Illinois State Football 38 ALL-AMERICANS • 15 NFL DRAFT PICKS • 308 MVFC SELECTIONS • THREE-TIME MVFC CHAMPIONS • SEVEN FCS PLAYOFF APPEARANCES 2017 SCHEDULE #4/6 North Dakota State at #21/25 Illinois State Date Opponent (TV) Time/Result Date: Nov. 18, 2017 Sept. 2 BUTLER (ESPN3) W, 45-0 Time: Noon CT Sept. 16 at Eastern Illinois (OVCDN) W, 44-13 Sept. 23 at Missouri State* (ESPN3) W, 34-9 Site: Normal, Illinois Sept. 30 INDIANA STATE* (ESPN3) W, 24-13 Stadium: Hancock Stadium (13,391) Oct. 7 at Northern Arizona (NAU TV) L, 16-37 Series: NDSU leads 7-2 Oct. 14 at Southern Illinois* (ESPN3) L, 7-42 Streak: NDSU won 5 Oct. 21 #4 SOUTH DAKOTA* (NBCSC/ESPN3) W, 37-21 Last: NDSU won 31-10 in Fargo on Oct. 1, 2016 Oct. 28 at #19 Youngstown State* (ESPN3) W, 35-0 North Dakota State Illinois State Listen: Redbird Radio Network (AM 1230, FM 93.7) Nov. 4 #15 WESTERN ILLINOIS* (ESPN3) L, 14-31 Bison Redbirds Streaming Audio: GoRedbirds.com & TuneIn App Nov. 11 at #5 South Dakota State* (ESPN3) L, 24-27 (OT) Watch: NBC Sports Chicago/ESPN3 Nov. 18 #4 NORTH DAKOTA STATE* (NBCSC/ESPN3) Noon 9-1, 6-1 MVFC 6-4, 4-3 MVFC Home games in CAPS. All times Central. THE GAME * Missouri Valley Football Conference game It all comes down to this for the Redbirds, who need a victory to improve their win total to seven NBCSC - Game broadcast on NBC Sports Chicago and potentially earn a spot in the FCS playoffs for the fourth-consecutive season. However, the ESPN3 - Game streamed on ESPN3 on Valley TV task ahead of them is daunting with seven-time MVFC champion and fourth-ranked North Dakota State heading to Hancock Stadium on Senior Day. ILLINOIS STATE COACHES Brock Spack (f) Head Coach THE SERIES Spence Nowinsky (f) Defensive Coordinator/DL Illinois State and North Dakota State will meet for the 10th time in the series Saturday, with the Dan Clark (f) Co-Offensive Coordinator/OL Bison holding a 7-2 advantage over the Redbirds. ISU won its only two games against the Bison Billy Dicken (pb) Co-Offensive Coordinator/QB in 2009-10 in head coach Brock Spack's first two seasons at the helm, but NDSU has picked up Lamar Conard (f) RB wins in the last five meetings including the thrilling 2014 FCS National Championship Game. Cody Deti (f) DB Khenon Hall (f) Asst. DB PLAYERS TO WATCH Kane Keirnan (f) WR Illinois State: James Robinson, RB, So. Moose McClain (f) Assoc. Head Coach/FB,TE Robinson scored a pair of , including the game-tying score that sent the game to Jake Schoonover (pb) LB,ST overtime at South Dakota State. Robinson rushed for 83 yards on 15 carries to up his season Corey Shandrick (pb) Asst. WR total to 837 yards, which ranks him third in the MVFC this season. His 11 touchdowns are tied for Game location: f - field, pb - press box second overall, and his 83.7 yards per game are fourth-most among league ball carriers.

North Dakota State: Easton Stick, QB, Jr. Redbird sports NETWORK Stick was named MVFC Offensive Player of the Week, after going 11-of-12 passing for a career- Dick Luedke, play-by-play high 307 yards and one with no turnovers last Saturday against South Dakota. Stick Ted Schmitz, analyst also rushed seven times for 39 yards with a touchdown, as the Bison rolled up 647 yards of total Craig Bertsche, sideline offense on the Coyotes. The Valley on ESPN3 THE @REDBIRDFB PROGRAM Kurt Pegler, play-by-play  7 FCS playoff appearances (1998, 1999, 2006, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016) Chris Highland, analyst  5-time FCS quarterfinalists (1999, 2006, 2012, 2014, 2015) Zach Dietmeier, sideline  2-time FCS semifinalists (1999, 2014)  The team is 43-10 at home under Spack's guidance and 26-4 at Hancock Stadium since 2013  Athletics communications The team tied a program-record cumulative GPA of 2.94 in the Spring 2017 semester Mike Williams (football contact) Assistant Athletics Director/Communications HEAD COACH BROCK SPACK O: (309) 438-7748 | C: (309) 825-8828 When Brock Spack was named the 20th head coach in Illinois ILLINOIS STATE YEAR-BY-YEAR [email protected] | @ISU_mcwilli 2009...... 6-5 State football history prior to the 2009 season, it did not just mark 2010...... 6-5 2011...... 7-4 Mary Lee Gibson (secondary contact) the beginning of a new era in Redbird Football, but it also signaled 2012...... 9-4 (FCS quarterfinals) Graduate Assistant/Communications 2013...... 5-6 the beginning of an entirely new belief system for the type of football 2014...... 13-2 (FCS runner-up) O: (309) 438-5746 | C: (773) 320-2981 program that Illinois State could field. Since that time, the Redbirds have 2015...... 10-3 (FCS quarterfinals) [email protected] | @maryleeg1 2016...... 6-6 (FCS first round) posted eight winning campaigns in the last nine seasons, including a 2017...... 6-4 13-2 record in 2014 on way to the FCS National Championship game. TOTAL...... 68-39 (.635) Fax: (309) 438-5634 | Press Box: (309) 438-0636 Spack has guided the Redbirds to three-straight playoff appearances WINS BREAKDOWN Home...... 43-10 and four in the past five seasons overall. Spack ranks second in ISU Away...... 25-28 Neutral...... 0-1 program history in wins (68) and has the best winning percentage Conference (regular season)...... 45-26 Non-Conference (regular season)...... 18-9 among coaches with more than one year. FCS Playoffs...... 5-4 2017 ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRD FOOTBALL GAME NOTES // #BACKTHEBIRDS MEDIA INFORMATION GAME 11 // North Dakota State // NOV. 18, 2017 // 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 office at (309) 438-7748. Founded...... 1857 NORTH DAKOTA STATE GAME WEEK SCHEDULE Enrollment...... 20,784 Nickname...... Redbirds Sunday 12 Monday 13 Tuesday 14 Wednesday 15 Thursday 16 Friday 17 Saturday 18 Colors...... Red (PMS 186) & White Film Study and OFF DAY Media Luncheon Player/Coach Player/Coach Walk Through North Dakota State Practice Kaufman Football Interviews Interviews No player/coach at Illinois State Mascot...... Reggie Redbird No player/coach Building – Noon Available after practice No player/coach availability Noon CT Affiliation...... NCAA Division I availability (approx. 5:30 p.m.) availability ...... Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Player/Coach Interviews Brock Spack Show Conference...... Missouri Valley Football Available after practice Schooners 6-7 p.m. Facility (capacity)...... Hancock Stadium (13,391) (approx. 5:30 p.m.) University President...... Dr. Larry Dietz Director of Athletics...... Larry Lyons NCAA Faculty Representative ...... Dr. Jeri Beggs REDBIRD SPORTS NETWORK COACHING STAFF WJBC (AM 1230, FM 93.7), the flagship station of Illinois State athletics, will serve as the host of the Redbird Head Coach...... Brock Spack (Purdue, 1983) Sports Network. Record at ISU...... 68-39 (Ninth Year) Career Record...... Same • WJBC AM 1230, FM 93.7 (BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL) Assoc. Head Coach/DC...... Spence Nowinski (DL) • WJEZ FM: CLASSIC HITS 98.9 (PONTIAC) Co-Offensive Coordinator...... Dan Clark (OL) ...... Billy Dicken (QB)

Assistant Coaches...... Lamar Conard (RB) AUDIO STREAMING ...... Cody Deti (DB) All Illinois State football games will be streamed live on GoRedbirds.com via the media portal. Click on the ...... Khenon Hall (Asst. DB) FANS tab and the audio link or the direct link off the football schedule. All games and coaches shows will ...... Kane Kiernan (WR) also be available on the TuneIn App for free...... Greg McLain (TE/HB) ...... Jake Schoonover (LB, ST) ...... Corey Shandrick (Off. Asst.) WEEKLY MEDIA LUNCHEONS Director of Football Operations...... Alicia Mays Each Tuesday during the season, Illinois State hosts a media luncheon in the team room of the Kaufman Athletic Trainer (interim)...... Dane Langellier Football Building. The luncheon begins promptly at noon, with comments from head coach Brock Spack. Equipment Manager...... Nick Watson Video from the press conference will be available at GoRedbirds.com before 5 p.m. Strength & Conditioning Coach...... Jim Lathrop Video Coordinator...... Rick Geitz Football Secretary...... Pam Merna REQUESTING CREDENTIALS Credentials (game and parking) can be obtained by contacting the Athletics Communications Office, Campus Box 7130, Normal, IL, 61790-7130. Requests must be received on official letterhead at least two days prior WEEKLY MEDIA LUNCHEONS to the game. Passes that are not mailed will be available at the Will Call window at the main ticket gate on Tuesday, Aug. 29 at noon the East side of the stadium 90 minutes prior to kickoff. Tuesday, Sept. 5 at noon Tuesday, Sept. 12 at noon PRACTICE PROCEDURES Tuesday, Sept. 19 at noon Tuesday, Sept. 26 at noon Most practices are open to the media, but only the first 15 minutes are available to photographers/ Tuesday, Oct. 3 at noon videographers. For all other media, it is recommended that an advance call be made to the athletics Tuesday, Oct. 10 at noon communications office to check on the status of practice for a particular day. Tuesday, Oct. 17 at noon Tuesday, Oct. 24 at noon REGULAR-SEASON INTERVIEW POLICIES Tuesday, Oct. 31 at noon Tuesday, Nov. 7 at noon  Head Coach: Brock Spack will do general interviews following practice Tuesday-Thursday. All other Tuesday, Nov. 14 at noon requests for interviews must be submitted to the athletics communications office at least 24 hours prior to the scheduled interview. THE BROCK SPACK SHOW  Assistant Coaches: Arrangements should be made through the athletics communication office. Most Illinois State football fans can mark their calendars for interviews will be conducted after practice Tuesday-Thursday. Thursdays during the 2017 football season, as Schooners  Players: All interviews with players will take place at the media luncheon or after practice Tuesday and will host and WJBC 1230-AM will broadcast The Brock Wednesday. Media should request players at least 24 hours in advance. Players who attend the Tuesday Spack Show live each week from 6-7 p.m. luncheon will not be available following practice that day. The long-time home to the weekly coaches show,  Postgame: The Illinois State locker room is closed at all times. Head coach Brock Spack and Schooners is located at 810 East Grove Street in requested players will be brought to the designated interview area. At home, the postgame media Bloomington, and sits just off the corner of Grove and conference will take place on the fourth floor of the Hancock Stadium press box. Clinton Streets. POST GAME INTERVIEW PROCEDURES Shows will begin Thursday, Aug. 31. Every following Postgame interviews following home contests are conducted in the Hancock Stadium press box (fourth floor). Thursday throughout the season, Coach Spack and a special player guest will join co-hosts Dick Luedke and A golf cart is available to transport representatives from the visiting team to the interview area. TV lighting is Ted Schmitz for the hour to talk about the previous week's also provided and there is wireless Internet access in the room. game and the upcoming opponent for the Redbirds. After road games, representatives will be brought to a designated area. The locker room is closed at all times.

2017 ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRD FOOTBALL GAME NOTES // @REDBIRDFB GENERAL NOTES GAME 11 // North Dakota State // NOV. 18, 2017 // PAGE 3 THIS WEEK'S OPPONENT TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON  North Dakota State University is located in Fargo, North Dakota, and has an enrollment of NDSU ILS 14,358 students. The Bison are members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference and play Scoring 409 280 their home games at Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome (19,000).  The Bison are led head coach Chris Klieman (Northern Iowa, 1990), who is in his fourth Points Per Game 40.9 28.0 season as the head coach at North Dakota State (49-6). Since taking over as head coach, Points Allowed Per Game 12.8 19.3 Klieman has guided the Bison to four-consecutive MVFC titles and to the program’s fourth and First Downs 221 204 fifth straight national championships in 2014-15. Rushing Yards Per Game 267.1 190.2  NDSU heads into the game with a 9-1 record and a No. 4 national ranking in the latest STATS Rushing Defense Per Game 88.4 92.5 FCS Top 25 Poll. The Bison have been dominant all season, winning by an average margin of Passing Yards Per Game 196.0 213.0 33 points in their nine victories. The lone blemish on NDSU's resume comes in the form of a 33-21 loss at No. 8 South Dakota State two weeks ago in the Dakota Marker game. Passing Defense Per Game 151.4 218.9  North Dakota State clinched at least a share of its seventh straight Missouri Valley Football Total Offense Per Game 463.1 403.2 Conference championship with last week's win over South Dakota. NDSU can win its third Total Defense Per Game 239.8 311.4 outright title (2012, 2013) with a win over the Redbirds or losses by NDSU, South Dakota State Int. Thrown/Opp. Int. Thrown 7/14 10/9 and Northern Iowa. Sacks By/Allowed 33/11 29/24  The Bison running attack returned with a vengeance last week with 340 yards on the ground Kickoff Return Avg. 22.0 26.0 against South Dakota. Ty Brooks rushed nine times for a career-high 152 yards and three touchdowns, and the Bison scored a total of six touchdowns on the ground. Punt Return Avg. 4.6 5.3  Easton Stick, defensive back Jalen Allison and offensive lineman Tanner Volson Fumbles Lost/Gained 6/9 10/7 were named Missouri Valley Football Conference players of the week by the league. The trio Penalties 55-495 54-424 each had strong performances for the Bison in their 49-14 rout of South Dakota last week. Avg. Time of Possession 33:06 32:51 3rd-Down Conversions 54/117 (46%) 47/142 (33%) THE LAST TIME THEY MET (OCT. 1, 2016) 4th-Down Conversions 9/13 (69%) 9/16 (56%) After taking a 10-7 lead early in the second quarter, Illinois State looked ready to give No. 1 ranked North Dakota State a hard time on its home field, however the Bison reeled off 24 HONORS AND WATCH LISTS unanswered points to defeat the No. 18-ranked Redbirds by a score of 31-10 in front of a crowd Davontae Harris - DB of 18,907 at Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome. Jake Kolbe went 23-for-35, throwing for 285 ● STATS FCS Preseason All-America second team yards including an 18-yard touchdown reception to junior wide receiver Anthony Fowler. Fowler ● STATS FCS Buck Buchanan Award watch list shattered his previous career best in receiving yards topping out at 119 yards on a then career- ● MVFC Preseason All-Conference best six receptions. ● Senior Bowl watch list Dean Helt - OL ONE FINAL TIME IN THE NEST ● MVFC Offensive Lineman of the Week (Oct. 23) For 22 seniors, today's game against the Bison could be the last they play in front of their home Alec Kocour - DB crowd at Hancock Stadium. This group of dedicated seniors helped change the direction of the ● MVFC Preseason All-Conference ISU football program, with back-to-back MVFC titles in 2014-15, an appearance in the 2014 NCAA Dalton Keene - DL FCS National Championship game, three-consecutive playoff appearances and a total of 35 wins. ● MVFC Preseason All-Conference Spencer Schnell - WR With one final win over No. 4 North Dakota State, this group could also throw its name into the ● MVFC Preseason All-Conference conversation for a fourth-consecutive appearance in the FCS Playoffs, something that has never ● MVFC Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 22) been accomplished in program history. Sean Slattery - K ● MVFC Preseason All-Conference (HM) GETTING DEFENSIVE ● MVFC Special Teams Player of the Week (Sept. 24) The match up between the Redbirds and Bison will get extremely defensive, as the two teams ● MVFC Special Teams Player of the Week (Oct. 22) sport two of the better defensive units in all of FCS football. Both are particularly strong against the run, as they rank 1-2 in the MVFC in rushing defense and No. 8 (NDSU - 88.4) and No. 10 (ILS - 92.5) nationally. The Bison also rank first in Valley Football and No. 2 in the FCS in total TEAM INFORMATION defense (239.8), while the Redbirds ranks second in the MVFC and No. 16 nationally (311.4). 2016 Record...... 6-6 Home...... 4-2 Away...... 2-4 FIRST TIME PICKERS 2016 Missouri Valley Football Record...... 4-4 The Redbird defense forced a pair of off of dangerous SDSU quarterback Taryn 2016 Missouri Valley Football Finish...... T-4th Christion, and both fell in the to the hands of players who had never recorded a pick to date. On Letterwinners Returning/Lost...... 48/21 South Dakota State’s first possession of the game, defensive end Matt Swaine tipped a pass at Starters Returning/Lost...... 14/8 the line of scrimmage and the ball popped up in the air before Devin Taylor dove under it for his Specialists Returning/Lost...... 1/3 first career INT. Then, at the end of the third quarter, senior defensive end Adam Conley batted an attempt at the line and fell under it for his first career pick.

