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Western Illinois Leathernecks at Illinois Fighting Illini

College FootballAugust 29, 2025Gies Memorial Stadium

LeathernecksWestern IllinoisWIU0-1

Leathernecks 3, Illinois 52

Final
IllinoisILLWon1-0
Score by quarter
Team1234T
WIU00033
ILL141771452

Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

Q1

  1. 15:00David Olano kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
  2. 14:50 · 1st & 10 at WIU 25Markell Holman run for 5 yds to the WIU 30
  3. 14:17 · 2nd & 5 at WIU 30Chris Irvin pass complete to Aric Johnson for 10 yds to the WIU 40 for a 1ST down
  4. 13:44 · 1st & 10 at WIU 40Chris Irvin pass incomplete to Aric Johnson
  5. 13:37 · 2nd & 10 at WIU 40Chris Irvin pass complete to Christian Anaya for 9 yds to the WIU 49
  6. 13:00 · 3rd & 1 at WIU 49Markell Holman run for 3 yds to the ILL 48 for a 1ST down
  7. 12:05 · 1st & 10 at ILL 48Chris Irvin pass complete to Demari Davis for 2 yds to the ILL 46
  8. 11:42 · 2nd & 8 at ILL 46Markell Holman run for 2 yds to the ILL 44
  9. 11:03 · 3rd & 6 at ILL 44Chris Irvin pass incomplete to Christian Pierce
  10. 10:57 · 4th & 6 at ILL 44Western Illinois Penalty, (-3 Yards) to the ILL 41
  11. 10:57 · 4th & 6 at ILL 44Western Illinois Penalty, Defensive Pass Interference (Yards) declined
  12. 10:43 · 1st & 10 at ILL 41Aidan Laughery run for 1 yd to the ILL 42
  13. 10:11 · 2nd & 9 at ILL 42Luke Altmyer pass complete to Aidan Laughery for 5 yds to the ILL 47
  14. 9:39 · 3rd & 4 at ILL 47Luke Altmyer pass complete to Hank Beatty for 16 yds to the WIU 37 for a 1ST down
  15. 9:14 · 1st & 10 at WIU 37Luke Altmyer pass complete to Hank Beatty for 8 yds to the WIU 29
  16. 8:34 · 2nd & 2 at WIU 29Altmyer,Luke pass incomplete deep right to Bowick,Justin thrown to WIU goal line PENALTY WIU Pass Interference (Guillory,Esteban) 15 yards from WIU 29 to WIU 14, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
  17. 8:25 · 1st & 10 at WIU 14Aidan Laughery run for 7 yds to the WIU 7
  18. 7:59 · 2nd & 3 at WIU 7Luke Altmyer run for 2 yds to the WIU 5
  19. 7:19 · 3rd & 1 at WIU 5Kaden Feagin run for 2 yds to the WIU 3 for a 1ST down
  20. 6:43 · 1st & Goal at WIU 3Luke Altmyer pass complete to Tanner Arkin for 3 yds for a TD (David Olano KICK)
  21. 6:43David Olano kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
  22. 6:36 · 1st & 10 at WIU 25Chris Irvin sacked by Gabe Jacas for a loss of 1 yard to the WIU 26 Chris Irvin fumbled, recovered by ILL Kaleb Patterson , return for 0 yards
  23. 6:26 · 1st & 10 at WIU 26Kaden Feagin run for 6 yds to the WIU 20
  24. 5:53 · 2nd & 4 at WIU 20Luke Altmyer pass complete to Alexander Capka-Jones for 12 yds to the WIU 8 for a 1ST down
  25. 5:37 · 1st & Goal at WIU 8PENALTY ILL False Start (Hansen,Brandon) 5 yards from WIU 08 to WIU 13. NO PLAY.
  26. 5:12 · 1st & Goal at WIU 13Kaden Feagin run for 8 yds to the WIU 5
  27. 4:30 · 2nd & Goal at WIU 5Kaden Feagin run for 2 yds to the WIU 3
  28. 3:48 · 3rd & Goal at WIU 3Luke Altmyer pass complete to Justin Bowick for 3 yds for a TD (David Olano KICK)
  29. 3:48David Olano kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
  30. 3:38 · 1st & 10 at WIU 25Markell Holman run for a loss of 3 yards to the WIU 22
  31. 2:58 · 2nd & 13 at WIU 22Chris Irvin pass incomplete to Markell Holman
  32. 2:46 · 3rd & 13 at WIU 22Chris Irvin pass complete to Eric Denham for 1 yd to the WIU 23
  33. 2:10 · 4th & 12 at WIU 23Droegemueller,Luke punt 51 yards to the ILL 26 Beatty,Hank return 10 yards to the ILL 36 (Guillory,Esteban) PENALTY WIU Illegal Formation 5 yards from WIU 23 to WIU 18. NO PLAY.
  34. 2:03 · 4th & 17 at WIU 18Luke Droegemueller punt for 33 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the ILL 49
  35. 1:52 · 1st & 10 at ILL 49Ca'Lil Valentine run for 11 yds to the WIU 40 for a 1ST down
  36. 1:21 · 1st & 10 at WIU 40Luke Altmyer pass incomplete to Justin Bowick
  37. 1:14 · 2nd & 10 at WIU 40Ca'Lil Valentine run for 7 yds to the WIU 33
  38. 0:00 · 3rd & 3 at WIU 33Aidan Laughery run for no gain to the WIU 33
  39. 0:00End of 1st Quarter

