Valparaiso Beacons @ Western Illinois Leathernecks
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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| VAL | 0 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 30 |
| WIU | 7 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 51 |
Irvin, Western Illinois flex on Valparaiso with a 51-30 win as Irvin throws 3 TDs
MACOMB, lll. -- — Chris Irvin threw for 247 yards and three touchdowns and Western Illinois rebounded with a vengeance and beat Valparaiso 51-30 on Saturday.
Western Illinois started the season against Big Ten opponents Illinois -- then ranked No. 9 and now 12 — and Northwestern. The two combined to outscore the Leathernecks (1-2) 94-10.
Five of Irvin's 13 completions — in 20 attempts — went to Demari Davis who had 106 yards receiving and a touchdown. Irvin also threw touchdowns to Brandon Lanier and Alex Williams.
Western Illinois led 28-3 at the halftime. With the contest well in hand, Valparaiso (1-2) scored 20 points in the fourth quarter.
Caron Tyler threw for 137 yards and a touchdown for the Beacons and Ryan Ricketti ran a kickoff back 100 yards for a touchdown for Valparaiso.
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| St. Thomas-Minnesota | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| Dayton | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Drake | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Morehead State | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| San Diego | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Stetson | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Valparaiso | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Davidson | 0-0 | 0-3 |
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| Tennessee State | 0-0 | 1-2 |
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