| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 WIU | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
 EWU | 15 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 52 |
Game Leaders
Nate Bell
· QB
Nate Bell
· QB
Chris Irvin
· QB
Markell Holman
· RB
Team Stats
221st Downs22
6-193rd down efficiency4-14
2-34th down efficiency1-2
358Total Yards597
208Passing272
21/43Comp/Att11/29
4.8Yards per pass9.4
150Rushing325
39Rushing Attempts42
3.8Yards per rush7.7
8-80Penalties11-122
1Turnovers2
Play-by-Play
0:00
End of 4th Quarter
0:00
Kneel down by Eastern Wash. at WIU07 for loss of 1 yard.
1:51
Wilson Medina run for a loss of 1 yard to the WIU 6
1:51
Wilson Medina run for 56 yds to the WIU 5 for a 1ST down
1:51
Cason Carswell pass complete to Christian Anaya for 5 yds to the EWU 39
1:56
Timeout Eastern Washington, clock 01:56
4:11
Cason Carswell pass incomplete to Cam Edwards
4:11
Cason Carswell pass complete to Christian Anaya for 4 yds to the EWU 44
4:11
Cason Carswell pass incomplete to Tristin Duncan
4:11
Cason Carswell pass complete to Christian Anaya for 10 yds to the EWU 48 for a 1ST down
4:11
Cason Carswell pass complete to Joshua Nieves for 7 yds to the WIU 42
4:11
Cason Carswell pass incomplete to Christian Anaya
4:11
Cason Carswell pass complete to AJ Harris for 15 yds to the WIU 35 for a 1ST down
4:11
Cason Carswell pass incomplete to Fabian Baez
4:11
Landon Ogles punt for 48 yds for a touchback
4:19
Timeout Eastern Washington, clock 04:19
5:38
Nate Bell run for 5 yds to the WIU 48
5:38
Kevin Allen III run for 4 yds to the EWU 47
5:38
Nate Bell pass incomplete to Zander Turner
5:38
Luke Droegemueller punt for 40 yds, fair catch by Noah Cronquist at the EWU 43
7:05
Chris Irvin sacked by Isaiah Perez for a loss of 4 yards to the WIU 17
7:05
Chris Irvin pass complete to Markell Holman for 4 yds to the WIU 21
7:05
Chris Irvin pass incomplete to Tristin Duncan
7:05
Hunter McKee kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7:05
Nate Bell run for 9 yds for a TD (Soren McKee KICK)
8:59
Wilson Medina run for a loss of 1 yard to the WIU 9
8:59
Nate Bell pass incomplete to Jaxon Branch for a 1ST down Western Illinois Penalty, UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Esteban Guillory) to the WIU 8 for a 1ST down
8:59
Wilson Medina run for 5 yds to the WIU 16
8:59
Nate Bell run for 11 yds to the WIU 21 for a 1ST down
8:59
Western Illinois Penalty, UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Esteban Guillory) to the WIU 32 for a 1ST down
8:59
Chris Irvin pass incomplete to Fabian Baez
11:11
Chris Irvin pass complete to Christian Anaya for 6 yds to the WIU 47
11:11
Markell Holman run for a loss of 1 yard to the WIU 41
11:11
No Huddle-Shotgun Irvin,Chris pass complete short left to Duncan,Tristin caught at WIU41, for 30 yards to the EWU28 (Jenkins,Jaylon), out of bounds PENALTY EWU Roughing The Passer offsetting WIU Holding offsetting. NO PLAY.
11:11
Markell Holman run for 2 yds to the WIU 42
11:11
No Huddle-Shotgun Irvin,Chris pass incomplete deep left to Anaya,Christian thrown to EWU47 broken up by Smith,Bryce PENALTY EWU Pass Interference 15 yards from WIU25 to WIU40, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
11:11
Hunter McKee kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
11:11
Bell,Nate rush attempt Successful PENALTY EWU Holding 10 yards from WIU08 to WIU18. NO PLAY.
11:11
PENALTY EWU False Start 5 yards from WIU03 to WIU08. NO PLAY.
11:11
Nate Bell 6 Yd Run (Nate Bell Pass to Noah Cronquist for Two-Point Conversion)
11:32
No Huddle-Shotgun Bell,Nate rush left for 3 yards gain to the WIU08 (Guillory,Esteban; Ti'a,Malini) PENALTY WIU Offside 5 yards from WIU11 to WIU06. NO PLAY.
11:32
McKee,Soren field goal attempt from 40 yards nullified by penaltyGOOD (H: Bell,Nate, LS: Jacobson,Tyson), clock 11:32 PENALTY WIU Personal Foul 12 yards from WIU23 to WIU11, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
12:29
Nate Bell pass incomplete to Nolan Ulm
12:29
Nate Bell pass incomplete to Wilson Medina
12:29
Nate Bell pass incomplete to Miles Williams
12:29
Nate Bell pass complete to Noah Cronquist for 52 yds to the WIU 23 for a 1ST down
12:29
Antonio Chadha kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
12:29
Chris Irvin run for 4 yds for a TD (Antonio Chadha KICK)
15:00
Markell Holman run for 15 yds to the EWU 4 for a 1ST down
15:00
Chris Irvin pass incomplete to Tristin Duncan
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.
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