Illinois State Redbirds

Past match

Illinois State Redbirds won.

Illinois State Redbirds beat the Eastern Illinois Panthers

1-3 13 – 49

4-0

Final · Sat, Sep 19

Game Details

Hancock Stadium (Normal) · 11,589 fans · ESPN+

Highlights

Lofton and Lord power Illinois State over Eastern Illinois 49-13 in 114th Mid-America Classic

Tyler Lofton ran for two touchdowns and returned a punt for another score, Dylan Lord had six catches for 77 yards and a score, and Illinois State defeated Eastern Illinois 49-13 in the 114th Mid-America Classic on Saturday.

Recap via ESPN

0:24 Tyler Lofton rushes in for 12-yard TD

0:14 Gage Roy throws 2-yard TD pass to Alex Herrera

0:13 Drew Schiller makes 41-yard field goal

0:34 Beckham Pellant throws 37-yard TD pass to Mar'Quan Gary

Clips play on ESPN

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
EIU	3	3	0	7	13
ILST	14	14	14	7	49

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Game Leaders

Eastern Illinois Panthers

Cole LaCrue · 15/25, 150 YDSPassing Yards
TB Tyren Buggs · 9 CAR, 23 YDSRushing Yards
Jeremy Reeves · 2 REC, 44 YDSReceiving Yards
Aidan Archibald · 0.5Sacks
Nick Vecchiarelli · 9Tackles

Illinois State Redbirds

Gage Roy · 13/19, 172 YDS, 2 TDPassing Yards
Tyler Lofton · 15 CAR, 62 YDS, 2 TDRushing Yards
Dylan Lord · 6 REC, 77 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Tye Niekamp · 8Tackles

2026 Ohio Valley Conference Standings

Team
Western Illinois
Gardner-Webb
Lindenwood
Southeast Missouri State
Eastern Illinois
UT Martin
Tennessee State
Charleston Southern

2026 Missouri Valley Football Conference Standings

Team
North Dakota
South Dakota State
Northern Iowa
Youngstown State
South Dakota
Southern Illinois
Illinois State
Indiana State
Murray State

Scoring

Q4 7:59

TD Cole LaCrue 1 Yd Run (Drew Schiller Kick)13–49

Q4 14:08

TD Tyler Lofton 1 Yd Run (Michael Cosentino Kick)6–49

Q3 5:30

TD Anthony Hall 3 Yd Run (Michael Cosentino Kick)6–42

Q3 13:25

TD Dylan Lord 79 Yd Punt Return (Michael Cosentino Kick)6–35

Q2 2:45

TD Dylan Lord 4 Yd pass from Gage Roy (Michael Cosentino Kick)6–28

Q2 6:00

FG Drew Schiller 21 Yd Field Goal 6–21

Q2 14:15

TD Mar'Quan Gary 37 Yd pass from Beckham Pellant (Michael Cosentino Kick)3–21

Q1 1:50

FG Drew Schiller 41 Yd Field Goal 3–14

Q1 7:51

TD Alex Herrera 2 Yd pass from Gage Roy (Michael Cosentino Kick)0–14

Q1 12:38

TD Tyler Lofton 12 Yd Run (Michael Cosentino Kick)0–7

Team Stats

Eastern Illinois PanthersIllinois State Redbirds

Offense

216 Total Yards 556

150 Passing Yards 330

66 Rushing Yards 226

14 First Downs 34

Efficiency

4-12 3rd Down 8-12

0-0 4th Down 3-3

15/26 Completions 25/33

Turnovers & Clock

0 Turnovers 1

5-44 Penalties 8-61

25:45 Possession 34:15

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG
Cole LaCrue	15/25	150	6.0
Devin Whitlock	0/1	0	0.0
Team	15/26	150	5.8

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Tyren Buggs	9	23	2.6	0	9
Cole LaCrue	5	15	3.0	1	9
Devin Whitlock	3	15	5.0	0	9
Jacarre Fleming-Page	3	11	3.7	0	10
Charles Kellom	6	2	0.3	0	8
Team	26	66	2.5	1	10

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Jeremy Reeves	2	44	22.0	34
Alex Ginnever	1	31	31.0	31
Landers Green	2	23	11.5	12
Devin Whitlock	2	22	11.0	21
Charles Kellom	1	14	14.0	14
Carlyun Neal	1	6	6.0	6
Samuel Gonzalez	1	5	5.0	5
Eli Evans	1	5	5.0	5
Whitten Weems	1	5	5.0	5
Tyren Buggs	3	-5	-1.7	1
Team	15	150	10.0	34

