Illinois State Football 41 ALL-AMERICANS • 16 NFL DRAFT PICKS • 323 MVFC SELECTIONS • THREE-TIME MVFC CHAMPIONS • EIGHT FCS PLAYOFF APPEARANCES 2019 SCHEDULE No. 13 Illinois State at No. 1 North Dakota State Date Opponent (TV) Time/Result Aug. 31 at Northern Illinois (ESPN+) L, 10-24 2019 NCAA FCS CHAMPIONSHIP QUARTERFINALS Sept. 7 MOREHEAD STATE (NBC/ESPN+) W, 42-14 Date: Dec. 14, 2019 Sept. 14 at Eastern Illinois (ESPN+) W, 21-3 Time: 11 a.m. CT Sept. 21 NORTHERN ARIZONA (ESPN+) W, 40-27 Site: Fargo, North Dakota Oct. 5 #1 NORTH DAKOTA STATE* (NBC/ESPN+) L, 3-37 Stadium: Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome Oct. 12 at Southern Illinois* (ESPN3) W, 21-7 Oct. 19 at Western Illinois* (ESPN+) W, 28-14 Capacity: 18,700 Oct. 26 INDIANA STATE* (ESPN3) W, 24-7 Series: NDSU leads 10-2 Nov. 2 #9 NORTHERN IOWA* (NBC/ESPN+) L, 10-27 Illinois State North Dakota State Last: NDSU won 37-3 (Oct. 5, 2019) Nov. 9 at #4 South Dakota State* (ESPN+) W, 27-18 10-4 Overall 13-0 Overall Watch: ESPN Nov. 16 MISSOURI STATE*(NBC/ESPN+) W, 17-12 5-3 MVFC 8-0 MVFC Listen: WJBC AM 1230 / 93.7 FM / TuneIn Nov. 23 at Youngstown State* (ESPN+) L, 3-21 Nov. 30 at #12 Southeast Missouri (ESPN3) W, 24-6 Dec. 7 at #9 Central Arkansas (ESPN3) W, 24-14 THE GAME Dec. 14 at #1 North Dakota State (ESPN) 11 a.m. For the second week in a row, senior All-American running back James Robinson rushed for over Home games in CAPS. All times Central. 200 yards and led the Redbirds (10-4, 5-3 MVFC) to a 24-14 win over No. 8 national seed Central * Missouri Valley Football Conference game Arkansas in the second round of the FCS playoffs. With the win, ISU now heads to Fargo to face NBC - Game broadcast on NBC Sports Chicago No. 1 North Dakota State (13-0, 8-0 MVFC) in the quarterfinals Saturday for the right to advance ESPN3/+ - Game streamed on ESPN3/ESPN+ to the semifinals. ILLINOIS STATE COACHES THE SERIES Illinois State and North Dakota State will square off for the 13th time, with the Bison holding a 10-2 Brock Spack (f) Head Coach advantage in the all-time series. The Redbirds picked up wins over the Bison in 2009 and 2010, Kurt Beathard (pb) Offensive Coordinator/QB Travis Niekamp (pb) Defensive Coordinator/ILB but have dropped eight straight games to NDSU since that time. The two teams have only met Mike Banks (pb) DB in the playoffs once previously: the 2014 FCS National Championship game that saw the Bison Ben Black (f) Def. GA come from behind to beat the Redbirds, 29-27. Cody Deti (f) S Jacob Donohoe (f) Off. GA THE COACHES Harold Etheridge (f) OL Illinois State: Brock Spack (Purdue, 1983) is in his 11th season as the head coach at Illinois Khenon Hall (f) RB State (84-49). Spack has led the Redbirds to five appearances in the FCS playoffs and guided the Brian Hendricks (f) DL Redbirds to back-to-back shares of the MVFC title in 2014-15. He is the second winningest coach CJ Irvin (f) TE/ST in ISU football history, trailing only Edwin Struck (86). Overall, Spack is 7-4 in the FCS playoffs. Ghaali Muhammad-Lankford (pb) WR Nick Meyer (pb) Quality Control Kye Stewart (f) OLB North Dakota State: Matt Entz (Wartburg College, 1995) is in his first season as the head Game location: f - field, pb - press box coach at North Dakota State (13-0) and was named the 2019 MVFC Coach of the Year. Entz spent the previous five seasons as the NDSU's defensive coordinator and has been part of six ESPN Broadcast MVFC championships and four NCAA national championships with the Bison. Jay Alter, play by play THE @REDBIRDFB PROGRAM Ray Bentley, analyst 8 FCS playoff appearances (1998, 1999, 2006, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019) 6-time FCS quarterfinalists (1999, 2006, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2019) Redbird sports NETWORK 2-time FCS semifinalists (1999, 2014) 10-7 record all-time in the FCS playoffs Dick Luedke, play-by-play  Ted Schmitz, analyst 3-time Missouri Valley Football Conference champions (1999, 2014, 2015) Craig Bertsche, sideline The team set a program-record cumulative GPA of 3.01 in the Spring 2019 semester Athletics communications HEAD COACH BROCK SPACK When Brock Spack was named the 20th head coach in Illinois ILLINOIS STATE YEAR-BY-YEAR Mike Williams (football contact) 2009...... 6-5 State football history prior to the 2009 season, it did not just mark 2010...... 6-5 Assistant Athletics Director/Communications 2011 ...... 7-4 O: (309) 438-7748 | C: (309) 825-8828 the beginning of a new era in Redbird Football, but it also signaled 2012...... 9-4 (FCS quarterfinals) 2013...... 5-6 [email protected] | @ISU_mcwilli the beginning of an entirely new belief system for the type of football 2014...... 13-2 (FCS runner-up) 2015...... 10-3 (FCS quarterfinals) program that Illinois State could fi eld. Since that time, the Redbirds have 2016...... 6-6 (FCS first round) 2017...... 6-5 posted nine .500 or better campaigns, including a 13-2 record in 2014 2018...... 6-5 on way to the FCS National Championship game. Spack guided the 2019...... 10-4 (FCS quarterfinals) TOTAL ...... 84-49 (.631) Redbirds to three-straight playoff appearances from 2014-16 and fi ve in WINS BREAKDOWN the past eight seasons overall. Spack, who is in his 11th season, ranks Home ...... 52-14 Away ...... 32-34 second in ISU program history in wins (84) and has the best winning Neutral ...... 0-1 Conference (regular season) ...... 53-35 percentage among coaches with more than one year. Non-Conference (regular season) ...... 24-10 FCS Playoffs ...... 7-4 2019 ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRD FOOTBALL GAME NOTES // #BACKTHEBIRDS MEDIA INFORMATION GAME 15 // at North Dakota State // Dec. 14, 2019 // PAGE 2 QUICK FACTS THE GAME WEEK SCHEDULE Institution ...... Illinois State University A quick look at Illinois State's media availability on game week. All appointments can be made by calling the athletics Location ...... Normal, Ill. communications offi ce at (309) 438-7748. Founded ...... 1857 NORTH DAKOTA STATE GAME WEEK SCHEDULE Enrollment ...... 20,635 Nickname ...... Redbirds Sunday 1234567Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Colors ...... Red (PMS 186) & White Film Study and OFF DAY Player/Coach Player/Coach Player/Coach Travel Day Illinois State at Practice Interviews Interviews Interviews No player/coach North Dakota State Mascot ...... Reggie Redbird No player/coach Available after practice Available after practice No player/coach availability Affi liation ...... NCAA Division I availability (approx. 12:30 p.m.) (approx. 12:30 p.m.) availability ...... Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Press Conference Conference ...... Missouri Valley Football Kaufman Football Facility ...... Hancock Stadium Building – 2 p.m. Capacity ...... 13,391 Brock Spack Show University President ...... Dr. Larry Dietz Schooners 6-7 p.m. Director of Athletics ...... Larry Lyons NCAA Faculty Representative ...... Dr. Jeri Beggs CLEAR BAG POLICY COACHING STAFF The Illinois State Athletics Department will continue its clear bag safety policy for fans and patrons attending games at Hancock Stadium during the 2019 season. Ensuring the safety of Redbird fans and guests is a Head Coach ...... Brock Spack, 84-49 (11th Year) Alma Mater ...... Purdue, 1983 top priority for ISU Athletics, and this new policy falls in line with similar safety measures instituted all over Offensive Coordinator ...... Kurt Beathard (QB) the country in collegiate and professional athletic venues. Media members MAY STILL BRING IN BAGS, Defensive Coordinator ...... Travis Niekamp (ILB however they MUST check in at the designated GATE 5 media entrance on game day and have their bag Assistant Coaches ...... Mike Banks (DB) checked and tagged...... Ben Black (Off. GA) ...... Cody Deti (S) ...... Jacob Donohoe (Off. GA) REDBIRD SPORTS NETWORK ...... Harold Etheridge (OL) WJBC (AM 1230, FM 93.7), the fl agship station of Illinois State athletics, will serve as the host of the ...... Khenon Hall (RB/Recruiting) Redbird Sports Network...... Brian Hendricks (DL) ...... CJ Irvin (TE/ST) • WJBC AM 1230, FM 93.7 (BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL) ...... Ghaali Muhammad-Lankford (WR) ...... Kye Stewart (OLB) REQUESTING CREDENTIALS ...... Nick Meyer (Quality Control) Credentials (game and parking) can be ob tained by con tact ing the Athlet ics Communications Office, Director of Football Operations ...... Alicia Mays Athletic Trainer ...... Dane Langellier Campus Box 7130, Nor mal, IL, 61790-7130. Requests must be received on official letterhead at least two Equipment Manager ...... Nick Watson days prior to the game. Passes that are not mailed will be available at the Will Call window at the main Strength & Conditioning Coach ...... Jim Lathrop ticket gate on the East side of the stadium 90 minutes prior to kickoff. Video Coordinator ...... Rick Geitz Football Secretary ...... Pam Mern PRACTICE PROCEDURES WEEKLY MEDIA LUNCHEONS Most practices are open to the media, but only the first 15 minutes are available to photographers/ Tuesday, Aug. 27 at noon videographers. For all other media, it is recommended that an advance call be made to the athletics Tuesday, Sept. 3 at noon Tuesday, Sept. 10 at noon communications office to check on the status of practice for a particular day. Tuesday, Sept. 17 at noon Tuesday, Sept. 24 at noon REGULAR-SEASON INTERVIEW POLICIES Tuesday, Oct. 1 at noon  Head Coach: Brock Spack will do general interviews following practice Tuesday-Thursday. All other Tuesday, Oct. 8 at noon requests for interviews must be submitted to the athletics communications offi ce at least 24 hours prior Tuesday, Oct. 15 at noon Tuesday, Oct. 22 at noon to the scheduled interview. Tuesday, Oct. 29 at noon  Assistant Coaches: Arrangements should be made through the athletics communication offi ce. Most Tuesday, Nov. 5 at noon interviews will be conducted after practice Tuesday-Thursday. Tuesday, Nov. 12 at noon  Players: All interviews with players will take place at the media luncheon or after practice Tuesday Tuesday, Nov. 19 at noon and Wednesday. Media should request players at least 24 hours in advance. Players who attend the Tuesday, Nov. 26 at noon Tuesday, Dec. 3 at noon Tuesday luncheon will not be available following practice that day. Wednesday, Dec. 11 at 2 p.m.  Postgame: The Illinois State locker room is closed at all times. Head coach Brock Spack and requested players will be brought to the designated interview area. At home, the postgame media THE BROCK SPACK SHOW conference will take place on the fourth fl oor of the Hancock Stadium press box. With University fi nals underway, The Brock Spack Show, presented by Bud Light, will air live on Wednesday evening POST GAME INTERVIEW PROCEDURES from 6-7 p.m. at Schooners. Postgame interviews following home contests are conducted in the Hancock Stadium press box (fourth The long-time home to the weekly coaches show, fl oor). A golf cart is available to transport representatives from the visiting team to the interview area. TV Schooners is located at 810 East Grove Street in lighting is also provided and there is wireless Internet access in the room. Bloomington, and sits just off the corner of Grove and Clinton Streets. After road games, rep re senta tives will be brought to a designated area. The locker room is closed at all times. Coach Spack and a special player guest will join co-hosts Dick Luedke and Ted Schmitz for the hour to talk about the previous week's game and the upcoming opponent for the Redbirds.

2019 ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRD FOOTBALL GAME NOTES // Twitter (@REDBIRDFB) // Instagram (ISUREDBIRDFB) GENERAL NOTES GAME 15 // at North Dakota State // Dec. 14, 2019 // PAGE 3 THIS WEEK'S OPPONENT TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON North Dakota State is located in Fargo, North Dakota, and has an enrollment of 13,173 NDSU ILS students. The Bison are members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference and play their Scoring 517 294 home games at Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome (18,700). Points Per Game 39.8 21.0 Top-ranked North Dakota State extended its record streak of MVFC championships to nine, Points Allowed Per Game 12.3 16.5 thanks to perfect 8-0 league record in 2019. The nine-straight titles eclipsed the previous First Downs 288 221 league record of seven-straight by UNI in the early 1990s. Notably, the Bison have gone Rushing Yards Per Game 298.0 185.1 undefeated three times through an eight-game conference schedule (2013, 2018, 2019). NDSU set a new Football Championship Subdivision record with its 34th consecutive victory Rushing Defense Per Game 131.4 116.6 last Saturday, as the Bison pulled away from 19th-ranked Nicholls in the second half for a 37- Passing Yards Per Game 190.8 123.8 13 win in the second round of the NCAA Division I Football Championship. Passing Defense Per Game 140.8 190.5 After the Bison completed an unblemished 12-game regular season schedule, the squad Total Offense Per Game 488.8 308.9 was awarded all of the MVFC's top honors. Quarterback Trey Lance was named the league’s Total Defense Per Game 272.2 307.1 Offensive Player of the Year, the league’s Newcomer of the Year and the league’s Freshman Int. Thrown/Opp. Int. Thrown 1/14 14/19 of the Year and teammate Derrek Tuszka was voted the league’s Defensive Player of the Sacks By/Allowed 37/10 50/28 Year. Head coach Matt Entz was also tabbed the MVFC Coach of the Year to round out the Kickoff Return Avg. 25.3 20.6 record haul for NDSU. Punt Return Avg. 12.0 3.4 Lance is also among the top four finalists for the STATS FCS Walter Payton Award, which Fumbles Lost/Gained 4/6 11/14 is presented annually to the top offensive player in the Football Championship Subdivision. Penalties 83-765 67-607 Lance will be invited to the Walter Payton Award announcement Friday, Jan. 10, in Frisco, Avg. Time of Possession 32:19 30:50 Texas, along with Northern Arizona senior quarterback Case Cookus, Monmouth junior 3rd-Down Conversions 79/153 (52%) 60/180 (33%) running back Pete Guerriero, and Sacramento State junior quarterback Kevin Thomson. The only freshman nominated for this year's Walter Payton Award, Lance is also a finalist for the 4th-Down Conversions 9/14 (64%) 9/18 (50%) STATS FCS Jerry Rice Award. PRESEASON HONORS AND WATCH LISTS LAST TIME VS. THE BISON (10/5/2019) JT Bohlken - P No. 1 ranked North Dakota State took advantage of early mistakes by No. 6 Illinois State and ran ● FCS Punter Of The Year watch list away with a 37-3 win over the Redbirds as part of Family Weekend at Hancock Stadium. After a Brady Davis - QB fumble on the first drive of the game by the Redbirds, North Dakota State found the end zone on ● CFPA Performer of the Year watch list ● Senior Bowl watch list a 35-yard pass from Trey Lance to Noah Gindorff to make it 7-0. Less than three minutes later, a Drew Himmelman - OL 53-yard run by Ty Brooks made it a two-score game at 13-0 after a failed two-point attempt by the ● STATS FCS Preseason All-America 1st Team Bison and the Redbirds never were able to get anything going offensively. Defensive tackle John ● HERO Sports FCS Preseason All-America 1st Team Ridgeway led the way for the Redbirds with a career-best nine tackles, including five solo stops. ● MVFC Preseason All-Conference Luther Kirk - S WHAT MORE CAN YOU SAY ● Senior Bowl watch list Anyone who has been watching Illinois State in the playoffs the last two weeks has probably run James Robinson - RB out of superlatives to explain senior All-American running back James Robinson's performances. ● STATS FCS Walter Payton Award watch list He started things off by breaking a school record and MVFC playoff record with 297 yards on 41 ● STATS FCS Preseason All-America 1st Team carries in a first-round win at Southeast Missouri. He followed that with 210 yards on 31 carries ● HERO Sports FCS Preseason All-America 1st Team with two touchdowns in last week's second-round win at Central Arkansas. Over the past two ● CFPA Performer of the Year watch list games, Robinson has rushed for 507 yards on 78 carries (6.5 average) with touchdowns. He's ● Senior Bowl watch list broken off double-digit runs 17 times, with another negated by penalty, and has added three Adam Solomon - OT receptions. In total, the Rockford, Illinois, native has 81 touches on the 129 ISU postseason plays ● Senior Bowl watch list (62.79 percent). He is also the only player in MVFC history to post back-to-back 200-plus yard rushing efforts in the FCS playoff.

GETTING DEFENSIVE The Illinois State defense has been one of the best units in the country for the majority of the season, and one look at the team's stats will show why they have been so effective. The Redbirds boast the No. 1 red zone defense in the country (.585), No. 2 in turnovers gained (33) and No. 3 in team sacks (3.57 per game) and passes intercepted (19). All that adds up to Illinois State ranking No. 4 in scoring defense (16.5 points per game) and No. 12 in total defense (307.1 yards per ® contest).

2019 ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRD FOOTBALL GAME NOTES // #BACKTHEBIRDS GENERAL NOTES GAME 15 // at North Dakota State // Dec. 14, 2019 // PAGE 4 2019 VALLEY FOOTBALL STANDINGS UNDER PRESSURE VALLEY OVERALL Despite the Illinois State defense being ranked No. 13 in total defense overall at the end of the W L PCT W L PCT 2018 season, one area of concern was the team's ability to get after the quarterback as the North Dakota State 8 0 1.000 13 0 1.000 Redbirds ranked 96th in the FCS with just 15 overall. That became a focus for the coaching staff Northern Iowa 6 2 .750 10 4 .714 in the offseason and their adjustments have certainly been effective, as ISU now ranks No. 3 in Illinois State 5 3 .625 10 4 .714 the country in sacks with 3.57 per game and 50 overall. That mark sets a new standard at ISU, South Dakota State 5 3 .625 8 5 .615 topping the previous school record of 47 set in 1986. The Redbirds have also recorded 99.5 TFLs, Southern Illinois 5 3 .625 7 5 .583 which ranks No. 3 in school history just 4.5 short of the 104 recorded in 2003. South Dakota 4 4 .500 5 7 .417 Indiana State 3 5 .375 5 7 .417 TAKING THE EARLY ADVANTAGE Youngstown State 2 6 .250 6 6 .500 Missouri State 1 7 .125 1 10 .091 Getting out to an early lead has been very beneficial for the Redbirds this season and is a big Western Illinois 1 7 .125 1 11 .083 reason why the team is 10-4 on the year. Overall, the Redbirds are 10-0 on the year when scoring first in the game, and they are 6-0 when scoring on their first possession of the contest after THIS WEEK IN VALLEY FOOTBALL getting a touchdown on their first drive against Southeast Missouri. The ‘Birds are also 8-0 when Friday, Dec. 13: leading at halftime, and those quick starts have often resulted in scoring outputs of 20 points or Northern Iowa at James Madison 7 p.m. more. When ISU scores 20 or more, they are now 9-0 on the season as well.

Saturday, Dec. 14: BIRDS OWN THE RED ZONE Illinois State at North Dakota State 11 a.m. They say that games are won and lost in the Red Zone, and one look at the Redbirds' stats in REDBIRD MVFC WEEKLY HONORS the zone will show there may be something to that. After last week's playoff victory at Central Drew Himmelman (Offensive Lineman) Sept. 14 Arkansas, opponents have scored just 58.5 percent of the time when inside the Redbirds' 20 Brady Davis (Offense) Sept. 21 yard line, which was the No. 1 mark for a defense in all of FCS football. On the other side of the Sam Fenlason (Special Teams) Sept. 21 football, the Redbird offense has scored 92.3 percent of the time in the red zone, which also ranks Drew Himmelman (Offensive Lineman) Oct. 26 No. 5 in the FCS. Dylan Draka (Defense) Nov. 9 Sam Fenlason (Special Teams) Nov. 9 Devin Taylor (Defense) Nov. 16 FLYING HIGH IN NATIONAL POLLS Illinois State fi nished the regular season ranked No. 13 in the STATS FCS Top 25 and at No. 14 REDBIRD MVFC ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS in the FCS Coaches Poll. The Redbirds have been ranked in every poll so far this season, with a Drew Himmelman, OL 1st Team high ranking of No. 6 in the FCS Coaches Poll and the STATS FCS Top 25. Luther Kirk, S 1st Team Romeo McKnight, DE 1st Team MR. ROBINSON'S NEIGHBORHOOD James Robinson, RB 1st Team James Robinson has firmly cemented his legacy as one of the best running backs in school Devin Taylor, DB 1st Team Ty DeForest, LB 2nd Team history. With his school-record 297 yards rushing against Southeast Missouri, Robinson moved Sam Fenlason, K Honorable Mention over 4,000 career rushing yards to become just the second running back in school history to Paul Monaco, LS Honorable Mention eclipse the 4,000-yard plateau, joining ISU all-time leading rusher Marshaun Coprich (5,195). John Ridgeway, NG Honorable Mention The Rockford, Illinois, native and 2019 Walter Payton Award finalist ranks No. 2 in the ISU career Adam Solomon, OL Honorable Mention record books in yards per rush (5.65), rushing yards (4,368), rushing touchdowns (44) and total REDBIRD MVFC ALL-NEWCOMER HONORS touchdowns scored (46). Robinson also currently ranks in the top 10 in the FCS in rushing yards (No. 2 - 1,823), yards per game (No. 2 - 130.2) and rushing touchdowns (No. 5 - 18). Clayton Isbell, S Aaron Mends, LB Jeff Proctor, RB NO FLY ZONE Kacper Rutkiewicz, WR Head coach Brock Spack has called his defensive backfield the most talented he's had in his Adam Solomon, OL 11 years as head coach, and a lot of that has to do with the continued progression of junior cornerback Devin Taylor. A First-Team All-MVFC selection in 2019, Taylor has recorded a team-leading five interceptions and 18 pass breakups to total 23 passes defended on the year. That mark not only leads the MVFC, but also ranks him No. 6 in the FCS. With those 23 passes defended, Taylor is just two shy of the ISU single-season record of 25 set by ISU Athletics Percy Family Hall of Famer Sam Young in 1999. His 39 career passes defended also tie him for fourth all-time with former teammate and current Denver Bronco Davontae Harris.