2017 ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRD FOOTBALL GAME NOTES // #BACKTHEBIRDS GENERAL NOTES GAME 11 // North Dakota State // NOV. 18, 2017 // PAGE 4 2017 VALLEY FOOTBALL STANDINGS TAKING IT TO THE HOUSE VALLEY OVERALL Redshirt freshman Christian Uphoff became just the sixth player in Illinois State history to return W L PCT W L PCT a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown. After South Dakota State took a 17-7 lead, Uphoff took the North Dakota State 6 1 .857 9 1 .900 kickoff from five yards deep in the end zone and brought the ball out. He broke a tackle and then South Dakota State 5 2 .714 8 2 .800 used a pivotal block from Ty DeForest and raced down the sideline nearly untouched for the first Northern Iowa 5 2 .714 6 4 .600 kickoff return for a score for the Redbirds since 2014. Uphoff is the first ISU player to return a South Dakota 4 3 .571 7 3 .700 kickoff 100 yards for a score since Josh Burch achieved the feat against Indiana State in 2013. Western Illinois 4 3 .571 7 3 .700 Illinois State 4 3 .571 6 4 .600 BROADNAX EARNS FIRST CAREER START Youngstown State 3 4 .429 5 5 .500 Southern Illinois 2 5 .286 4 6 .400 All week long, redshirt freshman Malachi Broadnax took snaps with the first team unit preparing Missouri State 2 5 .285 3 7 .300 for a possible start against No. 5 South Dakota State. On Friday, he was told he would make Indiana State 0 7 .000 0 10 .000 his first career start behind center and he nearly led the Redbirds to an upset road win over the Jackrabbits on his first try. Broadnax was steady for the Redbird offense, as he completed 10-of-18 pass attempts for 102 yards, while rushing for 63 yards. He had a long run of 22 yards THIS WEEK IN VALLEY FOOTBALL in the contest, and his 19-yard run late in the fourth quarter set up James Robinson’s game tying Saturday, Nov. 18: touchdown that sent the game into overtime.  North Dakota State at Illinois State Noon  Missouri State at Youngstown State 11 a.m. SCORING QUICK  Southern Illinois at Western Illinois 1 p.m. Recent Redbird teams have had a tough time getting started in games and have had to be late-  South Dakota State at South Dakota 2 p.m. game winner. However, this year’s team seems to be adept at jumping out to early leads, while  Indiana State at Northern Iowa 4 p.m. holding opponents to very few points in the first quarter. ISU has outscored its opponents 65-20 in the first quarter this season and the Redbirds are 5-1 when leading after the first quarter. The ‘Birds have also been strong coming out of the locker room, outscoring opponents 83-58 in the REDBIRD MVFC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK third quarter through 10 contests this season.  Sean Slattery - Special Teams (9/24/17)  Spencer Schnell - Offense (10/22/17) DRASHANE DOES IT AGAIN  Sean Slattery - Special Teams (10/22/17) For the second week in a row, senior defensive back DraShane Glass came up with a big  Dean Helt - Offensive Line (10/23/17) when his team needed it the most. Against Youngstown State, Glass came away with a diving interception in the end zone that led to an 80-yard touchdown drive for the Redbirds. 2017 MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL Against Western Illinois, Glass stepped in front of a WIU receiver and picked off quarterback Sean CONFERENCE PRESEASON POLL McGuire at the ISU 33 yard line. The ISU offense proceeded to drive 67 yards on 11 plays to take 1. North Dakota State (21) 380 a 14-0 lead into the locker room at the half. The interception was the second of the season for 2. South Dakota State (19) 379 Glass and the eighth of his career, the most by any active Redbird. 3. Youngstown State 290 4. UNI 255 PETKOVICH FINDS PAYDIRT 5. Illinois State 246 In his first two seasons at Illinois State, junior tight end Tylor Petkovich recorded just nine total 6. Western Illinois 188 receptions in 25 games for the Redbirds. The 2017 season has already been a career-best for 7. South Dakota 182 Petkovich, who now has 21 receptions for 219 yards through nine contests for ISU. However, he 8. Southern Illinois 132 added another first in ISU’s game against WIU as he caught the first touchdown of his career, a 9. Missouri State 81 four-yard score from Jake Kolbe. 10. Indiana State 67 RUNNING PAST THE PENGUINS For the second-straight week, the Illinois State rushing attack was dominant and rushed for nearly 300 yards. The duo of Markel Smith (124) and James Robinson (117) paced the attack and they became the first duo to both run for over 100 yards since Dec. 5, 2015, when Marshaun Coprich (217) and Tre Roberson (111) achieved the feat in the FCS playoffs against Western Illinois.

MCCOWN MAKES GOOD It’s always good to be in the right place at the right time, and senior defensive lineman Matt McCown was the beneficiary of one such happenstance of luck in the Redbirds’ win at Youngstown State. Just six minutes into the game, Tyree Horton sacked YSU quarterback Nathan Mays and forced a fumble that popped in the air landed in the arms of McCown, who rumbled 26 yards for the defensive score to widen the ISU lead to 14-0 at the time. The score was the first of McCown’s career and the third defensive score for the Redbirds this season. 2017 ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRD FOOTBALL GAME NOTES // @REDBIRDFB GENERAL NOTES GAME 11 // North Dakota State // NOV. 18, 2017 // PAGE 5 RANKING THE WINS MEMORABLE MOMENTS VS. NORTH DAKOTA STATE Following victories over then fourth-ranked South Dakota and No. 21 Youngstown State, the Redbirds logged back-to-back top-25 wins for the first time this season, as their only ranked wins Oct. 3, 2009 at North Dakota State of the year. Illinois State’s Homecoming win over No. 4 South Dakota was the Redbirds' highest Eyad Salem tied a school record with 14 ranked win since their 2014 National Championship run. Illinois State topped then-ranked No. 1 catches, including three on Illinois State's New Hampshire, 21-18 in Durham, New Hampshire. Additionally, the homecoming victory was the final scoring drive, as the Redbirds outlasted first ranked win of the 2017 campaign and the first win over a ranked opponent since Nov. 5, 2016 North Dakota State, 27-24. Salem finished when ISU topped No. 11 Western Illinois, 31-26 on the road. Illinois State’s momentum continued the game with 172 yards receiving with a on the road at No. 21 Youngstown State, when the Redbirds blanked the Penguins, 35-0. The touchdown in the victory over the Bison. shutout was the first Valley shutout of the year and only the second shutout in the series history Oct. 16, 2010 at Illinois State against Youngstown State with the first coming in 1997. A big hit by senior E.J. Jones in the third quarter forced a fumble and turned the game REDBIRD TRIO WIN WEEKLY VALLEY HONORS in Illinois State's favor, as the Redbirds Spencer Schnell, Sean Slattery and Dean Helt each had standout performances in Illinois defeated No. 14 North Dakota State, 34-24. State’s big Homecoming win over No. 4 South Dakota. Their efforts each earned each of them Jones' forced fumble wasn't the only big play MVFC Player of the Week honors. Schnell set a career-high with 191 yards receiving on just he made on defense, as he also intercepted seven receptions and scored the game’s first two touchdowns to win Offensive Player of the Week two passes against the Bison. Junior Ashton plaudits. For the third time this season, Slattery made three field goals and finished the game with Leggett also rushed for 148 and scored a 13 total points for the Redbirds in the win over the Coyotes to earn Special Teams Player of the pair of touchdowns on the ground. Week honors for the second time this year. Lastly, Helt graded out at 88 percent and was credited Nov. 17, 2012 at Illinois State with five knockdowns, while not allowing a sack to be named the Offensive Lineman of the Week. No. 11 Illinois State tallied 318 yards of total

offense, but came up short as the Redbirds RE-ESTABLISHING THE RUNNING GAME fell to defending FCS national champion and Through the first three games of the season, the Illinois State running attack rushed for over 150 top-ranked North Dakota State, 38-20, in the yards or more and scored at least three touchdowns in three victories. However, the Redbirds regular season finale at Hancock Stadium. found that success hard to maintain, as they could not crack the 150-yard mark in the next three contests and did not have a rushing touchdown. Against No. 4 South Dakota, Illinois State was Jan. 10, 2015 in Frisco, Texas able to re-establish its running game and amassed a season-high 331 yards on the ground. ISU is A 58-yard touchdown run by Tre Roberson now 5-0 this season when rushing for over 150 yards and just 1-3 when falling below that mark. with 1:38 left in the game gave the Redbirds a late lead, before Bison quarterback Carson TIMELY TURNOVERS Wentz scored from five yards out with 37 South Dakota quarterback Chris Streveler had totaled 25 touchdowns, 187 pass attempts and seconds left to come away with a 29-27 win 98 carries without committing a turnover heading into Saturday’s game against Illinois State. at Toyota Stadium. However, the Redbird defense was finally able to get the Coyotes’ standout signal caller to turn the ball over for the first two times this season. Senior safety Alec Kocour out-leaped a USD receiver late in the first quarter to record the first interception of the season off Streveler and the fifth of his career at ISU. Fellow senior Davontae Harris added the second interception of the day and iced the Redbird victory with an interception late in the fourth quarter, his second of the season. Tre Roberson ROBINSON RUNS WILD The Redbirds struggled running the ball the past few weeks, but James Robinson put an end to that rushing drought in ISU’s 37-21 win over No. 4 South Dakota. The sophomore tailback from Rockford, Illinois, was held to just 39 yards on the ground at the half, but exploded for 154 yards in the second half to help the Redbirds rush for a season-best 331 yards as a team. Robinson broke free for a 47-yarder on ISU’s first possession of the second half and later added a 14-yard touchdown run late in the quarter for his first score of the game. He then sealed the game with career-long 87-yard touchdown run with 5:42 left in the contest to cap off a career-best 193-yard rushing effort against the Coyotes.

2017 ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRD FOOTBALL GAME NOTES // #BACKTHEBIRDS GENERAL NOTES GAME 11 // North Dakota State // NOV. 18, 2017 // PAGE 6 NCAA DIVISION I FCS A WELCOME HOMECOMING NATIONAL RANKINGS After a pair of tough road losses and games away from home in four of the five previous weeks, the Redbirds welcomed a return home to face nationally-ranked South Dakota for Homecoming TEAM STATISTICS RANK AVG. 2017. An impassioned pregame speech from former captain Dontae McCoy and a raucous crowd fired up the Redbirds, who dominated in the second half to come away with a 37-21 Total Offense T-41 403.2 win over the Coyotes. Over the past nine seasons, the Redbirds have had a lot of success on Rushing Offense 28 190.2 Homecoming with a 7-2 in that time under the leadership of Brock Spack. Those seven wins Passing Offense 53 213.0 are part of a streak of 14 wins in the last 20 Homecoming games played dating back to 1998. Team Passing Efficiency 66 123.41 Scoring Offense 46 28.0 KEENE CONTINUES TO IMPRESS Total Defense 16 311.4 Facing high-powered offenses seems to get senior defensive lineman Dalton Keene fired up Rushing Defense 10 92.5 to play. Keene recorded a season-high 10 tackles, recorded a sack on NAU star quarterback Passing Yards Allowed 67 218.9 Case Cookus, and finished the game with a career-high three tackles-for-loss against the Team Passing Efficiency Defense 32 117.18 high-powered Lumberjacks. He then followed that up with seven tackles and two sacks against Scoring Defense 22 19.3 previously undefeated South Dakota and standout quarterback Chris Streveler. He now leads Turnover Margin 88 -0.40 the Redbirds with six sacks and 10.5 tackles for loss on the season. 3rd Down Conversion Pct 85 0.331 4th Down Conversion Pct 36 0.563 POINTS KEEP COMING FOR SLATTERY 3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense 11 0.310 For the third time this season, senior placekicker Sean Slattery made three field goals and 4th Down Conversion Pct Defense T-61 0.500 finished the game with 13 total points for the Redbirds in the win over South Dakota. Slattery Red Zone Offense 95 0.718 connected from 47 yards just before halftime to give ISU a three-point lead at the break and Red Zone Defense 42 0.773 then added a 33-yarder in the fourth quarter to extend the lead to six points at 27-21. He later Net Punting 90 33.96 iced the game with his second make from 40-plus, a 45-yarder that capped the scoring at Punt Returns 96 5.26 37-21. Slattery is now 13-for-16 on field goal attempts this season and he is 5-for-6 from 40 Kickoff Returns 4 25.96 yards or more. He ranks No. 6 in the FCS in field goals per game (1.44), No. 12 in field goal First Downs Offense T-38 204 percentage (.813) and No. 19 in scoring (7.7 ppg) and First Downs Defense 17 162 Fewest Penalties Per Game T-23 5.40 JT TO THE RESCUE Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game 13 42.40 Freshman punter JT Bohlken was home for the weekend and was not an original part of ISU’s Time of Possession 11 32:50 travel squad for its road contest at Southern Illinois. However, he got a call on Friday when regular ISU punter Zach Breen fell ill and got in his car and traveled to Carbondale, Illinois, INDIVIDUALS IN THE TOP 40 RANK AVG. from his home in Jefferson City, Missouri, to serve as the team’s punter for the first time in his Zach Breen - Punting 48 40.4 career at ISU. Despite the short notice, Bohlken rose to occasion punting seven times for an Christian Gibbs - Receiving Touchdowns 49 5 average of 44.6 yards per punt against the Salukis. He pinned SIU inside the 20 yard line once, had two punts of over 50 yards and booted a long punt of 56 yards to lead the way for the Christian Gibbs - Receiving Yards Per Game 48 71.7 Redbirds on special teams. Dalton Keene - Fumbles Recovered 14 2 Dalton Keene - Sacks 39 .67 SETTING THE TONE Jake Kolbe - Completions Per Game 44 17.22 With starting wide receiver Christian Gibbs out of the game due to injury, the receiving corps Jake Kolbe - Passing Yards 28 2,025 needed someone to step up to fill the void on the outside. Redshirt freshman transfer Antonio Jake Kolbe - Passing Yards Per Game 33 225.0 Hadden, Jr., made the most of his first real opportunity for playing time against the Salukis, Jake Kolbe - Passing Yards Per Completion 34 13.06 as he caught five passes for 97 yards for the Redbirds. The former Florida Atlantic wide out Jake Kolbe - Total Offense 40 227.6 affectionately known as “Tone” by his teammates sparked the Redbird passing offense in the James Robinson - Rush Yards Per Carry 26 5.67 third quarter and his day included a 41-yard reception. James Robinson - Rushing Touchdowns 15 9 James Robinson - Rushing Yards 24 724 ARTISS TAKES ADVANTAGE James Robinson - Rushing Yards Per Game 26 83.8 Needing a spark for his team, redshirt freshman running back and kick returner Artiss James Robinson - Total Touchdowns 26 9 Henderson made the most of his opportunity late in the game. Taking the ball two yards deep Spencer Schnell - Punt Returns 42 5.8 in his own end zone, Henderson ran left and picked up a few blocks, before making a defender Spencer Schnell - Receiving Yards 38 676 miss and sprinting down the far sideline for an 83-yard gain all the way to the NAU 17 yard line. Spencer Schnell - Receiving Yards Per Game 36 75.1 The return resulted in three points for the Redbirds, as Sean Slattery connected on his third Spencer Schnell - Receptions Per Game 28 5.6 field goal of the contest. The kickoff return was the longest for the Redbirds since 2014, when Sean Slattery - Field Goal Percentage 12 .813 Tevin Allen returned one 95 yards for a touchdown against South Dakota State in 2014. Sean Slattery - Field Goals Per Game 6 1.44 Sean Slattery - Scoring 19 7.7 Markel Smith - Rush Yards Per Carry 31 5.39