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Isaac Engle	0	0	1
Team	0	0	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Mafileo Tupou	9	3	0	0	0	0
Nick Vecchiarelli	9	1	0	0	0	0
Nasir Maryland	8	4	0	0	0	0
Kaleb Lyons	7	2	0	0	0	0
Aidan Archibald	6	1	0.5	0.5	0	0
Ja'Wuan Nickson	6	0	0	0	0	2
Josh Brown	5	2	0	0	1	0
Lonnie Burt	5	1	0	0	0	0
Premiere Whitley	5	1	0.5	0.5	0	0
Jordyn Stewart	4	2	0	0	0	0
Isaac Engle	4	2	0	0	0	0
Trevon Piggee	4	1	0	0	0	0
Micah Williams	4	1	0	0	0	0
Erik Hehl	4	0	0	0	0	0
Dillon Conway	3	3	0	0	0	0
Noah Williams	3	1	0	0	0	0
James Collins II	3	0	0	0	0	0
Daniel Viramontes	2	1	0	0	0	0
Brandon Worsley	2	1	0	0	0	0
Jerry Addo-Boateng	2	1	0	0	0	0
Alex Koulovatos	2	0	0	0	0	0
Kham Boecker	1	0	0	0	0	0
Maximo Vaughn	1	0	0	0	0	0
Collin Henry	1	0	0	0	0	0
Team	100	28	1	1	1	2

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Carlyun Neal	1	12	12.0	12	0
Team	1	12	12.0	12	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Drew Schiller	2/2	100.0	41	1/1	7
Team	2/2	100.0	41	1/1	7

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Cade Cox	6	306	51.0	2	1	56
Team	6	306	51.0	2	1	56

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
Gage Roy	13/19	172	9.1	2
Beckham Pellant	9/11	116	10.5	1
Chase Kwiatkowski	3/3	42	14.0	0
Team	25/33	330	10.0	3

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Tyler Lofton	15	62	4.1	2	12
Anthony Hall	11	58	5.3	1	24
Chase Kwiatkowski	6	50	8.3	0	18
Gage Roy	3	29	9.7	0	37
Quentin Skillings	7	21	3.0	0	9
Beckham Pellant	3	6	2.0	0	4
Team	45	226	5.0	3	37

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Dylan Lord	6	77	12.8	1	30
Mar'Quan Gary	3	72	24.0	1	37
Stevan Gavric	1	40	40.0	0	40
Luke Mailander	1	29	29.0	0	29
Ian Willis	3	25	8.3	0	12
Tyler Lofton	2	19	9.5	0	11
Andrew Rockford	2	18	9.0	0	13
Travis Stamm	2	18	9.0	0	10
Nick True	1	12	12.0	0	12
Chase Kwiatkowski	1	12	12.0	0	12
Alex Herrera	2	8	4.0	1	6
Brady Probst	1	0	0.0	0	0
Team	25	330	13.2	3	40

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Tyler Lofton	1	1	0
Team	1	1	0

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD	QB HUR	TD
Tye Niekamp	8	2	0	0	0	0
Anthony Corona	6	0	0.5	0	0	0
Jordan Coleman	5	2	1	1	0	0
Ben Harman	5	0	0.5	0	0	0
Jamaricus Thomas	5	0	1	2	1	0
Nio Espinoza	4	3	0	0	0	0
Solomon Oduma	4	1	0.5	0	0	0
Key Crowell	4	1	0	0	0	0
La'Shavion Brown	4	0	0.5	0	0	0
Jack Oliver	3	1	0	0	0	0
Mason Kaplan	3	0	0	0	1	0
Dexter Niekamp	3	0	0.5	0	2	0
Doreon Dubose	2	1	0.5	0	0	0
Ben Cooper	2	1	0	0	0	0
Rylan Crawford	2	0	0	0	0	0
Wyatt Mueller	2	0	0	0	0	0
Tyler Lofton	1	1	0	0	0	0
Travis Jones	1	0	0	1	2	0
Logan Jellison	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kaden Lehew	1	0	0	0	0	0
Rico Clay	1	0	0	0	0	0
Javien Jackson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Draivyn Colvin	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dylan Lord	0	0	0	0	0	1
Valentino Garcia	0	0	0	1	0	0
Team	69	13	5	5	6	1

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Dylan Lord	2	92	46.0	79	1
Team	2	92	46.0	79	1

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Michael Cosentino	0/0	0.0	0	7/7	7
Team	0/0	0.0	0	7/7	7

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