THE QUARTERFINALS AWAIT For the sixth time in school history and the fourth time under the leadership of head coach Brock Spack, the Redbirds have advanced to the FCS quarterfinals following last week's win at Central Arkansas. The win also upped ISU's win total to 10, marking the 4th double digit win campaign in school history. 2019 ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRD FOOTBALL GAME NOTES // Twitter (@REDBIRDFB) // Instagram (ISUREDBIRDFB) GENERAL NOTES GAME 15 // at North Dakota State // Dec. 14, 2019 // PAGE 5 SENIOR STARS FCS PLAYOFF MEMORABLE MOMENTS Illinois State seniors Luther Kirk and James Robinson have accepted invitations to play in the East-West Shrine Bowl™ on January 18, 2020, at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida.  Nov. 27, 1999 - Colgate at Illinois State Kirk and Robinson are the fifth and sixth ISU players, respectively, to be selected to play in the In ISU's fi rst home playoff game in school history, prestigious showcase. Current Denver Broncos defensive back Davontae Harris and Dalton Aveion Cason racked up 196 total yards, including 156 on the ground, and scored three touchdowns as Keene both represented Illinois State in 2018, and former ISU standouts Chad Pegues (1998) and the Redbirds routed the Red Raiders, 56-13, in front Boomer Grigsby (2004) also played in the game. of a hometown crowd at Hancock Stadium.

TURNOVERS TURN INTO POINTS  Dec. 4, 1999 - Illinois State at Hofstra Back-to-back wins over Western Illinois and No. 4 South Dakota State happened because the Freshman quarterback Dusty Burk was amazing ‘Birds took advantage of turnovers and turned them into scoring opportunities. In ISU’s two wins, for the Redbirds, completing 31-of-57 passes for 350 yards and a pair of touchdowns as the Redbirds it collected nine turnovers and turned those into 29 points in a pair of road victories. At Western cruised to a 37-20 victory over the Flying Dutchmen Illinois, the Redbirds took advantage of five takeaways and scored half of their 28 points thanks on the road in Hempstead, N.Y. to the Leathernecks blunders. Against South Dakota State, four turnovers resulted in 15 of ISU’s 27 points and helped the Redbirds pick up their third-straight MVFC road victory. Overall, the  Nov. 25, 2006 - Illinois State at Eastern Illinois Redbirds have 33 turnovers into 78 points on the season. In a back-and-forth affair between in-state rivals, the Redbirds came out on top against the Panthers by a score of 24-13. After EIU took the lead, 13-10, in ROAD WARRIORS the fourth quarter, Pierre Rembert regained the lead If a team wants to have a chance at winning a conference championship or making the playoffs, it with an 18-yard touchdown run, and Jesse Caesar will have to win some tough road games. After a season-opening defeat at the hands of Northern sealed the win with a 45-yard interception return for a Illinois, the Redbirds have bounced back with four-straight road wins to improve to 7-3 on the touchdown to give the Redbirds a 24-13 victory. season at the time. ISU has averaged over 24 points per contest in those games and have limited  Dec. 1, 2012 - Illinois State at Appalachian State their hosts to an average of just 10.5 points per game. The last time ISU had a streak of four or Shelby Harris blocked a PAT attempt in overtime more road wins in a row came in 2012, when the Redbirds started the season 6-0 on the road to seal a 38-37 road victory for the Redbirds at before suffering a loss in the quarterfinals of the FCS playoffs at Eastern Washington. Overall, the Appalachian State in the second round of the FCS Redbirds are 6-2 away from home in 2019. playoffs. ISU quarterback Matt Brown led the Redbirds to their fi rst playoff victory since 2006 with a stellar performance, throwing for 322 yards and WELCOME BACK ANDREW EDGAR fi ve touchdowns to lead the Redbirds to the overtime ISU's leading returning wide receiver Andrew Edgar had one of the best games of his career victory. against Northern Arizona with 228 yards and two touchdowns, but unfortunately suffered a broken collarbone that forced him to miss eight weeks of action. After seeing limited action in the regular-  Dec. 20, 2014 - Illinois State at New Hampshire season finale at Youngstown State, he made his presence felt in the first-round win at SEMO. A 47-yard touchdown run by Tre Roberson in the fourth quarter lifted the Redbirds to a 21-18 win over Late in the second quarter, Edgar broke free and hauled in a perfect over-the-shoulder throw from top-seeded New Hampshire in front of a racous crowd Bryce Jefferson for a 33-yard score that put ISU up 21-3 just before halftime. It was his fourth at Cowell Stadium in the semifi nals of the 2014 FCS touchdowns reception of the season, which ties a career-high for the sophomore from Chicago. Playoffs. The win secured ISU a spot in the national championship game for the fi rst time in school history CALM, COOL AND COLLECTED against fellow MVFC foe and three-time defending The phrase was uttered by ISU head coach Brock Spack following last week's playoff win national champion North Dakota State. at Southeast Missouri about sophomore starter Bryce Jefferson's performance. With James Robinson running wild, Jefferson did not need to do much but certainly made big plays when they presented themselves. The sophomore from Indianapolis called his own number and scored from 16 yards out early in the second quarter and later found Andrew Edgar on a 33-yard touchdown strike near the end of the first half. He finished the game 4-for-7 for 52 yards, but accounted for the two scores and picked up his first career win as a starter.

DRAKA GARNERS NATIONAL HONORS After being named the Missouri Valley Football Conference Defensive Player of the Week, Illinois State linebacker Dylan Draka picked up another accolade as he was named one of the STATS FCS National Players of the Week for Week 11. The junior linebacker recorded five tackles, including four solo stops, and tallied three TFLs in the victory over the Jackrabbits. The Wheeling, Illinois, native was also credited with a forced fumble, a pass breakup and recovered a pair of fumbles for the Redbirds. His sack, forced fumble and fumble recovery late in the fourth quarter set up Sam Fenlason’s fourth field goal make of the contest to make the score 27-18. Draka and the Redbird defense forced four turnovers on the day and limited the Jackrabbits to just 81 yards Mattt Brownwn rushing and 260 yards of total offense, who came into the contest averaging 422 yards per game. 2019 ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRD FOOTBALL GAME NOTES // #BACKTHEBIRDS DEPTH CHART GAME 15 // at North Dakota State // Dec. 14, 2019 // PAGE 6 START CHART OFFENSE POS NO NAME HT WT CL SGP CGP HOMETOWN Offense LT 71 Drew Himmelman 6-10 315 Jr. 14 25 Geneseo, Ill. Player 2019 Career 67 Cole Anderson 6-4 285 Jr. 14 32 Gurnee, Ill. LG 52 Adam Solomon 6-6 325 Sr. 14 14 Indianapolis, Ind. Anderson 12 14 77 Evan Day 6-6 310 So. 9 12 Batavia, Ill. Bones 14 16 C 70 Drew Bones 6-4 335 So. 14 16 Ottawa, Kan. 72 Garrett Hirsch 6-2 300 Jr. 1 18 Towanda, Ill. Davis 11 21 RG 75 Jared Rients 6-5 315 Sr. 14 30 Minonk, Ill. Edgar 2 8 79 Trey Georgie 6-5 295 Jr. 13 29 Lawrence, Kan. RT 67 Cole Anderson 6-4 285 Jr. 14 33 Gurnee, Ill. Georgie 1 1 62 Peyton Asche 6-8 310 RFr. 1 1 Pearl City, Ill. Gillum 14 21 TE 87 Robert Gillum 6-5 260 Jr. 14 36 Kansas City, Mo. Grimes 4 5 81 Tanner Taula 6-6 245 So. 12 23 Independence, Mo. WR 15 Kacper Rutkiewicz 5-8 165 Fr. 14 14 Mount Prospect, Ill. Haley 5 9 11 Cole Blackman 6-4 210 Jr. 14 14 Glen Allen, Va. Himmelman 14 34 WR 2 Austin Nagel 6-1 185 So. 14 20 Lemont, Ill. 89 Tristan Bailey 6-3 195 RFr. 4 4 Columbus, Ind. Hirsch 0 13 WR 4 Andrew Edgar 6-0 190 So. 7 18 Chicago, Ill. Lewis 2 2 13 Braxton Haley 6-2 195 Sr. 14 25 Athens, Ga. QB 5 Bryce Jefferson 6-3 220 RFr. 7 7 Indianapolis, Ind. McCloyn 4 12 17 Trenton Hatfield 6-2 200 So. 14 25 Muncie, Ind. Megginson 1 12 RB 25 James Robinson 5-10 225 Sr. 14 45 Rockford, Ill. 3 Kevin Brown 5-8 170 RFr. 11 12 East St. Louis, Illinois Nagel 8 8 FB 46 Timothy McCloyn II 6-0 240 Jr. 11 30 Lake In The Hills, Ill. Rients 14 21 37 Tyler Pennington 5-10 235 RFr. 5 5 Cary, Ill.

Robinson 14 37 DEFENSE Rutkiewicz 11 11 POS NO NAME HT WT CL SGP CGP HOMETOWN Solomon 14 14 DE 8 Romeo McKnight 6-5 260 Jr. 14 25 Crystal Lake, Ill. 44 Blake Fehrmann 6-4 235 RFr. 4 4 Brookfield, Wis. Taula 4 7 NOSE 99 John Ridgeway 6-6 330 So. 14 25 Bloomington, Ill. 96 Jacob Powell 6-2 290 Jr. 14 30 Hartland, Wis. DE 94 Jason Lewan 6-6 290 So. 14 25 Yorkville, Ill. 90 Steven Podkulski 6-4 285 Jr. 13 20 Joliet, Ill. Defense JACK 55 Brandon Simon 6-0 250 So. 14 14 Newark, N.J. 6 Tuvone Clark 6-2 245 Sr. 14 47 St. Louis, Mo. Player 2019 Career SLB 5 Zeke Vandenburgh 6-3 235 So. 13 24 Freeport, Ill. Clark 8 19 47 DeMarco Washington 6-3 235 Sr. 14 37 Peoria, Ill. MLB 50 Ty DeForest 6-0 250 Sr. 14 48 Marshall, Wis. DeForest 14 26 56 Kenton Wilhoit 6-2 230 RFr. 14 14 Oak Grove, Mo. Draka 11 11 WLB 42 Dylan Draka 6-0 225 Jr. 14 25 Wheeling, Ill. Kirk 14 25 31 Aaron Mends 6-0 235 Sr. 14 14 Kansas City, Mo. CB 9 Charles Woods 6-1 180 So. 14 25 Dallas, Texas Lewan 14 25 26 Jarrell Jackson 5-11 185 So. 14 15 Marengo, Ill. McKnight 14 20 SS 24 Christian Uphoff 6-3 210 Jr. 14 36 Washington, Ill. 23 Clayton Isbell 6-3 220 RFr. 14 14 St. Charles, Ill. Powell 0 1 FS 14 Luther Kirk 6-2 200 Sr. 14 47 Garland, Texas Ridgeway 14 23 21 Mike Gardner 6-1 200 RFr. 4 4 Cedar Hill, Texas CB 3 Devin Taylor 6-2 200 Jr. 14 34 Lansing, Mich. Simon 6 6 16 Iverson Brown 6-1 195 RFr. 14 14 Fairview Heights, Ill. Taylor 14 25 Uphoff 14 14 SPECIALISTS Vandenburgh 7 7 POS NO NAME HT WT CL SGP CGP HOMETOWN KO 40 Aidan Bresnahan 6-0 175 So. 14 14 LaGrange Park, Ill. Washington 8 8 36 Sam Fenlason 6-2 225 Sr. 14 25 San Diego, Calif. Woods 14 17 PK 36 Sam Fenlason 6-2 225 Sr. 14 25 San Diego, Calif. 40 Aidan Bresnahan 6-0 175 So. 14 14 LaGrange Park, Ill. P 41 JT Bohlken 6-0 210 Jr. 14 26 Jefferson City, Mo. 36 Sam Fenlason 6-2 225 Sr. 14 25 San Diego, Calif. KR 3 Kevin Brown 5-8 170 RFr. 11 12 East St. Louis, Ill. 15 Kacper Rutkiewicz 5-8 165 Fr. 14 14 Mount Prospect, Ill. KR 24 Christian Uphoff 6-3 210 Jr. 14 36 Washington, Ill. 3 Kevin Brown 5-8 170 RFr. 11 12 East St. Louis, Ill. PR 35 Spencer DeForest 6-0 180 RFr. 14 14 Cambridge, Wis. 15 Kacper Rutkiewicz 5-8 165 Fr. 14 14 Mount Prospect, Ill. HO 35 Spencer DeForest 6-0 180 RFr. 14 14 Cambridge, Wis. 2 Austin Nagel 6-1 185 So. 14 21 Lemont, Ill. LS 54 Paul Monaco 6-1 195 Jr. 14 35 Wheaton, Ill. 48 Joey Malinowski 6-1 245 RFr. 0 0 Bloomington, Ill.

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No. Name Ht. Wt. Pos. Yr. Hometown (HS/Previous School) No. Name Ht. Wt. Pos. Yr. Hometown (HS/Previous School) 1 Brady Davis 6-4 215 QB Sr. Columbus, Miss. / Memphis 44 Blake Fehrmann 6-4 235 LB R-Fr. Brookfi eld, Wis. / New Mexico 2 Austin Nagel 6-2 200 WR So. Lemont, Ill. / Lemont HS 45 Damien Jackson 6-3 230 LB R-Fr. Elkhart, Ind. / Concord HS 3 Kevin Brown Jr. 5-8 175 RB R-Fr. East St. Louis, Illinois / East St. Louis HS 46 Timothy McCloyn II 6-0 240 FB Jr. Lake In The Hills, Ill. / Huntley HS 3 Devin Taylor 6-2 200 DB Jr. Lansing, Mich. / Sexton HS 47 DeMarco Washington 6-3 235 LB Sr. Peoria, Ill. / Notre Dame HS 4 Andrew Edgar 6-0 190 WR So. Chicago, Ill. / St. Patrick HS 48 Joey Malinowski 6-1 245 LS R-Fr. Bloomington, Ill. / Central Catholic HS 5 Bryce Jefferson 6-3 220 QB R-Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. / Decatur Central HS 50 Ty DeForest 6-0 245 LB Sr. Marshall, Wis. / Wisconsin 5 Zeke Vandenburgh 6-3 235 LB So. Freeport, Ill. / Freeport HS 52 Adam Solomon 6-6 325 OL Sr. Indianapolis, Ind. / Illinois 6 Tuvone Clark 6-2 245 LB Sr. St. Louis, Mo. / McCluer South-Berkeley HS 54 Paul Monaco 6-0 195 LS Jr. Wheaton, Ill. / Wheaton Warrenville South HS 7 Peyton Jones 6-1 200 DB So. Kansas City, Mo. / Archbishop O'Hara HS 55 Brandon Simon 6-0 250 LB So. Newark N.J. / Iowa 7 Jeff Proctor 5-8 185 RB Jr. Munster, Ind. / San Bernardino Valley CC 56 Kenton Wilhoit 6-2 230 LB R-Fr. Oak Grove, Mo. / Oak Grove HS 8 Romeo McKnight 6-5 260 DE Jr. Crystal Lake, Ill. / Iowa 59 Gabe Megginson 6-5 305 OL Sr. Jacksonville, Ill. / Illinois 8 Eric Rogers 6-4 205 WR R-Fr. East St. Louis, Ill. / East St. Louis HS 62 Peyton Asche 6-8 310 OL R-Fr. Pearl City, Ill. / Pearl City-Eastland HS 9 Charles Woods 6-1 180 DB So. Dallas, Texas / Kimball HS 66 Peter Bussone 6-1 310 OL R-Fr. Normal, Ill. / Normal Community HS 10 Paul Engram 5-11 225 LB Sr. Detroit, Mich. / College of DuPage 67 Cole Anderson 6-4 285 OL Jr. Gurnee, Ill. / Warren Township HS 10 Jabari Khepera 5-10 190 WR Fr. Glenn Heights, Texas / Bishop Dunne HS 68 Bradley Novak 6-7 315 OL Jr. Brimfi eld,Ill. / Brimfi eld HS 11 Cole Blackman 6-4 210 WR Jr. Glen Allen, Va. / Virginia 69 Daniel Witherspoon 6-7 315 OL So. Washington, Ill. / Washington HS 12 Taylor Grimes 5-11 185 WR So. Godley, Texas / Godley HS 70 Drew Bones 6-4 335 OL So. Ottawa, Kan. / Ottawa HS 13 Braxton Haley 6-2 195 WR Sr. Athens, Ga. / Cincinnati 71 Drew Himmelman 6-10 315 OL Jr. Geneseo, Ill. / Geneseo HS 14 Luther Kirk 6-2 200 DB Sr. Garland, Texas / Garland HS 72 Garrett Hirsch 6-2 300 OL Jr. Towanda, Ill. / Normal Community HS 15 Kacper Rutkiewicz 5-8 165 WR Fr. Mount Prospect, Ill. / John Hersey HS 74 Zach Mueller 6-5 310 OL R-Fr. Schofi eld, Wis. / D.C. Everest HS 16 Iverson Brown 6-1 195 DB R-Fr. Fairview Heights, Ill. / Althoff Catholic HS 75 Jared Rients 6-5 315 OL Sr. Minonk, Ill. / Fieldcrest HS 17 Trenton Hatfi eld 6-2 200 S So. Muncie, Ind. / Muncie Central HS 77 Evan Day 6-6 310 OL So. Batavia, Ill. / Batavia HS 17 Britton Morris 5-11 195 QB Fr. Rockford, Ill. / North Boone HS 79 Trey Georgie 6-5 295 OL Jr. Lawrence, Kan. / Lawrence HS 18 Jeremiah Jordan 6-2 215 LB Fr. Chicago, Ill. / Madison (Wis.) Memorial HS 80 Jacob Carl 6-5 260 TE R-Fr. Galesburg, Ill. / Galesburg HS 18 Jack Baltz 6-5 190 QB Fr. Frankfort, Ill. / Lincoln-Way East HS 81 Tanner Taula 6-6 245 TE R-So. Independence, Mo. / Blue Springs HS 20 Nigel White 5-9 165 RB Fr. Lauderhill, Fla. / St. Thomas Aquinas HS 82 Joey Lombardi 5-9 165 WR R-Fr. Chicago, Ill. / Saint Patrick HS 21 Mike Gardner 6-1 200 DB R-Fr. Cedar Hill, Texas / DeSoto HS 86 Stephen Halusan 6-3 220 WR R-Fr. New Berlin, Wis. / Eisenhower HS 22 Pha'leak Brown 5-10 200 RB Fr. Chester, S.C. / Chester HS 87 Robert Gillum 6-5 260 TE Jr. Kansas City, Mo. / Central HS 23 Clayton Isbell 6-3 220 S R-Fr. St. Charles, Ill. / St. Charles East HS 88 Mitchell Lewis 6-5 250 TE So. Lisle, Ill. / Miami (Ohio) 24 Christian Uphoff 6-3 210 DB Jr. Washington, Ill. / Washington HS 89 Tristan Bailey 6-3 195 WR R-Fr. Columbus, Ind. / Columbus North HS 25 James Robinson 5-10 225 RB Sr. Rockford, Ill. / Lutheran HS 90 Steven Podkulski 6-4 285 DL Jr. Joliet, Ill. / Lincoln-Way Central HS 26 Jarrell Jackson 5-10 185 DB Jr. Marengo, Ill. / Marengo HS 91 Josh Dinga 6-4 245 DL R-Fr. Sun Prairie, Wis. / Sun Prairie HS 27 Brannon Webb 5-10 185 DB Fr. Gilmer, Texas / Gilmer HS 92 Jude Okolo 6-4 285 DE Fr. North Plainfi eld, N.J. / North Plainfi eld HS 28 Luke Bennyhoff 5-10 205 DB So. Peoria, Ill. / Dunlap HS 93 Dallas Culpepper 6-3 290 DL Fr. Greenwood, Ind. / Beech Grove HS 29 Julian Haynie 6-2 220 DB R-Fr. Rockford, Ill. / Guilford HS 94 Jason Lewan 6-6 290 DL So. Yorkville, Ill. / Yorkville HS 31 Aaron Mends 6-0 235 LB Sr. Kansas City, Mo. / Iowa 96 Jacob Powell 6-2 290 DL Jr. Hartland, Wis. / Arrowhead HS 32 Cade Campos 6-1 200 LB Fr. Lemont, Ill. / Lemont HS 97 Dalton Tevis 6-2 240 LB R-Fr. Normal, Ill. / Normal Community HS 33 Giavion Mason 6-0 235 LB R-Fr. Bourbonnais, Ill. / Bishop McNamara HS 98 Jaden Hacha 6-1 260 DL R-Fr. Frankfort, Ill. / Lincoln-Way East HS 35 Spencer DeForest 6-0 180 DB R-Fr. Cambridge, Wis. / Cambridge HS 99 John Ridgeway 6-6 330 DL So. Bloomington, Ill. / Bloomington HS 36 Sam Fenlason 6-2 225 K/P Sr. San Diego, Calif. / Idaho 37 Tyler Pennington 5-10 235 RB R-Fr. Cary, Ill. / Arkansas 38 Trevor Bond 6-0 175 K R-Fr. McCordsville, Ind. / Mt. Vernon HS 39 Jack Takerian 6-2 185 K/P Fr. Franklin, Wis. / Franklin HS 40 Aidan Bresnahan 6-0 175 K So. LaGrange Park, Ill. / Nazareth Academy 41 JT Bohlken 6-0 200 K/P Jr. Jefferson City, Mo. / Jefferson City HS 42 Dylan Draka 6-0 225 LB Jr. Wheeling, Ill. / Wheeling HS

