt four plays later and the Redbirds as they drove 75 yards down the field in just under four minutes to extend the lead drive, as quarterback Sean Goldrich carried it in from four yards out to put UNH ahead to 31-17. Big grabs from James O'Shaughnessy set up a 21-yard touchdown run for 7-3 with 3:35 left in the first quarter. took advantage, capping a five-play, 38-yard drive with a 13-yard touchdown pass from Coprich, who moved over 100 yards rushing for the 13th-straight time. Eastern came The Redbirds attempted to answer on their last drive of the quarter and drove all Roberson to Anderson with 5:28 remaining in the first quarter. back and settled for a 36-yard field goal from McNannay and cut the lead to 31-20 with 9:01 left in the third quarter, after Pat Meehan sacked Adams on third down. the way inside the UNH 10 yard line. Roberson carried the ball eight yards to the one NDSU answered with a 41-yard field goal from Adam Keller with just over a minute ISU answered again, as Coprich scored his third touchdown of the game on a yard line and attempted to stretch over the goal line, but was hit and fumbled giving remaining in the quarter, cutting the Redbirds’ lead to 7-3. The Bison took the lead on 2-yard run to extend the lead to 38-20. On the ensuing drive, Alex Donnelly picked off their next offensive possession, as Wentz found Luke Albers on a 6-yard touchdown a Vernon Adams pass attempt and returned it to the EWU 23-yard line and six plays the ball back to the Wildcats and swinging the momentum. UNH took advantage of the later, Roberson ran it in from five yards out to widen the lead to 45-20. turnover and put together a nine-play, 96-yard scoring drive that was capped off by a pass with 8:43 left in the second quarter. Illinois State trailed 10-7 at halftime. A two-yard touchdown run by Adams early in the fourth quarter narrowed the six-yard touchdown run by Nico Steriti and a two-point conversion on a run by Andy The Bison opened the second half with a key special teams play as they ISU lead to 45-27, but a failed onside kick attempt by the Eagles was recovered by Collin Keoshian to give the Redbirds great field position. Four plays later, Roberson Vailas to extend the lead to 15-3 with 12:34 left in the second quarter. recovered the second-half kickoff at the Illinois State 19-yard-line. A third-down sack by connected with Lechein Neblett on a 31-yard scoring strike to increase the lead to ISU would add another field goal, this time a 23-yarder, with 1:45 left before Bradon Prate forced a field goal attempt and NDSU’s Keller was good from 41 yards 52-27 with 10:30 left in the game. out, giving the Bison a 13-7 lead. After a Redbird three-and-out, the Bison put together EWU did not go away, as Adams connected with Cooper Kupp on a 30-yard halftime after a career-long 77-yard pass from Roberson to Neblett set the Redbirds up touchdown pass and after a missed PAT try, the Redbirds lead was cut to 52-33 with inside the UNH five yard line. However, three-straight runs by Coprich were stuffed and an eight-play, 76-yard drive that was topped off by a 7-yard touchdown run by John 8:57 left in the game. After recovering an onside kick, Adams found Kupp again for a the Redbirds settled for the field goal to cut the UNH lead to 15-6. Crockett with 7:28 left in the third quarter, boosting the Bison lead to 20-7. 