Western Illinois Leathernecks

1-5

Ugh, no.

Western Illinois Leathernecks lost to the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles

1-5 20 – 66

Ranked #16 · 5-0

Final · Sat, Oct 4

Game Details

Tucker Stadium (Cookeville) · 5,108 fans · ESPN+

Highlights

Visperas throws 4 TD passes, 3 to Robinson, and Tennessee Tech flies past Western Illinois 66-20

Kekoa Visperas passed for 358 yards and four touchdowns and Tennessee Tech overwhelmed Western Illinois 66-20 on Saturday, the 10th straight win for the Golden Eagles.

Recap via ESPN

0:08 Dom LeBlanc makes 36-yard field goal

0:14 Cason Carswell connects for 23-yard TD pass

0:14 Kekoa Visperas throws 9-yard touchdown pass vs. Western Illinois

0:15 Kekoa Visperas throws 31-yard touchdown pass to Noah Robinson

Clips play on ESPN

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
WIU	7	10	3	0	20
TNTC	10	28	14	14	66

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Game Leaders

Western Illinois Leathernecks

Cason Carswell · 34/48, 343 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INTPassing Yards
Markell Holman · 10 CAR, 37 YDSRushing Yards
Christian Anaya · 13 REC, 132 YDSReceiving Yards
Aa'zoriyon Bonner · 1Sacks
KW Kevin Washington Jr. · 10Tackles

Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles

Kekoa Visperas · 24/38, 358 YDS, 4 TDPassing Yards
Kekoa Visperas · 8 CAR, 73 YDSRushing Yards
Noah Robinson · 7 REC, 126 YDS, 3 TDReceiving Yards
Hudson Tucker · 1Sacks
Aaron Swafford · 6Tackles

2026 Ohio Valley Conference Standings

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

2026 Southern Conference Standings

Team
East Tennessee State
Tennessee Tech
Chattanooga
Wofford
Furman
Mercer
Western Carolina
Samford
The Citadel
VMI

Scoring

Q4 1:24

TD Luke Shields 94 Yd pass from Jace Wilson (Dom LeBlanc Kick)20–66

Q4 9:49

TD Obie Sanni 6 Yd Run (Dom LeBlanc Kick)20–59

Q3 1:45

FG Antonio Chadha 22 Yd Field Goal 20–52

Q3 6:28

TD Andrew Smith 16 Yd Interception Return (Dom LeBlanc Kick)17–52

Q3 12:25

TD Noah Robinson 4 Yd pass from Kekoa Visperas (Dom LeBlanc Kick)17–45

Q2 0:42

TD Aidan Littles 6 Yd Run (Dom LeBlanc Kick)17–38

Q2 4:45

TD Brian Courtney 25 Yd pass from Kekoa Visperas (Dom LeBlanc Kick)17–31

Q2 7:25

TD Demari Davis 36 Yd pass from Cason Carswell (Antonio Chadha Kick)17–24

Q2 9:04

TD Quintell Quinn 3 Yd Run (Dom LeBlanc Kick)10–24

Q2 11:23

FG Antonio Chadha 48 Yd Field Goal 10–17

Q2 13:50

TD Noah Robinson 31 Yd pass from Kekoa Visperas (Dom LeBlanc Kick)7–17

Q1 6:27

TD Noah Robinson 9 Yd pass from Kekoa Visperas (Dom LeBlanc Kick)7–10

Q1 8:17

TD Alex Williams 23 Yd pass from Cason Carswell (Antonio Chadha Kick)7–3

Q1 10:01

FG Dom LeBlanc 36 Yd Field Goal 0–3

Team Stats

Western Illinois LeathernecksTennessee Tech Golden Eagles

Offense

375 Total Yards 618

343 Passing Yards 452

32 Rushing Yards 166

18 First Downs 27

Efficiency

2-15 3rd Down 8-13

3-4 4th Down 0-1

34/49 Completions 25/39

Turnovers & Clock

2 Turnovers 0

7-73 Penalties 6-40

32:15 Possession 27:45

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Cason Carswell	34/48	343	7.1	2	1
Team	0/1	0	0.0	0	0
Team	34/49	343	7.0	2	1

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Markell Holman	10	37	3.7	15
Christian Anaya	2	9	4.5	5
Ernest Temple	1	3	3.0	3
Tyler Jordan	2	3	1.5	3
Brinston Williams	2	1	0.5	2
Cason Carswell	6	-21	-3.5	3
Team	23	32	1.4	15

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Christian Anaya	13	132	10.2	0	47
Demari Davis	5	99	19.8	1	40
Brinston Williams	4	36	9.0	0	21
Tristin Duncan	4	31	7.8	0	12
Alex Williams	3	28	9.3	1	23
Brandon Lanier	1	8	8.0	0	8
Markell Holman	2	5	2.5	0	7
Joshua Nieves	2	4	2.0	0	4
Team	34	343	10.1	2	47

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Cason Carswell	1	1	0
Team	1	1	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Ernest Temple	2	87	43.5	64
Myles Cox	1	6	6.0	6
Team	3	93	31.0	64

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Antonio Chadha	2/2	100.0	48	2/2	8
Team	2/2	100.0	48	2/2	8

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Luke Droegemueller	6	243	40.5	0	0	45
Team	6	243	40.5	0	0	45

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
Kekoa Visperas	24/38	358	9.4	4
Jace Wilson	1/1	94	94.0	1
Team	25/39	452	11.6	5

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Kekoa Visperas	8	73	9.1	0	29
Q'Daryius Jennings	7	32	4.6	0	16
Aidan Littles	5	22	4.4	1	13
Quintell Quinn	5	13	2.6	1	3
Tremel Jones	1	10	10.0	0	10
Obie Sanni	2	9	4.5	1	6
Torin Baker	3	7	2.3	0	5
Team	31	166	5.4	3	29

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Noah Robinson	7	126	18.0	3	36
Luke Shields	1	94	94.0	1	94
Maury Sullivan	5	72	14.4	0	29
Brian Courtney	4	58	14.5	1	25
Tre' Holloway	4	57	14.3	0	32
Tremel Jones	2	46	23.0	0	39
Q'Daryius Jennings	1	2	2.0	0	2
Aidan Littles	1	-3	-3.0	0	0
Team	25	452	18.1	5	94

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Tim Coutras	0	0	1
Team	0	0	1

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Andrew Smith	1	16	1
Team	1	16	1

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Tre' Holloway	2	12	6.0	12	0
Team	2	12	6.0	12	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Dominic LeBlanc	1/1	100.0	36	9/9	12
Team	1/1	100.0	36	9/9	12

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Spencer Ashby	3	120	40.0	0	2	50
Team	3	120	40.0	0	2	50

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