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#89 • Tristan Bailey • WR #1 • Brady Davis • QB #87 • Robert Gillum • TE Receptions: ...... 1, twice Completions: ...... 22 vs. Northern Arizona, 9-21-19 Receptions: ...... 1, three times Receiving Yards: ...... 12 at South Dakota State, 11-9-19 Attempts: ...... 33 vs. Northern Arizona, 9-21-19 Receiving Yards: ...... 80 at Eastern Illinois, 9-16-17 Touchdowns: ...... 1, twice Passing Yards: ...... 419 vs. Northern Arizona, 9-21-19 Touchdowns: ...... 1, three times Long Reception: ...... 12 at South Dakota State, 11-9-19 TD Passes: ...... 4, twice Long Reception: ...... 80 at Eastern Illinois, 9-16-17 Longest Pass: ...... 97 (TD) vs. Eastern Illinois, 9-8-18 #18 • Jack Baltz • QB Interceptions: ...... 2, twice #12 • Taylor Grimes • WR Completions: ...... 1, twice Rushing Yards: ...... 89 vs. Morehead State, 9-7-19 Receptions: ...... 6 at Northern Illinois, 8-31-19 Attempts: ...... 9 at Youngstown State, 11-23-19 TD Rushes: ...... 1, twice Receiving Yards: ...... 109 at Northern Illinois, 8-31-19 Passing Yards: ...... 7 at Youngstown State, 11-23-19 Longest Rush: ...... 52 vs. Morehead State, 9-7-19 Touchdowns: ...... 1 at Northern Illinois, 8-31-19 TD Passes: ...... 0 Long Reception: ...... 46 vs. Morehead State, 9-7-19 Longest Pass: ...... 7 at Youngstown State, 11-23-19 #50 • Ty DeForest • LB Interceptions: ...... 2 at Youngstown State, 11-23-19 Tackles: ...... 9 at South Dakota State, 11-9-19 #13 • Braxton Haley • WR Rushing Yards: ...... 6 vs. Morehead State, 9-7-19 Solos: ...... 5 at Western Illinois, 10-19-19 Receptions: ...... 6 vs. Northern Iowa, 11-2-19 TD Rushes: ...... 0 Assists: ...... 7 at Missouri State, 9-29-18 Receiving Yards: ...... 72 at Southern Illinois, 10-12-19 Longest Rush: ...... 4 vs. Morehead State, 9-7-19 Sacks: ...... 1.0, five times Touchdowns: ...... 1, three times TFLs: ...... 2.0 at Eastern Illinois, 9-14-19 Long Reception: ...... 38 at Northern Iowa, 11-3-18 #28 • Luke Bennyhoff • DB Interceptions: ...... 1, four times Tackles: ...... 2 at Eastern Illinois, 9-14-19 #17 • Trenton Hatfield • DB Solos: ...... 2 at Eastern Illinois, 9-14-19 #91 • Josh Dinga • DL Tackles: ...... 1 at Northern Illinois, 8-31-19 Assists: ...... 1 vs. Eastern Illinois, 9-8-18 Tackles: ...... 1, twice Solos: ...... 0 Sacks: ...... 0 Solos: ...... 1 at Eastern Illinois, 9-14-19 Assists: ...... 1 at Northern Illinois, 8-31-19 TFLs: ...... 0 Assists: ...... 1 vs. Morehead State, 9-7-19 Sacks: ...... 0 Interceptions: ...... 0 Sacks: ...... 1.0 at Eastern Illinois, 9-14-19 TFLs: ...... 0 TFLs: ...... 1.0 at Eastern Illinois, 9-14-19 Interceptions: ...... 0 #11 • Cole Blackman • WR Interceptions: ...... 0 Receptions: ...... 1 vs. Morehead State, 9-7-19 #29 • Julian Haynie • DB Receiving Yards: ...... 11 vs. Morehead State, 9-7-19 #42 • Dylan Draka • LB Tackles: ...... 2 vs. Morehead State, 9-7-19 Touchdowns: ...... 0 Tackles: ...... 9 vs. Missouri State, 11-16-19 Solos: ...... 1 vs. Morehead State, 9-7-19 Long Reception: ...... 11 vs. Morehead State, 9-7-19 Solos: ...... 6 vs. Missouri State, 11-16-19 Assists: ...... 1 vs. Morehead State, 9-7-19 Assists: ...... 4, twice Sacks: ...... 0 #41 • JT Bohlken • K/P Sacks: ...... 1.0 at South Dakota State, 11-9-19 TFLs: ...... 0 Punts: ...... 9 vs. Western Illinois, 10-6-18 TFLs: ...... 3.0 at South Dakota State, 11-9-19 Interceptions: ...... 0 Punt Yards: ...... 423 vs. Western Illinois, 10-6-18 Interceptions: ...... 1 at Northern Illinois, 8-31-19 Punt Avg.: ...... 51.4 at Colorado State, 9-22-18 #23 • Clayton Isbell • DB Long Punt: ...... 61 vs. Western Illinois, 10-6-18 #4 • Andrew Edgar • WR Tackles: ...... 9 vs. Northern Arizona, 9-21-19 Inside 20: ...... 5 vs. Western Illinois, 10-6-18 Receptions: ...... 12 vs. Northern Arizona, 9-21-19 Solos: ...... 8 vs. Northern Arizona, 9-21-19 Field Goal Attempts: ...... 1, three times Receiving Yards: ...... 228 vs. Northern Arizona, 9-21-19 Assists: ...... 1, three times Field Goal Makes: ...... 1, twice Touchdowns: ...... 2, twice Sacks: ...... 1.0, twice Long Field Goal: ...... 35 vs. Southern Illinois, 10-13-18 Long Reception: ...... 81 vs. South Dakota State, 10-27-18 TFLs: ...... 1.0, three times Interceptions: ...... 1, twice #16 • Iverson Brown • DB #10 • Paul Engram • LB Tackles: ...... 3 vs. Morehead State, 9-7-19 Tackles: ...... 5 vs. Morehead State, 9-7-19 #45 • Damien Jackson • LB Solos: ...... 2 vs. Morehead State, 9-7-19 Solos: ...... 4 vs. Morehead State, 9-7-19 Tackles: ...... 1 vs. Morehead State, 9-7-19 Assists: ...... 1 vs. Morehead State, 9-7-19 Assists: ...... 1 vs. Morehead State, 9-7-19 Solos: ...... 0 Sacks: ...... 0 Sacks: ...... 0.5 vs. Morehead State, 9-7-19 Assists: ...... 1 vs. Morehead State, 9-7-19 TFLs: ...... 0.5 at Central Arkansas, 12-7-19 TFLs: ...... 0.5 vs. Morehead State, 9-7-19 Sacks: ...... 0.5 vs. Morehead State, 9-7-19 Interceptions: ...... 0 Interceptions: ...... 0 TFLs: ...... 0.5 vs. Morehead State, 9-7-19 Interceptions: ...... 0 #3 • Kevin Brown • RB #44 • Blake Fehrmann • DL Rushing Yards: ...... 41 vs. Youngstown State, 11-17-18 Tackles: ...... 2 vs. Morehead State, 9-7-19 #26 • Jarrell Jackson • DB Rushing Attempts: ...... 13 vs. Youngstown State, 11-17-18 Solos: ...... 1, twice Tackles: ...... 2 vs. North Dakota State, 10-5-19 Rushing TDs: ...... 2 vs. Youngstown State, 11-17-18 Assists: ...... 1 vs. Morehead State, 9-7-19 Solos: ...... 2 vs. North Dakota State, 10-5-19 Long Rush: ...... 16 vs. Youngstown State, 11-17-18 Sacks: ...... 0 Assists: ...... 0 TFLs: ...... 1.0 at Eastern Illinois, 9-14-19 Sacks: ...... 0 #22 • Pha'leak Brown • RB Interceptions: ...... 0 TFLs: ...... 0 Rushing Yards: ...... 8 vs. Morehead State, 9-7-19 Interceptions: ...... 0 Rushing Attempts: ...... 3 vs. Morehead State, 9-7-19 #36 • Sam Fenlason • K Rushing TDs: ...... 0 Field Goal Attempts: ...... 4, twice #5 • Bryce Jefferson • QB Long Rush: ...... 8 vs. Morehead State, 9-7-19 Field Goal Makes: ...... 4, twice Completions: ...... 4 at Southeast Missouri, 11-30-199 Long Field Goal: ...... 46 at South Dakota State, 11-9-19 Attempts: ...... 7, twice #6 • Tuvone Clark • LB PAT Makes: ...... 6 vs. Eastern Illinois, 9-8-18 Passing Yards: ...... 52 at Southeast Missouri, 11-30-19 Tackles: ...... 7, four times Touchbacks: ...... 5 vs. Eastern Illinois, 9-8-18 TD Passes: ...... 1 at Southeast Missouri, 11-30-19 Solos: ...... 5 at Eastern Illinois, 9-14-19 Longest Pass: ...... 33 at Southeast Missouri, 11-30-19 Assists: ...... 5 at Missouri State, 9-23-17 #21 • Mike Gardner • DB Interceptions: ...... 1, twice Sacks: ...... 2.0 vs. Missouri State, 11-16-19 Tackles: ...... 1 vs. Eastern Illinois, 9-8-18 Rushing Yards: ...... 22 at Youngstown State, 11-23-19 TFLs: ...... 2.0, three times Solos: ...... 1 vs. Eastern Illinois, 9-8-18 TD Rushes: ...... 1 at Southeast Missouri, 11-30-19 Interceptions: ...... 1 vs. Morehead State, 9-7-19 Assists: ...... 0 Longest Rush: ...... 20, twice Sacks: ...... 0 TFLs: ...... 0 Interceptions: ...... 0

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#7 • Peyton Jones • DB #96 • Jacob Powell • DL #24 • Christian Uphoff • S Tackles: ...... 3 at South Dakota State, 11-9-19 Tackles: ...... 3, twice Tackles: ...... 9 at Youngstown State, 11-23-19 Solos: ...... 2, twice Solos: ...... 1 at Indiana State, 11-10-18 Solos: ...... 5, three times Assists: ...... 0 Assists: ...... 3 vs. Saint Xavier, 9-1-18 Assists: ...... 6 at Youngstown State, 11-23-19 Sacks: ...... 0 Sacks: ...... 1.0 vs. Southern Illinois, 10-13-18 Sacks: ...... 1.0 vs. Saint Xavier, 9-1-18 TFLs: ...... 0 TFLs: ...... 1.5 at Indiana State, 11-10-18 TFLs: ...... 3.5 at Youngstown State, 11-23-19 Interceptions: ...... 0 Interceptions: ...... 0 Interceptions: ...... 1, three times Long Kickoff Return: ...... 100 at South Dakota State, 11-11-17 #14 • Luther Kirk • S #7 • Jeff Proctor • RB Tackles: ...... 10, twice Rushing Yards: ...... 85 vs. Indiana State, 10-26-19 #5 • Zeke Vandenburgh • LB Solos: ...... 8 vs. Northern Iowa, 11-2-19 Rushing Attempts: ...... 17 at Eastern Illinois, 9-14-19 Tackles: ...... 8 at Youngstown State, 11-23-19 Assists: ...... 6 at Missouri State, 9-29-18 Rushing TDs: ...... 1, twice Solos: ...... 5 at Youngstown State, 11-23-19 Sacks: ...... 1.0, three times Long Rush: ...... 25 at Eastern Illinois, 9-14-19 Assists: ...... 3 at Youngstown State, 11-23-19 TFLs: ...... 1.0, four times Receptions: ...... 2 at Western Illinois, 10-19-19 Sacks: ...... 2.0 vs. Missouri State, 11-16-19 Interceptions: ...... 1, five times Receiving Yards: ...... 46 at Western Illinois, 10-19-19 TFLs: ...... 2.0, twice Touchdowns: ...... 0 Interceptions: ...... 0 #94 • Jason Lewan • DL Long Reception: ...... 40 at Western Illinois, 10-19-19 Tackles: ...... 7 at Southern Illinois, 10-12-19 #47 • DeMarco Washington • LB Solos: ...... 2 at Southern Illinois, 10-12-19 #99 • John Ridgeway • DL Tackles: ...... 8 vs. Eastern Illinois, 9-8-18 Assists: ...... 3 at Missouri State, 9-29-18 Tackles: ...... 9 vs. North Dakota State, 10-5-19 Solos: ...... 4, twice Sacks: ...... 2.0 at Southern Illinois, 10-12-19 Solos: ...... 5 vs. North Dakota State, 10-5-19 Assists: ...... 6 vs. Eastern Illinois, 9-8-18 TFLs: ...... 2.0 at Southern Illinois, 10-12-19 Assists: ...... 5 at Northern Illinois, 8-31-19 Sacks: ...... 1.0 vs. Morehead State, 9-7-19 Interceptions: ...... 0 Sacks: ...... 1.0, twice TFLs: ...... 2.0 at Southern Illinois, 10-12-19 TFLs: ...... 1.0, four times Interceptions: ...... 1 at Youngstown State, 11-23-19 #88 • Mitchell Lewis • TE Receptions: ...... 2 at Southeast Missouri, 11-30-19 #8 • Eric Rogers • WR #56 • Kenton Wilhoit • LB Receiving Yards: ...... 12 at Southeast Missouri, 11-30-19 Receptions: ...... 1 vs. Morehead State, 9-7-19 Tackles: ...... 5 vs. Morehead State, 9-7-19 Touchdowns: ...... 0 Receiving Yards: ...... 6 vs. Morehead State, 9-7-19 Solos: ...... 3 vs. Morehead State, 9-7-19 Long Reception: ...... 7 at Southeast Missouri, 11-30-19 Touchdowns: ...... 0 Assists: ...... 2 vs. Morehead State, 9-7-19 Long Reception: ...... 6 vs. Morehead State, 9-7-19 Sacks: ...... 0 #82 • Joey Lombardi • WR TFLs: ...... 0.5 vs. Morehead State, 9-7-19 Receptions: ...... 2 vs. Morehead State, 9-7-19 #25 • James Robinson • RB Interceptions: ...... 0 Receiving Yards: ...... 15 vs. Morehead State, 9-7-19 Rushing Yards: ...... 297 at Southeast Missouri, 11-30-19 Touchdowns: ...... 0 Rushing Attempts: ...... 41 at Southeast Missouri, 11-30-19 #9 • Charles Woods • DB Long Reception: ...... 9 vs. Morehead State, 9-7-19 Rushing TDs: ...... 3, five times Tackles: ...... 8 at Western Illinois, 10-19-19 Long Rush: ...... 87 vs. South Dakota, 10-21-17 Solos: ...... 7 at Western Illinois, 10-19-19 #46 • Tim McCloyn • FB Receptions: ...... 6 at Missouri State, 9-29-18 Assists: ...... 4 at Indiana State, 11-10-18 Rushing Yards: ...... 16 vs. Indiana State, 10-26-19 Receiving Yards: ...... 97 at Missouri State, 9-29-18 Sacks: ...... 0 Rushing Attempts: ...... 1, three times Touchdowns: ...... 1, twice TFLs: ...... 1.0, five times Rushing TDs: ...... 0 Long Reception: ...... 43 at Missouri State, 9-29-18 Interceptions: ...... 1, three times Longest Rush: ...... 16 vs. Indiana State, 10-26-19 Receptions: ...... 1, twice #15 • Kacper Rutkiewicz • WR Receiving Yards: ...... 19 vs. Indiana State, 9-30-17 Receptions: ...... 4 vs. Northern Arizona, 9-21-19 Touchdowns: ...... 0 Receiving Yards: ...... 105 vs. Northern Arizona, 9-21-19 Long Reception: ...... 19 vs. Indiana State, 9-30-17 Touchdowns: ...... 1 vs. Missouri State, 11-16-19 Long Reception: ...... 42 vs. Northern Arizona, 9-21-19 #8 • Romeo McKnight • DL Tackles: ...... 9 vs. Northern Iowa, 11-2-19 #55 • Brandon Simon • LB Solos: ...... 6 vs. Northern Iowa, 11-2-19 Tackles: ...... 6, twice Assists: ...... 6 at Indiana State, 11-10-18 Solos: ...... 3, twice Sacks: ...... 3.0, twice Assists: ...... 4, twice TFLs: ...... 3.0, three times Sacks: ...... 1.0, three times Interceptions: ...... 0 TFLs: ...... 1.0, eight times Interceptions: ...... 1 at Southern Illinois, 10-12-19 #31 • Aaron Mends • LB Tackles: ...... 8 vs. North Dakota State, 10-5-19 #81 • Tanner Taula • TE Solos: ...... 5 at Youngstown State, 11-23-19 Receptions: ...... 3 at South Dakota State, 11-9-19 Assists: ...... 4 vs. North Dakota State, 10-5-19 Receiving Yards: ...... 47 at South Dakota State, 11-9-19 Sacks: ...... 1.0, twice Touchdowns: ...... 1 vs. South Dakota State, 10-27-18 TFLs: ...... 1.0, twice Long Reception: ...... 26 at South Dakota State, 11-9-19 Interceptions: ...... 0 #3 • Devin Taylor • DB #2 • Austin Nagel • WR Tackles: ...... 10 at Western Illinois, 10-19-19 Receptions: ...... 2, three times Solos: ...... 8 at Western Illinois, 10-19-19 Receiving Yards: ...... 26 vs. Northern Iowa, 11-2-19 Assists: ...... 4 at Missouri State, 9-29-18 Touchdowns: ...... 1 at Southern Illinois, 10-12-19 Sacks: ...... 0 Long Reception: ...... 44 at South Dakota State, 11-9-19 TFLs: ...... 1.0, three times Interceptions: ...... 1, nine times #90 • Steven Podkulski • DL Pass Breakups: ...... 5 vs. Missouri State, 11-16-19 Tackles: ...... 5 at Northern Iowa, 11-3-18 Solos: ...... 3, twice Assists: ...... 2 at Northern Iowa, 11-3-18 Sacks: ...... 1.0, five times TFLs: ...... 1.0, six times Interceptions: ...... 0 2019 ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRD FOOTBALL GAME NOTES // #BACKTHEBIRDS STATISTICS GAME 15 // at North Dakota State // Dec. 14, 2019 // PAGE 10 GAME RESULTS RUSHING Date Opponent Score W/L Attendance G Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G Aug. 31 at Northern Illinois 10-24 L 14,568 Robinson,James 14 340 1916 93 1823 5.4 18 77 130.2 Sept. 7 Morehead State 42-14 W 11,256 Proctor,Jeff 11 112 496 20 476 4.2 2 25 43.3 Sept. 14 at Eastern Illinois 21-3 W 6,119 Davis,Brady 11 59 265 105 160 2.7 2 52 14.5 Sept. 21 Northern Arizona 40-27 W 9,891 Jefferson,Bryce 7 21 104 38 66 3.1 1 20 9.4 Oct. 5 #1 North Dakota State* 3-37 L 13,391 Brown,Kevin 10 22 69 6 63 2.8 0 8 5.0 Oct. 12 at Southern Illinois* 21-7 W 5,525 Nagel,Austin 14 3 28 0 28 9.3 1 18 2.0 Oct. 19 at Western Illinois* 28-14 W 2,984 McCloyn,Timothy 11 2 20 0 20 10.0 0 13 1.8 Oct. 26 Indiana State* 24-7 W 8,510 Brown,Pha'leak 3 5 9 0 9 1.8 0 4 3.0 Nov. 2 #9 Northern Iowa* 10-27 L 6,705 Grimes,Taylor 4 1 5 0 5 5.0 0 5 1.2 Nov. 9 at #4 South Dakota State* 27-18 W 7,211 Rutkiewicz,Kacper 14 1 2 0 2 2.0 0 2 0.1 Nov. 16 Missouri State* 17-12 W 5,701 Blackman,Cole 8 1 2 0 2 2.0 0 2 0.2 Nov. 23 at Youngstown State* 3-21 L 9,190 White,Nigel 2 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 Nov. 30 at Southeast Missouri^ 24-6 W 3,274 Haley,Braxton 14 2 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 Dec. 7 at Central Arkansas^ 24-14 W 5,127 Baltz,Jack 4 14 33 45 -12 -0.9 0 11 -3.0 * Missouri Valley Football Conference game TEAM 11 21 0 51 -51 -2.4 0 0 -4.6 ^FCS Playoffs Total...... 14 605 2949 358 2591 4.3 24 77 185.1 Opponents...... 14 499 2041 409 1632 3.3 9 74 116.6 TEAM STATISTICS ILS OPP SCORING 294 231 POINTS PER GAME 21.0 16.5 PASSING POINTS OFF TURNOVERS 78 58 G Effi c Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G FIRST DOWNS 221 227 Davis,Brady 11 117.54 115-220-9 52.3 1570 9 64 142.7 RUSHING YARDAGE 2591 1632 Jefferson,Bryce 7 91.92 12-26-2 46.2 150 1 35 21.4 YARDS GAINED RUSHING 2949 2041 Baltz,Jack 4 -24.23 2-12-3 16.7 13 0 7 3.2 YARDS LOST RUSHING 358 409 TEAM 11 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 RUSHING ATTEMPTS 605 499 Robinson,James 14 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 AVERAGE PER RUSH 4.3 3.3 Total...... 14 107.53 129-260-14 49.6 1733 10 64 123.8 AVERAGE PER GAME 185.1 116.6 Opponents...... 14 115.11 253-433-19 58.4 2667 18 68 190.5 TDS RUSHING 24 9 PASSING YARDAGE 1733 2667 COMP-ATT-INT 129-260-14 253-433-19 AVERAGE PER PASS 6.7 6.2 AVERAGE PER CATCH 13.4 10.5 RECEIVING AVERAGE PER GAME 123.8 190.5 G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G TDS PASSING 10 18 Rutkiewicz,Kacper 14 23 429 18.7 1 64 30.6 TOTAL OFFENSE 4324 4299 Haley,Braxton 14 20 247 12.4 1 35 17.6 TOTAL PLAYS 865 932 Edgar,Andrew 7 18 313 17.4 4 53 44.7 AVERAGE PER PLAY 5.0 4.6 Robinson,James 14 15 64 4.3 0 18 4.6 AVERAGE PER GAME 308.9 307.1 Nagel,Austin 14 14 168 12.0 1 44 12.0 KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS 29-598 45-869 Grimes,Taylor 4 11 213 19.4 1 46 53.2 PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS 14-48 19-111 Taula,Tanner 12 7 101 14.4 0 26 8.4 INT RETURNS: #-YARDS 19-228 14-175 Proctor,Jeff 11 5 61 12.2 0 40 5.5 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 20.6 19.3 Gillum,Robert 14 5 45 9.0 0 17 3.2 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 3.4 5.8 Blackman,Cole 8 2 23 11.5 0 14 2.9 INT RETURN AVERAGE 12.0 12.5 Bailey,Tristan 4 2 20 10.0 2 12 5.0 FUMBLES-LOST 19-11 26-14 Lombardi,Joey 7 2 15 7.5 0 9 2.1 PENALTIES-YARDS 67-607 80-744 Lewis,Mitchell 11 2 12 6.0 0 7 1.1 AVERAGE PER GAME 43.4 53.1 Carl,Jacob 6 1 11 11.0 0 11 1.8 PUNTS-YARDS 79-3252 78-3283 Rogers,Eric 1 1 6 6.0 0 6 6.0 AVERAGE PER PUNT 41.2 42.1 McCloyn,Timothy 11 1 5 5.0 0 5 0.5 NET PUNT AVERAGE 38.0 40.7 Total...... 14 129 1733 13.4 10 64 123.8 KICKOFFS-YARDS 64-3543 50-2917 Opponents...... 14 253 2667 10.5 18 68 190.5 AVERAGE PER KICK 55.4 58.3 NET KICK AVERAGE 39.0 39.9 TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME 30:50 28:49 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS 60/180 71/211 3RD-DOWN PCT 33% 34% 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS 9/18 10/30 4TH-DOWN PCT 50% 33% SACKS BY-YARDS 50-283 28-174 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 35 29 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 16-20 10-18 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 2-3 RED-ZONE SCORES (36-39) 92% (24-41) 59% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (24-39) 62% (17-41) 41% PAT-ATTEMPTS (34-34) 100% (25-25) 100% ATTENDANCE 55454 53998 GAMES/AVG PER GAME 6/9242 8/6750