35-yard touchdown to cut the ISU lead to 52-39 with 8:21 left in the game. The Eagles kicked it long on the next kickoff and Tevin Allen fair caught the ball UNH took the opening kickoff of the third quarter and put together a 13-play, The Redbirds got back into the game with a 41-yard pass from Roberson to at the 25 yard line. Two plays later, Coprich broke loose for a 74-yard touchdown run, 73-yard drive that took 4:12 off the clock to extend its lead to 18-6, after a 25-yard field O’Shaughnessy with 2:11 remaining in the third quarter, cutting the NDSU lead to his fourth of the game, to extend the ISU lead to 59-39. On the next drive, Mike Banks 20-13 after a Nick Aussieker extra point. The Bison made it a two-possession game intercepted Adams, but with 1:40 to play, Adams connected with Shaq Hill for a 47-yard goal from Brad Prasky. The rest of the third quarter was quiet for both teams, until touchdown. That would be the final score of the game. the Redbirds took over on their final drive of the quarter. Roberson led a methodical, again with a 24-yard field goal by Keller with 11:20 left in the game. Roberson and 10-play, 84-yard drive that was capped off on a two-yard touchdown run by Coprich O’Shaughnessy hooked up again just moments later, though, on a 3-yard touchdown SCORING SUMMARY that cut the UNH lead to 18-13 early in the fourth quarter. pass with 8:05 left, cutting the NDSU lead to 23-21. SCOREBOARD 1 2 3 4 FINAL After the defense forced another UNH punt, its third in a row, the Redbirds got NDSU followed with a drive that chewed up nearly six minutes of clock, and ILLINOIS STATE (12-1) 10 14 21 14 59 the ball back on their own 11 yard line. The Redbirds marched down the field to the included a key fourth-and-one conversion, but a third-down sack by Collin Keoshian Eastern Washington (11-3) 7 10 3 26 46 47 yard line, when Roberson called his own number and took a quarterback draw 47 forced a Bison punt and the Redbirds took over at their own 20-yard-line with 2:22 left. yards for the go-ahead touchdown. Following a quick time out, Roberson pitched the Roberson’s career-long 58-yard touchdown run with 1:38 remaining gave the FIRST QUARTER ball to Jon-Marc Anderson who dove into the end zone for the two-point conversion to Redbirds their first lead since early in the second quarter. The Redbirds had 37 ILS – Aussieker 31-yard fi eld goal, 7:37 put ISU in the lead at 21-18 with 7:51 left in the game. seconds left after Wentz’s go-ahead touchdown, but Roberson’s pass from his own ILS – Coprich 7-yard run (Aussieker kick), 4:57 UNH got the ball back and attempted to tie or gain the lead, but a stop of fourth 44-yard-line was intercepted by NDSU’s Esley Thorton. EWU – Forte 9-yard run (McNannay kick), 3:12 down gave the Redbirds the ball back at their own 46 yard line. From there, the SECOND QUARTER Redbirds picked up two first downs and took a knee to run the clock SCORING SUMMARY ILS – Tibbits 3-yard run (Aussieker kick), 14:34 SCOREBOARD 1 2 3 4 FINAL EWU – McNannay 37-yard fi eld goal, 11:06 SCORING SUMMARY North Dakota State (15-1) 3 7 10 9 29 ILS – Meredith 7-yard pass from Roberson (Aussieker kick), 6:35 SCOREBOARD 1 2 3 4 FINAL ILLINOIS STATE (13-2) 7 0 7 13 27 EWU – Wilson 1-yard run (McNannay kick), :36 ILLINOIS STATE (13-1) 3 3 0 15 21 THIRD QUARTER New Hampshire (12-2) 7 8 3 0 18 FIRST QUARTER ILS – Coprich 21-yard run (Aussieker kick), 11:14 ILS – Anderson 13-yard pass from Roberson (Aussieker kick), 5:28 EWU – McNannay 36-yard fi eld goal, 9:01 FIRST QUARTER NDSU – Keller 41-yard fi eld goal, 1:06 ILS – Coprich 2-yard run (Aussieker kick), 4:24 ILS – Aussieker 33-yard fi eld goal, 8:20 SECOND QUARTER ILS – Roberson 5-yard run (Aussieker kick), :9 UNH – Goldrich 4-yard run (Prasky kick). 