Indiana State Sycamores vs Eastern Illinois Panthers

College Football

Indiana St

1-2

42-35

Final

E Illinois

1-2

O'Brien Field

Drive chart

Drives

End of Game
Touchdown
Interception
Touchdown
Touchdown
Punt

Team	1	2	3	4	T
INST	14	14	7	7	42
EIU	7	0	14	14	35

Who won: Indiana St 42-35

The Indiana State Sycamores beat the Eastern Illinois Panthers 42-35 on Saturday, September 12, 2026 at O'Brien Field. The Indiana St outscored the E Illinois 14-0 in the 2nd quarter. Elijah Owens led the Indiana St in passing yards (21/33, 284 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT). Cole LaCrue led the E Illinois in passing yards (20/34, 267 YDS, 3 TD).

INST

EIU

Passing	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Elijah Owens	21/33	284	8.6	3	1
Team	0/1	0	0.0	0	0

Rushing	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Elijah Owens	18	98	5.4	2	45
Aaron Ball	13	97	7.5	1	57
Max McCool	5	25	5.0	0	12
Jayden Reed	1	0	0.0	0	0
Team	1	-2	-2.0	0	0

Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
BJ Wuest	6	142	23.7	1	42
Keshon Singleton	5	66	13.2	0	34
Dane Pardridge	2	38	19.0	1	35
Jayden Reed	3	18	6.0	0	12
Aaron Ball	3	15	5.0	1	11
Max McCool	2	5	2.5	0	3

Fumbles	FUM	LOST	REC
Lovell Vereen II	0	0	1

Defensive	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Braxton Sampson	7	5	0	1.5	0	0
Alex Rose	7	2	0	0	0	0
Kaleb Harris	6	4	0	1	1	0
Lovell Vereen II	5	2	0	0	0	0
Nic Yatsko	4	3	0	0	1	0
Zach Coleman	3	3	0	0	0	0
Devin Johnson	3	1	0	0	0	0
Gavin Hagan	3	1	0	0.5	0	0
Mason Keifer	3	1	0	0	0	0
Kolten Gajewski	2	2	1	1	0	0
Robert Beasley	2	2	1	1	0	0
Peter Eyabi	2	2	0	0	0	0
Xavian Andrews	2	2	0	0	0	0
Bryce Patterson	2	1	1	1	0	0
Jayden Childers	2	1	0	1	1	0
Xavier McIntyre	2	1	0	0	0	0
Mason Knipp	2	0	0	0	0	1
BJ Wuest	1	1	0	0	0	0
CJ Davis	1	1	0	0	0	0
Anthony Walk Jr.	1	1	0	0	0	0
Luke Karras	1	1	0	0	0	0
DJ Griffith	1	0	0	0	0	0
Charlie Leota	1	0	0	0	0	0