Western Illinois Leathernecks

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Ugh, no.

Western Illinois Leathernecks lost to the Illinois State Redbirds

2-0 41 – 10

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Final · Sat, Sep 5

Game Details

Hanson Field (Macomb) · 2,716 fans · ESPN+

Highlights

Dawson scores 2 rushing TDs to lead Illinois State past Western Illinois 41-10

Victor Dawson scored twice on the ground, Alex Herrera and Stevan Gavric each caught touchdowns and Illinois State took down Western Illinois 41-10 on Saturday.

Recap via ESPN

0:17 Beckham Pellant throws 23-yard touchdown pass to Alex Herrera

0:13 Michael Cosentino kicks 30-yard field goal

0:17 Beckham Pellant throws 23-yard touchdown pass vs. Western Illinois

0:12 Seth Glatz crosses goal line for 2-yard touchdown

Clips play on ESPN

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
ILST	17	10	7	7	41
WIU	0	3	0	7	10

Win Probability · Western Illinois Leathernecks

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Game Leaders

Illinois State Redbirds

Beckham Pellant · 8/22, 132 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INTPassing Yards
Chase Kwiatkowski · 4 CAR, 76 YDSRushing Yards
Dylan Lord · 5 REC, 72 YDSReceiving Yards
Mason Kaplan · 5Tackles

Western Illinois Leathernecks

Cason Carswell · 9/18, 140 YDSPassing Yards
Josh Robinson · 5 CAR, 22 YDSRushing Yards
Christian Anaya · 4 REC, 78 YDSReceiving Yards
Nick Reinicke · 1Sacks
Nick Reinicke · 9Tackles

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

2026 Ohio Valley Conference Standings

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

Scoring

Q4 7:06

TD Cason Carswell 3 Yd Run (Ronan Culkin Kick)41–10

Q4 13:38

TD Victor Dawson 6 Yd Run (Michael Cosentino Kick)41–3

Q3 10:23

TD Victor Dawson 1 Yd Run (Michael Cosentino Kick)34–3

Q2 0:26

FG Michael Cosentino 29 Yd Field Goal 27–3

Q2 5:24

TD Stevan Gavric 36 Yd pass from Gage Roy (Michael Cosentino Kick)24–3

Q2 9:42

FG Ronan Culkin 22 Yd Field Goal 17–3

Q1 0:13

TD Seth Glatz 2 Yd Run (Michael Cosentino Kick)17–0

Q1 4:41

TD Alex Herrera 23 Yd pass from Beckham Pellant (Michael Cosentino Kick)10–0

Q1 10:29

FG Michael Cosentino 30 Yd Field Goal 3–0

Team Stats

Illinois State RedbirdsWestern Illinois Leathernecks

Offense

496 Total Yards 315

257 Passing Yards 263

239 Rushing Yards 52

29 First Downs 15

Efficiency

11-16 3rd Down 4-15

1-1 4th Down 2-4

16/35 Completions 23/40

Turnovers & Clock

1 Turnovers 1

6-55 Penalties 10-76

34:11 Possession 25:49

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Beckham Pellant	8/22	132	6.0	1	1
Gage Roy	8/13	125	9.6	1	0
Team	16/35	257	7.3	2	1

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Chase Kwiatkowski	4	76	19.0	0	28
Victor Dawson	20	73	3.7	2	14
Seth Glatz	7	37	5.3	1	15
Tyler Lofton	7	33	4.7	0	12
Anthony Hall	2	17	8.5	0	10
Gage Roy	4	8	2.0	0	13
Beckham Pellant	1	-2	-2.0	0	0
Team	2	-3	-1.5	0	0
Team	47	239	5.1	3	28

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Luke Mailander	3	72	24.0	0	32
Dylan Lord	5	72	14.4	0	37
Stevan Gavric	3	56	18.7	1	36
Alex Herrera	3	33	11.0	1	23
Andrew Rockford	1	15	15.0	0	15
Brady Probst	1	9	9.0	0	9
Team	16	257	16.1	2	37