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Illinois State 76 113 37 68 294 Opponents 59 56 42 74 231

2019 ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRD FOOTBALL GAME NOTES // Twitter (@REDBIRDFB) // Instagram (ISUREDBIRDFB) STATISTICS GAME 15 // at North Dakota State // Dec. 14, 2019 // PAGE 11 PUNT RETURNS TOTAL OFFENSE No. Yds Avg TD Long G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G Woods,Charles 10 43 4.3 0 23 Robinson,James 14 341 1823 0 1823 130.2 Grimes,Taylor 3 11 3.7 0 14 Davis,Brady 11 279 160 1570 1730 157.3 Jackson,Jarrell 1 -6 -6.0 0 0 Proctor,Jeff 11 112 476 0 476 43.3 Total...... 14 48 3.4 0 23 Jefferson,Bryce 7 47 66 150 216 30.9 Opponents...... 19 111 5.8 0 19 Brown,Kevin 10 18 50 0 50 5.0 Nagel,Austin 14 3 28 0 28 2.0 McCloyn,Timothy 11 2 20 0 20 1.8 INTERCEPTIONS Taylor,Devin 14 4 13 0 13 0.9 No. Yds Avg TD Long Brown,Pha'leak 3 5 9 0 9 3.0 Taylor,Devin 5 47 9.4 0 42 Grimes,Taylor 4 1 5 0 5 1.2 Woods,Charles 4 61 15.2 0 61 Rutkiewicz,Kacper 14 1 2 0 2 0.1 Blackman,Cole 8 1 2 0 2 0.2 Isbell,Clayton 2 13 6.5 0 13 Baltz,Jack 4 26 -12 13 1 0.2 DeForest,Ty 2 0 0.0 0 0 TEAM 11 22 -51 0 -51 -4.6 Uphoff,Christian 2 52 26.0 0 32 Total...... 14 865 2591 1733 4324 308.9 Washington,DeMarco 1 6 6.0 0 6 Opponents...... 14 932 1632 2667 4299 307.1 Clark,Tuvone 1 29 29.0 1 29 Draka,Dylan 1 3 3.0 0 3 Simon,Brandon 1 17 17.0 0 17 FIELD GOALS Total...... 19 228 12.0 1 61 FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk Opponents...... 14 175 12.5 2 37 Fenlason,Sam 16-20 80.0 0-0 6-6 8-10 2-4 0-0 46 0

PUNTING KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 50+ Blk No. Yds Avg TD Long Bohlken,JT 79 3252 41.2 75 7 25 20 12 0 Uphoff,Christian 11 284 25.8 0 59 Total...... 79 3252 41.2 75 7 25 20 12 0 Proctor,Jeff 11 195 17.7 0 26 Opponents...... 78 3283 42.1 68 3 27 24 13 0 Brown,Kevin 5 103 20.6 0 27 Rutkiewicz,Kacper 1 16 16.0 0 16 KICKOFFS Taula,Tanner 1 0 0.0 0 0 No. Yds Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLn Total...... 29 598 20.6 0 59 Bresnahan,Aidan 61 3406 55.8 7 3 Opponents...... 45 869 19.3 0 79 Fenlason,Sam 2 80 40.0 0 0 Bohlken,JT 1 57 57.0 0 0 Total...... 64 3543 55.4 7 3 869 39.0 25 FUMBLE RETURNS Opponents...... 50 2917 58.3 13 4 598 39.9 25 No. Yds Avg TD Long Total...... 0 0 0.0 0 0 ALL-PURPOSE Opponents...... 2 15 7.5 0 13 G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G Robinson,James 14 1823 64 0 0 0 1887 134.8 Proctor,Jeff 11 476 61 0 195 0 732 66.5 Rutkiewicz,Kacper 14 2 429 0 16 0 447 31.9 SCORING Uphoff,Christian 14 0 0 0 284 52 336 24.0 Edgar,Andrew 7 0 313 0 0 0 313 44.7 |------PATs ------| Haley,Braxton 14 0 247 0 0 0 247 17.6 TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points Grimes,Taylor 4 5 213 11 0 0 229 57.2 Robinson,James 18 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 108 Nagel,Austin 14 28 168 0 0 0 196 14.0 Fenlason,Sam 0 16-20 34-34 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 82 Davis,Brady 11 160 0 0 0 0 160 14.5 Edgar,Andrew 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 Brown,Kevin 10 50 0 0 103 0 153 15.3 Nagel,Austin 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Woods,Charles 14 0 0 43 0 61 104 7.4 Bailey,Tristan 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Taula,Tanner 12 0 101 0 0 0 101 8.4 Proctor,Jeff 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Jefferson,Bryce 7 66 0 0 0 0 66 9.4 Davis,Brady 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1-1 0 0 12 Taylor,Devin 14 13 0 0 0 47 60 4.3 Gillum,Robert 14 0 45 0 0 0 45 3.2 Haley,Braxton 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Clark,Tuvone 13 0 0 0 0 29 29 2.2 Clark,Tuvone 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 McCloyn,Timothy 11 20 5 0 0 0 25 2.3 Rutkiewicz,Kacper 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Blackman,Cole 8 2 23 0 0 0 25 3.1 Jefferson,Bryce 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Bailey,Tristan 4 0 20 0 0 0 20 5.0 Grimes,Taylor 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Simon,Brandon 14 0 0 0 0 17 17 1.2 Himmelman,Drew 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 2 Lombardi,Joey 7 0 15 0 0 0 15 2.1 Total...... 35 16-20 34-34 0-0 1 1-1 0 0 294 Isbell,Clayton 14 0 0 0 0 13 13 0.9 Opponents...... 29 10-18 25-25 0-3 0 0-1 0 1 231 Lewis,Mitchell 11 0 12 0 0 0 12 1.1 Carl,Jacob 6 0 11 0 0 0 11 1.8 Brown,Pha'leak 3 9 0 0 0 0 9 3.0 Washington,DeMarco 14 0 0 0 0 6 6 0.4 Rogers,Eric 1 0 6 0 0 0 6 6.0 Draka,Dylan 14 0 0 0 0 3 3 0.2 Jackson,Jarrell 14 0 0 -6 0 0 -6 -0.4 Baltz,Jack 4 -12 0 0 0 0 -12 -3.0 TEAM 11 -51 0 0 0 0 -51 -4.6 Total...... 14 2591 1733 48 598 228 5198 371.3 Opponents...... 14 1632 2667 111 869 175 5454 389.6 2019 ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRD FOOTBALL GAME NOTES // #BACKTHEBIRDS DEFENSIVE STATS GAME 15 // at North Dakota State // Dec. 14, 2019 // PAGE 12

|——––-––––––TACKLES––––––-––––––| |––SACKS––| |–––––––––––––PASS DEF–––––––––––––| |–––FUMBLES–––| BLKD GP-GS SOLO AST TOTAL TFL/YDS NO-YARDS INT-YDS BRUP QBH RCV-YDS FF KICK SAF 14 Kirk,Luther 14 62 23 85 4.0-31 3.0-28 . 6 4 . 1 . . 42 Draka,Dylan 14 49 31 80 5.0-13 2.0-5 1-3 2 3 3-0 1 . . 50 DeForest,Ty 14 49 28 77 9.0-36 2.0-16 2-0 1 5 1-0 . . . 24 Uphoff,Christian 14 40 26 66 5.5-10 . 2-52 7 3 . . . . 8 McKnight,Romeo 14 34 26 60 16.5-68 12.0-59 . 2 9 . 2 . . 3 Taylor,Devin 14 46 14 60 1.0-1 . 5-47 18 . . . . . 99 Ridgeway,John 14 25 22 47 3.0-5 . . 2 . . 1 . . 31 Mends,Aaron 14 25 22 47 2.0-12 2.0-12 . . . . 2 . . 55 Simon,Brandon 14 26 20 46 8.5-29 3.0-19 1-17 3 3 . . . . 6 Clark,Tuvone 13 23 23 46 7.5-38 6.5-35 1-29 . 2 1-0 . . . 5 Vandenburgh,Zeke 14 33 13 46 9.0-29 5.0-21 . . 3 . . . . 9 Woods,Charles 14 32 10 42 4.5-10 . 4-61 12 . . 1 . . 47 Washington,DeMarco 14 21 13 34 5.0-20 1.5-10 1-6 2 . . . . . 94 Lewan,Jason 14 19 10 29 4.5-21 3.0-17 . 3 2 2-0 1 . . 23 Isbell,Clayton 14 15 8 23 3.0-12 2.0-7 2-13 2 2 2-0 . . . 90 Podkulski,Steven 14 13 5 18 6.0-41 5.0-37 . . 3 . 1 . . 16 Brown,Iverson 14 9 8 17 0.5-1 0.5-1 . 1 . . . . . 96 Powell,Jacob 12 7 6 13 1.0-4 0.5-3 ...... 7 Jones,Peyton 14 7 4 11 ...... 1 . . 17 Hatfi eld,Trenton 14 7 2 9 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 56 Wilhoit,Kenton 14 5 3 8 0.5-1 . . . . 1-0 . . . 40 Bresnahan,Aidan 14 6 . 6 ...... 10 Engram,Paul 11 4 1 5 0.5-3 0.5-3 ...... 33 Mason,Giavion 6 4 1 5 ...... 13 Haley,Braxton 14 4 . 4 ...... 1 . . 54 Monaco,Paul 14 3 1 4 ...... 35 DeForest,Spence 14 3 1 4 ...... 28 Bennyhoff,Luke 10 3 1 4 ...... 44 Fehrmann,Blake 3 2 1 3 1.0-1 . . . . . 1 . . 26 Jackson,Jarrell 14 3 . 3 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 91 Dinga,Josh 4 2 1 3 1.5-11 1.0-9 ...... 1 Davis,Brady 11 2 . 2 ...... 12 Grimes,Taylor 4 2 . 2 ...... 29 Haynie,Julian 8 1 1 2 ...... 45 Jackson,Damien 14 . 1 1 0.5-4 0.5-4 ...... 18 Baltz,Jack 4 1 . 1 ...... 70 Bones,Drew 14 . 1 1 ...... 25 Robinson,James 14 . 1 1 ...... 36 Fenlason,Sam 14 1 . 1 ...... 18 Jordan,Jeremiah 2 . 1 1 ...... 37 Pennington,Tyler 5 ...... 1-0 . . . 79 Georgie,Trey 12 ...... 1-0 . . . Total...... 14 588 329 917 99-401 50-283 19-228 61 39 14-0 13 . . Opponents...... 14 507 376 883 84.0-307 28-174 14-175 40 33 11-15 13 . 1

2019 ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRD FOOTBALL GAME NOTES // Twitter (@REDBIRDFB) // Instagram (ISUREDBIRDFB) LAST TIME IT HAPPENED GAME 15 // at North Dakota State // Dec. 14, 2019 // PAGE 13 ILLINOIS STATE INDIVIDUAL OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL ILLINOIS STATE SITUATIONAL STATS Rushed for 100 yards Rushed for 100 yards 210, James Robinson at Central Arkansas, 12-7-19 103, Joe Alessi, Youngstown State, 11-23-19 2019 Rushed for 200 yards Rushed for 200 yards Playing at home 4-2 210, James Robinson at Central Arkansas, 12-7-19 371, Jemaine Cook, Youngstown State, 11-06-10 Passed for 200 yards Passed for 200 yards Playing on the road 6-2 419, Brady Davis vs. Northern Arizona, 9-21-19 270, Connor Sampson, Western Illinois, 10-19-19 Passed for 300 yards Passed for 300 yards Playing on a neutral fi eld 0-0 419, Brady Davis vs. Northern Arizona, 9-21-19 357, Case Cookus, Northern Arizona, 9-21-19 Playing at night 3-1 Passed for 400 yards Passed for 400 yards 419, Brady Davis vs. Northern Arizona, 9-21-19 440, Chris Streveler, South Dakota, 10-21-17 Playing during the day 7-3 Had 10 receptions Had 10 receptions 12, Andrew Edgar vs. Northern Arizona, 9-21-19 Cade Johnson (11), South Dakota State, 11-9-19 ISU scores on fi rst possession 6-0 Had 100 yards receiving Had 100 yards receiving Opponent scores on fi rst possession 0-1 228, Andrew Edgar vs. Northern Arizona, 9-21-19 122, Hendrix Johnson, Northern Arizona, 9-21-19 Returned a punt for a TD Returned a punt for a TD ISU scores fi rst 10-0 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 0-4 Christian Uphoff (100 yards) at South Dakota State, 11-11-17 David Johnson (98 yards), Northern Iowa, 11-1-14 ISU leads after 1st quarter 7-0 Returned an interception for a TD Returned an interception for a TD Tuvone Clark (29 yards) vs. Morehead State, 9-7-19 Zaire Jones (30 yards), Youngstown State, 11-23-19 Opponent leads after 1st quarter 1-4 Returned a fumble for a TD Returned a fumble for a TD Tied after fi rst quarter 2-0 Matt McCown (26 yards) at Youngstown State, 10-28-17 Mike Lien (40 yards), South Dakota State, 9-24-11 Returned a blocked FG for a TD Returned a blocked FG for a TD ISU leads at halftime 8-0 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 Opponent leads at halftime 1-3 Mack Weaver (15 yards), Eastern Illinois, 9-16-17 Pat Meehan (10 yards) vs. Dayton, 9-1-12 Tied at halftime 1-1 Rushed for three touchdowns Rushed for three touchdowns 3, James Robinson at Western Illinois, 10-19-19 3, Lance Dunn, North Dakota State, 10-20-18 ISU leads after 3rd quarter 9-0 Threw three touchdown passes Threw three touchdown passes 3, Jake Kolbe vs. South Dakota State, 10-27-18 3, Trey Lance, North Dakota State, 10-5-19 Opponent leads after 3rd quarter 1-4 Caught three touchdown passes Caught three touchdown passes Game goes into overtime 0-0 3, Anthony Warrum at South Dakota State, 11-7-15 3, Joe Logan, Northern Arizona, 9-21-19 Kicked three fi eld goals Kicked three fi eld goals ISU has more total yards 8-0 4, Sam Fenlason at South Dakota State, 11-9-19 3, Austin Errthum, Northern Iowa, 11-10-18 Had a 70-yard run from scrimmage Had a 70-yard run from scrimmage Opponent has more total yards 2-4 77, James Robinson vs. Indiana State, 10-26-19 74, Jeremiah Wilson, Missouri State, 11-16-19 ISU has more rushing yards 10-0 Had a 70-yard pass completion Had a 70-yard pass completion 81 (TD), Brady Davis to Andrew Edgar vs. South Dakota State, 10-27-18 81 (TD), Taryn Christion to Cade Johnson, South Dakota State, 10-27-18 Opponent has more rushing yards 0-4 Had 20 tackles Had 20 tackles 22, Cameron Siskowic vs. Eastern Illinois, 9-16-06 22, L.J. Fort, Northern Iowa, 11-19-11 ISU has more passing yards 1-0 Had a 50-yard fi eld goal Had a 50-yard fi eld goal Opponent has more passing yards 9-4 51, Sean Slattery at Northern Arizona, 10-7-17 52, Kyle Dougherty, Southern Illinois, 11-21-08 Had a 70-yard punt Had a 70-yard punt ISU has more turnovers 3-4 75, JT Bohlken vs. North Dakota State, 10-5-19 74, Jim Hannula, Northern Illinois, 9-30-78 Opponent has more turnovers 6-0 Teams have equal turnovers 1-0 ILLINOIS STATE TEAM OPPONENT TEAM 400 yards rushing 400 yards rushing ISU has more penalties 4-2 413, North Dakota State, 10-25-08 409 vs. Southern Illinois, 10-13-18 300 yards rushing Opponent has more penalties 6-2 300 yards rushing 353, Southern Illinois, 10-2-10 340 at Southeast Missouri, 11-30-19 400 yards passing Penalties are equal 0-0 400 yards passing 440, South Dakota, 10-21-17 419 vs. Northern Arizona, 9-21-19 ISU has more time of possession 10-0 300 yards passing 300 yards passing 440, South Dakota, 10-21-17 Opponent has more time of possession 0-4 419 vs. Northern Arizona, 9-21-19 500 yards total offense 500 yards total offense ISU has 100-yard rusher 7-1 554, South Dakota, 10-21-17 534 vs. Northern Arizona, 9-21-19 30 fi rst downs 30 fi rst downs Opponent has 100-yard rusher 0-2 33, South Dakota, 10-21-17 31 vs. Butler, 9-2-17 50 points ISU scores at least 20 points 9-0 50 points 59, Youngstown State, 10-12-13 67 vs. Morgan State, 9-12-15 Opponent scores at least 20 points 0-4 Scored a safety Scored a safety Missouri State, 10-17-15 Saint Xavier, 9-1-18 ISU throws for 300 yards 1-0 Posted a shutout Posted a shutout Southern Illinois 17, Illinois State 0, 10-6-12 Opponent throws for 300 yards 1-0 Illinois State 46, Saint Xavier 0, 9-1-18 Held ISU under 100 yards rushing Held an opponent under 100 yards rushing Playing on natural grass 0-0 75, Northern Iowa, 11-2-19 58, Central Arkansas, 12-7-19 Held ISU under 100 yards passing Held an opponent under 100 yards passing Playing on artifi cial surface 10-4 75, Central Arkansas, 12-7-19 83 at Youngstown State, 11-25-19 Held ISU under 200 total yards ISU defense scores 1-0 Held an opponent under 200 total yards 142, Youngstown State, 11-23-19 149 vs. Indiana State, 10-26-19 Opponent defense scores 0-2 Held ISU under 100 total yards Held an opponent under 100 total yards 94, Central State, 9-9-89 ISU returns KO/Punt for TD 0-0 30, Saint Xavier, 9-1-18 Blocked a punt Blocked a punt Eastern Illinois (TD), 9-16-17 Opponent returns KO/Punt for TD 0-0 Indiana State, 10-31-15 Blocked a fi eld goal Blocked a fi eld goal Missouri State, 9-29-18 at Missouri State, 9-23-17 Blocked an extra point attempt Blocked an extra point attempt Saint Xavier, 9-1-18 vs. Western Illinois, 10-6-18

2019 ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRD FOOTBALL GAME NOTES // #BACKTHEBIRDS Game Recaps GAME 15 // at North Dakota State // Dec. 14, 2019 // PAGE 14 Illinois State at Northern Illinois August 31, 2019 // Hancock Stadium // Dekalb, illinois // Attendance: 14,568

ILS NIU Score 10 24 FIRST DOWNS 14 17 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 28-51 35-90 PASSING YDS (NET) 187 299 Passes Att-Comp-Int 32-14-1 33-20-1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 60-238 68-389 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 2-13 2-12 Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-73 2-42 Interception Returns-Yards 1-3 1-32 Punts (Number-Avg) 9-43.8 8-44.5 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0 Penalties-Yards 4-36 8-86 Possession Time 26:46 31:45 Third-Down Conversions 1 of 14 3 of 15 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 2 0 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-1 1-3

Illinois State NIU Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Davis,Brady 8 22 5 17 0 6 2.1 HARBISON, Tre 23 101 2 99 0 17 4.3 Robinson,James 13 25 9 16 0 18 1.2 NETTLES, Jordan 2 4 2 2 0 4 1.0 Proctor,Jeff 6 17 1 16 0 7 2.7 JONES, Marcus 2 2 0 2 0 2 1.0 Blackman,Cole 1 2 0 2 0 2 2.0 Team 3 0 3 -3 0 0 -1.0

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Davis,Brady 14-32-1 187 1 42 1 BOWERS, Ross 20-33-1 299 2 68 3

Receiving No. Yards TD Long Receiving No. Yards TD Long Grimes,Taylor 6 109 1 42 BRINKMAN, Mitch 4 51 0 21 Haley,Braxton 3 31 0 15 RITCHIE, Tyrice 3 102 2 68 Rutkiewicz,Kacp 2 27 0 19 CRAWFORD, Danie 3 75 0 45 Robinson,James 2 10 0 12 TUCKER, Cole 3 29 0 16

Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Bohlken,JT 9 394 43.8 67 2 1 FERENCE, Matt 8 356 44.5 51 3 0

Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Grimes,Taylor 2 13 0 14 TUCKER, Cole 2 12 0 8

Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Proctor,Jeff 3 54 0 20 JONES, Marcus 2 42 0 27 Uphoff,Christia 1 19 0 19

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Kirk,Luther 4-5 9 0.0 0.0 AITKEN, Mark 5-0 5 0.0 0.0 Ridgeway,John 3-5 8 0.0 1.0 PUGH, Kyle 3-2 5 0.0 1.5 Draka,Dylan 3-4 7 0.0 0.0 MCKIE, Jalen 2-2 4 0.0 1.0 Clark,Tuvone 3-4 7 1.0 1.0 JONES-DAVIS, A 2-2 4 0.0 1.0

Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H 1st 04:19 NIU - RICHARDSON, Joh 25 yd field goal, 9-73 4:34 0 - 3 2nd 02:55 ILS - Fenlason,Sam 32 yd field goal, 5-17 1:21 3 - 3 3rd 02:11 NIU - RITCHIE, Tyrice 22 yd pass from BOWERS, Ross (RICHARDSON, Joh kick), 9-92 3:12 3 - 10 4th 14:22 ILS - Grimes,Taylor 42 yd pass from Davis,Brady (Fenlason,Sam kick), 5-75 2:42 10 - 10 14:04 NIU - RITCHIE, Tyrice 68 yd pass from BOWERS, Ross (RICHARDSON, Joh kick), 1-68 0:11 10 - 17 02:31 NIU - MCKIE, Jalen 32 yd interception return (RICHARDSON, Joh kick) 10 - 24

2019 ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRD FOOTBALL GAME NOTES // Twitter (@REDBIRDFB) // Instagram (ISUREDBIRDFB) Game Recaps GAME 15 // at North Dakota State // Dec. 14, 2019 // PAGE 15 Morehead State at NO. 16 Illinois State September 7, 2019 // Hancock Stadium // Normal, illinois // Attendance: 11,256

