Illinois St. 25, W. Illinois 7

 

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Team Stat Comparison
1st Downs	14	22
Total Yards	210	405
Passing	188	241
Rushing	22	164
Penalties	5-55	8-74
3rd Down Conversions	2-13	4-17
4th Down Conversions	0-3	0-1
Turnovers	3	0
Possession	27:13	32:47

Air/Ground Leaders
Western Illinois Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Lunt 19/36 188 1 2	Illinois State Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Brown 18/37 223 0 0 Hood 1/1 18 0 0
Western Illinois Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Gibbs 9 32 0 11 Carley 8 25 0 7	Illinois State Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Gordon 28 124 1 24 Brown 7 32 0 16
Western Illinois Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Senatus 8 83 1 19 Crump 5 65 0 20	Illinois State Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Salem 8 127 0 41 Walker 4 52 0 31

Scoring Summary
SECOND QUARTER				WIU	ILST
	TD	11:27	Cliffton Gordon 1 Yd Run (Zach Kutch Kick)	0	7
	FG	05:48	Zach Kutch 32 Yd	0	10
	FG	00:09	Zach Kutch 48 Yd	0	13
THIRD QUARTER				WIU	ILST
	FG	13:23	Zach Kutch 40 Yd	0	16
	FG	09:27	Zach Kutch 45 Yd	0	19
	FG	05:40	Zach Kutch 39 Yd	0	22
	TD	02:41	Lito Senatus 6 Yd Pass From Wil Lunt (Brian Egan Kick)	7	22
	FG	00:11	Zach Kutch 19 Yd	7	25

NORMAL, Ill. -- Cliffton Gordon ran for 124 yards and a touchdown and Zach Kutch kicked six field goals to lift Illinois State to a 25-7 victory over Western Illinois on Saturday.

The Redbirds (5-4, 4-2 Missouri Valley) outgained the Leathernecks (1-8, 0-6) 405 yards to 210, including a 164-22 edge in rushing yards. Matt Brown threw for 223 yards for Illinois State.

Gordon's touchdown, a 1-yard run, was the only time the Redbirds found the end zone all day. But Kutch converted on six of seven field-goal tries, missing only when a 42-yarder was blocked in the second quarter. Kutch's longest kick, a 48-yarder, came with 9 seconds left in the half and gave Illinois State a 13-0 lead.

Western Illinois' only score came late in the third quarter on a 6-yard touchdown pass from Wil Lunt to Lito Senatus. All the scoring came in the second and third quarters.