Illinois State Redbirds @ Youngstown State Penguins
1st Quarter
Kickoff
15:00 - 1st
Colten McFadden kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1-yd Run
15:00 - 1st
James Robinson run for 1 yd to the IllSt 26
1st & 10 at ILST 25
1-yd Run
15:00 - 1st
James Robinson run for 1 yd to the IllSt 27
2nd & 9 at ILST 26
Sack
15:00 - 1st
Jack Baltz sacked by Justus Reed for a loss of 6 yards to the IllSt 21
3rd & 8 at ILST 27
Punt
15:00 - 1st
JT Bohlken punt for 39 yds , Jake Coates returns for no gain to the YngSt 40
4th & 14 at ILST 21
2-yd Run
13:00 - 1st
Joe Alessi run for 2 yds to the YngSt 42
1st & 10 at YSU 40
Incompletion
13:00 - 1st
Joe Craycraft pass incomplete
2nd & 8 at YSU 42
Interception
13:00 - 1st
Joe Craycraft pass intercepted Ty DeForest return for no gain to the YngSt 46
3rd & 8 at YSU 42
Interception
12:18 - 1st
Jack Baltz pass intercepted Terray Bryant return for no gain to the YngSt 39
1st & 10 at YSU 46
0-yd Run
12:11 - 1st
Joe Alessi run for no gain to the YngSt 39
1st & 10 at YSU 39
Incompletion
12:11 - 1st
Joe Craycraft pass incomplete to Jake Coates
2nd & 10 at YSU 39
Sack
12:11 - 1st
Joe Craycraft sacked by Romeo McKnight for a loss of 1 yard to the YngSt 38
3rd & 10 at YSU 39
Punt
12:11 - 1st
Nick DeSalvo punt for 35 yds, fair catch by Charles Woods at the YOUNGSTOWN 27 YOUNGSTOWN ST Penalty, kick catching interference (Griffin Hoak) to the IllSt 42
4th & 11 at YSU 38
2-yd Run
10:52 - 1st
James Robinson run for 2 yds to the IllSt 44
1st & 10 at ILST 42
(10:09 - 1st) Timeout ILLINOIS ST, clock 10:09
5-yd Run
10:09 - 1st
James Robinson run for 5 yds to the IllSt 49
2nd & 8 at ILST 44
2-yd Run
10:09 - 1st
James Robinson run for 2 yds to the YngSt 49
3rd & 3 at ILST 49
4-yd Run
10:09 - 1st
Jack Baltz run for 4 yds to the YngSt 45 for a 1ST down
4th & 1 at YSU 49
Incompletion
10:09 - 1st
Jack Baltz pass incomplete ILLINOIS ST Penalty, IS ( Yards) declined
1st & 10 at YSU 45
4-yd Run
10:09 - 1st
Jack Baltz run for 4 yds to the YngSt 41
2nd & 10 at YSU 45
Incompletion
10:09 - 1st
Jack Baltz pass incomplete
3rd & 6 at YSU 41
Punt
10:09 - 1st
JT Bohlken punt for 41 yds for a touchback
4th & 6 at YSU 41
9-yd Run
7:29 - 1st
Mark Waid run for 9 yds to the YngSt 29
1st & 10 at YSU 20
4-yd Run
7:29 - 1st
Braxton Chapman run for 4 yds to the YngSt 33 for a 1ST down
2nd & 1 at YSU 29
0-yd Run
7:29 - 1st
Braxton Chapman run for no gain to the YngSt 33
1st & 10 at YSU 33
0-yd Run
7:29 - 1st
Joe Alessi run for no gain to the YngSt 33
2nd & 10 at YSU 33
14-yd Run
7:29 - 1st
Mark Waid run for 14 yds to the YngSt 47 for a 1ST down
3rd & 10 at YSU 33
17-yd Run
7:29 - 1st
Joe Alessi run for 17 yds to the IllSt 36 for a 1ST down
1st & 10 at YSU 47
-2-yd Run
7:29 - 1st
London Pearson run for a loss of 2 yards to the IllSt 38
1st & 10 at ILST 36
14-yd Run
7:29 - 1st