Q2

  1. 14:47 · 4th & 3 at WIU 33Luke Altmyer run for 6 yds to the WIU 27 for a 1ST down
  2. 13:42 · 1st & 10 at WIU 27Aidan Laughery run for 2 yds to the WIU 25
  3. 13:20 · 2nd & 8 at WIU 25Aidan Laughery run for 25 yds for a TD (David Olano KICK)
  4. 13:20David Olano kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
  5. 13:01 · 1st & 10 at WIU 25Chris Irvin pass complete to Demari Davis for 36 yds to the ILL 39 for a 1ST down
  6. 12:49 · 1st & 10 at ILL 39Chris Irvin pass incomplete to Aric Johnson
  7. 12:49 · 2nd & 10 at ILL 39Timeout Western Illinois
  8. 12:42 · 2nd & 10 at ILL 39Markell Holman run for a loss of 1 yard to the ILL 40
  9. 11:59 · 3rd & 11 at ILL 40Chris Irvin run for 6 yds to the ILL 34
  10. 11:25 · 4th & 5 at ILL 34Timeout Western Illinois
  11. 11:19 · 4th & 5 at ILL 34Chris Irvin pass incomplete to Christian Pierce
  12. 11:10 · 1st & 10 at ILL 34Luke Altmyer pass incomplete to Davin Stoffel
  13. 10:58 · 2nd & 10 at ILL 34Luke Altmyer pass complete to Hank Beatty for 17 yds to the WIU 49 for a 1ST down
  14. 10:34 · 1st & 10 at WIU 49Kaden Feagin run for 6 yds to the WIU 43
  15. 9:36 · 2nd & 4 at WIU 43Luke Altmyer pass complete to Malik Elzy for 10 yds to the WIU 33 for a 1ST down
  16. 9:29 · 1st & 10 at WIU 33Altmyer,Luke pass incomplete deep right to Elzy,Malik thrown to WIU 03 PENALTY WIU Personal Foul (Guillory,Esteban) 15 yards from WIU 33 to WIU 18, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
  17. 9:23 · 1st & 10 at WIU 18Luke Altmyer pass incomplete to Hudson Clement
  18. 9:12 · 2nd & 10 at WIU 18Kaden Feagin run for 5 yds to the WIU 13
  19. 8:25 · 3rd & 5 at WIU 13Luke Altmyer sacked for a loss of 4 yards to the WIU 17
  20. 7:54 · 4th & 9 at WIU 17David Olano 35 yd FG GOOD
  21. 7:54David Olano kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
  22. 7:44 · 1st & 10 at WIU 25Markell Holman run for no gain to the WIU 25
  23. 7:02 · 2nd & 10 at WIU 25Chris Irvin pass complete to Brandon Lanier for 18 yds to the WIU 43 for a 1ST down
  24. 6:46 · 1st & 10 at WIU 43Chris Irvin pass incomplete to Christian Anaya
  25. 6:38 · 2nd & 10 at WIU 43Chris Irvin sacked by Gabe Jacas for a loss of 6 yards to the WIU 37
  26. 5:55 · 3rd & 16 at WIU 37Chris Irvin pass incomplete to Christian Anaya