2017 ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRD FOOTBALL GAME NOTES // @REDBIRDFB GENERAL NOTES GAME 11 // North Dakota State // NOV. 18, 2017 // PAGE 7 CLARK STEPS UP STATS FCS TOP 25 POLL Defensive end Tuvone Clark has certainly made the most of his opportunity the last two weeks Team (first-place votes) Record Prv Rank 1. James Madison (163) 10-0 1 starting in the place of a banged-up Jason Harris. Through the first two games of the season, 2. Jacksonville State 9-1 2 3. Central Arkansas 9-1 3 Clark recorded three tackles and a TFL in a reserve role in a pair of wins for the Redbirds. 4. North Dakota State* 9-1 5 However, in the last three contests he has tallied 13 tackles, two sacks and 3.0 TFLs in three 5. Sam Houston State 9-1 4 6. South Dakota State* 8-2 6 starts at defensive end. Clark set a career-best with 1.5 sacks against Indiana State and now 7. Wofford 9-1 8 ranks third on the team in sacks and fourth in TFLs on the season. 8. North Carolina A&T 10-0 9 9. Western Illinois* 7-3 11 10. Stony Brook 8-2 12 GO BIG OR GO HOME 11. Elon 8-2 7 12. Weber State 8-2 14 Through the first three games of the season, the majority of the scoring came on the ground 13. Grambling State 9-1 13 with at least three rushing touchdowns scored in each contest. Against Indiana State, the big- 14. Southern Utah 8-2 15 15. South Dakota* 7-3 10 play passing offense stole the show and eventually resulted in a Redbird victory. Quarterback 16. New Hampshire 7-3 18 Jake Kolbe connected twice with senior wide receiver Christian Gibbs for long touchdown 17. Samford 7-3 16 18. Eastern Washington 6-4 19 strikes, with the first going for 54 yards and the second resulting in a 77-yard score. The 19. McNeese 8-2 20 77-yard connection was the longest for both Kolbe and Gibbs in their careers, and each set 20. Furman 7-3 21 21. ILLINOIS STATE* 6-4 17 career-highs as Kolbe finished with 345 passing yards and Gibbs tallied 189 receiving yards 22. Kennesaw State 9-1 23 against the Sycamores. 23. Northern Arizona 7-3 24 24. UNI* 6-4 25 25. Nicholls 8-2 NR FOURTH QUARTER HEROICS () - indicate first-place votes With Illinois State clinging to an 11-point lead with 4:47 remaining in the fourth quarter, Indiana * Mis souri Valley Football Conference member State had no choice but to go for a fourth-down conversion after an Adam Conley sack put 2017 Illinois State opponent Indiana State 17 yards back. Coming out of a timeout, the Sycamores’ Isaac Hunter launched FCS COACHES POLL the ball down field to the 40-yard line, before Davontae Harris made the driving grab for his Team (first-place votes) Record Prv Rank third career interception and first of the season. With less than five minutes remaining in the 1. James Madison (26) 10-0 1 2. Jacksonville State 9-1 2 game, the No. 2 defense in the country sealed the game up for the Redbirds on their way to a 3. Central Arkansas 9-1 3 4-0 start. 4. Sam Houston State 9-1 4 5. South Dakota State* 8-2 5 6. North Dakota State* 9-1 6 BLOCKING THE BEARS T-7. North Carolina A&T 10-0 7 T-7. Wofford 9-1 8 Despite giving up an early touchdown, the Redbird defense held the Bears to a mere nine 9. Weber State 8-2 12 points in the Valley opener, thanks to a blocked PAT and field goal in the match up. Senior Matt 10. Western Illinois* 7-3 13 11. Grambling State 9-1 11 McCown cut the Bears’ opening drive short by stopping the extra point early in the first quarter. 12. Stony Brook 8-2 15 Fellow senior Adam Conley kept the momentum in favor of the Redbirds by blocking a 26-yard 13. Samford 7-3 14 14. New Hampshire 8-2 16 field goal attempt in the second quarter. The Redbirds had just three blocked kicks all of last 15. Elon 8-2 9 season, and are well on their way to passing that total this season. 16. South Dakota* 7-3 10 17. Nicholls 8-2 17 18. Southern Utah 8-2 19 RUSHING TOUCHDOWN TRIFECTA 19. McNeese 8-2 18 20. Eastern Washington 6-4 21 For the third time this season, the Redbirds’ offense scored at least three rushing touchdowns 21. Kennesaw State 9-1 23 22. Monmouth 9-1 22 in its win at Missouri State. In Illinois State’s previous two games, the scoring was spread 23. Northern Arizona 7-3 24 among all quarters. However, the Redbirds’ controlled the third quarter against Missouri State, 24. Furman 7-3 RV rushing for three touchdowns consecutively. Markel Smith scored from six yards before James 25. ILLINOIS STATE* 6-4 20 Robinson ran for an eight-yard touchdown. Jake Kolbe completed the trifecta with a seven- () - indicate first-place votes * Missouri Valley Football Conference member yard touchdown run, solidifying the win. Robinson and Smith have each rushed for at least one 2017 Illinois State opponent touchdown in each of the Redbirds’ wins this season, further solidifying the two-headed rushing attack for ISU. REDBIRDS IN THE POLLS STATS COACHES Preseason 20 18 GO FOR FOUR Week 1 18 15 When Illinois State heard its name called on the NCAA FCS selection show in 2016, the Week 2 18 14 Week 3 14 12 Redbirds punched their third-straight ticket to the FCS playoffs for the first time in program Week 4 12 8 history. ISU made its seventh playoff appearance overall, and had previously advanced to the Week 5 11 7 Week 6 17 15 playoffs in back-to-back seasons in 1998-99. The four playoff appearances in the last five years Week 7 24 24 for the Redbirds is also unprecedented for the ISU football program. Week 8 16 21 Week 9 12 13 Week 10 17 20 Week 11 21 25

2017 ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRD FOOTBALL GAME NOTES // #BACKTHEBIRDS DEPTH CHART GAME 11 // North Dakota State // NOV. 18, 2017 // PAGE 8 START CHART OFFENSE POS NO NAME HT WT CL SGP CGP HOMETOWN Offense LT 71 Drew Himmelman 6-10 300 RFr. 9 9 Geneseo, Ill. Player 2017 Career 67 Cole Anderson 6-4 285 RFr. 10 10 Gurnee, Ill. LG 73 Erik Mikkelson 6-3 305 So. 8 8 Oswego, Ill. Anderson 2 2 75 Jared Rients 6-5 310 So. 5 7 Minonk, Ill. Biegalski 3 3 C 58 Dean Helt 6-5 300 Sr. 8 32 Dane, Wis. 72 Garrett Hirsch 6-2 295 RFr. 8 8 Towanda, Ill. Broadnax 1 1 RG 61 Chad Kanugh 6-6 310 Jr. 10 19 Franklin, Wis. Fowler 8 13 79 Trey Georgie 6-5 305 RFr. 10 10 Lawrence, Kan. Gibbs 6 26 RT 53 Donavin O'Day 6-6 305 Jr. 10 12 Fort Wayne, Ind. 67 Cole Anderson 6-4 285 RFr. 10 10 Gurnee, Ill. Gillum 3 3 TE 85 Tylor Petkovich 6-6 245 Jr. 10 35 St. John, Ind. Hirsch 4 4 87 Robert Gillum 6-5 255 RFr. 10 10 Kansas City, Mo. WR 11 Spencer Schnell 5-9 185 Jr. 10 25 Elkhart, Ind. Helt 6 6 84 Andy Mills 5-11 175 Sr. 10 12 Jacksonville, Ill. Hendershot 2 2 WR 19 Anthony Fowler 6-1 175 Sr. 9 34 Woodland Hills, Calif. 88 Antonio Hadden, Jr. 6-2 205 RFr. 6 6 Fort Pierce, Fla. Himmelman 8 8 WR 12 Christian Gibbs 6-1 190 Sr. 8 43 Aurora, Ill. Kanugh 10 16 83 Matt Biegalski 6-2 215 Jr. 10 31 Winfield, Ill. QB 16 Jake Kolbe 6-3 215 Jr. 10 35 Naperville, Ill. Kolbe 9 22 (or) 5 Malachi Broadnax 6-3 205 RFr. 7 7 DeSoto, Texas McCloyn 1 1 RB 25 James Robinson 5-10 215 So. 10 19 Rockford, Ill. 21 Markel Smith 5-11 225 So. 10 10 St. Louis, Mo. Mikkelson 5 5 FB 44 Jake Hendershot 6-2 255 So. 10 22 North Salem, Ind. O'Day 10 10 46 Timothy McCloyn II 6-0 240 RFr. 10 10 Lake In The Hills, Ill. Petkovich 8 15 DEFENSE Rients 5 5 POS NO NAME HT WT CL SGP CGP HOMETOWN Robinson 10 11 DE 91 Adam Conley 6-5 265 Sr. 10 37 Franklin, Wis. 92 Matt Swaine 6-7 235 Jr. 10 32 Rochester, Ill. Schnell 5 17 DT 98 Dalton Keene 6-4 275 Sr. 10 49 Jacksonville, Ill. M. Smith 3 3 55 Blake Hooper 6-0 285 Jr. 9 26 Taylorville, Ill. DT 99 Matt McCown 6-3 285 Jr. 10 31 Casey, Ill. 96 Jacob Powell 6-1 270 Fr. 10 10 Hartland, Wis. DE 95 Jason Harris 6-5 240 So. 10 21 Barrington, Ill. 23 Tuvone Clark 6-2 245 So. 9 21 St. Louis, Mo. Defense SLB 5 Brannon Barry 6-4 230 Jr. 10 34 St. Charles, Ill. Player 2017 Career 40 Decxavier Kelly-Martin 6-3 215 So. 10 21 Plainfield, Ill. Barry 3 5 MLB 31 Bryce Holm 6-2 240 Sr. 10 50 Oswego, Ill. 5 Brannon Barry 6-4 230 Jr. 10 34 St. Charles, Ill. Brees 9 21 WLB 4 Tyree Horton 6-0 230 Jr. 10 10 Miami, Fla. Clark 3 3 50 Ty DeForest 6-0 240 So. 10 22 Marshall, Wis CB 20 Willie Edwards 6-1 200 So. 10 15 Wichita, Kan. Conley 10 35 14 DraShane Glass 5-10 200 Sr. 10 51 Garland, Texas DeForest 1 1 FS 9 Mitchell Brees 6-3 210 Jr. 10 28 West Allis, Wis. 24 Christian Uphoff 6-3 190 RFr. 10 10 Washington, Ill. Edwards 9 9 SS 2 Alec Kocour 6-0 205 Sr. 10 40 Waukesha, Wis. Glass 3 26 29 Cole Bumpus 5-11 195 Jr. 10 23 Bloomington, Ill. CB 10 Davontae Harris 6-0 205 Sr. 10 47 Wichita, Kan. D. Harris 10 34 3 Devin Taylor 6-1 190 RFr. 10 10 Lansing, Mich. J. Harris 7 18 Holm 10 10 SPECIALISTS Hooper 1 1 POS NO NAME HT WT CL SGP CGP HOMETOWN PK 97 Sean Slattery 6-0 230 Sr. 10 39 Rockford, Ill. Horton 9 9 38 Zach Breen 5-10 175 So. 9 12 Bloomington, Ill. Keene 10 39 KO 97 Sean Slattery 6-0 230 Sr. 10 39 Rockford, Ill. 38 Zach Breen 5-10 175 Jr. 9 12 Bloomington, Ill. Kelly-Martin 7 7 P 38 Zach Breen 5-10 175 Jr. 9 12 Bloomington, Ill. Kocour 9 32 41 JT Bohlken 6-0 210 RFr. 1 1 Jefferson City, Mo KR 8 Jordan Birch 6-1 235 RFr. 10 10 Andover, Kan. McCown 9 22 19 Anthony Fowler 6-1 175 Sr. 9 34 Woodland Hills, Calif. Swaine 0 4 KR 24 Christian Uphoff 6-3 190 RFr. 10 10 Washington, Ill. 6 Artiss Henderson 5-10 190 RFr. 10 10 Irving, Texas PR 11 Spencer Schnell 5-9 185 Jr. 10 22 Elkhart, Ind. 14 DraShane Glass 5-10 200 Sr. 10 51 Garland, Texas HO 38 Zach Breen 5-10 175 Jr. 9 12 Bloomington, Ill. 7 Tristan Smith 6-2 210 So. 0 3 Murphy, Texas LS 54 Paul Monaco 6-0 210 RFr. 10 10 Wheaton, Ill. 5 Brannon Barry 6-4 230 Jr. 10 34 St. Charles, Ill.