MOR ILS Score 14 42 FIRST DOWNS 12 26 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 36-106 52-353 PASSING YDS (NET) 146 136 Passes Att-Comp-Int 30-16-2 23-9-2 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 66-252 75-489 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 2-6 4-29 Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-30 2-48 Interception Returns-Yards 2-3 2-42 Punts (Number-Avg) 8-43.4 4-40.5 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-2 Penalties-Yards 6-45 5-58 Possession Time 26:48 33:12 Third-Down Conversions 4 of 16 10 of 15 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 1 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-3 3-3

Morehead State Illinois State Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg AGUERO 12 41 3 38 0 8 3.2 Robinson,James 23 184 6 178 3 34 7.7 SMITH, Jova 9 37 1 36 0 17 4.0 Davis,Brady 9 93 4 89 1 52 9.9 STOUDEMIRE 6 28 0 28 0 8 4.7 Proctor,Jeff 9 57 1 56 0 17 6.2 PAPPAS 5 25 12 13 0 15 2.6 Brown,Pha'leak 3 8 0 8 0 4 2.7

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack PAPPAS 13-27-2 125 2 22 2 Davis,Brady 8-22-2 130 1 46 1 HARDIN 3-3-0 21 0 10 1 Baltz,Jack 1-1-0 6 0 6 0

Receiving No. Yards TD Long Receiving No. Yards TD Long HURST 4 31 0 16 Lombardi,Joey 2 15 0 9 PETERS 3 25 1 14 Grimes,Taylor 1 46 0 46 ADAMS 2 28 0 19 Rutkiewicz,Kacp 1 29 0 29 HUFFMAN 1 22 0 22 Nagel,Austin 1 18 0 18

Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB FOSTER 8 347 43.4 50 3 0 Bohlken,JT 4 162 40.5 45 0 0

Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long HOLDER 2 6 0 6 Woods,Charles 3 31 0 23 Grimes,Taylor 1 -2 0 0

Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long HOLDER 2 30 0 16 Proctor,Jeff 1 26 0 26 Uphoff,Christia 1 22 0 22

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL HOLLAND 7-3 10 0.0 0.0 Taylor,Devin 4-2 6 0.0 0.0 TAYLOR 4-3 7 0.0 1.0 Washington,DeMa 4-2 6 1.0 1.0 BENVIE 3-3 6 1.0 1.5 Simon,Brandon 3-3 6 0.0 0.5 BARONGI 3-3 6 0.0 0.0 Engram,Paul 4-1 5 0.5 0.5

Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H 1st 12:01 ILS - Robinson,James 16 yd run (Fenlason,Sam kick), 7-89 2:59 0 - 7 11:07 ILS - Clark,Tuvone 29 yd interception return (Fenlason,Sam kick) 0 - 14 03:09 ILS - Davis,Brady 52 yd run (Fenlason,Sam kick), 8-98 2:59 0 - 21 2nd 05:06 ILS - Edgar,Andrew 11 yd pass from Davis,Brady (Fenlason,Sam kick), 9-54 4:50 0 - 28 03:17 ILS - Robinson,James 34 yd run (Fenlason,Sam kick), 3-55 0:46 0 - 35 3rd 04:02 MOR - PETERS 3 yd pass from PAPPAS (FOSTER kick), 6-41 1:35 7 - 35 4th 14:23 ILS - Robinson,James 2 yd run (Fenlason,Sam kick), 12-73 4:32 7 - 42 07:25 MOR - EDISON 16 yd pass from PAPPAS (FOSTER kick), 2-16 0:08 14 - 42

2019 ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRD FOOTBALL GAME NOTES // #BACKTHEBIRDS Game Recaps GAME 15 // at North Dakota State // Dec. 14, 2019 // PAGE 16 #12 Illinois state at Eastern illinois September 14, 2019 // O'Brien Field // Charleston, illinois // Attendance: 6,118

ILS EIU Score 21 3 FIRST DOWNS 14 12 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 51-254 39-118 PASSING YDS (NET) 31 79 Passes Att-Comp-Int 11-5-0 28-10-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 62-285 67-197 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 1-3 0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-50 3-61 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 8-37.2 8-37.6 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 3-0 Penalties-Yards 6-70 2-20 Possession Time 32:18 27:42 Third-Down Conversions 4 of 14 1 of 16 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 2 of 5 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 1-3

Illinois State Eastern Illinois Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Robinson,James 23 164 18 146 3 52 6.3 BRANTLEY, John 23 106 57 49 0 26 2.1 Proctor,Jeff 17 77 6 71 0 25 4.2 McCULLOUGH, D 10 36 3 33 0 8 3.3 Davis,Brady 10 50 11 39 0 10 3.9 HAYES-BENEFIELD 4 14 6 8 0 9 2.0 TEAM 1 0 2 -2 0 0 -2.0 WALKER, Chris 1 2 0 2 0 2 2.0

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Davis,Brady 5-11-0 31 0 13 2 BRANTLEY, John 10-27-0 79 0 37 7 WOODBERY, Harry 0-1-0 0 0 0 1

Receiving No. Yards TD Long Receiving No. Yards TD Long Edgar,Andrew 1 13 0 13 HAYES-BENEFIELD 7 44 0 37 Proctor,Jeff 1 10 0 10 LOFTON, Robbie 2 30 0 21 McCloyn,Timothy 1 5 0 5 RICHARDS,Xander 1 5 0 5 Gillum,Robert 1 5 0 5

Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Bohlken,JT 8 298 37.2 44 2 0 GALLOWAY, Stone 4 181 45.2 53 1 0 DELGADO, Josh 4 120 30.0 35 1 0

Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Woods,Charles 1 3 0 3

Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Rutkiewicz,Kacp 1 16 0 16 McCULLOUGH, D 3 61 0 22 Uphoff,Christia 1 34 0 34

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Draka,Dylan 4-3 7 0.0 1.0 JOHNSON, Dy 3-6 9 1.0 3.0 Kirk,Luther 4-2 6 0.0 0.0 CAPUTO, Joe 0-7 7 0.0 0.5 Mends,Aaron 3-3 6 1.0 1.0 COOKS, DeWayne 2-4 6 0.0 1.0 DeForest,Ty 5-0 5 0.0 2.0 CRITTENDEN, Ray 3-2 5 0.0 0.0

Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H 1st 11:12 ILS - Robinson,James 6 yd run (Fenlason,Sam kick), 7-59 3:48 7 - 0 2nd 10:41 ILS - Robinson,James 7 yd run (Fenlason,Sam kick), 13-71 6:45 14 - 0 00:18 EIU - DELGADO, Josh 34 yd field goal, 7-31 2:23 14 - 3 3rd 08:43 ILS - Robinson,James 52 yd run (Fenlason,Sam kick), 2-54 0:50 21 - 3

2019 ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRD FOOTBALL GAME NOTES // Twitter (@REDBIRDFB) // Instagram (ISUREDBIRDFB) Game Recaps GAME 15 // at North Dakota State // Dec. 14, 2019 // PAGE 17 Northern Arizona at No. 10 Illinois State September 21, 2019 // Hancock Stadium // Normal, illinois // Attendance: 9,891

NAU ILS Score 27 40 FIRST DOWNS 21 20 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 26-25 33-115 PASSING YDS (NET) 376 419 Passes Att-Comp-Int 56-32-2 34-22-1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 82-401 67-534 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 1--3 Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-72 1-20 Interception Returns-Yards 1-18 2-61 Punts (Number-Avg) 5-53.2 4-37.0 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-2 Penalties-Yards 6-54 11-79 Possession Time 28:16 31:44 Third-Down Conversions 7 of 18 4 of 12 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 3 1 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-4 6-6

Northern Arizona Illinois State Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg LOGAN, Joe 17 41 1 40 0 7 2.4 Robinson,James 20 106 14 92 2 52 4.6 STINSON, Nate 1 4 0 4 0 4 4.0 Proctor,Jeff 7 29 1 28 0 14 4.0 PORTER, Brandon 1 2 0 2 0 2 2.0 Grimes,Taylor 1 5 0 5 0 5 5.0 COOKUS, Case 7 7 28 -21 0 7 -3.0 TEAM 2 0 4 -4 0 0 -2.0

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack COOKUS, Case 32-56-2 376 4 44 5 Davis,Brady 22-33-1 419 2 53 2 TEAM 0-1-0 0 0 0 0

Receiving No. Yards TD Long Receiving No. Yards TD Long JOHNSON, H. 9 122 0 44 Edgar,Andrew 12 228 2 53 LOGAN, Joe 9 117 3 26 Rutkiewicz,Kacp 4 105 0 42 CHUKWUMEZIE, S. 8 81 1 22 Grimes,Taylor 4 58 0 42 PORTER, Brandon 2 8 0 5 Nagel,Austin 1 21 0 21

Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB ARNSON, DJ 5 266 53.2 65 1 0 Bohlken,JT 4 148 37.0 43 2 0

Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Woods,Charles 1 -3 0 0

Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long STINSON, Nate 4 50 0 21 Proctor,Jeff 1 20 0 20 ALDREDGE, A. 1 22 0 22

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL SWEENEY, A. 8-1 9 0.0 1.0 Isbell,Clayton 8-1 9 1.0 1.0 COOK, Jalen 5-1 6 0.0 0.0 Taylor,Devin 5-2 7 0.0 0.0

Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H 1st 12:56 ILS - Edgar,Andrew 10 yd pass from Davis,Brady (Fenlason,Sam kick), 3-27 1:09 0 - 7 08:40 NAU - LOGAN, Joe 9 yd pass from COOKUS, Case (AGUILAR, Luis kick), 10-65 4:16 7 - 7 05:00 NAU - CHUKWUMEZIE, S. 5 yd pass from COOKUS, Case (AGUILAR, Luis kick), 7-55 2:44 14 - 7 00:12 ILS - Fenlason,Sam 23 yd field goal, 11-69 4:48 14 - 10 2nd 09:35 ILS - Fenlason,Sam 28 yd field goal, 10-63 4:44 14 - 13 04:45 NAU - LOGAN, Joe 5 yd pass from COOKUS, Case (AGUILAR, Luis kick), 6-24 2:24 21 - 13 03:21 ILS - Robinson,James 52 yd run (Fenlason,Sam kick), 3-75 1:24 21 - 20 00:00 ILS - Fenlason,Sam 32 yd field goal, 9-64 1:55 21 - 23 3rd 10:54 ILS - Robinson,James 20 yd run (Fenlason,Sam kick), 3-66 1:24 21 - 30 03:44 ILS - Edgar,Andrew 53 yd pass from Davis,Brady (Fenlason,Sam kick), 1-53 0:09 21 - 37 4th 12:15 NAU - LOGAN, Joe 23 yd pass from COOKUS, Case (COOKUS, Case pass failed), 9-86 3:03 27 - 37 03:21 ILS - Fenlason,Sam 29 yd field goal, 4-5 2:13 27 - 40

2019 ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRD FOOTBALL GAME NOTES // #BACKTHEBIRDS Game Recaps GAME 15 // at North Dakota State // Dec. 14, 2019 // PAGE 18 #1 North Dakota State at #6 Illinois State October 5, 2019 // Hancock Stadium // Normal, illinois // Attendance: 13,391

NDSU ILS Score 37 3 FIRST DOWNS 22 11 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 55-293 31-79 PASSING YDS (NET) 189 121 Passes Att-Comp-Int 15-12-0 20-8-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 70-482 51-200 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 1-8 0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-79 0-0 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 3-38.3 7-43.1 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 3-1 Penalties-Yards 7-66 2-10 Possession Time 35:57 24:03 Third-Down Conversions 8 of 13 3 of 12 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-4 1-2

North Dakota State Illinois State Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Ty Brooks 9 106 0 106 1 53 11.8 Robinson,James 20 98 4 94 0 29 4.7 Saybein Clark 7 47 0 47 0 17 6.7 Brown,Kevin 2 5 0 5 0 4 2.5 Adam Cofield 15 47 1 46 1 13 3.1 Proctor,Jeff 3 5 2 3 0 3 1.0 Trey Lance 7 44 1 43 0 27 6.1 Davis,Brady 6 7 30 -23 0 5 -3.8

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Trey Lance 12-15-0 189 3 42 1 Davis,Brady 8-20-0 121 0 64 4

Receiving No. Yards TD Long Receiving No. Yards TD Long Jimmy Kepouros 4 49 0 29 Rutkiewicz,Kacp 3 83 0 64 C. Watson 3 57 1 42 Robinson,James 3 21 0 18 Ben Ellefson 2 19 1 12 Nagel,Austin 2 17 0 14 Noah Gindorff 1 35 1 35

Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Garret Wegner 3 115 38.3 47 2 0 Bohlken,JT 7 302 43.1 75 1 2

Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Trevor Heit 1 8 0 8

Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Ty Brooks 1 79 0 79

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Jabril Cox 3-3 6 1.0 1.0 Ridgeway,John 5-4 9 0.0 0.0 Jackson Hankey 2-4 6 0.0 2.5 Mends,Aaron 4-4 8 0.0 0.0 Derrek Tuszka 5-0 5 2.0 2.0 Draka,Dylan 4-4 8 0.0 0.0 Tony Pierce 4-0 4 0.0 0.0 Kirk,Luther 6-1 7 0.0 0.0

Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H 1st 11:11 NDSU - Noah Gindorff 35 yd pass from Trey Lance (Griffin Crosa kick), 5-56 1:59 7 - 0 08:20 NDSU - Ty Brooks 53 yd run (James Hendricks rush failed), 3-63 1:13 13 - 0 02:03 ILS - Fenlason,Sam 25 yd field goal, 12-56 6:17 13 - 3 00:07 NDSU - Griffin Crosa 38 yd field goal, 4--3 1:44 16 - 3 2nd 07:17 NDSU - Adam Cofield 4 yd run (Griffin Crosa kick), 9-80 4:56 23 - 3 3rd 02:43 NDSU - C. Watson 42 yd pass from Trey Lance (Griffin Crosa kick), 11-80 5:51 30 - 3 4th 07:32 NDSU - Ben Ellefson 7 yd pass from Trey Lance (Griffin Crosa kick), 15-92 7:47 37 - 3

2019 ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRD FOOTBALL GAME NOTES // Twitter (@REDBIRDFB) // Instagram (ISUREDBIRDFB) Game Recaps GAME 15 // at North Dakota State // Dec. 14, 2019 // PAGE 19 No. 13 Illinois State at Southern Illinois October 12, 2019 // Saluki Stadium // Normal, illinois // Attendance: 5,525

ILS SIU Score 21 7 FIRST DOWNS 18 16 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 45-199 34-148 PASSING YDS (NET) 171 199 Passes Att-Comp-Int 20-13-0 31-20-1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 65-370 65-347 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 2-10 1-7 Kickoff Returns-Yards 0-0 4-74 Interception Returns-Yards 1-17 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 5-34.0 6-44.7 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 3-1 Penalties-Yards 7-65 8-94 Possession Time 33:26 26:32 Third-Down Conversions 1 of 8 3 of 14 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 2 of 5 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 0-3

Illinois State Southern Illinois Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Robinson,James 31 154 4 150 1 20 4.8 Elliott, Romeir 9 111 2 109 1 74 12.1 Proctor,Jeff 9 34 0 34 0 7 3.8 Williams Jr., J 10 48 0 48 0 10 4.8 Davis,Brady 3 19 0 19 1 8 6.3 Cox, Avante 1 14 0 14 0 14 14.0 TEAM 2 0 4 -4 0 0 -2.0 Lyles, Kare 14 19 42 -23 0 7 -1.6

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Davis,Brady 13-19-0 171 1 34 0 Lyles, Kare 20-30-1 199 0 35 9 Robinson,James 0-1-0 0 0 0 0 Baker, Nic 0-1-0 0 0 0 0

Receiving No. Yards TD Long Receiving No. Yards TD Long Haley,Braxton 5 72 0 19 Bonansinga, Sam 5 82 0 25 Rutkiewicz,Kacp 3 80 0 34 Elliott, Romeir 5 7 0 10 Nagel,Austin 2 8 1 6 Cox, Avante 4 43 0 24 Carl,Jacob 1 11 0 11 Lenoir, Landon 3 49 0 35

Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Bohlken,JT 5 170 34.0 38 2 0 Colquhoun, Jack 6 268 44.7 58 3 0

Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Woods,Charles 2 10 0 10 Williams Jr., J 1 7 0 7

Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Cox, Avante 3 64 0 31 Lenoir, Landon 1 10 0 0

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Clark,Tuvone 5-3 8 2.0 2.0 Brown, Qua 9-3 12 0.0 0.0 Kirk,Luther 5-3 8 0.0 0.0 Crider, Cody 8-1 9 0.0 1.0 Lewan,Jason 7-0 7 2.0 2.0 Patterson, Joe 6-1 7 0.0 2.0 Washington,DeMa 4-1 5 0.0 2.0 Harper, Madre 6-0 6 0.0 0.0

Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H 1st 12:26 ILS - Robinson,James 2 yd run (Fenlason,Sam kick), 5-75 2:34 7 - 0 2nd 07:46 ILS - Nagel,Austin 2 yd pass from Davis,Brady (Fenlason,Sam kick), 12-77 5:51 14 - 0 3rd 12:55 SIU - Elliott, Romeir 74 yd run (Cerra, Griffin kick), 1-74 0:12 14 - 7 04:40 ILS - Davis,Brady 6 yd run (Fenlason,Sam kick), 11-95 6:24 21 - 7

2019 ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRD FOOTBALL GAME NOTES // #BACKTHEBIRDS Game Recaps GAME 15 // at North Dakota State // Dec. 14, 2019 // PAGE 20 #10 Illinois State at Western Illinois October 19, 2019 // Hanson Field // Macomb, illinois // Attendance: 2,984

ILS WIU Score 28 14 FIRST DOWNS 15 24 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 42-144 35-105 PASSING YDS (NET) 135 270 Passes Att-Comp-Int 16-10-1 51-34-2 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 58-279 86-375 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 1-1 2-5 Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-17 3-68 Interception Returns-Yards 2-74 1-19 Punts (Number-Avg) 6-38.3 4-45.8 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 3-3 Penalties-Yards 3-18 7-41 Possession Time 31:16 28:44 Third-Down Conversions 4 of 11 11 of 20 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 2 of 3 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-5 2-3

Illinois State Western Illinois Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Proctor,Jeff 14 81 0 81 1 23 5.8 Ratkovich, C. 5 47 2 45 0 22 9.0 Robinson,James 21 72 4 68 3 16 3.2 Schippers, J. 9 40 0 40 0 12 4.4 Haley,Braxton 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Gavin, DeShon 10 28 0 28 1 6 2.8 Davis,Brady 3 3 4 -1 0 3 -0.3 Tate, Tony 2 10 0 10 0 7 5.0

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Davis,Brady 10-16-1 135 0 40 2 Sampson, Connor 34-50-1 270 1 22 3 Tate, Tony 0-1-1 0 0 0 0

Receiving No. Yards TD Long Receiving No. Yards TD Long Proctor,Jeff 2 46 0 40 Ratkovich, C. 7 93 0 22 Haley,Braxton 2 33 0 17 Wahee, George 7 54 1 14 Rutkiewicz,Kacp 2 21 0 13 Tate, Tony 6 40 0 10 Nagel,Austin 1 16 0 16 Drake, Jared 5 26 0 9

Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Bohlken,JT 6 230 38.3 55 3 0 Fellner, Adam 4 183 45.8 52 2 0

Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Woods,Charles 1 1 0 1 Hall, Justin 1 0 0 0 Williams, Ziare 1 5 0 5

Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Brown,Kevin 1 17 0 17 Hall, Justin 2 46 0 32 Drake, Jared 1 22 0 22

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Taylor,Devin 8-2 10 0.0 0.0 Carrera, Eric 4-7 11 0.0 0.0 Woods,Charles 7-1 8 0.0 0.0 Royer, Demetri 3-5 8 0.0 0.0 DeForest,Ty 5-3 8 0.0 1.0 Rehfeld, Tom 4-3 7 0.0 1.0 Draka,Dylan 5-3 8 0.0 0.0 Glisan, Zach 3-2 5 0.0 0.0

Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H 1st 13:54 ILS - Robinson,James 16 yd run (Fenlason,Sam kick), 2-27 0:43 7 - 0 2nd 01:10 ILS - Robinson,James 2 yd run (Fenlason,Sam kick), 10-75 5:40 14 - 0 3rd 03:34 WIU - Gavin, DeShon 2 yd run (Erickson, N. kick), 14-80 5:42 14 - 7 4th 14:17 ILS - Robinson,James 7 yd run (Fenlason,Sam kick), 9-75 4:17 21 - 7 10:58 ILS - Proctor,Jeff 1 yd run (Fenlason,Sam kick), 5-16 2:41 28 - 7 05:57 WIU - Wahee, George 4 yd pass from Sampson, Connor (Erickson, N. kick), 15-72 4:53 28 - 14

2019 ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRD FOOTBALL GAME NOTES // Twitter (@REDBIRDFB) // Instagram (ISUREDBIRDFB) Game Recaps GAME 15 // at North Dakota State // Dec. 14, 2019 // PAGE 21 Indiana State at No. 7 Illinois State October 26, 2019 // Hancock Stadium // Normal, illinois // Attendance: 8,510

INS ILS Score 7 24 FIRST DOWNS 10 14 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 33-79 52-287 PASSING YDS (NET) 70 11 Passes Att-Comp-Int 19-11-0 11-3-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 52-149 63-298 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 2-17 1--6 Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-51 2-40 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 9-32.0 6-40.3 Fumbles-Lost 4-3 2-2 Penalties-Yards 2-19 6-54 Possession Time 26:51 33:09 Third-Down Conversions 4 of 13 8 of 17 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-2 2-2

Indiana State Illinois State Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Haupert, Michae 14 62 5 57 0 13 4.1 Robinson,James 20 180 0 180 2 77 9.0 Childers, Chris 3 10 0 10 0 8 3.3 Proctor,Jeff 21 86 1 85 1 12 4.0 Kerlegrand, Pet 13 13 5 8 0 3 0.6 McCloyn,Timothy 1 16 0 16 0 13 16.0 Collins, Daijon 1 2 0 2 0 2 2.0 Davis,Brady 7 33 28 5 0 16 0.7

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Wilderman, Kurt 11-18-0 70 1 20 0 Davis,Brady 3-11-0 11 0 10 2 TEAM 0-1-0 0 0 0 0

Receiving No. Yards TD Long Receiving No. Yards TD Long Caton, Dakota 3 34 0 20 Rutkiewicz,Kacp 1 10 0 10 Hendrix, Dante 3 18 1 8 Robinson,James 1 3 0 3 Jones II, Dante 2 13 0 7 Nagel,Austin 1 -2 0 0 Collins, Daijon 1 5 0 5

Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Reiner, Travis 9 288 32.0 45 2 1 Bohlken,JT 6 242 40.3 51 1 1

Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Hendrix, Dante 2 17 0 17 Jackson,Jarrell 1 -6 0 0

Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Caton, Dakota 2 46 0 23 Brown,Kevin 2 40 0 27 Hendrix, Dante 1 3 0 0

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Griffith, Jonas 9-3 12 1.0 1.0 DeForest,Ty 6-1 7 0.0 1.0 Thomas, Michael 5-2 7 0.0 0.0 McKnight,Romeo 4-2 6 0.0 0.0 Higgs, Dayveon 4-2 6 0.0 0.0 Ridgeway,John 3-2 5 0.0 0.0 Thompson, Matt 3-3 6 0.0 0.0 Mends,Aaron 2-3 5 0.0 0.0

Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H 2nd 08:31 ILS - Robinson,James 1 yd run (Fenlason,Sam kick), 7-80 4:17 0 - 7 00:19 INS - Hendrix, Dante 6 yd pass from Wilderman, Kurt (Reiner, Travis kick), 8-43 2:22 7 - 7 3rd 08:37 ILS - Fenlason,Sam 38 yd field goal, 4-2 1:28 7 - 10 4th 11:24 ILS - Robinson,James 77 yd run (Fenlason,Sam kick), 6-88 3:33 7 - 17 08:57 ILS - Proctor,Jeff 1 yd run (Fenlason,Sam kick), 5-25 2:23 7 - 24

2019 ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRD FOOTBALL GAME NOTES // #BACKTHEBIRDS Game Recaps GAME 15 // at North Dakota State // Dec. 14, 2019 // PAGE 22 #9 Northern Iowa at #7 Illinois State November 2, 2019 // Hancock Stadium // NOrmal, illinois // Attendance: 6,705

UNI ILS Score 27 10 FIRST DOWNS 17 10 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 41-131 26-75 PASSING YDS (NET) 189 135 Passes Att-Comp-Int 28-14-1 28-13-3 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 69-320 54-210 Fumble Returns-Yards 1-2 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 3-8 0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-20 5-96 Interception Returns-Yards 3-49 1-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 6-37.7 6-40.0 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-1 Penalties-Yards 5-30 4-30 Possession Time 35:15 24:45 Third-Down Conversions 7 of 17 5 of 13 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-5 2-2

Northern Iowa Illinois State Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg McCabe,Nick 15 45 1 44 0 9 2.9 Robinson,James 16 41 2 39 0 8 2.4 Hoosman,Tyler 11 35 0 35 0 6 3.2 Proctor,Jeff 6 34 0 34 0 11 5.7 McElvain,Will 10 38 3 35 0 11 3.5 Rutkiewicz,Kacp 1 2 0 2 0 2 2.0 Allen,Trevor 5 17 0 17 0 6 3.4 Davis,Brady 2 2 1 1 0 2 0.5

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack McElvain,Will 14-28-1 189 3 34 0 Davis,Brady 13-28-3 135 1 26 0

Receiving No. Yards TD Long Receiving No. Yards TD Long Weston, Isaiah 5 68 0 34 Haley,Braxton 6 52 1 16 Graham,Aaron 5 58 0 18 Rutkiewicz,Kacp 2 31 0 26 Lane,Suni 2 43 2 27 Nagel,Austin 2 26 0 15 James, Jaylin 1 11 1 11 Taula,Tanner 2 17 0 11

Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Murphy, Nate 6 226 37.7 46 2 0 Bohlken,JT 6 240 40.0 56 2 0

Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Williams,X 3 8 0 7

Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Hoosman,Tyler 1 20 0 20 Proctor,Jeff 3 50 0 23 Brown,Kevin 2 46 0 25

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Brinkman,Jared 5-2 7 0.0 1.5 Kirk,Luther 8-2 10 0.0 0.0 Lawrence,R 5-1 6 0.0 0.0 McKnight,Romeo 6-3 9 0.0 1.0 Perry,Spencer 4-1 5 0.0 0.0 Draka,Dylan 6-1 7 0.0 0.0 Brown,Omar 4-1 5 0.0 1.0 DeForest,Ty 5-2 7 0.0 0.0

Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H 1st 03:28 UNI - James, Jaylin 11 yd pass from McElvain,Will (Cook, Matthew kick), 7-61 3:28 7 - 0 2nd 14:56 ILS - Haley,Braxton 4 yd pass from Davis,Brady (Fenlason,Sam kick), 9-66 3:24 7 - 7 00:11 UNI - Lane,Suni 16 yd pass from McElvain,Will (Cook, Matthew kick), 5-47 0:42 14 - 7 3rd 00:49 ILS - Fenlason,Sam 34 yd field goal, 7-13 3:18 14 - 10 4th 11:00 UNI - Lane,Suni 27 yd pass from McElvain,Will (Cook, Matthew kick), 9-65 4:49 21 - 10 08:31 UNI - Cook, Matthew 23 yd field goal, 4-3 2:11 24 - 10 05:48 UNI - Cook, Matthew 33 yd field goal, 4-9 2:25 27 - 10

2019 ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRD FOOTBALL GAME NOTES // Twitter (@REDBIRDFB) // Instagram (ISUREDBIRDFB) Game Recaps GAME 15 // at North Dakota State // Dec. 14, 2019 // PAGE 23 No. 11 illinois state at No. 4 south dakota State November 9, 2019 // Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium // Brookings, South dakota // Attendance: 7,211

ILS SDSU Score 27 18 FIRST DOWNS 16 13 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 45-137 32-81 PASSING YDS (NET) 165 179 Passes Att-Comp-Int 17-11-1 26-16-1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 62-302 58-260 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 1--9 2-21 Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-32 6-123 Interception Returns-Yards 1-20 1-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 3-48.0 3-55.0 Fumbles-Lost 2-0 5-3 Penalties-Yards 4-30 6-52 Possession Time 31:04 28:56 Third-Down Conversions 4 of 12 8 of 14 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 0 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 5-5 1-3

Illinois State South Dakota State Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Robinson,James 24 99 1 98 1 16 4.1 Mikey Daniel 10 41 1 40 0 17 4.0 Proctor,Jeff 13 41 8 33 0 12 2.5 Pierre Strong 12 34 5 29 1 7 2.4 Nagel,Austin 1 5 0 5 0 5 5.0 Keaton Heide 9 29 14 15 0 10 1.7 Davis,Brady 5 19 15 4 0 10 0.8 Chase Vinatieri 1 0 3 -3 0 0 -3.0

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Davis,Brady 11-17-1 165 1 44 3 Keaton Heide 15-25-1 171 1 38 3 Pierre Strong 1-1-0 8 0 8 0

Receiving No. Yards TD Long Receiving No. Yards TD Long Taula,Tanner 3 47 0 26 Cade Johnson 11 74 0 16 Rutkiewicz,Kacp 2 21 0 15 Jaxon Janke 2 61 0 38 Robinson,James 2 5 0 5 Adam Anderson 2 36 1 21 Nagel,Austin 1 44 0 44 Mikey Daniel 1 8 0 8

Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Bohlken,JT 3 144 48.0 50 0 0 Ben Dinkel 3 165 55.0 68 1 0

Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Woods,Charles 1 -9 0 0 Jaxon Janke 2 21 0 11

Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Proctor,Jeff 2 32 0 16 Jadon Janke 3 45 0 23 Mikey Daniel 1 36 0 36

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL DeForest,Ty 4-5 9 0.0 1.0 C. Rozeboom 7-7 14 1.0 1.0 Uphoff,Christia 5-1 6 0.0 0.0 Logan Backhaus 2-4 6 0.0 1.0 Kirk,Luther 5-1 6 0.0 1.0 Don Gardner 5-0 5 0.0 1.0 Woods,Charles 4-1 5 0.0 1.0 Michael Griffin 4-1 5 0.0 0.0

Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H 1st 09:06 ILS - Bailey,Tristan 12 yd pass from Davis,Brady (Fenlason,Sam kick), 10-86 4:31 7 - 0 02:18 SDSU - Cole Frahm 43 yd field goal, 15-47 6:43 7 - 3 2nd 12:46 SDSU - C. Rozeboom safety 7 - 5 08:47 SDSU - Adam Anderson 21 yd pass from Keaton Heide (Keaton Heide rush failed), 7-57 3:59 7 - 11 00:04 ILS - Fenlason,Sam 33 yd field goal, 9-66 1:50 10 - 11 3rd 07:28 SDSU - Pierre Strong 4 yd run (Cole Frahm kick), 9-56 5:07 10 - 18 02:37 ILS - Fenlason,Sam 32 yd field goal, 9-69 4:44 13 - 18 4th 12:53 ILS - Fenlason,Sam 37 yd field goal, 5-12 2:40 16 - 18 09:17 ILS - Robinson,James 1 yd run (Himmelman,Drew pass from Davis,Brady), 6-18 3:29 24 - 18 06:33 ILS - Fenlason,Sam 46 yd field goal, 4-3 2:09 27 - 18

2019 ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRD FOOTBALL GAME NOTES // #BACKTHEBIRDS Game Recaps GAME 15 // at North Dakota State // Dec. 14, 2019 // PAGE 24 Missouri State at #7 Illinois State November 16, 2019 // Hancock Stadium // NOrmal, illinois // Attendance: 5,701

MSU ILS Score 12 17 FIRST DOWNS 18 15 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 27-102 48-173 PASSING YDS (NET) 185 65 Passes Att-Comp-Int 36-19-2 14-8-2 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 63-287 62-238 Fumble Returns-Yards 1-13 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 1-0 1-10 Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-93 3-89 Interception Returns-Yards 2-17 2-10 Punts (Number-Avg) 4-49.2 5-38.4 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 3-2 Penalties-Yards 4-30 6-66 Possession Time 25:06 34:54 Third-Down Conversions 1 of 11 6 of 14 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 3 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-3 2-2

Missouri State Illinois State Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Jeremiah Wilson 3 78 0 78 1 74 26.0 Robinson,James 29 163 8 155 0 33 5.3 Myron Mason 9 46 0 46 0 11 5.1 Proctor,Jeff 7 35 0 35 0 9 5.0 Peyton Huslig 14 31 31 0 0 7 0.0 Davis,Brady 3 16 0 16 0 10 5.3 TEAM 1 0 22 -22 0 0 -22.0 Brown,Kevin 2 6 0 6 0 4 3.0

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Peyton Huslig 19-35-2 185 0 19 5 Davis,Brady 8-11-0 65 2 26 0 TEAM 0-1-0 0 0 0 0 Baltz,Jack 0-2-1 0 0 0 1

Receiving No. Yards TD Long Receiving No. Yards TD Long Damoriea Vick 5 48 0 19 Nagel,Austin 2 13 0 16 Lorenzo Thomas 4 33 0 18 Rutkiewicz,Kacp 2 11 1 6 Antwan Woods 3 39 0 15 Taula,Tanner 1 26 0 26 Armand Baker 2 29 0 16 Bailey,Tristan 1 8 1 8

Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Brendan Withrow 4 197 49.2 62 0 2 Bohlken,JT 5 192 38.4 43 1 0

Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Kendall Stewart 1 0 0 0 Woods,Charles 1 10 0 10

Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Damoriea Vick 4 93 0 33 Uphoff,Christia 2 76 0 59 Proctor,Jeff 1 13 0 13

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Titus Wall 6-2 8 0.0 0.0 Draka,Dylan 6-3 9 0.0 0.0 Angelo Garbutt 6-1 7 0.0 2.0 Uphoff,Christia 3-3 6 0.0 0.0 Kam Carter 6-0 6 0.0 0.0 McKnight,Romeo 2-4 6 0.0 1.0 Tyler Lovelace 3-3 6 0.0 0.0 DeForest,Ty 2-3 5 0.0 0.0

Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H 1st 03:58 ILS - Rutkiewicz,Kacp 5 yd pass from Davis,Brady (Fenlason,Sam kick), 10-51 5:04 0 - 7 03:40 MSU - Jeremiah Wilson 74 yd run (Peyton Huslig rush failed), 1-74 0:12 6 - 7 2nd 14:56 ILS - Bailey,Tristan 8 yd pass from Davis,Brady (Fenlason,Sam kick), 8-76 3:39 6 - 14 07:57 MSU - Parker Lacina 38 yd field goal, 4-4 0:58 9 - 14 4th 11:03 ILS - Fenlason,Sam 39 yd field goal, 7-58 3:46 9 - 17 07:05 MSU - Parker Lacina 36 yd field goal, 9-50 3:52 12 - 17

2019 ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRD FOOTBALL GAME NOTES // Twitter (@REDBIRDFB) // Instagram (ISUREDBIRDFB) Game Recaps GAME 15 // at North Dakota State // Dec. 14, 2019 // PAGE 25 No. 6 illinois state at YOungstown state November 23, 2019 // Stambaugh stadium // Youngstown, ohio // Attendance: 9,190

ILS YSU Score 3 21 FIRST DOWNS 10 17 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 41-112 51-187 PASSING YDS (NET) 30 83 Passes Att-Comp-Int 16-3-3 16-8-2 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 57-142 67-270 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 3-27 Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-26 2-45 Interception Returns-Yards 2-6 3-37 Punts (Number-Avg) 7-46.3 5-41.6 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-1 Penalties-Yards 3-45 5-45 Possession Time 27:00 33:00 Third-Down Conversions 0 of 12 6 of 15 Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 3 1 of 3 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-1 2-2

Illinois State Youngstown State Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Robinson,James 22 91 9 82 0 13 3.7 Alessi, Joe 18 105 2 103 0 23 5.7 Jefferson,Bryce 6 38 16 22 0 20 3.7 Waid, Mark 13 67 9 58 0 14 4.5 Brown,Kevin 2808074.0Chapman, B. 8 23 5 18 1 7 2.2 Brown,Pha'leak 1101011.0Craycraft, Joe 6 11 1 10 1 5 1.7

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Baltz,Jack 1-9-2 7 0 7 4 Craycraft, Joe 6-10-1 62 0 19 1 Jefferson,Bryce 2-7-1 23 0 15 2 Waid, Mark 2-5-1 21 0 17 1

Receiving No. Yards TD Long Receiving No. Yards TD Long Robinson,James 1 15 0 15 Emans, Ryan 4 46 0 17 Edgar,Andrew 1 8 0 8 Joiner, Miles 2 23 0 19 Nagel,Austin 1 7 0 7 Turner, C. 2 14 0 10

Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Bohlken,JT 7 324 46.3 57 2 1 DeSalvo, Nick 5 208 41.6 53 1 0

Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Coates, Jake 3 27 0 19

Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Uphoff,Christia 1 26 0 26 Turner, C. 2 45 0 23 Taula,Tanner 1 0 0 0

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Uphoff,Christia 3-6 9 0.0 3.5 Hegedus, Kyle 6-3 9 0.0 0.0 Vandenburgh,Zek 5-3 8 0.0 1.0 Bryant, Terray 3-4 7 0.0 0.0 Mends,Aaron 5-2 7 0.0 0.0 Reed, Justus 6-0 6 2.0 4.0 Draka,Dylan 4-2 6 0.0 0.0 Hoak, Griffin 3-3 6 0.0 1.0

Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H 1st 00:26 YSU - Chapman, B. 6 yd run (McFadden, C. kick), 12-80 7:03 0 - 7 2nd 08:33 ILS - Fenlason,Sam 22 yd field goal, 9-30 4:11 3 - 7 00:13 YSU - Craycraft, Joe 1 yd run (McFadden, C. kick), 12-89 2:50 3 - 14 4th 05:06 YSU - Jones, Zaire 30 yd interception return (McFadden, C. kick) 3 - 21

2019 ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRD FOOTBALL GAME NOTES // #BACKTHEBIRDS Game Recaps GAME 15 // at North Dakota State // Dec. 14, 2019 // PAGE 26 #13 Illinois State at #12 Southeast missouri November 30, 2019 // Houck Stadium // Cape girardeau, Missouri // Attendance: 3,274

ILS SEMO Score 24 6 FIRST DOWNS 17 13 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 59-340 25-109 PASSING YDS (NET) 52 205 Passes Att-Comp-Int 7-4-0 30-17-2 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 66-392 55-314 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-72 3-52 Interception Returns-Yards 2-0 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 4-47.8 4-41.0 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-0 Penalties-Yards 3-20 6-67 Possession Time 36:18 23:42 Third-Down Conversions 6 of 15 2 of 13 Fourth-Down Conversions 3 of 3 1 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-3 1-1

Illinois State Southeast Missouri Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Robinson,James 41 297 0 297 1 49 7.2 CUSTIS, Zion 8 52 3 49 0 26 6.1 Brown,Kevin 8 30 0 30 0 8 3.8 ALEXANDER, D. 1 34 0 34 0 34 34.0 Jefferson,Bryce 7 28 8 20 1 16 2.9 ROBINSON, Mark 3 23 0 23 0 13 7.7 TEAM 3 0 7 -7 0 0 -2.3 ALSTON, Aaron 2 12 0 12 0 9 6.0

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Jefferson,Bryce 4-7-0 52 1 33 1 PYLE, Joe 9-17-0 124 0 45 1 SANTACATERINA 8-13-2 81 0 28 2

Receiving No. Yards TD Long Receiving No. Yards TD Long Lewis,Mitchell 2 12 0 7 WILKERSON, K. 5 114 0 45 Edgar,Andrew 1 33 1 33 SMITH, Zack 4 23 0 11 Robinson,James 1 7 0 7 ALSTON, Aaron 3 32 0 20 CORNETT, Colby 3 17 0 10

Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Bohlken,JT 4 191 47.8 61 2 2 REYNOLDS, Jake 4 164 41.0 46 1 0

Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long

Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Uphoff,Christia 3 72 0 27 CUSTIS, Zion 2 35 0 18 SMITH, Zack 1 17 0 17

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Woods,Charles 5-1 6 0.0 1.0 KNIGHTEN, B. 7-3 10 0.0 0.0 Uphoff,Christia 4-2 6 0.0 0.0 HALL, Zach 2-8 10 0.0 0.5 Taylor,Devin 5-0 5 0.0 1.0 SWIFT, Justin 1-7 8 0.0 0.0 Kirk,Luther 3-2 5 1.0 1.0 ALEXANDER, D. 5-2 7 1.0 1.0

Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H 1st 11:24 ILS - Robinson,James 11 yd run (Fenlason,Sam kick), 6-73 3:36 7 - 0 03:12 SEMO - TILLER, K. 45 yd field goal, 12-68 5:04 7 - 3 2nd 14:04 ILS - Jefferson,Bryce 16 yd run (Fenlason,Sam kick), 8-74 4:02 14 - 3 01:25 ILS - Edgar,Andrew 33 yd pass from Jefferson,Bryce (Fenlason,Sam kick), 11-72 5:09 21 - 3 4th 14:14 SEMO - TILLER, K. 34 yd field goal, 9-63 3:15 21 - 6 03:53 ILS - Fenlason,Sam 46 yd field goal, 6-24 1:53 24 - 6

2019 ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRD FOOTBALL GAME NOTES // Twitter (@REDBIRDFB) // Instagram (ISUREDBIRDFB) Game Recaps GAME 15 // at North Dakota State // Dec. 14, 2019 // PAGE 27 No. 13 illinois state at #9 Central Arkansas December 7, 2019 // Estes stadium // Conway, arkansas // Attendance: 5,127

ILS UCA Score 24 14 FIRST DOWNS 20 15 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 52-254 30-58 PASSING YDS (NET) 75 198 Passes Att-Comp-Int 11-6-0 34-24-3 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 63-329 64-256 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-35 4-59 Interception Returns-Yards 3--5 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 5-43.0 5-39.8 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-1 Penalties-Yards 3-26 8-95 Possession Time 31:45 24:57 Third-Down Conversions 4 of 12 6 of 16 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 2-2

Illinois State UCA Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Robinson,James 37 224 14 210 2 51 5.7 Blackman, Carlo 16 43 8 35 1 9 2.2 Nagel,Austin 1 18 0 18 1 18 18.0 Smith, Breylin 12 28 14 14 0 13 1.2 Jefferson,Bryce 7 30 14 16 0 15 2.3 Crossley, Kierr 2909084.5 Taylor,Devin 4 13 0 13 0 7 3.2

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Jefferson,Bryce 6-11-0 75 0 35 3 Smith, Breylin 24-33-3 198 1 24 4 Barnes, Jarrod 0-1-0 0 0 0 0

Receiving No. Yards TD Long Receiving No. Yards TD Long Edgar,Andrew 2 20 0 12 Blackman, Carlo 5 47 0 12 Robinson,James 2 9 0 6 Ross, Luke 5 45 1 16 Haley,Braxton 1 35 0 35 Blakey, Dwight 5 34 0 17 Rutkiewicz,Kacp 1 11 0 11 Barnes, Jarrod 4 26 0 12

Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Bohlken,JT 5 215 43.0 50 0 0 Wallace, Taylor 5 199 39.8 46 1 0

Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long

Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Uphoff,Christia 2 35 0 14 Myers, Cameron 3 59 0 26 Carmargo, Sam 1 0 0 0

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL McKnight,Romeo 5-2 7 3.0 3.0 Campbell, TJ 4-3 7 1.0 1.5 Clark,Tuvone 2-5 7 0.0 0.0 Rochell, Robert 5-1 6 0.0 1.0 Draka,Dylan 5-1 6 0.0 1.0 Jackson, Juan 5-1 6 0.0 0.0 Kirk,Luther 4-2 6 0.0 0.0 Godfrey, Camero 5-1 6 0.0 2.0

Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H 2nd 14:05 ILS - Nagel,Austin 18 yd run (Fenlason,Sam kick), 10-0 0:00 7 - 0 10:55 ILS - Robinson,James 51 yd run (Fenlason,Sam kick), 3-72 1:08 14 - 0 06:50 UCA - Blackman, Carlo 2 yd run (Godfrey, Camero kick), 11-74 4:00 14 - 7 01:13 ILS - Robinson,James 2 yd run (Fenlason,Sam kick), 7-69 2:36 21 - 7 4th 04:06 ILS - Fenlason,Sam 24 yd field goal, 9-71 3:46 24 - 7 01:32 UCA - Ross, Luke 1 yd pass from Smith, Breylin (Ray, Hayden kick), 8-61 2:28 24 - 14