  27. 5:43 · 4th & 16 at WIU 37Luke Droegemueller punt for 36 yds , Hank Beatty returns for 11 yds to the ILL 38
  28. 5:36 · 1st & 10 at ILL 38Ca'Lil Valentine run for 9 yds to the ILL 47
  29. 5:01 · 2nd & 1 at ILL 47Altmyer,Luke pass complete short right to Valentine,Ca'Lil caught at ILL 50, for 8 yards to the WIU 45 (Richardson,Justin) PENALTY ILL Holding (Kreutz,Josh) 10 yards from ILL 47 to ILL 37. NO PLAY.
  30. 4:31 · 2nd & 11 at ILL 37Luke Altmyer pass complete to Hank Beatty for 59 yds to the WIU 4 for a 1ST down
  31. 3:56 · 1st & Goal at WIU 4Altmyer,Luke pass incomplete short left to Bowick,Justin thrown to WIU goal line PENALTY ILL Pass Interference (Bowick,Justin) 15 yards from WIU 04 to WIU 19. NO PLAY.
  32. 3:48 · 1st & Goal at WIU 19Ca'Lil Valentine run for 6 yds to the WIU 13
  33. 3:09 · 2nd & Goal at WIU 13Luke Altmyer pass complete to Justin Bowick for 13 yds for a TD (David Olano KICK)
  34. 3:09David Olano kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
  35. 2:55 · 1st & 10 at WIU 25Demari Davis run for a loss of 1 yard to the WIU 24
  36. 2:17 · 2nd & 11 at WIU 24Chris Irvin run for 2 yds to the WIU 26
  37. 2:00 · 3rd & 9 at WIU 26Timeout Illinois
  38. 1:55 · 3rd & 9 at WIU 26Chris Irvin pass incomplete to Demari Davis
  39. 1:44 · 4th & 9 at WIU 26Droegemueller,Luke punt 44 yards to the ILL 30 PENALTY WIU Illegal Formation 5 yards from WIU 26 to WIU 21. NO PLAY.
  40. 1:32 · 4th & 14 at WIU 21Luke Droegemueller punt for 46 yds , Hank Beatty returns for 10 yds to the ILL 43
  41. 1:18 · 1st & 10 at ILL 43Luke Altmyer pass complete to Hank Beatty for 8 yds to the WIU 49
  42. 0:59 · 2nd & 2 at WIU 49Luke Altmyer sacked by David Dunston for a loss of 10 yards to the ILL 41
  43. 0:56 · 3rd & 12 at ILL 41Timeout Illinois
  44. 0:44 · 3rd & 12 at ILL 41Luke Altmyer sacked by Jalen Nicolas for a loss of 10 yards to the ILL 31
  45. 0:44 · 4th & 22 at ILL 31Keelan Crimmins punt for 29 yds, fair catch by Christian Anaya at the WIU 40
  46. 0:29 · 1st & 10 at WIU 40Chris Irvin pass complete to Aric Johnson for 7 yds to the WIU 47
  47. 0:00End of 2nd Quarter
  48. 0:00 · 2nd & 3 at WIU 47Chris Irvin sacked by Tomiwa Durojaiye for a loss of 7 yards to the WIU 40