2017 ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRD FOOTBALL GAME NOTES // @REDBIRDFB NUMERICAL ROSTER GAME 11 // North Dakota State // NOV. 18, 2017 // PAGE 9 No. Name Ht. Wt. Pos. Yr. Hometown / Previous School No. Name Ht. Wt. Pos. Yr. Hometown / Previous School 2 Alec Kocour 6-1 205 S Sr. Waukesha, Wis. / Catholic Memorial HS 61 Chad Kanugh 6-6 310 OL Jr. Franklin, Wis. / Franklin HS 3 Devin Taylor 6-1 195 DB R-Fr. Lansing, Mich. / Sexton HS 63 Tyler Brown 6-3 295 OL Jr. Peoria, Ill. / Richwoods HS 4 Tyree Horton 6-0 230 LB Jr. Miami, Fla. / South Dade HS / TCU 65 George Hoselton 6-3 305 OL Sr. Lexington, Ill. / Central Catholic HS 5 Brannon Barry 6-4 230 LB Jr. St. Charles, Ill. / St. Charles East HS 67 Cole Anderson 6-4 285 OL So. Gurnee, Ill. / Warren Township HS 5 Malachi Broadnax 6-3 205 QB R-Fr. DeSoto, Texas / Trinity Christian HS 71 Drew Himmelman 6-10 300 OL R-Fr. Geneseo, Ill. / Geneseo HS 6 Artiss Henderson 5-10 205 RB R-Fr. Irving, Texas / MacArthur HS 72 Garrett Hirsch 6-2 295 OL R-Fr. Towanda, Ill. / Normal Community HS 7 Tristan Smith 6-2 210 QB So. Murphy, Texas / Bishop Lynch HS 73 Erik Mikkelson 6-3 305 OL So. Oswego, Ill. / Oswego HS 8 Jordan Birch 6-1 235 RB R-Fr. Andover, Kan. / Andover Central HS 75 Jared Rients 6-5 315 OL So. Minonk, Ill. / Fieldcrest HS 9 Mitchell Brees 6-3 210 S Jr. West Allis, Wis. / Greendale HS 77 Evan Day 6-6 290 OL Fr. Batavia, Ill. / Batavia HS 10 Davontae Harris 6-0 205 DB Sr. Wichita, Kan. / South HS 79 Trey Georgie 6-5 305 OL R-Fr. Lawrence, Kan. / Lawrence HS 11 Spencer Schnell 5-9 185 WR Jr. Elkhart, Ind. / Elkhart HS / Ohio 81 Kentre Patterson 6-1 180 WR Fr. East Lansing, Mich. / East Lansing HS 12 Christian Gibbs 6-1 195 WR Sr. Aurora, Ill. / Waubonsie Valley HS 83 Matt Biegalski 6-2 215 WR Jr. Winfield, Ill. / Wheaton North HS 13 Jalen Banks 5-11 220 S Sr. Markham, Ill. / Thornton Township HS 84 Andy Mills 5-11 200 WR Sr. Jacksonville, Ill. / Jacksonville HS 14 DraShane Glass 5-10 200 DB Sr. Garland, Texas / Garland HS 85 Tylor Petkovich 6-6 245 TE Jr. St. John, Ind. / Andrean HS 16 Jake Kolbe 6-3 220 QB Jr. Naperville, Ill. / Naperville Central HS 87 Robert Gillum 6-5 255 TE R-Fr. Kansas City, Mo. / Central HS 19 Anthony Fowler 6-1 175 WR Sr. Woodland Hills, Calif. / Taft HS / College of the Canyons 88 Antonio Hadden Jr. 6-2 210 WR R-Fr. Fort Pierce, Fla. / Fort Pierce Central HS 20 Willie Edwards 6-1 200 DB So. Wichita, Kan. / Wichita East HS 89 Billy Bair 6-5 225 TE R-Fr. Glen Ellyn, Ill. / Glenbard South HS 21 Markel Smith 5-11 225 RB So. St. Louis, Mo. / St. John Vianney HS 90 Steven Podkulski 6-4 290 DL R-Fr. Joliet, Ill. / Lincoln-Way Central HS 23 Tuvone Clark 6-2 245 LB So. St. Louis, Mo. / McCluer South-Berkeley HS 91 Adam Conley 6-5 265 DE Sr. Franklin, Wis. / Franklin HS 24 Christian Uphoff 6-3 200 DB R-Fr. Washington, Ill. / Washington HS 92 Matt Swaine 6-7 240 DE Jr. Rochester, Ill. / Rochester HS 25 James Robinson 5-10 225 RB So. Rockford, Ill. / Lutheran HS 95 Jason Harris 6-5 245 DL So. Barrington, Ill. / Barrington HS 26 Jarrell Jackson 5-9 185 DB R-Fr. Marengo, Ill. / Marengo HS 96 Jacob Powell 6-1 270 DL Fr. Hartland, Wis. / Arrowhead HS 29 Cole Bumpus 5-11 195 DB Jr. Bloomington, Ill. / Normal West HS 97 Sean Slattery 6-0 230 K/P Sr. Rockford, Ill. / Boylan Central Catholic HS 30 Josh Barajas 6-2 240 LB So. Valparaiso, Ind. / Andrean HS / Notre Dame 98 Dalton Keene 6-4 275 DL Sr. Jacksonville, Ill. / Jacksonville HS 31 Bryce Holm 6-2 245 LB Sr. Oswego, Ill. / Oswego HS 99 Matt McCown 6-3 285 DL Sr. Casey, Ill. / Casey-Westfield HS 33 Nick Kielbasa 5-10 220 RB Sr. Huntley, Ill. / Hampshire HS 37 Weslye Brown 5-7 190 DB Sr. Plano, Ill. / Plano HS 38 Zach Breen 5-10 185 K/P Jr. Bloomington, Ill. / Normal West HS 39 Zackary Mathews 6-1 240 LB Sr. Rockford, Ill. / Boylan Catholic HS 40 Decxavier Kelly-Martin 6-3 215 LB So. Plainfield, Ill. / Nazareth Academy 41 JT Bohlken 6-0 210 K/P R-Fr. Jefferson City, Mo. / Jefferson City HS 44 Jake Hendershot 6-2 255 FB So. North Salem, Ind. / Tri-West HS 45 James Graham 5-11 215 DE Sr. Chicago, Ill. / Westinghouse HS 46 Timothy McCloyn II 6-0 245 FB R-Fr. Lake In The Hills, Ill. / Huntley HS 47 DeMarco Washington 6-3 235 LB So. Peoria, Ill. / Notre Dame HS 50 Ty DeForest 6-0 245 LB So. Marshall, Wis. / Marshall HS / Wisconsin 53 Donavin O’Day 6-6 305 OL Jr. Fort Wayne, Ind. / Snider HS 54 Paul Monaco 6-0 210 LS R-Fr. Wheaton, Ill. / Wheaton Warrenville South HS 55 Blake Hooper 6-0 285 DL Jr. Taylorville, Ill. / Taylorville HS 57 Meekah Ben-Israel 6-1 295 DL R-Fr. Harvey, Ill. / Joliet West HS 58 Dean Helt 6-5 300 OL Sr. Dane, Wis. / Waunakee HS

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Offense LT LG C RG RT TE WR WR WR QB RB Butler Himmelman Rients Helt Kanugh O'Day Petkovich Fowler Gibbs Gillum (TE) Kolbe Robinson at Eastern Illinois Himmelman Rients Helt Kanugh O'Day Petkovich Fowler Gibbs Schnell Kolbe Robinson at Missouri State Anderson Rients Hirsch Kanugh O'Day Petkovich Biegalski Smith (RB) Hendershot (FB) Kolbe Robinson Indiana State Anderson Rients Helt Kanugh O'Day Petkovich Fowler Gibbs Gillum (TE) Kolbe Robinson at Northern Arizona Himmelman Rients Hirsch Kanugh O'Day Henderson (RB) Fowler Gibbs Schnell Kolbe Robinson at Southern Illinois Himmelman Mikkelson Hirsch Kanugh O'Day Petkovich Fowler Biegalski Schnell Kolbe Robinson South Dakota Himmelman Mikkelson Hirsch Kanugh O'Day Petkovich Fowler Hadden Schnell Kolbe Robinson at Youngstown State Himmelman Mikkelson Helt Kanugh O'Day Petkovich Fowler Hadden Gillum (TE) Kolbe Robinson Western Illinois Himmelman Mikkelson Helt Kanugh O'Day Petkovich Biegalski Gibbs Schnell Kolbe Robinson at South Dakota State Himmelman Mikkelson Helt Kanugh O'Day Hendershot (FB) Fowler Gibbs McCloyn (FB) Broadnax Robinson North Dakota State

Defense DE DT DT DE SLB MLB WLB CB SS FS CB Butler Conley Keene McCown J. Harris Kelly-Martin Holm Horton D. Harris Kocour Brees Edwards at Eastern Illinois Conley Keene McCown J. Harris Kelly-Martin Holm Horton D. Harris Kocour Brees Edwards at Missouri State Conley Keene McCown Clark Kelly-Martin Holm Horton D. Harris Kocour Brees Edwards Indiana State Conley Keene McCown Clark Kelly-Martin Holm Horton D. Harris Kocour Brees Edwards at Northern Arizona Conley Keene McCown Clark Kelly-Martin Holm Horton D. Harris Kocour Brees Edwards at Southern Illinois Conley Keene McCown Clark Kelly-Martin Holm Horton D. Harris Kocour Glass Edwards South Dakota Conley Keene McCown Clark Kelly-Martin Holm DeForest D. Harris Kocour Glass Edwards at Youngstown State Conley Keene McCown J. Harris Barry Holm Horton D. Harris Kocour Brees Edwards Western Illinois Conley Keene McCown J. Harris Barry Holm Horton D. Harris Kocour Brees Edwards at South Dakota State Conley Keene McCown J. Harris Barry Holm Horton D. Harris Kocour Brees Glass North Dakota State

Specialists KO PK P HO PR KR KR LS Butler Slattery Slattery Breen Breen Schnell Henderson Birch Monaco at Eastern Illinois Slattery Slattery Breen Breen Schnell Henderson Birch Monaco at Missouri State Slattery Slattery Breen Breen Schnell Henderson Birch Monaco Indiana State Slattery Slattery Breen Breen Schnell Henderson Birch Monaco at Northern Arizona Slattery Slattery Breen Breen Schnell Henderson Birch Monaco at Southern Illinois Slattery Slattery Bohlken Bohlken Schnell Henderson Birch Monaco South Dakota Slattery Slattery Breen Breen Schnell Uphoff Birch Monaco at Youngstown State Slattery Slattery Breen Breen Schnell Uphoff Birch Monaco Western Illinois Slattery Slattery Breen Breen Schnell Smith Birch Monaco at South Dakota State Slattery Slattery Breen Breen Schnell Uphoff Birch Monaco North Dakota State

2017 ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRD FOOTBALL GAME NOTES // @REDBIRDFB 2017 Game Participation GAME 11 // North Dakota State // NOV. 18, 2017 // PAGE 11 P/S BU EIU MSU INS NAU SIU USD YSU WIU SDSU NDSU 67 ANDERSON,Cole 8/2 XXX XXX START START ... XXX ... XXX XXX XXX 89 BAIR,Billy 9/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX 13 BANKS,Jalen 3/- XXX XXX XXX ...... 30 BARAJAS,Josh 6/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ...... 5 BARRY,Brannon 10/3 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START START START 83 BIEGALSKI,Matt 9/3 XXX XXX START XXX XXX START ... XXX START XXX 8 BIRCH,Jordan 9/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... 41 BOHLKEN,JT 1/- ...... XXX ...... 38 BREEN,Zach 9/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX 9 BREES,Mitchell 10/9 START START START START START XXX START START START START 5Q BROADNAX,Malach 7/1 XXX XXX XXX ...... XXX XXX XXX ... START 63 BROWN,Tyler 3/1 ... XXX XXX ...... START ...... 29 BUMPUS,Cole 10/1 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START XXX XXX XXX 23 CLARK,Tuvone 9/2 XXX XXX START START XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX 91 CONLEY,Adam 10/10 START START START START START START START START START START 50 DEFOREST,Ty 10/1 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START XXX XXX XXX 20 EDWARDS,Willie 10/9 START START START START START START START START START XXX 19 FOWLER,Anthony 9/8 START START XXX START START START START START ... START 93 GALINDO,Austin 1/- XXX ...... 79 GEORGIE,Trey 8/- XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX ... XXX XXX XXX 12 GIBBS,Christian 8/6 START START XXX START START ...... XXX START START 87 GILLUM,Robert 10/3 START XXX XXX START XXX XXX XXX START XXX XXX 14 GLASS,DraShane 10/2 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START XXX XXX XXX START 45 GRAHAM,James 10/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 88 HADDEN,Antonio 6/2 XXX XXX ...... XXX START START XXX ... 10 HARRIS,Davontae 10/10 START START START START START START START START START START 95 HARRIS,Jason 9/8 START START ... XXX START START START START START START 58 HELT,Dean 7/6 START START ... START ... XXX ... START START START 44 HENDERSHOT,Jake 10/2 XXX XXX START XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START 6 HENDERSON,Artis 10/1 XXX XXX XXX XXX START XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 71 HIMMELMAN,Drew 8/8 START START ...... START START START START START START 72 HIRSCH,Garrett 7/4 XXX XXX START XXX START START START ...... 31 HOLM,Bryce 10/10 START START START START START START START START START START 55 HOOPER,Blake 8/2 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START ... START ... 4 HORTON,Tyree 10/9 START START START START START START XXX START START START 65 HOSELTON,George 3/- XXX XXX XXX ...... 26 JACKSON,Jarrell 1/- ...... XXX ...... 35 JEFFERSON,Bryce 4/- XXX XXX XXX XXX ...... 61 KANUGH,Chad 10/10 START START START START START START START START START START 98 KEENE,Dalton 10/10 START START START START START START START START START START 40 KELLY-MARTIN,De 10/7 START START START START START START START XXX XXX XXX 33 KIELBASA,Nick 10/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 2 KOCOUR,Alec 10/9 START START START START START START XXX START START START 16 KOLBE,Jake 9/9 START START START START START START START START START ... 39 MATHEWS,Zackary 10/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 46 McCLOYN,Tim 9/1 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX START 99 MCCOWN,Matt 10/8 START START START START START START XXX START XXX START 73 MIKKELSON,Erik 8/4 XXX XXX XXX ...... XXX START START START START 84 MILLS,Andy 7/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX ...... 54 MONACO,Paul 9/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX 53 O'DAY,Donavin 10/10 START START START START START START START START START START 81 PATTERSON,Kentr 3/- ...... XXX ... XXX XXX ... 85 PETKOVICH,Tylor 10/8 START START START START XXX START START START START XXX 90 PODKULSKI,Steve 1/- ...... XXX ...... 96 POWELL,Jacob 5/- XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX ...... 75 RIENTS,Jared 6/5 START START START START START XXX ...... 25 ROBINSON,James 10/10 START START START START START START START START START START 11 SCHNELL,Spencer 10/5 XXX START XXX XXX START START START XXX START XXX 97 SLATTERY,Sean 10/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 21 SMITH,Markel 10/1 XXX XXX START XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 92 SWAINE,Matt 9/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX 3 TAYLOR,Devin 8/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ...... XXX XXX 24 UPHOFF,Christia 10/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 47 WASHINGTON,D 9/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX

2017 ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRD FOOTBALL GAME NOTES // #BACKTHEBIRDS CAREER BESTS GAME 11 // North Dakota State // NOV. 18, 2017 // PAGE 12 #89 • Billy Bair • WR #29 • Cole Bumpus • DB #88 • Antonio Hadden Jr. • WR Receptions: ...... 1 vs. Butler, 9-2-17 Tackles:...... 1, three times Receptions: ...... 5 at Southern Illinois, 10-14-17 Receiving Yards:...... 7 vs. Butler, 9-2-17 Solos: ...... 1, three times Receiving Yards:...... 97 at Southern Illinois, 10-14-17 Touchdowns:...... 0 Assists:...... 0 Touchdowns:...... 0 Long Reception:...... 7 vs. Butler, 9-2-17 Sacks: ...... 0 Long Reception:...... 41 at Southern Illinois, 10-14-17 TFLs:...... 0 #30 • Josh Barajas • LB #10 • Davontae Harris • DB Tackles:...... 2 vs. Butler, 9-2-17 #23 • Tuvone Clark • LB Tackles:...... 11 vs. South Dakota, 10-21-17 Solos: ...... 2 vs. Butler, 9-2-17 Tackles:...... 6 at Missouri State, 9-23-17 Solos: ...... 10 at Southern Illinois, 11-14-15 Assists:...... 0 Solos: ...... 1, two times Assists:...... 5 vs. South Dakota, 10-21-17 Sacks: ...... 0 Assists:...... 5 at Missouri State, 9-23-17 Sacks: ...... 1.0, three times TFLs:...... 0 Sacks: ...... 1.5 vs. Indiana State, 9-30-17 TFLs:...... 2.0, three times Interceptions:...... 0 TFLs:...... 1.5, twice Interceptions:...... 1, four times

#5 • Brannon Barry • DE #91 • Adam Conley • DL #95 • Jason Harris • DL Tackles:...... 8 at South Dakota State, 11-11-17 Tackles:...... 9 vs. Southern Illinois, 10-15-16 Tackles:...... 9 at Eastern Illinois, 9-16-17 Solos: ...... 6 at South Dakota State, 11-11-17 Solos: ...... 6 vs. Southern Illinois, 10-15-16 Solos: ...... 5 vs. Youngstown State, 10-8-16 Assists:...... 4, twice Assists:...... 3, four times Assists:...... 5 at Eastern Illinois, 9-16-17 Sacks: ...... 3.0 vs. Northern Iowa, 10-3-15 Sacks: ...... 1, five times Sacks: ...... 1.0 at Eastern Illinois, 9-16-17 TFLs:...... 3.0 vs. Northern Iowa, 10-3-15 TFLs:...... 3.0 vs. Valparaiso, 9-3-16 TFLs:...... 1.5 vs. Butler, 9-2-17 Interceptions:...... 1 vs. Northern Iowa, 10-3-15 Interceptions: ...... 1 at South Dakota State, 11-11-17 Interceptions:...... 0

