Western IllinoisLeathernecks

2-7
8th in OVC-Big South

Regular Season

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Leathernecks

NCAAF

Zolten Osborne throws 4 TD passes to lead Charleston Southern over Western Illinois 29-24

— Zolten Osborne threw four touchdown passes and Charleston Southern held off Western Illinois for a 29-24 victory on Saturday.

13d

Leathernecks

NCAAF

Bauer scores twice late, UT Martin blocks FG to edge Western Illinois 32–31

— Jase Bauer ran for two fourth-quarter touchdowns and UT Martin blocked a field goal in the final seconds to rally past Western Illinois 32–31 on Saturday.

20d

Leathernecks

NCAAF

Visperas throws 4 TD passes, 3 to Robinson, and Tennessee Tech flies past Western Illinois 66-20

— Kekoa Visperas passed for 358 yards and four touchdowns and Tennessee Tech overwhelmed Western Illinois 66-20 on Saturday, the 10th straight win for the Golden Eagles.

1M

Leathernecks

NCAAF

Fleming scores two touchdowns in Eastern Illinois win over Western Illinois

— Jacarre Fleming rushed for two touchdowns and Charles Kellom and Connor Wolf each found the end zone for Eastern Illinois as they beat in-state rival Western Illinois 31-23 in an OVC-Big South conference opener for both teams on Saturday.

1M

Leathernecks

NCAAF

Bell accounts for 416 yards, 5 touchdowns to lead Eastern Washington past Western Illinois 52-31

— Nate Bell threw for 272 yards and two scores and ran for 144 with three more touchdowns and Eastern Washington raced past Western Illinois 52-31 on Saturday night.

1M

Leathernecks

NCAAF

Irvin, Western Illinois flex on Valparaiso with a 51-30 win as Irvin throws 3 TDs

— Chris Irvin threw for 247 yards and three touchdowns and Western Illinois rebounded with a vengeance and beat Valparaiso 51-30 on Saturday.

2M

Leathernecks

NCAAF

New QB Preston Stone, Northwestern roll to 42-7 rout over Western Illinois

— New quarterback Preston Stone passed for 245 yards and his first three touchdowns with Northwestern, leading the Wildcats to a 42-7 rout of Western Illinois on Friday night.

2M

Leathernecks

NCAAF

Beatty returns punt for TD, breaks Grange's 102-year-old record in No. 12 Illini's opening rout

— Hank Beatty returned a punt 69 yards for a third-quarter touchdown and broke Red Grange’s 102-year-old Illinois record for yards on punt returns to help the No. 11 Illini rout...

2M

Leathernecks

NCAAF

Lamb, Farmer lead Western Illinois past Gardner-Webb 45-28

— Nathan Lamb threw for 352 yards and two touchdowns and Torrance Farmer Jr. ran for a pair of scores and Western Illinois ended its four-game losing streak beating Gardner-Webb 45-28 in the season finale for both teams on Saturday.

1Y

Leathernecks

NCAAF

Southeast Missouri State beats Western Illinois 54-45 in game featuring 1,152 total yards

— Paxton DeLaurent threw for 367 yards and four touchdowns, and he added a touchdown on the ground to help Southeast Missouri State beat Western Illinois 54-45 on Saturday to clinch at least a share of the Big South-OVC title.

1Y

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Team	CONF	OVR
Tennessee Tech	5-0	8-0
UT Martin	3-1	3-5
Gardner-Webb	3-1	5-3
Lindenwood	2-2	3-5
Southeast Missouri State	2-2	3-5
Charleston Southern	2-3	3-6
Eastern Illinois	2-3	3-5
Western Illinois	1-4	2-7
Tennessee State	0-4	2-6

Passing Yards

Cason CarswellQB #15

Rushing Yards

Markell HolmanRB #6

Receiving Yards

Christian AnayaWR #13

Points For

23.2

80th

Year	Player	Award
2000		Buck Buchanan Award

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