Mark Waid run for 14 yds to the IllSt 24 for a 1ST down
2nd & 12 at ILST 38
6-yd Run
7:29 - 1st
London Pearson run for 6 yds to the IllSt 18
1st & 10 at ILST 24
5-yd Run
7:29 - 1st
Mark Waid run for 5 yds to the IllSt 13 for a 1ST down
2nd & 4 at ILST 18
7-yd Run
7:29 - 1st
Mark Waid run for 7 yds to the IllSt 6
1st & 10 at ILST 13
6-yd Touchdown Run
0:26 - 1st
Braxton Chapman run for 6 yds for a TD, (Colten McFadden KICK)
2nd & 3 at ILST 6
2nd Quarter
Kickoff
0:26 - 1st
Colten McFadden kickoff for 25 yds , Tanner Taula return for no gain to the IllSt 25
7-yd Run
0:23 - 1st
James Robinson run for 7 yds to the IllSt 32
1st & 10 at ILST 25
End of 1st Quarter
-5-yd Run
15:00 - 2nd
James Robinson run for a loss of 5 yards to the IllSt 27
2nd & 3 at ILST 32
(14:20 - 2nd) Timeout YOUNGSTOWN ST, clock 14:20
Incompletion
14:20 - 2nd
Jack Baltz pass incomplete to James Robinson, broken up by Justus Reed
3rd & 8 at ILST 27
Punt
14:20 - 2nd
JT Bohlken punt for 55 yds , Jake Coates returns for 8 yds to the YngSt 26
4th & 8 at ILST 27
10-yd Run
14:05 - 2nd
Joe Alessi run for 10 yds to the YngSt 36 for a 1ST down
1st & 10 at YSU 26
1-yd Run
14:05 - 2nd
Mark Waid run for 1 yd to the YngSt 37
1st & 10 at YSU 36
Interception
14:05 - 2nd
Mark Waid pass intercepted DeMarco Washington return for 6 yds to the YngSt 35
2nd & 9 at YSU 37
Incompletion
12:44 - 2nd
Jack Baltz pass incomplete
1st & 10 at YSU 35
2-yd Run
12:44 - 2nd
James Robinson run for 2 yds to the YngSt 33
2nd & 10 at YSU 35
0-yd Run
12:44 - 2nd
Jack Baltz run for no gain to the YngSt 33
3rd & 8 at YSU 33
11-yd Run
12:44 - 2nd
Jack Baltz run for 11 yds to the YngSt 22 for a 1ST down
4th & 8 at YSU 33
13-yd Run
12:44 - 2nd
James Robinson run for 13 yds to the YngSt 9 for a 1ST down
1st & 10 at YSU 22
1-yd Run
12:44 - 2nd
James Robinson run for 1 yd to the YngSt 8
1st & Goal at YSU 9
3-yd Run
12:44 - 2nd
James Robinson run for 3 yds to the YngSt 5
2nd & Goal at YSU 8
Incompletion
12:44 - 2nd
Jack Baltz pass incomplete
3rd & Goal at YSU 5
Field Goal Good
8:33 - 2nd
Sam Fenlason 22 yd FG GOOD
4th & Goal at YSU 5
Kickoff
8:33 - 2nd
Aiden Bresnahan kickoff for 61 yds , Christian Turner return for 22 yds to the YngSt 26
0-yd Run
8:26 - 2nd
Mark Waid run for no gain to the YngSt 26
1st & 10 at YSU 26
-1-yd Run
8:26 - 2nd
Christian Turner run for a loss of 1 yard to the YngSt 25
2nd & 10 at YSU 26
4-yd Run
8:26 - 2nd
Mark Waid run for 4 yds to the YngSt 29
3rd & 11 at YSU 25
Punt
8:26 - 2nd
Nick DeSalvo punt for 46 yds
4th & 7 at YSU 29
7-yd Run
6:15 - 2nd
Kevin Brown run for 7 yds to the IllSt 32
1st & 10 at ILST 25
1-yd Run
6:15 - 2nd
Kevin Brown run for 1 yd to the IllSt 33
2nd & 3 at ILST 32
10-yd Penalty
6:15 - 2nd
Baltz,Jack pass incomplete to Rutkiewicz,Kacp, PENALTY YSU holding (Gibson, Bryce) 10 yards to the ILS43, 1ST DOWN ILS, NO PLAY.