#83 • Matt Biegalski • WR #50 • Ty DeForest • LB #44 • Jake Hendershot • FB Receptions: ...... 2 at Missouri State, 9-23-17 Tackles:...... 6, twice Receptions: ...... 1, five times Receiving Yards:...... 14 at Missouri State, 9-23-17 Solos: ...... 4 at Youngstown State, 10-28-17 Receiving Yards:...... 11 vs. Western Illinois, 11-4-17 Touchdowns:...... 0 Assists:...... 4, twice Touchdowns:...... 1 vs. Missouri State, 11-12-16 Long Reception:...... 12 at South Dakota State, 11-11-17 Sacks: ...... 1.0, twice Long Reception:...... 11 vs. Western Illinois, 11-4-17 TFLs:...... 1.0, twice #8 • Jordan Birch • RB #6 • Artiss Henderson • RB Rushing Yards:...... 37 vs. Butler, 9-2-17 #20 • Willie Edwards • DB Rushing Yards:...... 56 vs. Butler, 9-2-17 Rushing Attempts:...... 9 at Eastern Illinois, 9-16-17 Tackles:...... 8 at Southern Illinois, 10-14-18 Rushing Attempts:...... 5, two times Rushing TDs: ...... 1 vs. Butler, 9-2-17 Solos: ...... 3, twice Rushing TDs: ...... 0 Long Rush:...... 26 vs. Butler, 9-2-17 Assists:...... 5 at Southern Illinois, 10-14-18 Long Rush:...... 38 at Southern Illinois, 10-14-17 Receptions: ...... 0 Sacks: ...... 0 Receptions: ...... 2 vs. Butler, 9-2-17 Receiving Yards:...... 0 TFLs:...... 1.0 at Youngstown State, 10-28-17 Receiving Yards:...... 24 vs. Butler, 9-2-17 Touchdowns:...... 0 Interceptions:...... 1 vs. South Dakota State, 10-29-16 Touchdowns:...... 0 Long Reception:...... 0 Long Reception:...... 20 vs. Butler, 9-2-17 #19 • Anthony Fowler • WR #41 • JT Bohlken • P Receptions: ...... 6 at North Dakota State, 10-1-16 #31 • Bryce Holm • LB Punts:...... 7 at Southern Illinois, 10-14-17 Receiving Yards:...... 119 at North Dakota State, 10-1-16 Tackles:...... 9, twice Punt Yards:...... 312 at Southern Illinois, 10-14-17 Touchdowns:...... 1, four times Solos: ...... 4, three times Punt Avg.:...... 44.6 at Southern Illinois, 10-14-17 Long Reception:...... 44 vs. Valparaiso, 9-3-16 Assists:...... 6 at Indiana State, 9-24-16 Long Punt:...... 56 at Southern Illinois, 10-14-17 Sacks: ...... 0 Inside 20:...... 1 at Southern Illinois, 10-14-17 #12 • Christian Gibbs • WR TFLs:...... 0.5 vs. Butler, 9-2-17 Receptions: ...... 8 vs. Richmond, 12-11-15 Interceptions:...... 0 #38 • Zach Breen • P Receiving Yards:...... 189 vs. Indiana State, 9-30-17 Punts:...... 7 vs. Indiana State, 9-30-17 Touchdowns:...... 2, twice #55 • Blake Hooper • DL Punt Yards:...... 252 vs. Indiana State, 9-30-17 Long Reception:...... 77 vs. Indiana State, 9-30-17 Tackles:...... 2 vs. Valparaiso, 9-3-16 Punt Avg.:...... 48.4 vs. Western Illinois, 11-4-17 Solos: ...... 1 vs. Valparaiso, 9-3-16 Long Punt:...... 70 vs. Western Illinois, 11-4-17 #87 • Robert Gillum • TE Assists:...... 1, twice Inside 20:...... 3, three times Receptions: ...... 1, three times Sacks: ...... 0 Receiving Yards:...... 80 at Eastern Illinois, 9-16-17 TFLs:...... 0 #9 • Mitchell Brees • DB Touchdowns:...... 1 at Eastern Illinois, 9-16-17 Interceptions:...... 0 Tackles:...... 11 vs. Southern Illinois, 10-15-16 Long Reception:...... 80 at Eastern Illinois, 9-16-17 Solos: ...... 8 vs. Southern Illinois, 10-15-16 #4 • Tyree Horton • LB Assists:...... 6 vs. South Dakota, 10-21-17 #14 • DraShane Glass • DB Tackles:...... 11 at Eastern Illinois, 9-16-17 Sacks: ...... 0 Tackles:...... 11 vs. South Dakota State, 10-29-16 Solos: ...... 6 at Eastern Illinois, 9-16-17 TFLs:...... 2.0 vs. Southern Illinois, 10-15-16 Solos: ...... 8, twice Assists:...... 5 at Eastern Illinois, 9-16-17 Interceptions:...... 1, three times Assists:...... 6 at Missouri State, 10-17-15 Sacks: ...... 2.0, twice Sacks: ...... 0 TFLs:...... 3.5 at Eastern Illinois, 9-16-17 #5 • Malachi Broadnax • QB TFLs:...... 1.0 at Indiana State, 10-11-14 Interceptions:...... 0 Completions:...... 10 at South Dakota State, 11-11-17 Interceptions:...... 1, eight times Attempts: ...... 18 at South Dakota State, 11-11-17 Passing Yards:...... 102 at South Dakota State, 11-11-17 #45 • James Graham • LB TD Passes: ...... 0 Tackles:...... 2, three times Longest Pass:...... 24 at South Dakota State, 11-11-17 Solos: ...... 2 at Youngstown State, 10-28-17 Interceptions:...... 0 Assists:...... 0 Longest Rush: ...... 43 at Eastern Illinois, 9-16-17 Sacks: ...... 2.0 at South Dakota State, 11-11-17 Rushing Yards:...... 63 at South Dakota State, 11-11-17 TFLs:...... 2.0 at South Dakota State, 11-11-17 TD Rushes: ...... 1 at Eastern Illinois, 9-16-17 Interceptions:...... 0

2017 ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRD FOOTBALL GAME NOTES // @REDBIRDFB CAREER BESTS GAME 11 // North Dakota State // NOV. 18, 2017 // PAGE 13 #98 • Dalton Keene • DL #96 • Jacob Powell • DL #24 • Christian Uphoff • S Tackles:...... 11 at Southern Illinois, 11-14-15 Tackles:...... 0 Tackles:...... 2, twice Solos: ...... 6, twice Solos: ...... 0 Solos: ...... 2, twice Assists:...... 7 at Southern Illinois, 11-14-15 Assists:...... 0 Assists:...... 0 Sacks: ...... 2.0 vs. South Dakota, 10-21-17 Sacks: ...... 0 Sacks: ...... 0 TFLs:...... 3.0 at Northern Arizona, 10-7-17 TFLs:...... 0 TFLs:...... 0 Interceptions:...... 1 vs. Missouri State, 11-12-16 Interceptions:...... 0 Interceptions:...... 0 Long Kickoff Return: ...... 100 at South Dakota State, 11-11-17 #40 • Decxavier Kelly-Martin • LB #25 • James Robinson • RB Tackles:...... 7 vs. Indiana State, 9-30-17 Rushing Yards:...... 193 vs. South Dakota, 10-21-17 #47 • DeMarco Washington • LB Solos: ...... 2 vs. Indiana State, 9-30-17 Rushing Attempts:...... 26 vs. Southern Illinois, 10-15-16 Tackles:...... 4 vs. Valparaiso, 9-3-16 Assists:...... 5 vs. Indiana State, 9-30-17 Rushing TDs: ...... 3 at Youngstown State, 10-28-17 Solos: ...... 1 vs. Valparaiso, 9-3-16 Sacks: ...... 0 Long Rush:...... 87 vs. South Dakota, 10-21-17 Assists:...... 3 vs. Valparaiso, 9-3-16 TFLs:...... 1.5 vs. Indiana State, 9-30-17 Receptions: ...... 3 vs. Youngstown State, 10-8-16 Sacks: ...... 0 Interceptions:...... 0 Receiving Yards:...... 50 vs. Youngstown State, 10-8-16 TFLs:...... 0 Touchdowns:...... 1 vs. Valparaiso, 9-3-16 Interceptions:...... 0 #33 • Nick Kielbasa • RB Long Reception:...... 33 vs. Valparaiso, 9-3-16 Rushing Yards:...... 40 vs. Valparaiso, 9-3-16 Rushing Attempts:...... 8 vs. Butler, 9-2-17 #11 • Spencer Schnell • WR Rushing TDs: ...... 0 Receptions: ...... 9, twice Longest Rush:...... 33 vs. Valparaiso, 9-3-16 Receiving Yards:...... 191 vs. South Dakota, 10-21-17 Touchdowns:...... 2 vs. South Dakota, 10-21-17 #2 • Alec Kocour • DB Long Reception:...... 71 vs. South Dakota, 10-21-17 Tackles:...... 14, twice Solos: ...... 7 at North Dakota State, 10-1-16 #97 • Sean Slattery • K Assists:...... 11, twice Field Goals:...... 3, five times Sacks: ...... 0 Field Goal Attempts: ...... 5 at Eastern Illinois, 9-16-17 TFLs:...... 1.0 at Eastern Illinois, 9-19-15 Long Field Goal:...... 51 at Northern Arizona, 10-7-17 Interceptions:...... 2 at South Dakota State, 11-7-15 Extra Points: ...... 8 vs. Mississippi Valley State, 9-6-14

#16 • Jake Kolbe • QB #21 • Markel Smith • RB Completions:...... 30 at Northwestern, 9-10-16 Rushing Yards:...... 124 at Youngstown State, 10-28-17 Attempts: ...... 41 at Northwestern, 9-10-16 Rushing Attempts:...... 21 vs. South Dakota, 10-21-17 Passing Yards:...... 345 vs. Indiana State, 9-30-17 Rushing TDs: ...... 1, four times TD Passes: ...... 4 at Western Illinois, 11-5-16 Long Rush:...... 57 at Eastern Illinois, 9-16-17 Longest Pass:...... 77 vs. Indiana State, 9-30-17 Receptions: ...... 2 at Missouri State, 9-23-17 TD Rushes: ...... 1, five times Receiving Yards:...... 8 at Missouri State, 9-23-17 Longest Rush: ...... 58 vs. Eastern Illinois, 9-17-16 Touchdowns:...... 0 Interceptions:...... 3, twice Long Reception:...... 0

#39 • Zackary Mathews • LB #7 • Tristan Smith • QB Tackles:...... 2, twice Completions:...... 2 at Indiana State, 9-24-16 Solos: ...... 2, twice Attempts: ...... 5 at Indiana State, 9-24-16 Assists:...... 1, twice Passing Yards:...... 18 at North Dakota State, 10-1-16 Sacks: ...... 0 TD Passes: ...... 0 TFLs:...... 0 Longest Pass:...... 9 vs. Valparaiso, 9-3-16 Interceptions:...... 0 TD Rushes: ...... 0 Longest Rush: ...... 0 #46 • Tim McCloyn • FB Interceptions:...... 0 Receptions: ...... 1 vs. Indiana State, 9-30-17 Receiving Yards:...... 19 vs. Indiana State, 9-30-17 #92 • Matt Swaine • DL Touchdowns:...... 0 Tackles:...... 9 vs. Eastern Illinois, 9-17-16 Long Reception:...... 19 vs. Indiana State, 9-30-17 Solos: ...... 4, twice Assists:...... 5 vs. Eastern Illinois, 9-17-16 #99 • Matt McCown • DL Sacks: ...... 1.0, six times Tackles:...... 10 at Eastern Illinois, 9-19-15 TFLs:...... 2.0 vs. Eastern Illinois, 9-17-16 Solos: ...... 3 at Eastern Illinois, 9-19-15 Interceptions:...... 0 Assists:...... 7 at Eastern Illinois, 9-19-15 Sacks: ...... 1.0, twice #3 • Devin Taylor • DB TFLs:...... 2.5 vs. Missouri State, 11-12-16 Tackles:...... 1 vs. Butler, 9-2-17 Interceptions:...... 0 Solos: ...... 0 Assists:...... 1 vs. Butler, 9-2-17 #86 • Tylor Petkovich • TE Sacks: ...... 0 Receptions: ...... 7 at Northern Arizona, 10-7-17 TFLs:...... 0 Receiving Yards:...... 54 at Missouri State, 10-17-15 Interceptions:...... 1 at South Dakota State, 11-11-17 Touchdowns:...... 1 vs. Western Illinois, 11-4-17 Long Reception:...... 30 vs. Indiana State, 9-30-17

2017 ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRD FOOTBALL GAME NOTES // #BACKTHEBIRDS 2017 STATISTICS GAME 11 // North Dakota State // NOV. 18, 2017 // PAGE 14 2017 GAME RESULTS RUSHING Date Opponent Score W/L Attendance G Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G Sept. 2, 2017 Butler 45-0 W 10,840 ROBINSON,James 10 148 901 64 837 5.7 11 87 83.7 Sept. 16, 2017 at Eastern Illinois 44-13 W 7,031 SMITH,Markel 10 107 620 34 586 5.5 4 57 58.6 Sept. 23, 2017 at Missouri State* 34-9 W 7,183 BROADNAX,Malachi 7 40 263 32 231 5.8 1 43 33.0 Sept. 30, 2017 Indiana State* 24-13 W 13,391 HENDERSON,Artiss 10 18 146 3 143 7.9 0 38 14.3 Oct. 7, 2017 at Northern Arizona 16-37 L 10,420 BIRCH,Jordan 9 20 88 11 77 3.8 1 26 8.6 Oct. 14, 2017 at Southern Illinois* 7-42 L 8,121 KIELBASA,Nick 10 11 47 9 38 3.5 0 13 3.8 Oct. 21, 2017 #4 South Dakota* 37-21 W 12,113 KOLBE,Jake 9 45 142 119 23 0.5 1 31 2.6 Oct. 28, 2017 at #19 Youngstown State* 35-0 W 12,723 SCHNELL,Spencer 10 2 3 0 3 1.5 0 3 0.3 Nov. 4, 2017 #15 Western Illinois* 14-31 L 13,193 JEFFERSON,Bryce 4 1 2 0 2 2.0 0 2 0.5 Nov. 11, 2017 at #5 South Dakota State* 24-27 L (OT) 9,458 GIBBS,Christian 8 1 0 4 -4 -4.0 0 0 -0.5 * Missouri Valley Football Conference game TEAM 5 10 0 34 -34 -3.4 0 0 -6.8 ^ FCS Playoffs Total...... 10 403 2212 310 1902 4.7 18 87 190.2 Opponents...... 10 311 1232 307 925 3.0 8 84 92.5 TEAM STATISTICS ILS OPP SCORING 280 193 PASSING POINTS PER GAME 28.0 19.3 G Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G POINTS OFF TURNOVERS 51 20 KOLBE,Jake 9 127.20 155-271-10 57.2 2025 12 80 225.0 FIRST DOWNS 204 162 BROADNAX,Malachi 7 83.92 13-26-0 50.0 105 0 24 15.0 RUSHING YARDAGE 1902 925 Total...... 10 123.41 168-297-10 56.6 2130 12 80 213.0 YARDS GAINED RUSHING 2212 1232 Opponents...... 10 117.18 176-334-9 52.7 2189 15 73 218.9 YARDS LOST RUSHING 310 307 RUSHING ATTEMPTS 403 311 AVERAGE PER RUSH 4.7 3.0 AVERAGE PER GAME 190.2 92.5 RECEIVING TDS RUSHING 18 8 G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G PASSING YARDAGE 2130 2189 SCHNELL,Spencer 10 51 679 13.3 4 71 67.9 COMP-ATT-INT 168-297-10 176-334-9 GIBBS,Christian 8 33 557 16.9 5 77 69.6 AVERAGE PER PASS 7.2 6.6 PETKOVICH,Tylor 10 21 219 10.4 1 30 21.9 AVERAGE PER CATCH 12.7 12.4 FOWLER,Anthony 9 20 253 12.6 1 31 28.1 AVERAGE PER GAME 213.0 218.9 HADDEN,Antonio 6 6 105 17.5 0 41 17.5 TDS PASSING 12 15 BIEGALSKI,Matt 9 6 40 6.7 0 12 4.4 TOTAL OFFENSE 4032 3114 ROBINSON,James 10 6 34 5.7 0 12 3.4 TOTAL PLAYS 700 645 SMITH,Markel 10 6 27 4.5 0 8 2.7 AVERAGE PER PLAY 5.8 4.8 HENDERSON,Artiss 10 5 32 6.4 0 20 3.2 AVERAGE PER GAME 403.2 311.4 GILLUM,Robert 10 3 109 36.3 1 80 10.9 KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS 25-649 36-641 HENDERSHOT,Jake 10 3 19 6.3 0 11 1.9 PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS 19-100 22-168 JEFFERSON,Bryce 4 2 26 13.0 0 19 6.5 INT RETURNS: #-YARDS 9-38 10-122 McCLOYN,Tim 9 1 19 19.0 0 19 2.1 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 26.0 17.8 BROADNAX,Malachi 7 1 9 9.0 0 9 1.3 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 5.3 7.6 BAIR,Billy 9 1 7 7.0 0 7 0.8 INT RETURN AVERAGE 4.2 12.2 GEORGIE,Trey 8 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 -0.1 FUMBLES-LOST 18-10 14-7 BIRCH,Jordan 9 1 -2 -2.0 0 0 -0.2 PENALTIES-YARDS 54-424 59-523 MILLS,Andy 7 1 -2 -2.0 0 0 -0.3 AVERAGE PER GAME 42.4 52.3 Total...... 10 168 2130 12.7 12 80 213.0 PUNTS-YARDS 52-2054 73-3002 Opponents...... 10 176 2189 12.4 15 73 218.9 AVERAGE PER PUNT 39.5 41.1 NET PUNT AVERAGE 34.0 37.3 KICKOFFS-YARDS 57-3356 41-2501 AVERAGE PER KICK 58.9 61.0 NET KICK AVERAGE 40.6 36.6 TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME 32:51 27:09 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS 47/142 45/145 3RD-DOWN PCT 33% 31% 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS 9/16 6/12 4TH-DOWN PCT 56% 50% SACKS BY-YARDS 29-196 24-133 MISC YARDS 0 -7 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 34 25 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 14-18 7-10 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES (28-39) 72% (17-22) 77% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (20-39) 51% (12-22) 55% PAT-ATTEMPTS (34-34) 100% (22-25) 88% ATTENDANCE 49536 54936 GAMES/AVG PER GAME 4/12384 6/9156