3:35 NDSU – Albers 6-yard pass from Wentz (Keller kick), 8:43 FOURTH QUARTER SECOND QUARTER THIRD QUARTER EWU – Adams 2-yard run (McNannay kick), 12:29 UNH – Steriti 6-yard run (Vailas rush), 12:34 NDSU – Keller 41-yard fi eld goal, 12:55 ILS – Neblett 31-yard pass from Roberson (Aussieker kick), 10:30 ILS – Aussieker 23-yard fi eld goal, 1:45 NDSU – Crockett 7-yard run (Keller kick), 7:28 EWU – Kupp 30-yard pass from Adams (McNannay kick failed), 8:57 THIRD QUARTER ILS – O'Shaughnessy 41-yard pass from Roberson (Aussieker kick), 2:11 EWU – Kupp 35-yard pass from Adams (McNannay kick), 8:21 UNH – Prasky 25 yard fi eld goal, 10:45 FOURTH QUARTER ILS – Roberson 74-yard run (Aussieker kick), 7:29 FOURTH QUARTER NDSU – Keller 24-yard fi eld goal, 11:20 EWU – Hill 47-yard pass from Adams (McNannay kick), 1:40 ILS – Coprich 2-yard run (Aussieker kick), 14:15 ILS – O’Shaughnessy 3-yard pass from Roberson (Aussieker kick), 8:05 ILS – Roberson 47-yard run (Anderson rush), 7:55 ILS – Roberson 58-yard run (Roberson pass failed), 1:38 TEAM STATISTICS NDSU – Wentz 5-yard run (Keller kick blocked), :37 ILS EWU TEAM STATISTICS First Downs 28 23 ILS UNH TEAM STATISTICS Rushing Attempts-Yards 54-336 23-95 First Downs 21 18 NDSU ILS Passing 19-24-0 25-44-2 Rushing Attempts-Yards 39-179 33-141 First Downs 22 16 Passing Yards 206 425 Passing 18-31-0 19-33-1 Rushing Attempts-Yards 50-215 27-267 Total Offense 78-542 67-520 Passing Yards 278 214 Passing 15-22-0 11-23-1 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1 Total Offense 70-457 66-355 Passing Yards 237 157 Penalties-Yards 5-59 8-80 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0 Total Offense 72-452 50-424 Time of Possession 36:46 23:14 Penalties-Yards 2-20 2-21 Fumbles-Lost 3-1 1-1 Time of Possession 31:40 28:20 Penalties-Yards 6-51 7-51 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Time of Possession 37:15 22:45 RUSHING: (ILS) – Coprich 30-258-4, Roberson 14-62-1, Towns 6-16, Tibbits INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS 1-3-1. (EWU) – Forte 13-88-1, Wilson 4-15-1, Adams 6-(-8)-1. RUSHING: (ILS) – Roberson 12-95-1, Coprich 24-79-1, Anderson 1-8. (UNH) – INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Steriti 19-100-1, Goldrich 10-17-1, Harris 1-12, Vailas 1-9, Crossan 1-4. RUSHING: (NDSU) – Wentz 16-87-1, Crockett 22-74-1, Frazier 3-16, Bonnet PASSING: (ILS) – Roberson 19-24-0-206-2. (EWU) – Adams 25-44-2-425-3. 3-15, Morlock 2-13, Anderson 2-10. (ILS) – Roberson 11-161-1, Coprich 16-106. PASSING: (ILS) – Roberson 18-31-0-278-0. (UNH) – Goldrich 19-33-1-214-0. RECEIVING: (ILS) – Meredith 9-73-1, Neblett 3-43-1, Anderson 2-39, PASSING: (NDSU) – Wentz 15-22-0-237-1. (ILS) – Roberson 11-23-1-157-3. O'Shaughnessy 2-24, Coprich 2-13, Kuehn 1-14. (EWU) – Kupp 10-185-2, RECEIVING: (ILS) – Neblett 8-147, Meredith 6-67, Warrum 2-42, Mitchell 5-58, Bourne 4-49, Sblendorio 3-69, Hill 3-64-1. O'Shaughnessy 2-29, Coprich 1-(-7). (UNH) – Harris 6-68, Steriti 4-20, RECEIVING: (NDSU) – Urzendowski 5-100, Vraa 3-57, Gebhart 2-32, Woods Giansante 3-41, Spears 2-61, Allison 2-17, Crossan 1-7, Taylor 1-0. 2-10, Vaadeland 1-18, Crockett 1-14, Albers 1-6-1. (ILS) – Anderson 4-40-1, TACKLE LEADERS: (ILS) – Corwin 5-2-7, Banks 5-2-7, Perkins 3-2-5, Meehan Neblett 3-44, O’Shaughnessy 2-44-2, Coprich 1-15, Meredith 1-14. 3-2-5, Prate 3-2-5. (EWU) – Hamlin 12-4-6, McCarthy 3-7-10, Zamora 6-3-9, TACKLE LEADERS: (ILS) – Corwin 8-4-12, Banks 7-3-10, Keoshian 3-3-6, Raynes 4-2-6, Gamboa 3-3-6. Donnelly 5-0-5, McCoy 3-2-5. (UNH) – Cefalo 6-1-7, Anderson 6-0-6, Knudson TACKLE LEADERS: (NDSU) – Littlejohn 8-0-8, Thorton 6-0-6, DeLuca 4-2-6, 5-1-6, DeAndrade 4-0-4, Muller 4-0-4. Dudzik 4-1-5, Emanuel 4-0-4. (ILS) – McCoy 9-3-12, Meehan 9-3-12, Prate 8-0-8, Allen 6-0-6, Donnelly 5-1-6.