3rd & 2 at ILST 33
Incompletion
6:15 - 2nd
Jack Baltz pass incomplete
1st & 10 at ILST 43
1-yd Run
6:15 - 2nd
Pha'leak Brown run for 1 yd to the IllSt 44
2nd & 10 at ILST 43
3-yd Run
6:15 - 2nd
Jack Baltz run for 3 yds to the IllSt 47
3rd & 9 at ILST 44
Punt
6:15 - 2nd
JT Bohlken punt for 42 yds, downed at the YngSt 11
4th & 6 at ILST 47
0-yd Run
3:03 - 2nd
Joe Alessi run for no gain to the YngSt 11
1st & 10 at YSU 11
23-yd Run
3:03 - 2nd
Joe Alessi run for 23 yds to the YngSt 34 for a 1ST down
2nd & 10 at YSU 11
19-yd Pass
3:03 - 2nd
Joe Craycraft pass complete to Miles Joiner for 19 yds to the IllSt 47 for a 1ST down
1st & 10 at YSU 34
10-yd Pass
3:03 - 2nd
Joe Craycraft pass complete to Christian Turner for 10 yds to the IllSt 37 for a 1ST down
1st & 10 at ILST 47
0-yd Run
3:03 - 2nd
Joe Craycraft run for no gain to the IllSt 37
1st & 10 at ILST 37
(1:21 - 2nd) Timeout YOUNGSTOWN ST, clock 01:21
Incompletion
1:21 - 2nd
Joe Craycraft pass incomplete to Jake Coates
2nd & 10 at ILST 37
(1:15 - 2nd) Timeout YOUNGSTOWN ST, clock 01:15
4-yd Pass
1:15 - 2nd
Joe Craycraft pass complete to Christian Turner for 4 yds to the IllSt 33 YOUNGSTOWN ST Penalty, ineligible downfield on pass ( Yards) declined
3rd & 10 at ILST 37
8-yd Pass
1:15 - 2nd
Joe Craycraft pass complete to Ryan Emans for 8 yds to the IllSt 25 for a 1ST down
4th & 6 at ILST 33
Incompletion
1:15 - 2nd
TEAM pass incomplete
1st & 10 at ILST 25
15-yd Penalty
1:15 - 2nd
Craycraft, Joe pass incomplete to Hite, Derek (Uphoff,Christia), PENALTY ILS pass interference (Uphoff,Christia) 15 yards to the ILS10, 1ST DOWN YSU, NO PLAY.