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Illinois State 65 84 83 48 0 280 Opponents 20 57 58 55 3 193

2017 ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRD FOOTBALL GAME NOTES // @REDBIRDFB 2017 STATISTICS GAME 11 // North Dakota State // NOV. 18, 2017 // PAGE 15 PUNT RETURNS TOTAL OFFENSE No. Yds Avg TD Long G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G SCHNELL,Spencer 18 104 5.8 0 36 KOLBE,Jake 9 316 23 2025 2048 227.6 BIEGALSKI,Matt 1 -4 -4.0 0 0 ROBINSON,James 10 148 837 0 837 83.7 Total...... 19 100 5.3 0 36 SMITH,Markel 10 107 586 0 586 58.6 Opponents...... 22 168 7.6 1 33 BROADNAX,Malachi 7 66 231 105 336 48.0 HENDERSON,Artiss 10 18 143 0 143 14.3 BIRCH,Jordan 9 20 77 0 77 8.6 INTERCEPTIONS KIELBASA,Nick 10 11 38 0 38 3.8 SCHNELL,Spencer 10 2 3 0 3 0.3 No. Yds Avg TD Long JEFFERSON,Bryce 4 1 2 0 2 0.5 GLASS,DraShane 2 0 0.0 0 0 GIBBS,Christian 8 1 -4 0 -4 -0.5 BREES,Mitchell 2 35 17.5 1 35 TEAM 5 10 -34 0 -34 -6.8 HARRIS,Davontae 2 0 0.0 0 0 Total...... 10 700 1902 2130 4032 403.2 KOCOUR,Alec 1 0 0.0 0 0 Opponents...... 10 645 925 2189 3114 311.4 TAYLOR,Devin 1 3 3.0 0 3 CONLEY,Adam 1 0 0.0 0 0 Total...... 9 38 4.2 1 35 FIELD GOALS Opponents...... 10 122 12.2 1 47 FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk SLATTERY,Sean 14-18 77.8 0-0 3-3 5-8 5-6 1-1 51 0 KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long PUNTING HENDERSON,Artiss 12 302 25.2 0 83 No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 50+ Blk BIRCH,Jordan 6 140 23.3 0 28 BREEN,Zach 44 1742 39.6 70 4 9 17 8 1 UPHOFF,Christian 4 164 41.0 1 100 BOHLKEN,JT 7 312 44.6 56 2 2 1 2 0 SMITH,Markel 2 28 14.0 0 19 TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GLASS,DraShane 1 15 15.0 0 15 Total...... 52 2054 39.5 70 6 11 18 10 1 Opponents...... 73 3002 41.1 74 9 21 19 7 0 Total...... 25 649 26.0 1 100 Opponents...... 36 641 17.8 0 34 KICKOFFS FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yds Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLn SLATTERY,Sean 57 3356 58.9 16 4 No. Yds Avg TD Long Total...... 57 3356 58.9 16 4 641 40.6 24 MCCOWN,Matt 1 26 26.0 1 26 Opponents...... 41 2501 61.0 14 2 649 36.6 28 HORTON,Tyree 1 4 4.0 0 4 CONLEY,Adam 0 0 0.0 1 0 Total...... 2 30 15.0 2 26 ALL-PURPOSE Opponents...... 3 47 15.7 0 45 G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G ROBINSON,James 10 837 34 0 0 0 871 87.1 SCHNELL,Spencer 10 3 679 104 0 0 786 78.6 SCORING SMITH,Markel 10 586 27 0 28 0 641 64.1 |------PATs ------| GIBBS,Christian 8 -4 557 0 0 0 553 69.1 TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points HENDERSON,Artiss 10 143 32 0 302 0 477 47.7 SLATTERY,Sean 0 14-18 33-33 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 75 FOWLER,Anthony 9 0 253 0 0 0 253 28.1 ROBINSON,James 11 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 66 BROADNAX,Malachi 7 231 9 0 0 0 240 34.3 GIBBS,Christian 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30 PETKOVICH,Tylor 10 0 219 0 0 0 219 21.9 SCHNELL,Spencer 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 BIRCH,Jordan 9 77 -2 0 140 0 215 23.9 SMITH,Markel 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 UPHOFF,Christian 10 0 0 0 164 0 164 16.4 GILLUM,Robert 10 0 109 0 0 0 109 10.9 BROADNAX,Malachi 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 HADDEN,Antonio 6 0 105 0 0 0 105 17.5 CONLEY,Adam 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 KIELBASA,Nick 10 38 0 0 0 0 38 3.8 PETKOVICH,Tylor 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 BIEGALSKI,Matt 9 0 40 -4 0 0 36 4.0 FOWLER,Anthony 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 BREES,Mitchell 10 0 0 0 0 35 35 3.5 KOLBE,Jake 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 JEFFERSON,Bryce 4 2 26 0 0 0 28 7.0 GILLUM,Robert 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 KOLBE,Jake 9 23 0 0 0 0 23 2.6 BREES,Mitchell 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 HENDERSHOT,Jake 10 0 19 0 0 0 19 1.9 MCCOWN,Matt 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 McCLOYN,Tim 9 0 19 0 0 0 19 2.1 BIRCH,Jordan 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 GLASS,DraShane 10 0 0 0 15 0 15 1.5 UPHOFF,Christian 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 BAIR,Billy 9 0 7 0 0 0 7 0.8 BREEN,Zach 0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 1 TAYLOR,Devin 8 0 0 0 0 3 3 0.4 Total...... 34 14-18 34-34 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 280 GEORGIE,Trey 8 0 -1 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 Opponents...... 25 7-10 22-25 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 193 MILLS,Andy 7 0 -2 0 0 0 -2 -0.3 TEAM 5 -34 0 0 0 0 -34 -6.8 Total...... 10 1902 2130 100 649 38 4819 481.9 Opponents...... 10 925 2189 168 641 122 4045 404.5

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|——––-––––––TACKLES––––––-––––––| |––SACKS––| |–––––––––––––PASS DEF–––––––––––––| |–––FUMBLES–––| BLKD GP-GS SOLO AST TOTAL TFL/YDS NO-YARDS INT-YDS BRUP QBH RCV-YDS FF KICK SAF 4 HORTON,Tyree 10 34 33 67 9.5-34 3.5-25 . . 7 1-4 2 . . 10 HARRIS,Davontae 10 43 12 55 4.5-17 2.0-13 2-0 11 3 . . . . 31 HOLM,Bryce 10 26 24 50 2.0-7 . . 2 1 . . . . 5 BARRY,Brannon 10 28 20 48 3.5-4 . . 3 1 . 1 . . 9 BREES,Mitchell 10 23 18 41 2.5-5 . 2-35 6 1 . . . . 40 KELLY-MARTIN,Dex 10 14 24 38 5.0-13 . . 2 1 . . . . 2 KOCOUR,Alec 10 20 17 37 1.0-9 . 1-0 7 . . . . . 98 KEENE,Dalton 10 18 19 37 10.5-58 6.0-45 . 6 8 2-0 1 . . 91 CONLEY,Adam 10 27 9 36 11.0-50 4.0-33 1-0 2 7 1-0 . 1 . 50 DEFOREST,Ty 10 19 16 35 2.0-11 2.0-11 . . . . 1 . . 95 HARRIS,Jason 9 18 17 35 6.0-27 2.5-15 . 1 2 1-0 1 . . 20 EDWARDS,Willie 10 17 17 34 1.5-6 . . 3 . . . . . 14 GLASS,DraShane 10 16 9 25 . . 2-0 4 . . 1 . . 23 CLARK,Tuvone 9 8 11 19 4.0-17 2.5-13 . . 4 . . . . 99 MCCOWN,Matt 10 9 9 18 4.5-15 . . . 2 1-26 . 1 . 39 MATHEWS,Zackary 10 8 3 11 ...... 45 GRAHAM,James 10 7 3 10 6.5-41 6.5-41 . . 6 . 2 . . 24 UPHOFF,Christian 10 5 1 6 ...... 92 SWAINE,Matt 9 4 1 5 . . . 2 1 1-0 . . . 30 BARAJAS,Josh 6 4 . 4 ...... 1 . . 89 BAIR,Billy 9 1 2 3 ...... 47 WASHINGTON,DeMarco 9 2 . 2 ...... 55 HOOPER,Blake 8 1 1 2 ...... 54 MONACO,Paul 9 1 1 2 ...... 16 KOLBE,Jake 9 2 . 2 ...... 25 ROBINSON,James 10 2 . 2 ...... 87 GILLUM,Robert 10 2 . 2 ...... 3 TAYLOR,Devin 8 1 1 2 . . 1-3 ...... 13 BANKS,Jalen 3 1 . 1 ...... 44 HENDERSHOT,Jake 10 . 1 1 ...... 29 BUMPUS,Cole 10 1 . 1 ...... 88 HADDEN,Antonio 6 . 1 1 ...... 33 KIELBASA,Nick 10 1 . 1 ...... 83 BIEGALSKI,Matt 9 1 . 1 ...... 96 POWELL,Jacob 5 ...... 1 . . . . 6 HENDERSON,Artiss 10 ...... 1 . . . . . Total...... 10 364 270 634 74-314 29-196 9-38 50 45 7-30 10 2 . Opponents...... 10 408 280 688 78.0-272 24-133 10-122 44 18 11-47 9 1 .

2017 ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRD FOOTBALL GAME NOTES // @REDBIRDFB LAST TIME IT HAPPENED GAME 11 // North Dakota State // NOV. 18, 2017 // PAGE 17 ILLINOIS STATE INDIVIDUAL OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL ILLINOIS STATE SITUATIONAL STATS Rushed for 100 yards Rushed for 100 yards Markel Smith (124) and James Robinson (117) at Youngstown State, 10-28-17 125, Taryn Christion, South Dakota State, 11-11-17 2017 Rushed for 200 yards Rushed for 200 yards 217, Marshaun Coprich vs. Western Illinois, 12-5-15 371, Jemaine Cook, Youngstown State, 11-06-10 Playing at home 3-1 Passed for 200 yards Passed for 200 yards Playing on the road 3-3 223, Jake Kolbe vs. Western Illinois, 11-4-17 288, Sean McGuire, Western Illinois, 11-4-17 Passed for 300 yards Passed for 300 yards Playing on a neutral field 0-0 345, Jake Kolbe vs. Indiana State, 9-30-17 440, Chris Streveler, South Dakota, 10-21-17 Passed for 400 yards Passed for 400 yards Playing at night 2-0 473, Matt Brown vs. Eastern Illinois, 9-15-12 440, Chris Streveler, South Dakota, 10-21-17 Playing during the day 4-4 Had 10 receptions Had 10 receptions 10, Tyrone Walker at Appalachian State, 12-1-12 Billy Reed (14) and Jonathan Mixon (11), Southern Illinois, 11-14-15 ISU scores on first possession 4-0 Had 100 yards receiving Had 100 yards receiving Opponent scores on first possession 1-1 113, Christian Gibbs vs. Western Illinois, 11-4-17 118, Connor Iwema, Southern Illinois, 10-14-17 Returned a punt for a TD Returned a punt for a TD ISU scores first 5-1 Anthony Warrum (62 yards) vs. Abilene Christian, 9-21-13 77, Gary Hunter, Dayton, 9-1-12 Returned a kickoff for a TD Returned a kickoff for a TD Opponent scores first 1-3 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 5-1 Returned an interception for a TD Returned an interception for a TD Mitchell Brees (35 yards) vs. Butler, 9-2-17 Mekhi Ware (47 yards), Indiana State, 9-30-17 Opponent leads after 1st quarter 1-1 Returned a fumble for a TD Returned a fumble for a TD Matt McCown (26 yards) at Youngstown State, 10-28-17 Mike Lien (40 yards), South Dakota State, 9-24-11 Tied after 1st quarter 0-2 Returned a blocked FG for a TD Returned a blocked FG for a TD ISU leads at halftime 5-1 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 0-2 Pat Meehan (10 yards) vs. Dayton, 9-1-12 Mack Weaver (15 yards), Eastern Illinois, 9-16-17 Rushed for three touchdowns Rushed for three touchdowns Tied at halftime 1-1 3, James Robinson at Youngstown State, 10-28-17 3, Jacobi Green, Richmond, 12-11-15 ISU leads after 3rd quarter 6-0 Threw three touchdown passes Threw three touchdown passes 3, Tre Roberson at South Dakota State, 11-7-15 4, Sam Straub, Southern Illinois, 10-14-17 Opponent leads after 3rd quarter 0-3 Caught three touchdown passes Caught three touchdown passes 3, Anthony Warrum at South Dakota State, 11-7-15 3, Robert Tonyan, Indiana State, 10-31-15 Tied after 3rd quarter 0-1 Kicked three field goals Kicked three field goals Game goes into overtime 0-1 3, Sean Slattery vs. South Dakota, 10-21-17 3, Tyler Sievertsen, Northern Iowa, 11-19-11 Had a 70-yard run from scrimmage Had a 70-yard run from scrimmage ISU has more total yards 6-0 87, James Robinson vs. South Dakota, 10-21-17 73, Shepard Little, Eastern Illinois, 9-14-13 Had a 70-yard pass completion Had a 70-yard pass completion Opponent has more total yards 0-4 71, Jake Kolbe to Spencer Schnell vs. South Dakota, 10-21-17 73, Sam Straub to Raphael Leonard, Southern Illinois, 10-14-17 ISU has more rushing yards 6-2 Had 20 tackles Had 20 tackles 22, Cameron Siskowic vs. Eastern Illinois, 9-16-06 22, L.J. Fort, Northern Iowa, 11-19-11 Opponent has more rushing yards 0-2 Had a 50-yard field goal Had a 50-yard field goal ISU has more passing yards 4-0 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 Opponent has more passing yards 2-4 70, Zach Breen vs. Western Illinois, 11-4-17 74, Jim Hannula, Northern Illinois, 9-30-78 ISU has more turnovers 1-3 OPPONENT TEAM Opponent has more turnovers 5-1 ILLINOIS STATE TEAM 400 yards rushing Teams have equal turnovers 0-0 400 yards rushing 413, North Dakota State, 10-25-08 410 at Indiana State, 10-4-08 300 yards rushing ISU has more penalties 2-1 300 yards rushing 353, Southern Illinois, 10-2-10 331 vs. South Dakota, 10-21-17 400 yards passing Opponent has more penalties 3-3 400 yards passing 440, South Dakota, 10-21-17 Penalties are equal 1-0 473 vs. Eastern Illinois, 9-15-12 300 yards passing 300 yards passing 440, South Dakota, 10-21-17 ISU has more time of possession 6-3 345 vs. Indiana State, 9-30-17 500 yards total offense 500 yards total offense 554, South Dakota, 10-21-17 Opponent has more time of possession 0-1 567 vs. South Dakota, 10-21-17 30 first downs ISU has 100-yard rusher 2-0 30 first downs 33, South Dakota, 10-21-17 31 vs. Butler, 9-2-17 50 points Opponent has 100-yard rusher 0-1 50 points 59, Youngstown State, 10-12-13 67 vs. Morgan State, 9-12-15 Scored a safety ISU scores at least 20 points 5-1 Scored a safety Missouri State, 10-17-15 Opponent scores at least 20 points 0-4 Indiana State, 10-31-15 Posted a shutout Posted a shutout Southern Illinois 17, Illinois State 0, 10-6-12 ISU throws for 300 yards 2-0 Illinois State 35, Youngstown State 0, 10-28-17 Held ISU under 100 yards rushing Held an opponent under 100 yards rushing 88, Western Illinois, 11-4-17 Opponent throws for 300 yards 1-2 84, Youngstown State, 10-28-17 Held ISU under 100 yards passing Playing on natural grass 0-0 Held an opponent under 100 yards passing 42, Youngstown State, 10-28-17 63, Youngstown State, 10-28-17 Held ISU under 200 total yards Playing on artificial surface 6-4 Held an opponent under 200 total yards 196, North Dakota State, 11-9-13 ISU defense scores 3-0 147, Youngstown State, 10-28-17 Held ISU under 100 total yards Held an opponent under 100 total yards 94, Central State, 9-9-89 Opponent defense scores 2-0 41, Butler, 9-2-17 Blocked a punt Blocked a punt Eastern Illinois (TD), 9-16-17 ISU returns KO/Punt for TD 0-1 Indiana State, 10-31-15 Blocked a field goal Opponent returns KO/Punt for TD 0-0 Blocked a field goal South Dakota State, 11-7-15 at Missouri State, 9-23-17 Blocked an extra point attempt Blocked an extra point attempt Northern Iowa, 10-27-12 at Missouri State, 9-23-17