2015 ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRD FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • #BACKTHEBIRDS GAME 13 • RICHMOND • DEC. 11, 2015 PLAYOFF GAME RECAPS • PAGE 30 #2 ILLINOIS STATE 36, WESTERN ILLINOIS 19 Dec. 5, 2015 • Normal, Ill. • Hancock Stadium Attendance: 6,124
GAME SUMMARY Redbirds Advance With 36-19 Win Over Western Illinois NORMAL, Ill. – After falling behind early in the third quarter, the Illinois State football team bounced back for a 36-19 win over Western Illinois in the second round of the FCS Playoffs on Saturday afternoon at Hancock Stadium. The Redbirds (10-2) used 217 yards rushing from FCS Offensive Player of the Year finalist and Missouri Valley Football Conference GAME 12 Offensive Player of the Year Marshaun Coprich to edge out the Leathernecks (7-6). It was the senior's third straight 200-yard game and his sixth career 200-plus yard performance. Quarterback Tre Roberson also contributed a solid game on the ground with 111 yards and two scores. The pair helped the 'Birds outlast a solid performance from WIU quarterback Sean Maguire, who finished with 341 yards passing with two touchdowns. ISU started off hot with a first quarter touchdown run by Coprich, but a pair of turnovers allowed WIU to keep pace as the Redbirds went into the locker room at halftime with a 7-6 lead following a pair of field goals by the Leathernecks' Luke Otto. The Leathernecks came out firing in the second half with a 91-yard drive on their first possession of the half to take a 12-7 lead following the blocked extra point attempt. However, the 'Birds answered immediately with a 10-play, 75-yard drive capped off by a five-yard rushing score from Roberson. The signal-caller then found Anthony Warrum in the end zone on the ensuing two-point conversion to make the score 15-12 in favor of the Redbirds. Warrum finished with 107 yards and a touchdown on six catches. The touchdown was the 14th on the year for Warrum, who now holds the ISU single season touchdown catches record after breaking a tie at 13 with Rickey Garrett (1998). The touchdown drive ended up being a springboard for the Redbirds, as they marched the field on their next possession and Roberson outsprinted several defenders up the right sideline for a 22-12 lead. The team was able to match a WIU touchdown to make it 22-19 on the next drive with a 21-yard strike from Roberson to Warrum. Coprich then sealed the game with a 72-yard rushing touchdown with under five minutes remaining in the fourth quarter.
SCORING SUMMARY SCOREBOARD 1 2 3 4 FINAL Western Illinois (7-6) 3 3 6 7 19 ILLINOIS STATE (10-2) 7 0 8 21 36
FIRST QUARTER ILS – Coprich 3-yard run (Slattery kick), 6:31 WIU – Knuffman 41-yard fi eld goal, 4:19 SECOND QUARTER WIU – Knuffman 43-yard fi eld goal, 5:49 THIRD QUARTER WIU – Lenoir 22-yard pass from McGuire (Knuffman kick blocked), 6:31 ILS – Roberson 5-yard run (Warrum pass from Roberson), :53 FOURTH QUARTER ILS – Roberson 32-yard run (Slattery kick), 11:16 WIU – Acklin 26-yard pass from McGuire (Knuffman kick), 9:56 ILS – Warrum 21-yard pass from Roberson (Slattery kick), 5:53 ILS – Coprich 72-yard run (Slattery kick), 4:14
TEAM STATISTICS WIU ILS First Downs 16 21 Rushing Attempts-Yards 24-18 51-310 Passing 22-43-1 10-23-2 Passing Yards 341 132 Total Offense 67-359 74-482 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards 2-15 2-15 Time of Possession 24:18 35:42
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: (WIU) – Watson 18-41, Westbrook 1-5, McShane 1-3, Smith 1-2, McGuire 2-(-12). (ILS) – Coprich 31-217-2, Roberson 13-111-2, Moreira 6-23.
PASSING: (WIU) – McGuire 22-43-1-341-2. (ILS) – Roberson 10-23-2-132-1.
RECEIVING: (WIU) – Lenoir 8-97-1, Borsellino 6-91, Smith 4-93, Acklin 2-32, Leshure 1-20, Williams 1-8. (ILS) – Warrum 6-107-1, Coprich 2-3, Jefferson 1-12, Gibbs 1-10.
TACKLE LEADERS: (WIU) – Taylor 6-8-14, Nichols 8-1-9, Griffi th 5-2-7, Spearman 4-2-6, Brott 2-4-6. (ILS) – Meehan 3-6-9, Donnelly 0-8-8, Harris 6-1-7, Glass 5-1-6, Corwin 2-4-6.
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