2nd & 10 at ILST 25
1-yd Run
1:15 - 2nd
Joe Craycraft run for 1 yd to the IllSt 9
1st & Goal at ILST 10
8-yd Pass
1:15 - 2nd
Joe Craycraft pass complete to Ryan Emans for 8 yds to the IllSt 1
2nd & Goal at ILST 9
1-yd Touchdown Run
0:13 - 2nd
Joe Craycraft run for 1 yd for a TD, (Colten McFadden KICK)
3rd & Goal at ILST 1
Kickoff
0:13 - 2nd
Colten McFadden kickoff for 36 yds
0-yd Run
0:13 - 2nd
TEAM run for no gain to the IllSt 29
1st & 10 at ILST 29
End of 2nd Quarter
3rd Quarter
Kickoff
15:00 - 3rd
Aiden Bresnahan kickoff for 51 yds , Christian Turner return for 23 yds to the YngSt 37
-3-yd Run
14:54 - 3rd
Mark Waid run for a loss of 3 yards to the YngSt 34
1st & 10 at YSU 37
4-yd Pass
14:54 - 3rd
Mark Waid pass complete to Miles Joiner for 4 yds to the YngSt 38
2nd & 13 at YSU 34
17-yd Pass
14:54 - 3rd
Mark Waid pass complete to Ryan Emans for 17 yds to the IllSt 45 for a 1ST down
3rd & 9 at YSU 38
3-yd Run
14:54 - 3rd
Joe Alessi run for 3 yds to the IllSt 42
1st & 10 at ILST 45
4-yd Run
14:54 - 3rd
Joe Alessi run for 4 yds to the IllSt 38
2nd & 7 at ILST 42
6-yd Run
14:54 - 3rd
Braxton Chapman run for 6 yds to the IllSt 32 for a 1ST down
3rd & 3 at ILST 38
1-yd Run
14:54 - 3rd
Mark Waid run for 1 yd to the IllSt 31
1st & 10 at ILST 32
10-yd Penalty
10:28 - 3rd
Waid, Mark pass complete to Emans, Ryan for 31 yards to the ILS0, clock 10:28, PENALTY YSU holding (Robinson, Devon) 10 yards to the ILS41, NO PLAY.
2nd & 9 at ILST 31
Incompletion
10:28 - 3rd
Mark Waid pass incomplete to Miles Joiner
2nd & 19 at ILST 41
12-yd Run
10:28 - 3rd
Mark Waid run for 12 yds to the IllSt 29
3rd & 19 at ILST 41
Incompletion
10:28 - 3rd
Mark Waid pass incomplete to Ryan Emans
4th & 7 at ILST 29
7-yd Pass
9:37 - 3rd
Jack Baltz pass complete to Austin Nagel for 7 yds to the IllSt 36
1st & 10 at ILST 29
5-yd Run
9:37 - 3rd
James Robinson run for 5 yds to the IllSt 41 for a 1ST down
2nd & 3 at ILST 36
Sack
9:37 - 3rd
Jack Baltz sacked by Antoine Cook for a loss of 8 yards to the IllSt 33
1st & 10 at ILST 41
Fumble Recovery (Own)
9:37 - 3rd
Jack Baltz sacked by Justus Reed for a loss of 5 yards to the IllSt 33 Jack Baltz fumbled, recovered by IllSt Jared Rients , return for 0 yards
2nd & 18 at ILST 33
1-yd Run
9:37 - 3rd
James Robinson run for 1 yd to the IllSt 34
3rd & 18 at ILST 33
Punt
9:37 - 3rd
JT Bohlken punt for 50 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the YngSt 35 , Jake Coates returns for 19 yds to the YngSt 35
4th & 17 at ILST 34
5-yd Penalty
6:28 - 3rd
YOUNGSTOWN ST Penalty, false start (Ryan Emans) to the YngSt 30
1st & 10 at YSU 35
6-yd Run
6:28 - 3rd
Joe Alessi run for 6 yds to the YngSt 36
1st & 15 at YSU 30
5-yd Run
6:28 - 3rd
Joe Alessi run for 5 yds to the YngSt 41
2nd & 9 at YSU 36
5-yd Penalty
6:28 - 3rd
Alessi, Joe rush for 9 yards to the 50 yardline (Washington,DeMa), PENALTY YSU IS 5 yards to the YSU36, NO PLAY.