Q3

  1. 15:00Antonio Chadha kickoff
  2. 14:54 · 1st & 10 at ILL 35Aidan Laughery run for a loss of 1 yard to the ILL 34
  3. 14:16 · 2nd & 11 at ILL 34Luke Altmyer pass complete to Malik Elzy for 15 yds to the ILL 49 for a 1ST down
  4. 13:38 · 1st & 10 at ILL 49Luke Altmyer pass complete to Collin Dixon for 8 yds to the WIU 43
  5. 12:59 · 2nd & 2 at WIU 43Luke Altmyer pass complete to Tanner Arkin for 11 yds to the WIU 32 for a 1ST down
  6. 12:24 · 1st & 10 at WIU 32Luke Altmyer pass complete to Aidan Laughery for 17 yds to the WIU 15 for a 1ST down
  7. 11:39 · 1st & 10 at WIU 15Aidan Laughery run for no gain to the WIU 15
  8. 10:57 · 2nd & 10 at WIU 15Luke Altmyer pass complete to Hudson Clement for 5 yds to the WIU 10
  9. 10:20 · 3rd & 5 at WIU 10Luke Altmyer pass incomplete to Cole Rusk
  10. 10:13 · 4th & 5 at WIU 10David Olano 28 yd FG BLOCKED blocked by DJ Taylor (10:18) Olano,David field goal attempt from 28 yards NO GOOD blocked by Taylor,DJ recovered by ILL Olano,David at WIU 18, End Of Play.
  11. 10:05 · 1st & 10 at WIU 18Markell Holman run for no gain to the WIU 18
  12. 9:21 · 2nd & 10 at WIU 18Chris Irvin pass complete to Markell Holman for 2 yds to the WIU 16
  13. 8:40 · 3rd & 12 at WIU 16Markell Holman run for 3 yds to the WIU 19
  14. 8:00 · 4th & 9 at WIU 19Luke Droegemueller punt for 50 yds , Hank Beatty returns for 69 yds for a TD (David Olano KICK)
  15. 8:00David Olano kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
  16. 7:57 · 1st & 10 at WIU 25Chris Irvin pass incomplete to Alex Williams
  17. 7:50 · 2nd & 10 at WIU 25Markell Holman run for 7 yds to the WIU 32
  18. 7:16 · 3rd & 3 at WIU 32PENALTY WIU False Start (Arguelles,Dorian) 5 yards from WIU 32 to WIU 27. NO PLAY.
  19. 6:54 · 3rd & 8 at WIU 27Chris Irvin pass complete to Alex Williams for 9 yds to the WIU 36 for a 1ST down
  20. 6:12 · 1st & 10 at WIU 36Illinois Penalty, Personal Foul (Malachi Hood) to the ILL 43 for a 1ST down
  21. 3:50 · 1st & 10 at ILL 43Markell Holman run for 2 yds to the ILL 41
  22. 3:02 · 3rd & 8 at ILL 41Chris Irvin pass complete to Brandon Lanier for 10 yds to the ILL 31 for a 1ST down
  23. 3:02 · 1st & 10 at ILL 31Chris Irvin pass incomplete to Brandon Lanier
  24. 3:02 · 2nd & 10 at ILL 31Chris Irvin run for 10 yds to the ILL 21 for a 1ST down
  25. 3:02 · 1st & 10 at ILL 21Chris Irvin sacked for a loss of 5 yards to the ILL 26
  26. 3:02 · 2nd & 15 at ILL 26Chris Irvin pass complete to Aric Johnson for 4 yds to the ILL 22
  27. 3:02 · 2nd & 8 at ILL 41Chris Irvin pass incomplete to Alex Williams
  28. 2:27 · 1st & Goal at ILL 1PENALTY WIU False Start (Banks-Wall,Jeremiah) 4 yards from ILL 01 to ILL 05. NO PLAY.
  29. 1:58 · 1st & Goal at ILL 5Chris Irvin run for 1 yd to the ILL 4
  30. 1:24 · 2nd & Goal at ILL 4Markell Holman run for 2 yds to the ILL 2
  31. 0:00 · 3rd & Goal at ILL 2Markell Holman run for no gain to the ILL 2
  32. 0:00End of 3rd Quarter

