Northwestern (IA) Red Raiders vs Western Illinois Leathernecks
Drive chart
Drives
- End of Half
Touchdown- Punt
- Touchdown
- Punt
- Touchdown
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWC | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| WIU | 7 | 20 | 24 | 14 | 65 |
Who won: W Illinois 65-14
The Western Illinois Leathernecks beat the Northwestern (IA) Red Raiders 65-14 on Thursday, August 27, 2026 at Hanson Field. The W Illinois outscored the N'Western (IA) 20-0 in the 2nd quarter. Kennedy McGill led the W Illinois in passing yards (15/17, 194 YDS, 2 TD). Colby Duncan led the N'Western (IA) in passing yards (15/28, 140 YDS, 2 TD, 2 INT).
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedy McGill | 15/17 | 194 | 11.4 | 2 | 0 |
| Cason Carswell | 5/8 | 24 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedy McGill | 15 | 98 | 6.5 | 3 | 19 |
| Ihson Jackson-Anderson | 7 | 59 | 8.4 | 1 | 29 |
| Avery Knight | 7 | 49 | 7.0 | 1 | 15 |
| Ethan Bryce | 8 | 42 | 5.3 | 0 | 7 |
| Tanner Zolnosky | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | 21 |
| Josh Robinson | 7 | 33 | 4.7 | 0 | 13 |
| Gage Sturgill | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 1 | 8 |
| Cason Carswell | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Anaya | 5 | 88 | 17.6 | 0 | 59 |
| Aric Johnson | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 1 | 35 |
| David Hargro | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 1 | 16 |
| Josh Robinson | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Petey Tucker | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Jacob Kania | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Avery Knight | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Lukas Gilland | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Fumbles | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avery Knight | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Cason Carswell | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| LeBron Morgan | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defensive | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Buckner | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamesly Jean Louis | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Reinicke | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Devon Anderson | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Garrett | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Kruger | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aa'zoriyon Bonner | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LeBron Morgan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chance Harrison Jr. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Izzy Dobbins | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keshawn Harrington-McKinney | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Edwards | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tysean Griffin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew Cormier | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jouvenson Romulus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elijah Kongolo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Nicolas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brayden Hapner | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Kruger | 2 | 18 | 0 |
| KickReturns | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avery Knight | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Aa'zoriyon Bonner | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| PuntReturns | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joel Salien | 6 | 122 | 20.3 | 43 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronan Culkin | 1/1 | 100.0 | 36 | 8/9 | 11 |
| Punting | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Droegemueller | 1 | 47 | 47.0 | 1 | 0 | 47 |