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Anthony Corona	5	3	0	0	0
Nio Espinoza	5	3	0	0	0
Mason Kaplan	5	1	1	0	0
Wyatt Mueller	4	2	0	0	0
Ben Harman	3	2	1	0	0
Tye Niekamp	3	1	1	0	1
Ben Cooper	3	1	0	0	0
Dexter Niekamp	3	1	0	0	0
Jack Oliver	3	0	0	2	0
Key Crowell	2	2	0	2	0
Evan Sierra	2	1	0	0	0
Logan Jellison	2	1	0	0	0
Wyatt Boals	2	1	0	0	0
Valentino Garcia	2	1	0	0	0
Jordan Coleman	2	0	0	0	0
La'Shavion Brown	2	0	0	0	0
Rylan Crawford	1	1	0	0	0
Solomon Oduma	1	1	0	0	0
Travis Jones	1	1	0	1	0
Doreon Dubose	1	1	0	1	0
Rico Clay	1	1	0	1	0
Josh Crandall	1	1	0	0	0
Emmanuel Ofosu	1	0	0	0	0
Draivyn Colvin	1	0	0	0	0
Team	56	26	3	7	1

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Dexter Niekamp	1	19	0
Team	1	19	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Chris Taylor	1	23	23.0	23	0
Team	1	23	23.0	23	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Dylan Lord	2	46	23.0	37
Ian Willis	2	-3	-1.5	3
Team	4	43	10.8	37

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Michael Cosentino	2/2	100.0	30	5/5	11
Team	2/2	100.0	30	5/5	11

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Hayden Futch	2	99	49.5	0	0	57
Team	2	99	49.5	0	0	57

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	INT
Cason Carswell	9/18	140	7.8	0
Kennedy McGill	14/22	123	5.6	1
Team	23/40	263	6.6	1

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Josh Robinson	5	22	4.4	0	11
Kennedy McGill	12	18	1.5	0	7
Avery Knight	3	15	5.0	0	9
Ihson Jackson-Anderson	1	7	7.0	0	7
Cason Carswell	2	-10	-5.0	1	3
Team	23	52	2.3	1	11

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Christian Anaya	4	78	19.5	47
Jacob Kania	4	54	13.5	44
Cam Edwards	2	29	14.5	23
Josh Robinson	5	28	5.6	17
Xavier Coleman	1	23	23.0	23
Aric Johnson	2	16	8.0	10
Avery Knight	1	12	12.0	12
Ihson Jackson-Anderson	2	12	6.0	6
Israel Hiraldo	1	10	10.0	10
Lukas Gilland	1	1	1.0	1
Team	23	263	11.4	47

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Nick Reinicke	9	5	1	1	0	2
LeBron Morgan	9	4	0	0	0	0
Jake Kruger	8	2	0	0	0	0
Brayden Hapner	7	4	0	0	1	0
Jouvenson Romulus	6	2	0	0.5	0	0
Aa'zoriyon Bonner	5	1	0	0	1	2
Justin Buckner	4	3	1	1	0	0
Chance Harrison Jr.	4	2	0	1	0	0
Antonio Dobbins	4	2	0	0	0	0
Devon Anderson	3	3	0	1	0	0
Cidney Johnson	3	2	0	1	0	1
Christian Garrett	3	1	0	0	0	0
DonPaul Keith	3	1	0	0	0	0
Jamesly Jean Louis	2	2	1	1	0	1
David Dunston	2	2	0	0	0	0
Tysean Griffin	2	0	0	0	0	0
Kennedy McGill	1	1	0	0	0	0
Alexie Sangster	1	1	0	0	0	0
Drew Cormier	1	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Edwards	1	0	0	0.5	0	1
Jalen Nicolas	1	0	0	0	0	0
Elia Ofosu	1	0	0	0	0	0
Team	80	38	3	7	2	7

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Jouvenson Romulus	1	0	0
Team	1	0	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Aa'zoriyon Bonner	1	15	15.0	15	0
Team	1	15	15.0	15	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Joel Salien	1	2	2.0	2	0
Team	1	2	2.0	2	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Ronan Culkin	1/1	100.0	22	1/1	4
Team	1/1	100.0	22	1/1	4

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Luke Droegemueller	5	214	42.8	0	1	48
Team	5	214	42.8	0	1	48

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