3rd & 4 at YSU 41
Sack
6:28 - 3rd
Mark Waid sacked by Steven Podkulski for a loss of 4 yards to the YngSt 32
3rd & 9 at YSU 36
Punt
6:28 - 3rd
Nick DeSalvo punt for 41 yds, fair catch by Spencer DeForest at the IllSt 27
4th & 13 at YSU 32
8-yd Run
4:17 - 3rd
James Robinson run for 8 yds to the IllSt 35
1st & 10 at ILST 27
8-yd Run
4:17 - 3rd
James Robinson run for 8 yds to the IllSt 43 for a 1ST down
2nd & 2 at ILST 35
Incompletion
4:17 - 3rd
Bryce Jefferson pass incomplete to Rob Gillum
1st & 10 at ILST 43
-1-yd Run
4:17 - 3rd
James Robinson run for a loss of 1 yard to the IllSt 42
2nd & 10 at ILST 43
Incompletion
4:17 - 3rd
Bryce Jefferson pass incomplete to Kacper Rutkiewicz
3rd & 11 at ILST 42
Punt
4:17 - 3rd
JT Bohlken punt for 57 yds, downed at the YngSt 1
4th & 11 at ILST 42
4th Quarter
4-yd Run
2:08 - 3rd
Joe Craycraft run for 4 yds to the YngSt 5
1st & 10 at YSU 1
-1-yd Run
2:08 - 3rd
Braxton Chapman run for a loss of 1 yard to the YngSt 4
2nd & 6 at YSU 5
7-yd Run
2:08 - 3rd
Braxton Chapman run for 7 yds to the YngSt 11 for a 1ST down
3rd & 7 at YSU 4
-1-yd Run
2:08 - 3rd
Braxton Chapman run for a loss of 1 yard to the YngSt 10
1st & 10 at YSU 11
End of 3rd Quarter
7-yd Run
15:00 - 4th
Joe Alessi run for 7 yds to the YngSt 17
2nd & 11 at YSU 10
13-yd Pass
15:00 - 4th
Joe Craycraft pass complete to Ryan Emans for 13 yds to the YngSt 30 for a 1ST down
3rd & 4 at YSU 17
4-yd Run
15:00 - 4th
Joe Alessi run for 4 yds to the YngSt 34
1st & 10 at YSU 30
5-yd Run
15:00 - 4th
Joe Craycraft run for 5 yds to the YngSt 39
2nd & 6 at YSU 34
-3-yd Run
15:00 - 4th
Braxton Chapman run for a loss of 3 yards to the YngSt 36
3rd & 1 at YSU 39
Punt
15:00 - 4th
Nick DeSalvo punt for 53 yds, downed at the IllSt 11
4th & 4 at YSU 36
1-yd Run
11:49 - 4th
James Robinson run for 1 yd to the IllSt 12
1st & 10 at ILST 11
20-yd Run
11:49 - 4th
Bryce Jefferson run for 20 yds to the IllSt 32 for a 1ST down
2nd & 9 at ILST 12
-3-yd Run
11:49 - 4th
James Robinson run for a loss of 3 yards to the IllSt 29
1st & 10 at ILST 32
-2-yd Run
11:49 - 4th
Bryce Jefferson run for a loss of 2 yards to the IllSt 27
2nd & 13 at ILST 29
(9:15 - 4th) Timeout YOUNGSTOWN ST, clock 09:15
Sack
9:15 - 4th
Bryce Jefferson sacked by Shereif Bynum for a loss of 8 yards to the IllSt 19
3rd & 15 at ILST 27
Punt
9:15 - 4th
JT Bohlken punt for 40 yds, fair catch by Jake Coates at the YngSt 41
4th & 23 at ILST 19
8-yd Run
8:29 - 4th
Joe Alessi run for 8 yds to the YngSt 49
1st & 10 at YSU 41
-2-yd Run
8:29 - 4th
Joe Alessi run for a loss of 2 yards to the YngSt 47
2nd & 2 at YSU 49
-2-yd Run
8:29 - 4th
Mark Waid run for a loss of 2 yards to the YngSt 45
3rd & 4 at YSU 47
Punt
8:29 - 4th
Nick DeSalvo punt for 33 yds, fair catch by Spencer DeForest at the IllSt 22
4th & 6 at YSU 45