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RUSHING YARDS • GAME LONGEST COMPLETION • GAME INTERCEPTIONS • GAME KICKOFF RETURNS • GAME 1. 297 – James Robinson at SEMO, 11-30-19 1. 77 – Tre Roberson to Lechein Neblett at UNH, 12-20-14 1. 1 – 21 players; last by Clayton Isbell at 1. 3 – Christian Uphoff at SEMO, 11-30-19 2. 258 – Marshaun Coprich at E. Wash., 12-13-14 2. 55 – Jake Kolbe to Anthony Warrum at C. Arkansas, 11-26-16 Central Ark., 12-7-19 3 – James Robinson at C. Arkansas, 11-26-16 3. 217 – Marshaun Coprich vs. W. Illinois, 12-5-15 3. 51 – Kevin Glenn to Jacob Niete at NW State, 11-28-98 3 – Tevin Allen vs. North Dakota St., 1-10-15 4. 210 – James Robinson at Central Ark., 12-7-19 4. 44 – Matt Brown to James O’Shaughnessy at App. St., 12-1-12 INT. RETURN YARDAGE • GAME 3 – Tevin Allen vs. UNI, 12-6-14 5. 156 – Aveion Cason vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 5. 43 – Dusty Burk to Steve Kostro at Hofstra, 12-4-99 (TD) 1. 45 – Jesse Caesar at E. Illinois, 11-25-06 3 – Josh Burch at E. Wash., 12-8-12 43 – Dusty Burk to Steve Kostro vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 (TD) 2. 41 – Jason Tate at E. Illinois, 11-25-06 3 – Aveion Cason at Hofstra, 12-4-99 RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS • GAME 3. 10 – Galen Scott vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 3 – Jeffrey James at NW State, 11-28-98 1. 4 – Marshaun Coprich at E. Wash., 12-13-14 RECEPTIONS • GAME 4. 7 – Devon Finn at Ga. Southern, 12-11-99 2. 3 – Aveion Cason vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 1. 10 – Tyrone Walker at App. State, 12-1-12 KICKOFF RETURN YARDAGE • GAME 3 – Sam Zanders at NW State, 11-28-98 2. 9 – Anthony Warrum vs. Richmond, 12-11-15 LONGEST INT. RETURNS • GAME 1. 109 – Josh Burch at E. Wash., 12-8-12 9 – Cameron Meredith at E. Wash, 12-13-14 1. 45 – Jesse Caesar at E. Illinois, 11-25-06 2. 87 – James Robinson at C. Arkansas, 11-26-16 RUSHING ATTEMPTS • GAME 9 – Tyrone Walker at E. Wash, 12-8-12 2. 41 – Jason Tate at E. Illinois, 11-25-06 3. 76 – Jason Horton at Y’stown St., 12-2-06 1. 41 – James Robinson at SEMO, 11-30-19 5. 8 – Lechein Neblett at UNH, 12-20-14 3. 20 – Alex Donnelly at E. Wash., 12-13-14 4. 72 – Christian Uphoff at SEMO, 11-30-19 1. 37 – James Robinson at Central Ark., 12-7-19 4. 12 – Mike Banks at E. Wash., 12-13-14 5. 70 – Tevin Allen vs. UNI, 12-6-14 3. 31 – Marshaun Coprich vs. W. Illinois, 12-5-15 RECEIVING YARDS • GAME 5. 10 – Galen Scott vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 4. 30 – Marshaun Coprich at E. Wash., 12-13-14 1. 176 – Tyrone Walker at App. State, 12-1-12 KICKOFF RETURN AVERAGE • GAME 30 – Marshaun Coprich vs. UNI, 12-6-14 2. 152 – Anthony Warrum vs. Richmond, 12-11-15 PASSES BROKEN UP • GAME (MIN. 3 ATT.) 3. 148 – Tyrone Walker at E. Wash, 12-8-12 1. 3 – Collin Keoshian vs. UNI, 12-6-14 1. 36.3 – Josh Burch at E. Wash., 12-8-12 AVERAGE PER RUSH • 4. 147 – Lechein Neblett at UNH, 12-20-14 2. 2 – 10 players; last by Devin Taylor at 2. 30 – Aveion Cason at Hofstra, 12-4-99 GAME (MIN 10 ATT.) 5. 115 – Cameron Meredith vs. UNI, 12-6-14 Central Ark., 12-7-19 1. 8.6 – Marshaun Coprich (30/258) at E. Wash., 12-13-14 LONGEST KICKOFF RETURN • GAME 2. 7.5 – Dusty Burk (10/75) vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS • GAME FUMBLE RECOVERIES • GAME 1. 72 – Josh Burch at E. Wash., 12-8-12 3. 7.4 – Aveion Cason (21/156) vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 1. 2 – Anthony Warrum at C. Arkansas, 11-26-16 1. 1 – 10 players; last by Mike Banks vs. 2. 57 – Tom Nelson at Y’stown St., 12-2-06 4. 7.2 – James Robinson (41/297) at SEMO, 11-30-19 2 – James O’Shaughnessy vs. NDSU, 1-10-15 NDSU, 1-10-15 3. 52 – James Robinson at C. Arkansas, 11-26-16 5. 7.0 – Marshaun Coprich (31/217) vs. W. Ill., 12-5-15 2 – James O’Shaughnessy vs. UNI, 12-6-14 4. 45 – Tevin Allen at E. Wash., 12-13-14 2 – Cameron Meredith vs. UNI, 12-6-14 FIELD GOALS MADE • GAME 5. 42 – Willie Watts at NW State, 11-28-98 LONGEST RUSH • GAME 2 – Tyrone Walker at App. State, 12-1-12 1. 2 – Nick Aussieker at UNH, 12-20-14 42 – Jason Horton at Y’stown St., 12-2-06 1. 74 – Marshaun Coprich at E. Wash., 12-13-14 2 – James O’Shaughnessy at App. State, 12-1-12 2 – Nick Aussieker vs. UNI, 12-6-14 2. 72 – Marshaun Coprich vs. W. Illinois, 12-5-15 2 – Steve Kostro at Hofstra, 12-4-99 2 – Nick Aussieker at E. Wash., 12-8-12 KICKOFF RETURN FOR TD • GAME 3. 51 – James Robinson at Central Ark., 12-7-19 2 – Laurént Robinson at Y’stown St., 12-2-06 None 4. 49 – James Robinson at SEMO, 11-30-19 LONGEST FIELD GOALS MADE 5. 44 – Dusty Burk at Hofstra, 12-4-99 AVERAGE YARDS PER CATCH • GAME 1. 50 – Jake Strader at Ga. Southern, 12-11-99 PUNT RETURNS • GAME (MIN. 3 REC.) 2. 46 – Sam Fenlason at SEMO, 11-30-19 1. 5 – Ryan Szokola vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 PASSING YARDS • GAME 1. 26.2 – James O’Shaughnessy (4/105) vs. UNI, 12-6-14 3. 45 – Nick Aussieker vs. UNI, 12-6-14 2. 3 – Jason Horton at E. Illinois, 11-25-06 1. 382 – Tre Roberson vs. UNI, 12-6-14 2. 26.0 – James O’Shaughnessy (3/78) at App. State, 12-1-12 4. 43 – Sean Slattery at C. Arkansas, 11-26-16 3. 2 – Lechein Neblett vs. North Dakota St., 1-10-15 2. 372 – Matt Brown at E. Wash., 12-8-12 3. 23.5 – Steve Kostro (3/32) at Hofstra, 12-4-99 5. 41 – Nick Aussieker at App. State, 12-1-12 2 – Ryan Szokola at Hofstra, 12-4-99 3. 370 – Tre Roberson vs. Richmond, 12-11-15 4. 21.4 – Jacob Niete (5/107) at NW State, 11-28-98 4. 350 – Dusty Burk at Hofstra, 12-4-99 PATS MADE • GAME PUNT RETURN YARDAGE • GAME 5. 322 – Matt Brown at App. State, 12-1-12 TD’S RESPONSIBLE FOR • GAME 1. 8 – Nick Aussieker at E. Wash, 12-13-14 1. 99 – Ryan Szokola vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 1. 5 – Matt Brown at App. State, 12-1-12 8 – Jake Strader vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 PASSING TOUCHDOWNS • GAME 2. 4 – Tre Roberson vs. North Dakota St., 1-10-15 3. 5 – Nick Aussieker vs. UNI, 12-13-14 PUNT RETURN AVG. • GAME (MIN. 2 1. 5 – Matt Brown at App. State, 12-1-12 4 – Marshaun Coprich at E. Wash.,12-13-14 5 – Nick Aussieker at App. State, 12-1-12 ATT.) 4 – Tre Roberson vs. UNI, 12-6-14 2. 4 – Tre Roberson vs. UNI, 12-6-14 5 – Jake Strader at Hofstra, 12-4-99 1. 19.8 – Ryan Szokola vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 3. 3 – Tre Roberson vs. North Dakota St., 1-10-15 2. 3 – Matt Brown at E. Wash, 12-8-12 3 – Aveion Cason vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 3 – Dusty Burk vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 PUNTING AVERAGE • GAME LONGEST PUNT RETURN 3 – Sam Zanders at NW State, 11-28-98 1. 47.8 – JT Bohlken (4/191) at SEMO, 11-30-19 3 – Dusty Burk vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 1. 48 – Ryan Szokola vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 (TD) COMPLETIONS • GAME 2. 44.4 – Patrick Wright (8/355) at App. State, 12-1-12 2. 21 – Donovan Harden at E. Wash., 12-8-12 1. 31 – Dusty Burk at Hofstra, 12-4-99 3. 43.1 – Reece Attard (8/345) at C. Arkansas, 11-26-16 2. 27 – Matt Brown at E. Wash., 12-8-12 TACKLES • GAME 4. 42.3 – Bobby Kelsey (3/127) at E. Illinois, 11-25-06 PUNT RETURN FOR TD • GAME 3. 22 – Tre Roberson vs. UNI, 12-6-14 1. 16 – Derek Smith at Hofstra, 12-4-99 5. 41.3 – Jake Strader (3/124) at Hofstra, 12-4-99 1. Ryan Szokola vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 4. 21 – Dusty Burk vs. Ga. Southern, 12-11-99 2. 14 – Cameron Siskowic at Y’stown St., 12-2-06 5. 20 – Matt Brown at App. State, 12-1-12 3. 12 – Dontae McCoy vs. North Dakota St., 1-10-15 PUNTS • GAME POINTS • GAME 12 – Pat Meehan vs. North Dakota St., 1-10-15 1. 8 – Reece Attard at C. Arkansas, 11-26-16 1. 24 – Marshaun Coprich at E. Wash., 12-13-14 PASSING ATTEMPTS • GAME 12 – Teddy Corwin at UNH, 1-10-15 8 – Patrick Wright at App. State, 12-1-12 2. 18 – Aveion Cason vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 1. 48 – Matt Brown at E. Wash., 12-8-12 12 – Ben Ericksen at App. State, 12-1-12 3. 7 – Jake Strader at Ga. Southern, 12-11-99 18 – Sam Zanders at NW State, 11-28-98 2. 45 – Kevin Glenn at NW State, 11-28-98 12 – Tim Angsten vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 4. 6 – Jake Strader at NW State, 11-28-98 4. 12 – Anthony Warrum at C. Arkansas, 11-26-16 3. 37 – Dusty Burk at Hofstra, 12-4-99 5. 5 – JT Bohlken at Central Ark., 12-7-19 12 – Marshaun Coprich vs. W. Illinois, 12-5-15 4. 33 – Tre Roberson vs. UNI, 12-6-14 SACKS • GAME 5 – CJ Laros vs. North Dakota St., 1-10-15 12 – Tre Roberson vs. W. Illinois, 12-5-15 33 – Luke Drone at E. Illinois, 11-25-06 1. 3 – Romeo McKnight at Central Ark., 12-7-19 12 – James O’Shaughnessy vs. North Dakota St., 1-10-15 3 – Damian Gregory vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 LONGEST PUNT • GAME 12 – Cameron Meredith vs. UNI, 12-6-14 3. 2 – David Perkins vs. Richmond, 12-11-15 COMPLETION PERCENTAGE • GAME 1. 63 – Jake Strader at Ga. Southern, 12-11-99 12 – James O’Shaughnessy vs. UNI, 12-6-14 2 – Teddy Corwin at E. Wash., 12-13-14 (MIN. 15 ATT.) 2. 61 – JT Bohlken at SEMO, 11-30-19 12 – Tyrone Walker at App. State, 12-1-12 2 – Shelby Harris at E. Wash., 12-8-12 1. .838 – Dusty Burk (31/37) at Hofstra, 12-4-99 3. 59 – Reece Attard at C. Arkansas, 11-26-16 12 – James O’Shaughnessy at App. State, 12-1-12 2 – Derek Smith at Hofstra, 12-4-99 2. .792 – Tre Roberson (19/24) at E. Wash., 12-13-14 4. 54 – Patrick Wright at App. State, 12-1-12 12 – Willy Watts at Hofstra, 12-4-99

3. .705 – Dusty Burk (12/17) vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 5. 51 – Patrick Wright at E. Wash., 12-8-12 12 – Steve Kostro at Hofstra, 12-4-99 4. .667 – Tre Roberson (22/33) vs. UNI, 12-6-14 TACKLES FOR LOSS • GAME 12 – Laurént Robinson at Y’stown St., 12-2-06 5. .656 – Dusty Burk (21-32) vs. Ga. Southern, 12-11-99 1. 3 – Romeo McKnight at Central Ark., 12-7-19 3 – Shelby Harris at E. Wash., 12-8-12 Points Kicking • Game 3 – Damian Gregory vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 1. 11 – Nick Aussieker at E. Wash., 12-13-14 3 – Tim Angsten at Ga. Southern, 12-11-99 11 – Nick Aussieker vs. UNI, 12-6-14

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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 Central Arkansas, 12-7-19 1. 36:46 at Eastern Washington, 12-13-14 2. 56 vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 2. 27 at Eastern Washington, 12-8-12 3 at Eastern Illinois, 11-25-06 2. 36:18 at SEMO, 11-30-19 3. 41 vs. UNI, 12-6-14 3. 25 vs. Richmond, 12-11-15 3. 2 at SEMO, 11-30-19 3. 35:30 vs. UNI, 12-6-14 4. 38 at Appalachian State, 12-1-12 4. 22 vs. UNI, 12-6-14 2 at Eastern Washington, 12-13-14 4. 34:40 at Hofstra, 12-04-99 5. 37 at Hofstra, 12-04-99 5. 21 at Georgia Southern, 12-11-99 2 vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 5. 34:15 at Eastern Washington, 12-8-12

POINTS IN 1ST QUARTER • GAME PASSES ATTEMPTED • GAME PENALTIES • GAME SACKS • GAME 1. 14 vs. UNI, 12-6-15 1. 48 at Eastern Washington, 12-8-12 1. 10 vs. Richmond, 12-11-15 1. 5 at Eastern Washington, 12-8-12 2. 10 at Eastern Washington, 12-13-14 2. 45 vs. Richmond, 12-11-15 2. 8 at Georgia Southern, 12-11-99 2. 4 at Central Arkansas, 12-7-19 10 at Eastern Washington, 12-8-12 45 at Northwestern State, 11-28-98 4 vs. North Dakota State, 1-10-15 4. 40 at Hofstra, 12-04-99 PUNTS • GAME 4 at Eastern Washington, 12-13-14 POINTS IN 2ND QUARTER • GAME 5. 33 vs. UNI, 16-6-14 1. 8 at Appalachian State, 12-1-12 4 at Hofstra, 12-04-99 4 vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 1. 21 at Central Arkansas, 12-7-19 33 at Eastern Illinois, 11-25-06 2. 7 at Georgia Southern, 12-11-99 21 at Hofstra, 12-4-99 3. 6 vs. Richmond, 12-11-15 21 vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 PASSING YARDS • GAME 6 at Northwestern State, 11-28-98 RUSHING DEFENSE • GAME 3. 14 at SEMO, 11-30-19 1. 382 vs. UNI, 12-6-14 5. 5 at Central Arkansas, 12-7-19 1. 18 at Hofstra, 12-4-99 14 at Eastern Washington, 12-13-14 2. 374 at Hofstra, 12-04-99 5 vs. North Dakota State, 1-10-15 2. 30 at Central Arkansas, 12-7-19 3. 372 at Eastern Washington, 12-8-12 5 at Eastern Washington, 12-8-12 3. 51 at Appalachian State, 12-1-12 POINTS AT HALFTIME • GAME 4. 370 vs. Richmond, 12-11-15 4. 59 at Eastern Illinois, 11-25-06 5. 65 vs. UNI, 12-6-14 1. 28 vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 5. 322 at Appalachian State, 12-1-12 PUNT YARDS • GAME 2. 24 at Eastern Washington, 12-13-14 1. 355 at Appalachian State, 12-1-12 24 vs. UNI, 12-13-14 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 24 at Hofstra, 12-04-99 2. .792 (19-24) at E. Washington, 12-13-14 4. 215 at Central Arkansas, 12-7-19 2. 79 at Eastern Illinois, 11-25-06 3. .706 (12-17) vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 5. 200 vs. North Dakota State, 1-10-15 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. 198 at Central Arkansas, 12-7-19 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. North Dakota State, 1-10-15 1. 138 at Eastern Illinois, 11-25-06 5. 13 at Hofstra, 12-04-99 2. 4 vs. UNI, 12-6-14 2 at Hofstra, 12-04-99 2. 256 at Central Arkansas, 12-7-19 3. 3 vs. North Dakota State, 1-10-15 3. 314 at SEMO, 11-30-19 POINTS IN 4TH QUARTER • GAME 3 at Hofstra, 12-04-99 PUNT RETURN YARDS • GAME 4. 335 vs. UNI, 12-6-14 3 vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 1. 135 vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 5. 338 at Central Arkansas, 11-26-16 1. 21 vs. Western Illinois, 12-5-15 2. 25 at Eastern Illinois, 11-25-06 338 vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 2. 15 at Eastern Washington, 12-13-14 3. 21 at Eastern Washington, 12-8-12 3. 14 at Eastern Illinois, 11-25-06 OFFENSIVE PLAYS • GAME 4. 11 at Hofstra, 12-04-99 14 at Youngstown State, 12-2-06 1. 87 at Eastern Washington, 12-8-12 THIRD-DOWN CONVERSIONS • GAME 5. 9 at Georgia Southern, 12-11-9 1. .667 vs. UNI (10-of-15), 12-6-14 5. 13 vs. Richmond, 12-11-15 87 at Northwestern State, 11-28-98 2. .625 at Eastern Washington (10-of-16), 12-13-14 13 vs. North Dakota State, 1-10-14 3. 78 at Eastern Washington, 12-13-14 4. 77 at Hofstra, 12-04-99 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE • GAME 3. .600 vs. Colgate (9-of-15), 11-27-99 FIRST DOWNS • GAME 5. 75 vs. UNI, 12-6-14 1. 22.5 vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 4. .500 vs. North Dakota State, 1-10-15 2. 21.0 at Eastern Washington, 12-8-12 .500 at Youngstown State, 12-2-06 1. 28 at Eastern Washington, 12-13-14 3. 9.0 at Appalachian State, 12-1-12 2. 27 vs. UNI, 12-6-14 TOTAL OFFENSE • GAME 9.0 at Georgia Southern, 12-11-99 3. 26 at Eastern Washington, 12-8-12 1. 564 vs. UNI, 12-6-14 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS • 5. 6.2 at Eastern Illinois, 11-25-06 26 at Hofstra, 12-04-99 2. 542 at Eastern Washington, 12-13-14 GAME (MIN. 2 ATT.) 5. 25 vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 3. 540 at Hofstra, 12-04-99 1. 1.000 at SEMO (3-of-3), 11-30-19 25 at Northwestern State, 11-28-98 4. 520 at Eastern Washington, 12-8-12 KICKOFF RETURNS • GAME 2. .750 at Eastern Washington (3-of-4), 12-13-14 5. 502 at Northwestern State, 11-28-98 1. 7 vs. North Dakota State, 1-10-15 3. .600 at NW State (3-of-5), 11-28-98 2. 6 at Northwestern State, 11-28-98 4. .500 vs. Colgate (2-of-4), 11-27-99 RUSHING ATTEMPTS • GAME 3. 5 at Eastern Washington, 12-13-14 5. .333 at Y’stown St. (1-of-3), 12-2-06 1. 59 at SEMO, 11-30-19 AVERAGE YARDS PER PLAY • GAME 1. 8.5 vs. North Dakota State, 1-10-15 5 at Eastern Washington, 12-8-12 2. 54 at Eastern Washington, 12-13-14 2. 7.5 vs. UNI, 12-6-14 5 at Youngstown State, 12-2-06 3. 52 at Central Arkansas, 3. 7.0 at Hofstra, 12-04-99 4. 51 vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 4. 6.9 at Eastern Washington, 12-13-14 KICKOFF RETURN AVERAGE • GAME 5. 42 vs. UNI, 12-6-14 5. 6.6 vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 1. 31.4 at Youngstown St., 12-2-06 42 at Northwestern State, 11-28-98 2. 29.0 at Eastern Illinois, 11-25-06 3. 25.4 at Eastern Washington, 12-8-12 RUSHING YARDS • GAME FUMBLES LOST • GAME 1. 3 vs. UNI, 12-6-13 4. 24.4 at Eastern Washington, 12-13-14 1. 350 vs. Western Illinois, 12-5-15 2. 1 at Eastern Washington, 12-8-12 5. 21.7 at Northwestern State, 11-28-98 2. 340 at SEMO, 11-30-19 1 at Georgia Southern, 12-11-99 3. 336 at Eastern Washington, 12-13-14 1 at Northwestern State, 11-28-98 FIELD GOALS • GAME 4. 283 at Northwestern State, 11-28-98 1. 2 at New Hampshire, 12-20-14 5. 282 vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 INTERCEPTIONS THROWN • GAME 2 vs. UNI, 12-6-14 2 at Eastern Washington, 12-8-12 RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS • GAME 1. 4 at Eastern Illinois, 11-25-06 4 at Youngstown State, 12-2-06 4. 1 at SEMO, 11-30-19 1. 6 at Eastern Washington, 12-13-14 3. 2 at Eastern Washington, 12-8-12 1 at Central Arkansas, 11-26-16 2. 4 vs. Western Illinois, 12-5-15 2 at Georgia Southern, 12-11-99 1 at Eastern Washington, 12-13-14 3. 3 at Central Arkansas, 12-7-19 2 at Northwestern State, 11-28-98 1 at Appalachian State, 12-1-12 3 vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 1 at Georgia Southern, 12-11-99 3 at Northwestern State, 11-28-98 1 at Hofstra, 12-04-99 1 at Eastern Illinois, 11-25-06

