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Western Illinois (11-3) -VS- Georgia Southern (14-0)

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14
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Georgia Southern logo
42

Western Illinois (11-3) -VS- Georgia Southern (14-0)

Team Score By Quarter
Team 1 1st 2 2nd 3 3rd 4 4th F Total
WIUWestern Illinois 0 8 0 6 14
Winner GSUGeorgia Southern 14 7 14 7 42
WIU:
Mark Zanders (154),
Aaron Stecker (175),
Aaron Stecker (83)
GSU:
Greg Hill (160),
Adrian Peterson (103),
Corey Joyner (130)
Date:
12/12/1998
Site:
Statesboro, Georgia
Stadium:
Allen E. Paulson
Attendance:
11140
Kickoff Time:
1:01
End of Game:
3:38
Duration:
2:37
Temperature:
60
Wind:
E, 10-15
Weather:
cloudy
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Match History vs Western Illinois

Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary
Qtr. - Time Qtr Time Scoring Play WIU GSU
1st - 11:49 1st 11:49 GSU - Corey Joyner 51 yd pass from Greg Hill (Chris Chambers kick) 6 plays, 73 yards, TOP 3:11 0 7
1st - 09:04 1st 09:04 GSU - Demond Brown 5 yd pass from Greg Hill (Chris Chambers kick) 4 plays, 34 yards, TOP 1:34 0 14
2nd - 12:06 2nd 12:06 WIU - Team 0 yd safety 2 14
2nd - 08:01 2nd 08:01 WIU - Erik Rogers 20 yd pass from Mark Zanders (Joe Lopez kick failed) 8 plays, 53 yards, TOP 4:05 8 14
2nd - 00:17 2nd 00:17 GSU - Corey Joyner 11 yd pass from Greg Hill (Chris Chambers kick) 9 plays, 57 yards, TOP 1:28 8 21
3rd - 13:05 3rd 13:05 GSU - Greg Hill 3 yd run (Chris Chambers kick), 4 plays, 23 yards, TOP 1:42 8 28
3rd - 03:27 3rd 03:27 GSU - Jevon Sullivan 6 yd run (Chris Chambers kick), 12 plays, 80 yards, TOP 5:35 8 35
4th - 07:58 4th 07:58 WIU - Aaron Stecker 83 yd pass from Mark Zanders (Mark Zanders pass failed) 1 plays, 83 yards, TOP 0:14 14 35
4th - 03:43 4th 03:43 GSU - Corey Joyner 32 yd pass from Greg Hill (Chris Chambers kick) 7 plays, 43 yards, TOP 4:15 14 42
14 42
Referee: Tom Ritter Line Judge: Michael Taylor Side Judge: Danny Doyle
Umpire: Tommy Abbott Back Judge: David Francis
Linesman: Bill Smith Field Judge: Tom Weber

Game Statistics By Team

Team Statistics
Statistic WIU GSU
First Downs
Total 16 22
Rushing 10 16
Passing 5 5
Penalty 1 1
Rushing
Total (Net) 181 236
Attempts 39 60
Avg. Per Rush 4.6 3.9
Rushing TDs 0 2
Yds. Gained 202 267
Yds. Lost 21 31
Passing
Total (Net) 154 160
Comp.-Att.-Int. 8-16-1 10-13-0
Avg. / Att. 9.6 12.3
Avg. / Comp. 19.3 16.0
TDs 2 4
Total Offense
Yards 335 396
Plays 55 73
Avg. / Play 6.09 5.42
Fumbles - Lost 2-2 2-0
Penalties - Yds. 4-34 6-54
Punting
Punts - Yds. 4-166 4-157
Avg. / Punt 0 0
Inside 20 0 2
50+ Yds. 0 0
Touchbacks 3 0
Fair Catch 0 3
Kickoffs
Total - Yds. 3-131 8-397
Avg. Yds. / Kickoff 43.7 49.6
Touchbacks 0 0
Returns
Punt: Total - Yds. - TDs 1-3-0 0-0-0
Punt: Avg. / Return 3.0 0
Kickoff: Total - Yds. - TDs 8-122-0 2-39-0
Kickoff: Avg. / Return 15.3 19.5
INT: Total - Yds. - TDs 0-0-0 1-9-0
Fumble: Total - Yds. - TDs 0-0-0 0-0-0
Miscellaneous
Misc. Yards 0 0
Poss. Time 26:05 33:55
3rd. Down Conv. 4 of 11 6 of 14
4th. Down Conversions 1 of 2 3 of 3
Red-Zone: Scores - Chances 0-0 0-0
Sacks: Total - Yds. 0-0 2-12
PAT: Total - Made 0-1 6-6
2PT Conversion: Total - Made 0-1 0-0
Field Goals: Total - Made 0-1 0-0