Sack
6:10 - 4th
Jack Baltz sacked by Ray Anderson for a loss of 9 yards to the IllSt 13
1st & 10 at ILST 22
10-yd Run
6:10 - 4th
James Robinson run for 10 yds to the IllSt 23
2nd & 19 at ILST 13
Interception Return Touchdown
5:06 - 4th
Jack Baltz pass intercepted for a TD Zaire Jones return for 30 yds for a TD, (Colten McFadden KICK)
3rd & 9 at ILST 23
Kickoff
5:06 - 4th
Colten McFadden kickoff for 60 yds , Christian Uphoff return for 26 yds to the IllSt 31
7-yd Run
4:56 - 4th
Bryce Jefferson run for 7 yds to the IllSt 38
1st & 10 at ILST 31
Interception
4:56 - 4th
Bryce Jefferson pass intercepted Terray Bryant return for 5 yds to the IllSt 33 Terray Bryant fumbled, forced by Braxton Haley, recovered by IllSt Trey Georgie
2nd & 3 at ILST 38
11-yd Run
4:37 - 4th
James Robinson run for 11 yds to the IllSt 44 for a 1ST down
1st & 10 at ILST 33
6-yd Run
4:37 - 4th
James Robinson run for 6 yds to the 50 yard line
1st & 10 at ILST 44
4-yd Run
4:37 - 4th
James Robinson run for 4 yds to the YngSt 46 for a 1ST down
2nd & 4 at 50
Incompletion
4:37 - 4th
Bryce Jefferson pass incomplete to Braxton Haley, broken up by Dee Ford
1st & 10 at YSU 46
11-yd Run
4:37 - 4th
Bryce Jefferson run for 11 yds to the YngSt 35 for a 1ST down
2nd & 10 at YSU 46
Sack
4:37 - 4th
Bryce Jefferson sacked by Ray Anderson for a loss of 6 yards to the YngSt 48
2nd & 17 at YSU 42
Incompletion
4:37 - 4th
Bryce Jefferson pass incomplete to Austin Nagel
3rd & 23 at YSU 48
15-yd Pass
4:37 - 4th
Bryce Jefferson pass complete to James Robinson for 15 yds to the YngSt 33
4th & 23 at YSU 48
9-yd Run
2:15 - 4th
Joe Alessi run for 9 yds to the YngSt 42
1st & 10 at YSU 33
3-yd Run
2:15 - 4th
Joe Alessi run for 3 yds to the YngSt 45 for a 1ST down
2nd & 1 at YSU 42
4-yd Run
2:15 - 4th
Joe Alessi run for 4 yds to the YngSt 49
1st & 10 at YSU 45
(0:50 - 4th) Timeout ILLINOIS ST, clock 00:50
-2-yd Run
0:50 - 4th
TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the YngSt 47
2nd & 6 at YSU 49
(0:47 - 4th) Timeout ILLINOIS ST, clock 00:47
-3-yd Run
0:47 - 4th
TEAM run for a loss of 3 yards to the YngSt 44
3rd & 8 at YSU 47
(0:10 - 4th) Timeout YOUNGSTOWN ST, clock 00:10
0-yd Run
0:10 - 4th
TEAM run for no gain to the YngSt 44
4th & 11 at YSU 44
End of 4th Quarter
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2025 Standings
FCS
| Missouri Valley Football ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| North Dakota State | 8-0 | 12-1 |
| South Dakota | 6-2 | 10-5 |
| North Dakota | 5-3 | 8-6 |
| Youngstown State | 5-3 | 8-5 |
| Illinois State | 5-3 | 12-5 |
| South Dakota State | 4-4 | 9-5 |
| Southern Illinois | 4-4 | 7-5 |
| Northern Iowa | 1-7 | 3-9 |
| Murray State | 1-7 | 1-11 |
| Indiana State | 1-7 | 3-9 |
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