Q4

  1. 14:57 · 4th & Goal at ILL 2Antonio Chadha 20 yd FG GOOD
  2. 14:57Antonio Chadha kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
  3. 14:48 · 1st & 10 at ILL 25Kaden Feagin run for 6 yds to the ILL 31
  4. 14:11 · 2nd & 4 at ILL 31Kaden Feagin run for 18 yds to the ILL 49 for a 1ST down
  5. 13:23 · 1st & 10 at ILL 49Luke Altmyer pass complete to Justin Bowick for 7 yds to the WIU 44
  6. 12:43 · 2nd & 3 at WIU 44Kaden Feagin run for 6 yds to the WIU 38 for a 1ST down
  7. 12:12 · 1st & 10 at WIU 38Ca'Lil Valentine run for 17 yds to the WIU 21 for a 1ST down
  8. 11:25 · 1st & 10 at WIU 21Ca'Lil Valentine run for 1 yd to the WIU 20
  9. 10:46 · 2nd & 9 at WIU 20Kaden Feagin run for 3 yds to the WIU 17
  10. 10:08 · 3rd & 6 at WIU 17Altmyer,Luke pass incomplete short right to Rusk,Cole thrown to WIU 03 broken up by Aumua-Tuisavura,Buju PENALTY WIU Offside (Kongolo,Elijah) 5 yards from WIU 17 to WIU 12. NO PLAY.
  11. 10:01 · 3rd & 1 at WIU 12Kaden Feagin run for 3 yds to the WIU 9 for a 1ST down
  12. 9:13 · 1st & Goal at WIU 9Kaden Feagin run for 2 yds to the WIU 7
  13. 8:27 · 2nd & Goal at WIU 7Kaden Feagin run for 7 yds for a TD (David Olano KICK)
  14. 8:27 · 1st & 10 at WIU 3Timeout Western Illinois
  15. 8:27David Olano kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
  16. 8:27 · 2nd & 10 at WIU 25Timeout Illinois
  17. 8:22 · 1st & 10 at WIU 25Chris Irvin pass incomplete to Ernest Temple
  18. 8:17 · 2nd & 10 at WIU 25Chris Irvin pass incomplete to Aric Johnson
  19. 8:12 · 3rd & 10 at WIU 25Chris Irvin pass incomplete to Aric Johnson for a 1ST down Illinois Penalty, Defensive Pass Interference (Matthew Bailey) to the WIU 40 for a 1ST down
  20. 8:02 · 1st & 10 at WIU 40Chris Irvin run for a loss of 6 yards to the WIU 34
  21. 7:25 · 2nd & 16 at WIU 34PENALTY WIU Delay Of Game (Irvin,Chris) 5 yards from WIU 34 to WIU 29. NO PLAY.
  22. 7:02 · 2nd & 21 at WIU 29Chris Irvin pass incomplete to Demari Davis
  23. 6:54 · 3rd & 21 at WIU 29Brinston Williams run for 5 yds to the WIU 34
  24. 6:22 · 4th & 16 at WIU 34Luke Droegemueller punt for 33 yds, fair catch by Hank Beatty at the ILL 33
  25. 6:12 · 1st & 10 at ILL 33Aidan Laughery run for 10 yds to the ILL 43 for a 1ST down
  26. 5:27 · 1st & 10 at ILL 43Aidan Laughery run for 57 yds for a TD (David Olano KICK)
  27. 5:27 · 1st & 10 at WIU 25Timeout Illinois
  28. 5:27David Olano kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
  29. 5:11 · 1st & 10 at WIU 25Tanner Zolnosky run for 4 yds to the WIU 29
  30. 4:40 · 2nd & 6 at WIU 29Brinston Williams run for 4 yds to the WIU 33
  31. 3:53 · 3rd & 2 at WIU 33Tanner Zolnosky run for 1 yd to the WIU 34
  32. 2:58 · 4th & 1 at WIU 34Luke Droegemueller punt for 43 yds , Hank Beatty returns for 43 yds to the WIU 34
  33. 2:50 · 1st & 10 at WIU 34Ca'Lil Valentine run for 2 yds to the WIU 32
  34. 2:03 · 2nd & 8 at WIU 32Ca'Lil Valentine run for a loss of 2 yards to the WIU 34
  35. 2:00 · 3rd & 10 at WIU 34Timeout Illinois
  36. 1:49 · 3rd & 10 at WIU 34Ca'Lil Valentine run for no gain to the WIU 34
  37. 1:06 · 4th & 10 at WIU 34Ethan Hampton pass complete to Mario Sanders II for 14 yds to the WIU 20 for a 1ST down
  38. 0:00 · 1st & 10 at WIU 20E. Hampton takes a knee
  39. 0:00End of 4th Quarter

