| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 ILST | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
 OU | 7 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 35 |
Game Leaders
John Mateer
· QB
Tory Blaylock
· RB
Tommy Rittenhouse
· QB
Wenkers Wright
· RB
Team Stats
81st Downs23
1-113rd down efficiency4-10
0-04th down efficiency2-3
151Total Yards495
34Passing392
10/20Comp/Att30/37
1.7Yards per pass10.6
117Rushing103
26Rushing Attempts32
4.5Yards per rush3.2
2-10Penalties6-35
0Turnovers2
Play-by-Play
0:00
End of 4th Quarter
0:00
Xavier Robinson run for 1 yd to the OU 5
1:05
Xavier Robinson run for 2 yds to the OU 4
1:05
Hayden Futch punt for 53 yds
1:16
Timeout Oklahoma, clock 01:16
4:33
Seth Glatz run for 2 yds to the ILST 45
4:33
Seth Glatz run for 3 yds to the ILST 43
4:33
Seth Glatz run for 2 yds to the ILST 40
4:33
Seth Glatz run for 13 yds to the ILST 38 for a 1ST down
4:33
Seth Glatz run for no gain to the ILST 25
4:33
Tate Sandell kickoff for 61 yds
4:33
John Mateer pass complete to Keontez Lewis for 20 yds for a TD (Tate Sandell KICK)
8:35
John Mateer pass complete to Keontez Lewis for 5 yds to the ILST 20
8:35
John Mateer run for a loss of 3 yards to the ILST 25
8:35
John Mateer pass complete to Keontez Lewis for 15 yds to the ILST 22 for a 1ST down
8:35
Xavier Robinson run for 5 yds to the ILST 37
8:35
John Mateer pass complete to Deion Burks for 12 yds to the ILST 42 for a 1ST down
8:35
John Mateer pass complete to Will Huggins for 15 yds to the OU 46 for a 1ST down Illinois State Penalty, Defensive Offside (Jamarcus Smith) declined for a 1ST down
8:35
John Mateer pass complete to Jaren Kanak for 6 yds to the OU 31
8:35
Hayden Futch punt for 35 yds, fair catch by Isaiah Sategna Iii at the OU 25
10:53
Beckham Pellant sacked by Taylor Wein for a loss of 3 yards to the ILST 40
10:53
Seth Glatz run for 2 yds to the ILST 43
10:53
Seth Glatz run for 1 yd to the ILST 41
10:53
John Mateer pass incomplete to Jaren Kanak
13:17
John Mateer pass complete to Xavier Robinson for 6 yds to the ILST 40
13:17
John Mateer pass complete to Deion Burks for 7 yds to the ILST 46
13:17
John Mateer pass incomplete to Jaydn Ott
13:17
No Huddle-Shotgun Mateer,John rush middle for 2 yards gain to the ISU46 (Nkuba II,Shadwel) PENALTY OU Illegal Formation 5 yards from ISU48 to OU47. NO PLAY.
13:17
John Mateer pass complete to Keontez Lewis for 19 yds to the ILST 48 for a 1ST down Illinois State Penalty, Defensive Pass Interference (Kaevion Mack) declined for a 1ST down
13:17
Jaydn Ott run for a loss of 3 yards to the OU 33
13:17
Hayden Futch punt for 48 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the OU 36 , Isaiah Sategna Iii returns for 12 yds to the OU 36
14:52
Beckham Pellant pass complete to Scotty Presson Jr. for 3 yds to the ILST 28
14:52
Beckham Pellant pass incomplete to Scotty Presson Jr.
14:52
Beckham Pellant pass complete to Wenkers Wright for no gain to the ILST 25
14:52
Tate Sandell kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:52
John Mateer pass complete to Keontez Lewis for 28 yds for a TD (Tate Sandell KICK)
0:00
End of 3rd Quarter
0:00
John Mateer pass complete to Keontez Lewis for 6 yds to the ILST 28 for a 1ST down
1:40
No Huddle-Shotgun Mateer,John pass incomplete deep middle to Sategna III,Isaiah thrown to ISU03 broken up by Coleman,Jordan PENALTY OU Holding offsetting ISU Pass Interference offsetting. NO PLAY.
1:40
John Mateer pass complete to Carson Kent for 7 yds to the ILST 34
1:40
Xavier Robinson run for 3 yds to the ILST 41 for a 1ST down
1:40
Timeout Oklahoma, clock 01:40
6:26
Xavier Robinson run for 1 yd to the ILST 44
6:26
Xavier Robinson run for 1 yd to the ILST 45
6:26
John Mateer run for 7 yds to the ILST 46
6:26
Xavier Robinson run for 4 yds to the OU 47 for a 1ST down
6:26
John Mateer pass complete to Xavier Robinson for 6 yds to the OU 43
6:26
John Mateer pass complete to Keontez Lewis for 8 yds to the OU 37 for a 1ST down
6:26
John Mateer run for 6 yds to the OU 29
6:26
Xavier Robinson run for no gain to the OU 23
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