2017 ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRD FOOTBALL GAME NOTES // #BACKTHEBIRDS 2017 Game Recaps GAME 11 // North Dakota State // NOV. 18, 2017 // PAGE 18 #18 ILLINOIS STATE 45, BUTLER 0 #14 ILLINOIS STATE 44, EASTERN ILLINOIS 13 #12 ILLINOIS STATE 34, MISSOURI STATE 9 Sept. 2, 2017 // Normal, Illinois Sept. 16, 2017 // Charleston, Illinois Sept. 23, 2017 // Springfield, Missouri Attendance: 10,840 Attendance: 7,031 Attendance: 7,183

GAME SUMMARY GAME SUMMARY GAME SUMMARY Illinois State made a statement to kick off the 2017 season, Holding the Panthers to a mere 14 total rushing yards, No. After playing to a 6-6 tie at halftime, No. 12 Illinois State routing Butler 45-0 under the 14 Illinois State defeated (3-0) scored 28 points in the lights at Hancock Stadium. Eastern Illinois, 44-13, in the third quarter to pull away The Redbirds held the 106th meeting of the Mid- from Missouri State (1-3) at Bulldogs to just 41 yards of America Classic. The Redbird Robert W. Plaster Stadium in total offense in the game, defense racked up six sacks the Missouri Valley Football which set a Hancock Stadium and 11 tackles-for-loss in the Conference opener for both record for fewest total yards GAME 1 victory and held EIU to just GAME 2 squads. GAME 3 allowed to an opponent. The seven first downs and 117 ISU defense also did not yards of total offense. allow a yard rushing to Butler, SCORING SUMMARY which only picked up three first downs all evening. On SCORING SUMMARY SCOREBOARD 1 2 3 4 FINAL the flip side, the ISU offense racked up 519 yards of total SCOREBOARD 1 2 3 4 FINAL ILLINOIS STATE (3-0) 3 3 28 0 34 offense, with 320 of those yards coming on the ground as ILLINOIS STATE (2-0) 10 17 10 7 44 Missouri State (1-3) 6 0 0 3 9 three different ball-carriers scoring rushing touchdowns. Eastern Illinois (1-2) 0 6 7 0 13 FIRST QUARTER SCORING SUMMARY FIRST QUARTER MSU – Holliman 53-yard run (Zach Drake kick blocked), 14:18 SCOREBOARD 1 2 3 4 FINAL ILS – Slattery 35-yard field goal, 11:11 ILS – Slattery 48-yard field goal, :10 Butler (0-1) 0 0 0 0 0 ILS – Robinson 22-yard run (Slattery kick), 4:46 SECOND QUARTER ILLINOIS STATE (1-0) 0 17 21 7 0 SECOND QUARTER ILS – Slattery 28-yard field goal, 1:18 ILS – Robinson 1-yard run (Slattery kick), 11:34 THIRD QUARTER SECOND QUARTER EIU – Weaver 15-yard blocked punt return (Severino kick failed), 8:08 ILS – Smith 6-yard run (Slattery kick), 12:43 ILS – Robinson 9-yard touchdown run (Slattery kick), 14:53 ILS – Smith 57-yard run (Slattery kick), 5:58 ILS – Robinson 8-yard run (Slattery kick), 7:48 ILS – Gibbs 20-yard pass from Kolbe (Slattery kick), 4:02 ILS – Slattery 27-yard field goal, :40 ILS – Kolbe 7-yard run (Slattery kick), 3:00 ILS – Slattery 46-yard field goal, :28 THIRD QUARTER ILS – Fowler 28-yard pass from Kolbe (Slattery kick), :07 THIRD QUARTER EIU – Gilkey 3-yard run (Wilson kick), 6:04 FOURTH QUARTER ILS – Gibbs 16-yard pass from Kolbe (Slattery kick), 5:22 ILS – Gillum 80-yard pass from Kolbe (Slattery kick), 3:05 MSU – Drake 28-yard field goal, :52 ILS – Brees 35-yard interception return (Slattery kick), 5:06 ILS – Slattery 28-yard field goal, :48 ILS – Smith 16-yard run (Slattery kick), :48 FOURTH QUARTER TEAM STATISTICS FOURTH QUARTER ILS – Broadnax 16-yard run (Slattery kick), 3:23 ILS MSU ILS – Birch 26-yard run (Slattery kick), 11:54 First Downs 22 18 TEAM STATISTICS Rushing Attempts-Yards 30-152 34-154 ILS EIU Passing 24-34-1 12-30-0 TEAM STATISTICS First Downs 17 7 Passing Yards 312 157 BU ILS Rushing Attempts-Yards 44-233 37-14 Total Offense 464 311 First Downs 3 31 Passing 13-26-0 13-23-1 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-1 Rushing Attempts-Yards 21-0 48-320 Passing Yards 218 103 Penalties-Yards 6-39 1-5 Passing 8-23-1 20-32-0 Total Offense 451 117 Time of Possession 33:01 26:59 Passing Yards 41 199 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 3-2 Total Offense 41 519 Penalties-Yards 8-45 8-51 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Fumbles-Lost 2-0 4-1 Time of Possession 33:37 26:23 RUSHING: (ILS) – Robinson 10-81-1, Smith 7-42-1, Broadnax Penalties-Yards 5-39 4-25 3-15, Kolbe 2-8, Henderson 4-5, Birch 1-3, Jefferson 1-2. (MSU) Time of Possession 22:32 37:28 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS – Holliman 3-51-1, Huslig 14-43, Mason 5-23, Earl 1-20, Crowder RUSHING: (ILS) – Robinson 13-89-2, Smith 12-84-1, Broadnax 4-16, Randall 4-8, Masoner 1-1, Currie 1-(-4). INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS 3-57-1, BIrch 9-21, Kolbe 4-(-11). (EIU) – Gilkey 10-14-1, RUSHING: (BU) – Sznajder 5-9, Schrader 2-9, Lane 6-6, Columbus 5-13, Johnson 3-8, Welch 1-6, McCullough 5-6, Turner PASSING: (ILS) – Kolbe 24-32-1-312-1, Broadnax 0-2-0-0-0. Scaccia 2-(-1), Hall 3-(-5), Marty 3-(-18). (ILS) – Smith 10-88-1, 1-0, Dadeboe 1-(-1), Fowell 1-(-5), Kimble 10-(-27). (MSU) – Huslig 12-28-0-157-0. Henderson 5-56, Broadnax 6-46, Robinson 11-39-1, Birch 5-37-1, Kielbasa 8-37, Kolbe 3-17. PASSING: (ILS) – Kolbe 13-26-0-218-1. (EIU) – Kimble 11-19-0- RECEIVING: (ILS) – Schnell 9-135, 5-56, Fowler 3-70-1, Biegalski 86-0, Gilkey 2-4-1-17-0. 2-14, Smith 2-8, Jefferson 1-19, Petkovich 1-6, Robinson 1-4. PASSING: (BU) – Marty 8-23-1-41-0. (ILS) – Kolbe 18-29-0-194- (MSU) – Earl 4-73, Holliman 3-19, Esters 2-32, Currie 1-18, 2, Broadnax 2-3-0-5-0. RECEIVING: (ILS) – Schnell 4-64, Gibbs 3-20, Fowler 2-22, Mason 1-8, Furmanek 1-7. Gillum 1-80-1, Henderon 1-2, Smith 1-1. (EIU) – Columbus RECEIVING: (BU) – Temple 2-15, Weaver 2-13, Sznajder 1-5, 4-43, Hollins 3-36, McCullough 2-3, Turner 1-12, Dewberry 1-8, TACKLE LEADERS: (ILS) – Holm 4-5-9, Kocour 4-2-6, Horton Baldwin 1-5, Gill 1-2, Lane 1-1. (ILS) – Gibbs 5-79-2, Petkovich Sheehan 1-1, Rowell 1-0. 3-3-6, Barry 2-4-6, Clark 1-5-6. (MSU) – Beshore 6-2-8, Garbutt 4-38, Schnell 3-21, Henderson 2-24, Fowler 2-14, Biegalski 1-11, 3-5-8, Joseph 4-1-5, Rush 3-2-5, Price 2-2-4. Jefferson 1-7, Bair 1-7, Mills 1-(-2). TACKLE LEADERS: (ILS) – Horton 6-5-11, J. Harris 4-5-9, Barry 5-2-7, D. Harris 5-0-5, Conley 4-0-4. (EIU) – Williams 5-2-7, TACKLE LEADERS: (BU) – Newhouse 12-2-14, Brunhofer 4-3-7, Caputo 1-5-6, Johnson 5-0-5, Johnson 3-2-5, Page 2-3-5. Cerone 4-2-6, Brunner 4-2-6, Banks 4-1-5. (ILS) – Horton 1-3-4, Edwards 2-1-3, Harris 2-1-3, Glass 2-1-3, DeForest 2-1-3.

2017 ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRD FOOTBALL GAME NOTES // @REDBIRDFB 2017 Game Recaps GAME 11 // North Dakota State // NOV. 18, 2017 // PAGE 19 #8 ILLINOIS STATE 24, INDIANA STATE 13 NORTHERN ARIZONA 37, #7 ILLINOIS STATE 16 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 42, #15 ILLINOIS STATE 7 Sept. 30, 2017 // Normal, Illinois Oct. 7, 2017 // Flagstaff, Arizona Oct. 14, 2017 // Carbondale, Illinois Attendance: 13,397 Attendance: 10,400 Attendance: 8,121

GAME SUMMARY GAME SUMMARY GAME SUMMARY A 24-point first half offensive output was more than enough The Illinois State offense struggled all game to get The Illinois State offense struggled all game to get for No. 8 ranked Illinois State something going against something going against against Indiana State, as the NAU (3-2, 2-0 Big Sky), who NAU (3-2, 2-0 Big Sky), who Redbirds secured a 24-13 put up 443 yards of total put up 443 yards of total win over the Sycamores offense against the Redbirds offense against the Redbirds in front of a sellout crowd (4-1, 2-0 MVFC) in a 37-6 win (4-1, 2-0 MVFC) in a 37-6 win at Hancock Stadium. at the Walkup Skydome. at the Walkup Skydome. Touchdown connections of GAME 4 GAME 5 GAME 6 54 yards and 77 yards from Jake Kolbe to Christian Gibbs staked the Redbirds to a 24-0 SCORING SUMMARY SCORING SUMMARY lead at the half and the staunch Redbird defense held the SCOREBOARD 1 2 3 4 FINAL SCOREBOARD 1 2 3 4 FINAL Sycamores to just 13 points in the third quarter to come ILLINOIS STATE (4-1) 0 6 3 7 16 ILLINOIS STATE (4-2) 0 0 7 0 7 away with the victory. Missouri State (1-3) 0 13 14 10 37 Southern Illinois (3-3) 7 14 7 14 42