Q1

  1. 6:43 · 1st & Goal at WIU 3WIU 0, ILL 7Luke Altmyer pass complete to Tanner Arkin for 3 yds for a TD (David Olano KICK)
  2. 3:48 · 3rd & Goal at WIU 3WIU 0, ILL 14Luke Altmyer pass complete to Justin Bowick for 3 yds for a TD (David Olano KICK)

Q2

  1. 13:20 · 2nd & 8 at WIU 25WIU 0, ILL 21Aidan Laughery run for 25 yds for a TD (David Olano KICK)
  2. 7:54 · 4th & 9 at WIU 17WIU 0, ILL 24David Olano 35 yd FG GOOD
  3. 3:09 · 2nd & Goal at WIU 13WIU 0, ILL 31Luke Altmyer pass complete to Justin Bowick for 13 yds for a TD (David Olano KICK)

Q3

  1. 8:00 · 4th & 9 at WIU 19WIU 0, ILL 38Luke Droegemueller punt for 50 yds , Hank Beatty returns for 69 yds for a TD (David Olano KICK)

Q4

  1. 14:57 · 4th & Goal at ILL 2WIU 3, ILL 38Antonio Chadha 20 yd FG GOOD
  2. 8:27 · 2nd & Goal at WIU 7WIU 3, ILL 45Kaden Feagin run for 7 yds for a TD (David Olano KICK)
  3. 5:27 · 1st & 10 at ILL 43WIU 3, ILL 52Aidan Laughery run for 57 yds for a TD (David Olano KICK)

Game leaders

LeathernecksWestern Illinois

Illinois

Box score

PassingC/ATTYDSAVGTDINTQBR
Chris Irvin14/291344.600--
RushingCARYDSAVGTDLONG
Markell Holman12201.707
Chris Irvin9-4-0.4010
Brinston Williams294.505
Tanner Zolnosky252.504
Demari Davis1-1-1.000
ReceivingRECYDSAVGTDLONG
Demari Davis46516.3036
Aric Johnson3217.0010
Alex Williams2126.009
Brandon Lanier22814.0018
Christian Anaya199.009
Eric Denham111.001
Markell Holman1-2-2.000
DefenseTOTSOLOSACKSTFLPDQB HURTD
Esteban Guillory9500000
Keith Moko8500000
Buju Aumua-Tuisavura7200000
Kevin Washington Jr.720.50.5000
Christian S. Pierce6100.5100
Malini Ti'a6300000
Peyton Bradford4300000
David Dunston2111000
Special teams and turnovers
FumblesFUMLOSTREC
Chris Irvin110
KickingFGPCTLONGXPPTS
Antonio Chadha1/1100.0200/03
PuntingNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LONG
Luke Droegemueller624140.20050

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