Illinois State keeps Western Illinois winless, 20-13 | |
NORMAL, Ill. (AP) Illinois State quarterback Tommy Rittenhouse ran for an 8-yard touchdown in overtime to help the Redbirds beat winless Western Illinois 20-13 on Saturday. The Redbirds started overtime with the ball. Rittenhouse faked a handoff and raced to the right side with no defenders in front of him before diving into the end zone. Illinois State DL Josh Dinga batted down a pass in overtime to force a fourth-down attempt from the 25-yard line and Dinga sealed it with a game-winning sack. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Passing Yards: | Z. Annexstad | 1691 | |||
| Passing TDs: | Z. Annexstad | 11 | |||
| Rushing Yards: | W. Wright | 625 | |||
| Rushing TDs: | Z. Annexstad | 4 | |||
| Receiving Yards: | D. Sobkowicz | 377 | |||
| Receiving TDs: | D. Sobkowicz | 3 | |||
| Interceptions: | None | ||||
| Schedule 2022 | ||||
| Date | Opponent | Result / Time | ||
| 9/3 | at 18 Wisconsin | L 0 - 38 | ||
| 9/10 | vs. Valparaiso | W 28 - 21 | ||
| 9/17 | vs. Eastern Illinois | W 35 - 7 | ||
| 10/1 | vs. Southern Illinois | L 14 - 19 | ||
| 10/8 | at UNI | W 23 - 21 | ||
| 10/15 | vs. South Dakota | W 12 - 10 | ||
| 10/22 | at Indiana State | W 27 - 21 | ||
| 10/29 | at North Dakota State | L 7 - 24 | ||
| 11/5 | vs. Youngstown State | L 17 - 19 | ||
| 11/12 | at South Dakota State | L 7 - 31 | ||
| 11/19 | vs. Western Illinois | W 20 - 13 | ||
| Missouri Valley | ||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||
| 1 South Dakota State | 8-0 | 10-1 | ||||||||||
| 4 North Dakota State | 7-1 | 9-2 | ||||||||||
| 20 North Dakota | 5-3 | 7-5 | ||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 5-3 | 7-4 | ||||||||||
| Northern Iowa | 5-3 | 6-5 | ||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 4-4 | 5-6 | ||||||||||
| Illinois State | 4-4 | 6-5 | ||||||||||
| Missouri State | 3-5 | 5-6 | ||||||||||
| South Dakota | 2-6 | 3-8 | ||||||||||
| Indiana State | 1-7 | 2-9 | ||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 0-8 | 0-11 | ||||||||||
| Offense (FCS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 3171 (106) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 1933 (86) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 1238 (93) | ||||
| Points per game: | 17.3 (103) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 288.3 (107) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 20 (106) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 6 (97) | ||||
| Defense (FCS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 3498 (17) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 1868 (10) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 1630 (50) | ||||
| Points per game: | 20.4 (18) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 318.0 (13) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 26 (16) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 10 (56) | ||||