SCORING SUMMARY SECOND QUARTER FIRST QUARTER SCOREBOARD 1 2 3 4 FINAL NAU – Roehler 29-yard field goal, 11:52 SIU – Davis 21-yard pass from Straub (Sotiropoulos kick), 11:35 Indiana State (0-4) 0 0 13 0 13 ILS – Slattery 32-yard field goal, 5:46 SECOND QUARTER ILLINOIS STATE (4-0) 10 14 0 0 24 NAU – Roehler 41-yard field goal, 3:28 SIU – Davis 3-yard pass from Straub (Sotiropoulos kick), 11:30 ILS – Slattery 51-yard field goal, 1:31 SIU – Bonansinga 11-yard pass from Straub (Sotiropoulos kick), 7:58 FIRST QUARTER NAU – Marks 32-yard pass from Cookus (Roehler kick), :29 THIRD QUARTER ILS – Slattery 44-yard field goal, 9:41 THIRD QUARTER SIU – Leonard 73-yard pass from Straub (Sotiropoulos kick), 11:30 ILS – Conley 0-yard fumble recovery (Slattery kick), 1:32 NAU – Gonzales 21-yard pass from Cookus (Roehler kick), 11:22 ILS – Schnell 19-yard pass from Kolbe (Slattery kick), :49 SECOND QUARTER NAU – Cookus 23-yard pass from Brewington (Roehler kick), 6:39 FOURTH QUARTER ILS – Gibbs 54-yard pass from Kolbe (Slattery kick), 7:41 ILS – Slattery 38-yard field goal, 5:02 SIU – Walter 5-yard run (Sotiropoulos kick), 10:10 ILS – Gibbs 77-yard pass from Kolbe (Slattery kick), 3:44 FOURTH QUARTER SIU – Mixon 3-yard run (Sotiropoulos kick), 1:18 THIRD QUARTER NAU – Roehler 33-yard field goal, 13:59 INS – Ware 47-yard interception return (Nunez kick failed), 11:12 ILS – Schnell 15-yard pass from Kolbe (Slattery kick), 8:08 INS – Thomas 4-yard pass from Sparks (Nunez kick), 6:17 NAU – Young 23-yard pass from Cookus (Roehler kick), 2:49 TEAM STATISTICS ILS SIU First Downs 19 24 TEAM STATISTICS TEAM STATISTICS Rushing Attempts-Yards 34-145 41-181 INS ILS ILS NAU Passing 21-47-3 22-35-0 First Downs 10 16 First Downs 19 19 Passing Yards 230 368 Rushing Attempts-Yards 32-43 36-56 Rushing Attempts-Yards 29-63 27-28 Total Offense 375 549 Passing 11-30-1 18-30-1 Passing 25-45-3 27-46-0 Fumbles-Lost 2-2 0-0 Passing Yards 154 345 Passing Yards 226 403 Penalties-Yards 6-55 4-30 Total Offense 197 401 Total Offense 286 431 Time of Possession 27:20 32:40 Fumbles-Lost 4-3 3-2 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-0 Penalties-Yards 1-5 6-55 Penalties-Yards 5-55 7-85 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Time of Possession 26:22 33:38 Time of Possession 31:57 28:03 RUSHING: (ILS) – Robinson 13-81, Henderson 2-42, Broadnax 4-23, Birch 3-13, Kielbasa 1-4, Schnell 1-0, Smith 3-(-2), Kolbe INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS 7-(-16). (SIU) – Davis 7-60, Walter 10-48-1, Strabu 10-45, Mixon RUSHING: (INS) – Booker 19-57, Keys 6-18, Morgan 2-(-8), RUSHING: (ILS) – Smith 7-31, Robinson 10-21, Henderson 1-5, 5-27, Hogan 1-7, Sison 7-3, Iwema 1-(-9). Sparks 3-(-9), Harker 2-(-15). (ILS) – Robinson 19-60, Smith Birch 1-4, Kolbe 9-4. (NAU) – Young 10-35, Logan 7-13, Smartt 11-37, Kolbe 4-(-22). 2-3, Cookus 5-(-20). PASSING: (ILS) – Kolbe 20-45-3-232-1, Broadnax 1-2-0-(-2)-0. (SIU) – Straub 22-34-0-368-4, Hearn 0-1-0-0-0. PASSING: (INS) – Sparks 7-20-0-108-1, Harker 4-10-1-46-0. PASSING: (ILS) – Kolbe 25-45-3-223-1. (NAU) – Cookus 26-45- (ILS) – Kolbe 18-30-1-345-2. 0-380-3, Brewington 1-1-0-23-1. RECEIVING: (ILS) – Schnell 7-74-1, Hadden 5-97, Fowler 3-40, Petkovich 2-9, Gillum 1-13, Henderson 1-0, Georgie 1-(-1), Birch RECEIVING: (INS) – McClendon 6-74, Pugh 2-64, Booker 2-12, RECEIVING: (ILS) – Schnell 7-88-1, Petkovich 7-51, Gibbs 4-45, 1-(-2). (SIU) – Davis 7-78-2, Iwema 6-118, James 5-70, Leonard Thomas 1-4-1. (ILS) – Gibbs 5-189-2, Schnell 4-36, Petkovich Fowler 4-27, Robinson 3-12. (NAU) – Marks 8-130-1, Burton 4-52, 2-86, Bonansinga 1-11-1, Isom 1-5. 3-50, Fowler 2-34, Smith 2-11, McCloyn 1-19, Henderson 1-6. Baldwin 3-71, Brewington 2-46, Gonzales 2-26-1, Young 2-20-1, Logan 2-5, Cookus 1-23-1, Brown 1-18, Stokes 1-8, Morehand TACKLE LEADERS: (ILS) – Edwards 4-4-8, Horton 3-5-8, Harris TACKLE LEADERS: (INS) – Green 9-2-11, Clifford 5-3-8, Ardley 1-4. 3-4-7, Glass 2-5-7, Harris 5-1-6. (SIU) – Vea 4-1-5, Reed 4-1-5, 4-3-7, Ware 5-1-6, Griffith 4-2-6. (ILS) – Horton 3-5-8, Kelly-Martin Knighton 4-1-5, Chinn 2-3-5, Jackson 2-3-5. 2-5-7, Holm 1-5-6, Brees 2-3-5, Clark 2-3-5. TACKLE LEADERS: (ILS) – Keene 4-6-10, Holm 5-4-9, Harris 5-1-6, Horton 1-5-6, Barry 2-2-4. (NAU) – Clarke 6-5-11, Johnson 5-3-8, Powell 4-4-8, Sutton 3-4-7, Evans 4-1-5.

2017 ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRD FOOTBALL GAME NOTES // #BACKTHEBIRDS GAME 11 // North Dakota State // NOV. 18, 2017 // PAGE 20 #24 ILLINOIS STATE 37, #4 SOUTH DAKOTA 21 #16 ILLINOIS STATE 35, #19 YOUNGSTOWN STATE 0 #15 WESTERN ILLINOIS 31, #12 ILLINOIS STATE 14 Oct. 21, 2017 // Normal, Illinois OCt. 28, 2017 // YOungstown, Ohio NOV. 4, 2017 // Normal, Illinois Attendance: 12,113 Attendance: 12,723 Attendance: 13,192

GAME SUMMARY GAME SUMMARY GAME SUMMARY The Illinois State offensive rushing attack racked up 331 Coming off their first ranked win of the season, the 16th- Despite a two-score lead at the half, No. 12 Illinois State yards against fourth-ranked ranked Redbirds picked could not maintain the lead South Dakota and big up right where they left off, over No. 15 Western Illinois pass plays lifted the No. 24 topping No. 21 Youngstown as the Leathernecks scored ranked Redbirds to a 37-21 State commanding 35-0 31 unanswered points in the victory over the Coyotes fashion at Stambaugh second half to defeat the on Homecoming in front Stadium. Once again, the Redbirds by a score of 31-14 of 12,113 fans at Hancock GAME 7 Redbirds controlled the game GAME 8 at Hancock Stadium in front GAME 9 Stadium. The Redbirds on the ground, rushing for of 13,192 fans. After being handed the Coyotes their 299 yards on the ground. shut out in the first half, WIU first loss of the season and the win for the ISU over the No. Markel Smith (124) and scored 17 quick points in the 4 team in the country was their highest win over a ranked James Robinson (117) each ran for over 100 yards to third quarter and tacked on 14 more in the fourth quarter to opponent since defeating No. 1 New Hampshire in the become the first ISU duo to achieve that feat since 2015. snap a seven-game losing streak to ISU. semifinals of the 2014 FCS playoffs. SCORING SUMMARY SCORING SUMMARY SCORING SUMMARY SCOREBOARD 1 2 3 4 FINAL SCOREBOARD 1 2 3 4 FINAL ILLINOIS STATE (6-2) 14 7 7 7 35 Western Illinois (6-3) 0 0 17 14 31 SCOREBOARD 1 2 3 4 FINAL Youngstown State (3-5) 0 0 0 0 0 ILLINOIS STATE (6-3) 7 7 0 0 14 South Dakota (6-1) 0 14 0 7 21 ILLINOIS STATE (5-2) 14 3 7 13 37 FIRST QUARTER FIRST QUARTER ILS – Robinson 11-yard run (Slattery kick), 9:51 ILS – Gibbs 65-yard pass from Kolbe (Slattery kick), 2:19 SECOND QUARTER ILS – McCown 26-yard fumble return (Slattery kick), 9:06 SECOND QUARTER ILS – Schnell 64-yard pass from Kolbe (Slattery kick), 13:30 SECOND QUARTER ILS – Petkovich 4-yard pass from Kolbe (Slattery kick), 6:43 ILS – Schnell 5-yard pass from Kolbe (Slattery kick), 3:26 ILS – Smith 1-yard run (Slattery kick), :09 THIRD QUARTER SECOND QUARTER THIRD QUARTER WIU – Gaston 35-yard pass from McGuire (Crosa kick), 13:42 USD – Samson 50-yard pass from Streveler (Weese kick), 9:13 ILS – Robinson 2-yard run (Slattery kick), 9:01 WIU – Ratkovich 1-yard run (Crosa kick), 5:17 USD – Ramsey 2-yard pass from Streveler (Weese kick), 5:02 FOURTH QUARTER WIU – Crosa 28-yard field goal, :00 ILS – Slattery 47-yard field goal, 1:06 ILS – Robinson 3-yard run (Slattery kick), 12:50 FOURTH QUARTER THIRD QUARTER WIU – Ratkovich 27-yard pass from McGuire (Crosa kick), 13:09 ILS – Robinson 14-yard run (Slattery kick), 1:14 TEAM STATISTICS WIU – McShane 1-yard run (Crosa kick), 9:56 FOURTH QUARTER ILS YSU USD – Henry 12-yard run (Weese kick), 13:30 First Downs 20 10 ILS – Slattery 33-yard field goal, 9:21 Rushing Attempts-Yards 53-299 32-84 TEAM STATISTICS ILS – Robinson 87-yard run (Slattery kick), 5:42 Passing 6-12-0 8-18-1 WIU ILS ILS – Slattery 45-yard field goal, 1:36 Passing Yards 42 63 First Downs 21 21 Total Offense 341 147 Rushing Attempts-Yards 32-118 35-88 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-1 Passing 19-30-1 19-34-1 TEAM STATISTICS Penalties-Yards 2-20 4-35 Passing Yards 288 223 Time of Possession 36:37 23:23 Total Offense 406 311 USD ILS Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-2 First Downs 33 20 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Penalties-Yards 12-105 5-44 Rushing Attempts-Yards 25-114 47-331 RUSHING: (ILS) – Smith 10-124-1, Robinson 22-117-3, Time of Possession 28:23 31:37 Passing 39-63-2 12-19-1 Henderson 5-28, Kolbe 3-26, Broadnax 3-6. (YSU) – McCaster Passing Yards 440 236 9-32, Davis 9-22, Turner 3-17, Bailey 3-10, Mays 7-3. INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Total Offense 554 567 RUSHING: (WIU) – McShane 18-67-1, McGuire 5-25, Ratkovich Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1 PASSING: (ILS) – Kolbe 6-11-0-42-0, Broadnax 0-1-0-0-0. (YSU) 5-11-1, Acklin 3-9, Sanders 1-6. (ILS) – Robinson 16-73, Smith Penalties-Yards 11-123 8-71 – Davis 5-13-1-47-0, Mays 3-5-0-16-0. 8-27, Birch 1-(-1), Kolbe 10-(-11). Time of Possession 25:36 34:24 RECEIVING: (ILS) – Schnell 4-32, Broadnax 1-9, Hendershot PASSING: (WIU) – McGuire 19-30-1-288-2. (ILS) – Kolbe 19-34- INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS 1-1. (YSU) – Rader 2-23, Turner 2-17, Bailey 2-9, Derrick 1-7, 1-223-2. RUSHING: (USD) – Fredrick 6-47, Henry 8-31-1, Streveler 8-29, McCaster 1-7. Klett 3-7. (ILS) – Robinson 19-193-2, Smith 21-92, Kolbe 3-28, RECEIVING: (WIU) – Acklin 5-94, McShane 4-22, Harper 3-60, Broadnax 2-21, Kielbasa 2-(-3). TACKLE LEADERS: (ILS) – DeForest 4-2-6, Barry 3-3-6, Harris Gaston 3-56, Ratkovich 3-44, LeSure 1-12. (ILS) – Gibbs 5-113-1, 4-1-5, Keene 4-1-5, Horton 3-2-5. (YSU) – Dellovade 10-1-11, Schnell 5-35, Petkovich 3-36-1, Robinson 2-18, Biegalski 2-3, PASSING: (USD) – Streveler 39-63-2-440-2. (ILS) – Kolbe 12- Powell 7-3-10, Hurst 5-3-8, Hegedus 5-2-7, Wright 4-3-7. Hendershot 1-11, Smith 1-7. 19-1-236-2. TACKLE LEADERS: (WIU) – Fitzpatrick 5-3-8, Diggs 4-4-8, Viti RECEIVING: (USD) – Ramsey 9-79-1, Baker 5-58, Brooks 3-5-8, Taylor 2-5-7, Griffith 1-5-6. (ILS) – Horton 6-3-9, Brees 6-1- 5-56, Van Roekel 5-43, Case 4-43, Jackson 4-40, Fredrick 4-36, 7, Harris 6-1-7, Holm 5-2-7, Kelly-Martin 3-2-5. Samson 1-50, Hale 1-26, Klett 1-9. (ILS) – Schnell 7-191-2, Fowler 2-14, Gillum 1-16, Hadden 1-8, Hendershot 1-7.

TACKLE LEADERS: (USD) – Gray 5-5-10, Litrenta 3-6-9, Harris 4-4-8, Johnson 4-3-7, Gray 3-4-7. (ILS) – Harris 8-3-11, Brees 2-6-8, Keene 4-3-7, Harris 3-4-7, Conley 4-2-6.

2017 ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRD FOOTBALL GAME NOTES // @REDBIRDFB GAME 11 // North Dakota State // NOV. 18, 2017 // PAGE 21 #5 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 27, #17 ILLINOIS STATE 24 Nov. 11, 2017 // Brookings, South Dakota Attendance: 9,458

GAME SUMMARY No. 5 South Dakota State needed overtime to come away with the home win over No. 17 Illinois State, as the Redbirds (6-4, 4-3 MVFC) scored late to tie the game, before the Jackrabbits secured the victory with a field goal in overtime, GAME 10 27-24, at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium.

SCORING SUMMARY SCOREBOARD 1 2 3 4 OT FINAL ILLINOIS STATE (6-4) 7 10 0 7 0 24 South Dakota State (8-2) 7 10 0 7 3 27

FIRST QUARTER SDSU – Goedert 33-yard pass from Christion (Vinatieri kick), 8:55 ILS – Robinson 3-yard run (Slattery kick), 3:36 SECOND QUARTER SDSU – Vinatieri 34-yard field goal, 11:37 SDSU – Brown 6-yard pass from Christion (Vinatieri kick), 3:58 ILS – Uphoff 100-yard kickoff return (Slattery kick), 3:43 ILS – Slattery 30-yard field goal, :00 FOURTH QUARTER SIU – Christion 84-yard run (Vinatieri kick), 8:13 ILS – Robinson 5-yard run (Slattery kick), 2:14 OVERTIME SDSU – Vinatieri 43-yard field goal

TEAM STATISTICS ILS SDSU First Downs 19 17 Rushing Attempts-Yards 215 189 Passing 10-18-0 17-36-2 Passing Yards 102 172 Total Offense 317 361 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-0 Penalties-Yards 4-15 6-45 Time of Possession 32:03 27:57

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: (ILS) – Robinson 15-83-2, Broadnax 19-63, SMith 10- 63, Henderson 1-7, Schnell 1-3, Gibbs 1-(-4). (SDSU) – Christion 9-110-1, Mengarelli 11-36, Daniel 6-31, Johnson 2-8, Goedert 1-3, Wallace 1-1.

PASSING: (ILS) – Broadnax 10-18-0-102-0. (SDSU) – Christion 17-36-2-172-2.

RECEIVING: (ILS) – Gibbs 6-55, Fowler 2-32, Biegalski 1-12, Schnell 1-3. (SDSU) – Wieneke 5-52, Mengarelli 4-21, Johnson 2-35, Goedert 1-33, Wilde 1-8, Cavanaugh 1-8, Brown 1-6, Lewis 1-5, Wallace 1-4.

TACKLE LEADERS: (ILS) – Barry 6-2-8, Horton 5-0-5, Conley 5-0-5, Holm 4-1-5, DeForest 3-2-5. (SDSU) – Rozeboom 7-3-10, Balster 8-0-8, Farina 5-2-7, Cox 4-2-6, Soulek 5-0-5.

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