Illinois State Redbirds vs Western Illinois Leathernecks

College Football

Illinois St

2-0

41-10

Final

W Illinois

1-1

Hanson Field

Drive chart

Drives

End of Half
Touchdown
Punt
Punt
Touchdown
Downs

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

Who won: Illinois St 41-10

The Illinois State Redbirds beat the Western Illinois Leathernecks 41-10 on Saturday, September 5, 2026 at Hanson Field. The Illinois St outscored the W Illinois 17-0 in the 1st quarter. Beckham Pellant led the Illinois St in passing yards (8/22, 132 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT). Cason Carswell led the W Illinois in passing yards (9/18, 140 YDS).

Win probability

100%ILST final

ILSTWIU

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Play by play

Q4 0:00
End of 4th quarter.
Q4 2:00
Kneel down by #15 C.Kwiatkowski at WIU13 for loss of 1 yard
2nd & Goal at WIU 12
Q4 2:00
Kneel down by #15 C.Kwiatkowski at WIU12 for loss of 2 yards
1st & Goal at WIU 10
Q4 2:00
No Huddle-Shotgun #27 T.Lofton rush middle for 4 yards gain to the WIU10 (#17 C.Johnson), 1ST DOWN
3rd & 2 at WIU 14
Q4 2:00
Timeout Illinois State, clock 02:00
Q4 7:06
No Huddle-Shotgun #27 T.Lofton rush left for 1 yard gain to the WIU14 (#10 N.Reinicke; #21 J.Nicolas)
2nd & 3 at WIU 15
Q4 7:06
No Huddle-Shotgun #32 A.Hall rush middle for 7 yards gain to the WIU15 (#10 N.Reinicke; #35 J.Kruger)
1st & 10 at WIU 22
Q4 7:06
No Huddle-Shotgun #32 A.Hall rush middle for 10 yards gain to the WIU22 (#8 D.Cormier; #35 J.Kruger), 1ST DOWN
1st & 10 at WIU 32
Q4 7:06
No Huddle-Shotgun #27 T.Lofton rush middle for 12 yards gain to the WIU32 (#12 D.Keith; #6 L.Morgan), 1ST DOWN
1st & 10 at WIU 44
Q4 7:06
No Huddle-Shotgun #15 C.Kwiatkowski rush right for 19 yards gain to the WIU44 (#12 D.Keith; #3 A.Bonner), 1ST DOWN
1st & 10 at ILST 37
Q4 7:06
No Huddle-Shotgun #27 T.Lofton rush middle for 4 yards gain to the ISU37 (#16 C.Harrison; #35 J.Kruger), 1ST DOWN
3rd & 2 at ILST 33
Q4 7:06
No Huddle-Shotgun #27 T.Lofton rush middle for 1 yard loss to the ISU33 (#16 C.Harrison)
2nd & 1 at ILST 34
Q4 7:06
No Huddle-Shotgun #27 T.Lofton rush left for 9 yards gain to the ISU34 (#3 A.Bonner; #16 C.Harrison)
1st & 10 at ILST 25
Q4 7:06
#41 R.Culkin kickoff 65 yards to the ISU00, Touchback
TOUCHDOWNQ4 7:06
Touchdown! 3 yd run
Cason Carswell
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Carswell rush right for 3 yards gain to the ISU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:06 #41 R.Culkin kick attempt good (H: #19 L.Droegemueller, LS: #45 B.Bergfeld)
ILST 41 - 10 WIU
Q4 8:38
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Carswell pass complete short right to #6 J.Robinson caught at ISU05, for 4 yards to the ISU03 (#38 B.Cooper)
3rd & Goal at ILST 7
Q4 8:38
No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Robinson rush middle for 1 yard gain to the ISU07 (#38 B.Cooper; #76 V.Garcia)
2nd & Goal at ILST 8
Q4 8:38
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Carswell pass incomplete short left to #8 J.Kania thrown to ISU00
1st & Goal at ILST 8
Q4 8:38
Timeout Illinois State, clock 08:38
Q4 10:49
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Carswell pass complete short middle to #6 J.Robinson caught at ISU20, for 17 yards to the ISU08 (#18 E.Sierra; #30 E.Ofosu), 1ST DOWN
1st & 10 at ILST 25
Q4 10:49
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Carswell pass complete deep right to #11 C.Edwards caught at ISU24, for 23 yards to the ISU25 (#10 K.Crowell), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
2nd & 8 at ILST 48
Q4 10:49
No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Robinson rush middle for 2 yards gain to the ISU48 (#35 A.Corona)
1st & 10 at 50
Q4 10:49
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Carswell pass complete deep left to #14 X.Coleman caught at WIU47, for 23 yards to the WIU50 (#32 W.Mueller), 1ST DOWN
1st & 10 at WIU 27
Q4 10:49
#41 H.Futch punt 57 yards to the WIU27
4th & 6 at ILST 16
Q4 11:39
No Huddle-Shotgun #12 G.Roy pass incomplete short left to #27 T.Lofton thrown to ISU14
3rd & 6 at ILST 16