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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’ 1998 scored on fi ve of its fi rst 1999 1999 speed in surrendering 650 touchdowns. He also seven posses sions and rushed eight times for 54 total yards, including 344 on tacked on a couple of yards. A 21-0 second- just 12 pass com pletions. special teams TDs, while the visiting Red Raiders had quarter blitz was too much for the homestanding and Just one of North west ern State’s seven scoring plays little success pen e trat ing a Redbird defense that racked the third-seeded Flying Dutchmen, who spent most of covered less than 29 yards. up four sacks. Illinois State head coach Todd Berry the game playing catch-up. sub stitut ed freely throughout the second half. SCORING SUMMARY SCORING SUMMARY SCOREBOARD 1 2 3 4 FINAL SCORING SUMMARY SCOREBOARD 1 2 3 4 FINAL ILLINOIS STATE (8-4) 0 7 14 7 28 SCOREBOARD 1 2 3 4 FINAL ILLINOIS STATE (11-2) 3 21 13 0 37 Northwestern St. (10-2) 21 0 21 6 48 Colgate (10-2) 0 0 7 6 13 Hofstra (11-2) 7 0 13 0 20 ILLINOIS STATE (10-2) 7 21 21 7 56 FIRST QUARTER FIRST QUARTER NSU – Taylor 29-yard urn (LaToof kick), 13:19 FIRST QUARTER HU – Jones 4-yard run (Johnson kick), 5:57 NSU – Pritchett 35-yard pass from Spangler (LaToof kick), 1:20 ILS – Laurenti 29-yard pass from Burk (Strader kick), 2:49 ILS – Strader 32-yard fi eld goal, 3:15 NSU – Pritchett 60-yard pass from Spangler (LaToof kick), :00 SECOND QUARTER SECOND QUARTER SECOND QUARTER ILS – Killingsworth 20-yard blocked punt return (Strader kick), 9:20 ILS – Watts 4-yard run (Strader kick), 8:38 ILS – Preusker 1-yard pass from Glenn (Strader kick), 3:45 ILS – Cason 16-yard run (Strader kick), 5:44 ILS – Kostro 6-yard pass from Burk (Strader kick), 2:47 THIRD QUARTER ILS – Cason 3-yard run (Strader kick), 2:34 ILS – Watts 5-yard run (Strader kick), 1:41 NSU – Jacquet 1-yard run (LaToof kick), 13:26 THIRD QUARTER THIRD QUARTER ILS – Zanders 4-yard run (Strader kick), 12:59 ILS – Hunter 26-yard pass from Burk (Strader kick), 12:40 HU – Jones 35-yard pass from Carmazzi (kick failed), 13:40 NSU – Jacquet 45-yard run (LaToof kick), 9:54 ILS – Szokola 48-yard punt return (Strader kick), 11:04 ILS – Bardwell 6-yard pass from Buck (kick failed), 7:23 NSU– Sutherland 59-yard pass from Spangler (LaToof kick), 5:45 ILS – Kostro 43-yard pass from Burk (Strader kick), 6:53 HU – Morales 13-yard pass from Carmazzi (Johnson kick), 3:42 ILS – Zanders 2-yard run (Strader kick), 1:12 CU – Ojeda 20-yard pass from McCune (Kutschke kick), 2:22 ILS – Kostro 34-yard pass from Burk (Strader kick), :12 FOURTH QUARTER FOURTH QUARTER NSU – Pritchett 53-yard pass from Spangler (kick failed), 9:29 CU – Joseph 77-yard run (Kutschke kick), 6:14 TEAM STATISTICS ILS – Zanders 14-yard run (Strader kick), 3:12 ILS – Cason 21-yard run (Strader kick), :34 ILS HU First Downs 26 28 TEAM STATISTICS TEAM STATISTICS Rushing Attempts-Yards 37-166 29-102 ILS NSU CU ILS Passing 34-40-1 31-46-1 First Downs 25 22 First Downs 14 25 Passing Yards 374 323 Rushing Attempts-Yards 42-283 45-306 Rushing Attempts-Yards 39-248 51-307 Total Offense 540 425 Passing 18-45-2 12-19-1 Passing 10-19-2 12-17-0 Fumbles-Lost 2-0 2-2 Passing Yards 219 344 Passing Yards 118 165 Penalties-Yards 6-43 4-27 Total Offense 502 650 Total Offense 338 447 Time of Possession 34:40 25:20 Fumbles-Lost 3-1 2-1 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-0 Penalties-Yards 7-85 8-63 Penalties-Yards 5-45 4-36 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Time of Possession 30:07 29:53 Time of Possession 28:29 31:31 RUSHING: (ILS) – Cason 10-59, Burk 8-54, Watts 12-41, James 7-12. (HU) – Jones 14-51, Carmazzi 9-26, Butler INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS 5-20, Jackson 1-5. RUSHING: (ILS) – Zanders 21-135, Glenn 12-71, Cason 5-65, RUSHING: (CU) – Joseph 17-176, Lavoie 5-29, Vena 9-17, Spielman 1-9, Niete 1-5, Watts 2-(-2). (NSU) – Jacquet 11-97, 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. Taylor 13-90, Powell 11-73, Traylor 4-21, Drago 2-8, Sutherland Burk 10-75, Watts 18-54, Spielman 2-(-3). (HU) – Carmazzi 28-35-0-291, Butler 3-11-1-32. 1-8, Bivens 1-6, Spangler 1-2, Black 1-1. PASSING: (CU) – McCune 8-15-1-107, Vena 2-4-1-11. (ILS) – RECEIVING: (ILS) – Garrett 7-90, Cason 7-88, Preusker PASSING: (ILS) – Glenn 18-45-2-219. (NSU) – Spangler 12- Burk 12-17-0-165, Spielman 0-0-0-0. 6-25, Kostro 4-94, Watts 3-4, Hunter 2-36, Niete 2-23, 17-1-344, Patterson 0-2-0-0. Laurenti 1-10, Bardwell 1-6, James 1-(-2). (HU) – Jones 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, RECEIVING: (ILS) – Niete 5-107, Preusker 3-20, Grow 3-15, Rossi 1-17. (ILS) – Garrett 3-26, Cason 3-15, Laurenti 2-33, Maxwell 1-3. Garrett 2-21, Watts 1-29, Kostro 1-23, Beverly 1-6, Schaeve Hunter 2-29, Kostro 1-43, Preusker 1-19. 1-(-1), Zanders 1-(-1). (NSU) – Pritchett 6-192, Black 3-21, TACKLE LEADERS: (ILS) – Smith 5-11-16, Andrade 3-6-9, Sutherland 2-103, Granger 1-28. 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 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. TACKLE LEADERS: (ILS) – Scott 2-9-11, Waugh 2-5-7, Young 1-10-11, Szokola 3-5-8, Gregory 3-2-5. 5-0-5, Szokola 3-2-5. (NSU) – Green 7-5-12, Williams 5-49, Delaney 3-5-8, Slate 3-3-6.

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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 to lead Illinois State to a 24-13 by a 4-yard pass from Luke that would be the last NCAA Division I Football Drone to Laurent Robinson, time the Redbirds would Championship fi rst round but that was the only offense lead the top-seeded and game victory over Eastern 2006 until a fourth quarter rally 2006 eventual national champion 1999 Illinois.With 10:48 left in the which fell short as the Georgia Southern Eagles. game, the EIU defense put Redbirds lost at Youngstown It was the 900th game points on the scoreboard to State 28-21 in a clash in the history of ISU’s program. GSU ripped off 21 take the lead. Defensive back Terrance Sanders answered between Gateway Football Conference teams. YSU took un an swered counters before Jake Strader booted a Tate’s earlier interception return for a touchdown with a commanding 28-7 lead, but the Redbirds added a pair 50-yard fi eld goal for ISU on the last play of the fi rst one of his own for 87 yards to put the Panthers up 13-10. of touchdowns in the fourth quarter to close the defi cit half. Each team added a second-half touchdown, but However, Pierre Rembert would regain the lead for the to 28-21. ISU had one fi nal chance with 2:18 left of the Illinois State had little success penetrating Georgia Redbirds on an 18-yard touchdown run with 2:07 left in the clock, but the Redbirds were unable to get a fi rst down to Southern’s defense and Walter Payton Award-winner game to make the score 17-13 in favor of ISU. To seal the sustain the potential game-winning drive. Adrian Peterson helped GSU control the ball by rushing win, Caesar picked off a Stinson pass and ran it back 45 31 times for 183 yards and three touch downs. yards for a touchdown to 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.

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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.

2019 ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRD FOOTBALL GAME NOTES // Twitter (@REDBIRDFB) // Instagram (ISUREDBIRDFB) Playoff recaps GAME 15 // at North Dakota State // Dec. 14, 2019 // PAGE 33

#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.

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#2 ILLINOIS STATE 36, WESTERN ILLINOIS 19 #7 RICHMOND 39, #2 ILLINOIS STATE 29 #11 CENTRAL ARKANSAS 31, ILLINOIS STATE 24 Dec. 5, 2015 • Normal, Ill. • Hancock Stadium Dec. 11, 2015 • Normal, Ill. • Hancock Stadium Nov. 26, 2016 • Conway, Arkansas • Estes Stadium Attendance: 6,124 Attendance: 5,356 Attendance: 3,165

 GAME SUMMARY  GAME SUMMARY  GAME SUMMARY Redbirds Advance With 36-19 Win Over Western Illinois Redbirds Season Comes To An End With Loss To Richmond UCA’s Fourth Quarter Comeback Eliminates ISU NORMAL, Ill. – After falling behind early in the NORMAL, Ill. –A frantic comeback in the final CONWAY, Ark. – Despite Illinois State (6-6, 4-4 third quarter, the Illinois State football team minutes fell short, as the Redbirds (10-3) fell by MVFC) tallying 17 first-half points and limiting Central Arkansas (10-2, 8-1 SLC) to just seven bounced back for a 36-19 win over Western a score of 39-27 to Richmond (10-3) to see their season come to an end in the FCS Quarterfinals. points, the Bears scored 24 fourth-quarter points Illinois in the second round of the FCS Playoffs After going down 32-14 with 10 minutes to come back and defeat the Redbirds 31-24 at on Saturday afternoon at Hancock Stadium. left in the fourth quarter, the Redbirds converted Estes Stadium Saturday afternoon in the first The Redbirds (10-2) used 217 yards back-to-back touchdown drives to pull within five round of the 2016 FCS Playoffs. rushing from FCS Offensive Player of the Year points at 32-27. ISU quarterback Tre Roberson Anthony Warrum’s two touchdowns helped finalist and Missouri Valley Football Conference 2015 connected with running back Marshaun Coprich 2015 him become the only ISU receiver in school 2016 Offensive Player of the Year Marshaun Coprich for a 12-yard score. Then, after Roberson went history to post 10 or more touchdowns in back- to-back seasons and the first player to record to edge out the Leathernecks (7-6). It was the down after taking a wicked hit and had to sit out one play, backup quarterback Jake Kolbe multiple seasons with 1,000 yards receiving. senior's third straight 200-yard game and his sixth career 200-plus yard performance. scrambled for a 17-yard score on his first, and only, offensive snap of the game. The ISU defense dominated the first-half, limiting the Bears to just six rushing Quarterback Tre Roberson also contributed a solid game on the ground with 111 Richmond then sealed the win with a 28-yard rushing touchdown from running yards and not allowing a first down in the first quarter. yards and two scores. The pair helped the 'Birds outlast a solid performance from WIU back Jacobi Green that clinched the game and sent the program to the FCS Semifinals After a scoreless third quarter, the Bears began their comeback as they blocked a quarterback Sean Maguire, who finished with 341 yards passing with two touchdowns. against the winner of North Dakota State and Northern Iowa. Richmond quarterback momentum-changing punt at the start of the fourth quarter that was picked up by Jakari ISU started off hot with a first quarter touchdown run by Coprich, but a pair of Kyle Lauletta was tremendous, completing 18-of-30 attempts for 369 yards and Dillard on ISU’s four-yard line, and he ran it in for the touchdown to bring the Bears turnovers allowed WIU to keep pace as the Redbirds went into the locker room at touchdown. within a field goal of the Redbirds, 17-14. The Bears followed that up with another score around the 10-minute mark to take the lead for the first time, 21-17. Following the halftime with a 7-6 lead following a pair of field goals by the Leathernecks' Luke Otto. ISU was led by the passing attack of Roberson, who was solid and accurate throughout most of the night on his way to a 25-of-42 finish for 370 yards and two score, the Bears shook things up opting for the onside kick that was recovered by UCA The Leathernecks came out firing in the second half with a 91-yard drive on their touchdowns with one interception. His main target, Anthony Warrum, finished with nine at ISU’s 36-yard line. Despite a big stop by the Redbird defense inside the red zone, first possession of the half to take a 12-7 lead following the blocked extra point attempt. catches for 152 yards and one score, while Christian Gibbs hauled in a career-best UCA was still able to kick a 28-yard field goal to widen its lead to a touchdown, 24-17. However, the 'Birds answered immediately with a 10-play, 75-yard drive capped off by eight catches for a career-high 96 yards. In a mere one minute 38 seconds, the ‘Birds fought back on a four-play, 81-yard a five-yard rushing score from Roberson. The signal-caller then found Anthony Warrum The Spiders got off to a hot start, taking the ball 73 yards down the field on scoring drive that was highlighted-by a 55-yard touchdown reception from Jake Kolbe in the end zone on the ensuing two-point conversion to make the score 15-12 in favor their opening drive, but the Redbird defense held them to a field goal. After a quick to Warrum to tie the game at 24-24. With a minute and a half remaining, the Bears of the Redbirds. three-and-out by ISU, the Spiders capped off another long drive with a Broadus rushing answered back, returning Reece Attard’s punt 39 yards to ISU’s four-yard line, before Antwon Wells ran the ball into the end zone for a touchdown to break the tie and climb Warrum finished with 107 yards and a touchdown on six catches. The touchdown score from 13 yards out for a 10-0 lead heading into the second quarter. Roberson led the ISU offense on a bounce-back touchdown drive, connecting with ahead 31-24. was the 14th on the year for Warrum, who now holds the ISU single season touchdown Warrum from 20 yards on a corner route toward the back of the end zone. The Spiders catches record after breaking a tie at 13 with Rickey Garrett (1998). were then held to another Yoder field goal, this time from 24 yards out, for a 13-7 lead.  SCORING SUMMARY The touchdown drive ended up being a springboard for the Redbirds, as they It looked like that would be the score heading into the break, but a lightning-quick 87- SCOREBOARD 1 2 3 4 FINAL marched the field on their next possession and Roberson outsprinted several yard drive in under two minutes capped off by a two-yard touchdown run from Jacobi ILLINOIS STATE (6-6) 10 7 0 7 24 defenders up the right sideline for a 22-12 lead. The team was able to match a WIU Green gave the Spiders a 19-7 lead at halftime. Central Arkansas (10-2) 0 7 0 24 31 touchdown to make it 22-19 on the next drive with a 21-yard strike from Roberson to ISU struck first in the second half with a five-yard touchdown run by Coprich, set FIRST QUARTER Warrum. Coprich then sealed the game with a 72-yard rushing touchdown with under up by a 26-yard catch from Warrum and a 23-yard grab by Gibbs. The Spiders quickly answered, though, when Lauletta hit Green on a wide open screen pass in which the ILS – Corbin 31-yard run (Slattery kick), 11:35 five minutes remaining in the fourth quarter. running back sprinted 35 yards for a score and a 25-14 lead. Green would later add an ILS – Slattery 43-yard fi eld goal, 6:05 insurance touchdown with a 27-yard score in the fourth quarter for the 32-14 lead. SECOND QUARTER  SCORING SUMMARY UCA – Smith 1-yard pass from Hildebrand (Cummins kick), 6:51 SCOREBOARD 1 2 3 4 FINAL ILS – Warrum 4-yard pass from Kolbe (Slattery kick), 5:45  SCORING SUMMARY FOURTH QUARTER Western Illinois (7-6) 3 3 6 7 19 SCOREBOARD 1 2 3 4 FINAL ILLINOIS STATE (10-2) 7 0 8 21 36 UCA – Dillard 4-yard punt return (Cummins kick), 14:06 Richmond (10-3) 10 9 6 14 39 UCA – Smith 2-yard pass from Hildebrand (Cummins kick), 9:51 ILLINOIS STATE (10-3) 0 7 7 13 27 UCA – Cummins 28-yard fi eld goal, 8:04 FIRST QUARTER ILS – Warrum 55-yard pass from Kolbe (Slattery kick), 6:22 ILS – Coprich 3-yard run (Slattery kick), 6:31 FIRST QUARTER UCA – Wells 4-yard run (Cummins kick), 1:28 WIU – Knuffman 41-yard fi eld goal, 4:19 RICH– Yoder 19-yard fi eld goal, 10:08 SECOND QUARTER RICH – Broadus 13-yard run (Yoder kick), 4:33  TEAM STATISTICS WIU – Knuffman 43-yard fi eld goal, 5:49 SECOND QUARTER THIRD QUARTER ILS UCA ILS – Warrum 20-yard pass from Roberson (Slattery kick), 11:37 First Downs 16 14 WIU – Lenoir 22-yard pass from McGuire (Knuffman kick blocked), 6:31 RICH– Yoder 24-yard fi eld goal, 6:59 Rushing Attempts-Yards 40-126 37-70 ILS – Roberson 5-yard run (Warrum pass from Roberson), :53 RICH – Green 2-yard run (Yoder kick blocked), :16 Passing 14-29-0 18-36-1 FOURTH QUARTER THIRD QUARTER Passing Yards 208 268 ILS – Roberson 32-yard run (Slattery kick), 11:16 ILS – Coprich 5-yard run (Slattery kick), 5:36 Total Offense 69-334 73-338 Fumbles-Lost 3-2 0-0 WIU – Acklin 26-yard pass from McGuire (Knuffman kick), 9:56 RICH – Green 35-yard pass from Lauletta (Yoder kick failed), 2:41 ILS – Warrum 21-yard pass from Roberson (Slattery kick), 5:53 Penalties-Yards 2-18 5-30 FOURTH QUARTER Time of Possession 32:36 27:24 ILS – Coprich 72-yard run (Slattery kick), 4:14 RICH – Green 27-yard run (Yoder kick), 10:00 ILS – Coprich 12-yard pass from Roberson (Slattery kick), 6:39  INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS  TEAM STATISTICS ILS – Kolbe 17-yard run (Roberson rush failed), 3:23 RUSHING: (ILS) – Corbin 14-71-1, Towns 18-61, Schnell 1-10, Robinson 1-(-6), WIU ILS RICH – Green 28-yard run (Yoder kick), 2:19 Kolbe 7-(-10). (UCA) – Blackman 9-31, Ledet 9-31, Hildebrand 5-14, Wells First Downs 16 21 9-9-1, Warren 1-2, Wilson 1-(-10). Rushing Attempts-Yards 24-18 51-310  TEAM STATISTICS PASSING: (ILS) – Kolbe 14-29-0-208-2. (UCA) – Hildebrand 18-36-1-268-2. Passing 22-43-1 10-23-2 RICH ILS Passing Yards 341 132 First Downs 26 21 RECEIVING: (ILS) – Warrum 3-75-2, Fowler 1-47, Schnell 5-45, Gibbs 3-17, Total Offense 67-359 74-482 Rushing Attempts-Yards 25-157 26-78 Towsn 1-12, Clements 1-12. (UCA) – Wilson 2-75, Smith 6-61-2, McMillian 2-42, Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0 Passing 19-31-1 25-45-1 WEll 1-39, Cox 3-30, Moore 1-10, Blackman 1-6, Dauksch 1-5, Warren 1-0. Penalties-Yards 2-15 2-15 Passing Yards 399 370 Time of Possession 24:18 35:42 Total Offense 66-566 71-448 TACKLE LEADERS: (ILS) – Spack 4-5-9, Rivera 2-5-7, Conley 2-5-7, Kocour 4-2-6, Bello 2-3-5. (UCA) – Sharp 7-2-9, Garner 6-2-8, Spurlock 3-3-6, Odum Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0 3-2-5, Smith 2-24.  INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Penalties-Yards 1-10 10-71 RUSHING: (WIU) – Watson 18-41, Westbrook 1-5, McShane 1-3, Smith 1-2, Time of Possession 30:38 29:22 McGuire 2-(-12). (ILS) – Coprich 31-217-2, Roberson 13-111-2, Moreira 6-23.  INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS PASSING: (WIU) – McGuire 22-43-1-341-2. (ILS) – Roberson 10-23-2-132-1. RUSHING: (RICH) – Green 20-137-3, Broadus 6-28-1, Fisher 1-4, Lauletta 5-(- 6) (ILS) – Roberson 10-36, Coprich 14-30-1, Kolbe 1-17, Jefferson 1-(-5). 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 PASSING: (RICH) – Lauletta 18-30-1-369-1, David Broadus 1-1-0-30-0. (ILS) – 1-12, Gibbs 1-10. Roberson 25-45-1-370-2.

TACKLE LEADERS: (WIU) – Taylor 6-8-14, Nichols 8-1-9, Griffi th 5-2-7, RECEIVING: (RICH) – Brown 5-141, Diggs 5-80, Hudson 2-24, Abell 1-35, Spearman 4-2-6, Brott 2-4-6. (ILS) – Meehan 3-6-9, Donnelly 0-8-8, Harris Green 1-35-1, Jacob 1-30, Wilkins 1-24, Fisher 1-17, Collins 1-13. (ILS) – 6-1-7, Glass 5-1-6, Corwin 2-4-6. Warrum 9-152-1, Gibbs 8-96, Jefferson 3-58, Coprich 3-37-1, Fowler 1-15.

TACKLE LEADERS: (RICH) – Jones 8-1-9, Jordan 5-2-7, Joward 5-1-6, Oguniyi 5-1-6, Craig 5-1-6. (ILS) – Rivera 8-1-9, Estime 6-2-8, Harris 5-1-6, Donnelly 3-2-5, Meehan 2-3-5.

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2019 NCAA Division I Football Championship

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final November 30 December 7 December 13/14 December 21 January 11

#1 *North Dakota St. (12-0)

*Nicholls St. (8-4) 3:30 p.m. (ESPN3) *North Dakota St., 37-13

4 p.m. (ESPN3) Nicholls St., 24-6

North Dakota (7-4) Saturday, Dec. 14 Noon (ESPN)

#8 *Central Ark. (9-3)

*Southeast Mo. St. (9-3) 3 p.m. (ESPN3) Illinois St., 24-14

2 p.m. (ESPN3) Illinois St., 24-6

Illinois St. (8-4)

#5 *Montana St. (9-3)

*Albany (NY) (8-4) 3 p.m. (ESPN3) *Montana St., 47-21

1 p.m. (ESPN3) Albany (NY), 42-14

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#4 *Sacramento St. (9-3)

*Austin Peay (9-3) 9 p.m. (ESPN3) Austin Peay, 42-28

1 p.m. (ESPN3) Austin Peay, 42-6

Furman (8-4)

Toyota Stadium #3 *Weber St. (9-3) Frisco, Texas

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#6 *Montana (9-3)

*Southeastern La. (7-4) 3 p.m. (ESPN3) Montana, 73-28

4 p.m. (ESPN3) Southeastern La., 45-44

Villanova (9-3)

#7 *South Dakota St. (8-4)

*UNI (8-4) 2 p.m. (ESPN3) UNI, 13-10

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