Individual Statistics

Offensive

Individual Passing Statistics
WIU - Passing
Player Cmp Att. Yds. TD INT Long Sack
Mark Zanders 8 16 154 2 1 83 2
Totals 8 16 154 2 1 83 2
GSU - Passing
Player Cmp Att. Yds. TD Int. Long Sack
Greg Hill 10 13 160 4 0 51 0
Totals 10 13 160 4 0 51 0
Individual Rushing Statistics
WIU - Rushing
Player Att. Gain Loss Net TD Lg. Avg.
Aaron Stecker 29 181 6 175 0 22 6.0
Erik Rogers 3 9 3 6 0 9 2.0
Mark Zanders 6 12 12 0 0 9 0.0
Ephron Crump 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Totals 39 202 21 181 0 22 4.6
GSU - Rushing
Player Att. Gain Loss Net TD Lg. Avg.
Adrian Peterson 21 106 3 103 0 29 4.9
Greg Hill 29 96 28 68 1 13 2.3
Carl Small 5 29 0 29 0 13 5.8
Cherard Freeman 1 13 0 13 0 13 13.0
B. Cunningham 1 13 0 13 0 13 13.0
Jevon Sullivan 1 6 0 6 1 6 6.0
J.R. Revere 2 4 0 4 0 3 2.0
Totals 60 267 31 236 2 29 3.9
Individual Receiving Statistics
WIU - Receiving
Player Rec. Yds. TD Long
Aaron Stecker 2 83 1 83
Erik Rogers 3 41 1 20
Jose Medina 1 18 0 18
Donnie Caldwell 1 7 0 7
S. Washington 1 5 0 5
Totals 8 154 2 83
GSU - Receiving
Player Rec. Yds. TD Long
Corey Joyner 6 130 3 51
Adrian Peterson 1 11 0 11
B. Cunningham 1 8 0 8
Dedric Parham 1 6 0 6
Demond Brown 1 5 1 5
Totals 10 160 4 51

Defensive

Western Illinois - Individual Defensive Statistics
Western Illinois - Individual Defensive Statistics
Player Solo Ast Tot TFL/Yds TFL Sack/Yds Sacks FF FR-Yds Fumbl INT INT BrUp Blkd QH
Josh Kaburick 12 1 13 1.0/1 1.0 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
E. Hartwell 7 6 13 1.0/2 1.0 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Dave Watson 8 1 9 1.0/7 1.0 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Byron Benion 2 5 7 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Mike Carter 3 2 5 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Robert Lindsey 3 2 5 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
David Bowens 3 1 4 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Donnie Caldwell 3 - 3 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - 1 - -
Jimmy Robinson 2 - 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Derrick Varnado 1 1 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - 1 - -
Ben Hilgart 2 - 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Tony Zitzka 1 1 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Ryan Taylor 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Sam Elmore 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Damon Stewart 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Jose Medina 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
James Milton 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Team - - - -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Georgia Southern - Individual Defensive Statistics
Georgia Southern - Individual Defensive Statistics
Player Solo Ast Tot TFL/Yds TFL Sack/Yds Sacks FF FR-Yds Fumbl INT INT BrUp Blkd QH
Tony Butler 5 6 11 1.0/4 1.0 -/- - - 0-0 -/- 1-9 1 - - -
Arkee Thompson 6 4 10 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - 1 - -
Jason Neese 4 5 9 2.0/3 2.0 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - 1
Josh Smithers 6 3 9 1.0/2 1.0 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Kiwaukee Thomas 4 4 8 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - 1 - -
Eric Davis 4 4 8 2.0/12 2.0 2.0/12 2.0 1 1-0 -/- - - - - -
E. Moreland 4 3 7 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - 2 - -
Brian Wilson 3 4 7 -/- - -/- - - 0-1 1/- - - - - -
Andrae Rogers 3 3 6 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - 2 - -
Benjy Harris 4 2 6 1.0/2 1.0 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Von Allen 2 2 4 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
D. Williams 3 - 3 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Cortez Robinson 1 2 3 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Eugene Phillips 1 2 3 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Nick Kearns 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Cherard Freeman 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Chris Blount 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - 1 1-0 -/- - - - - -
B. Cunningham 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Robert LeBlanc 1 - 1 1.0/1 1.0 1.0/1 1.0 - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
John Davis - - - -/- - -/- - - 0-1 1/- - - - - -

Special Teams

Individual Punting Statistics
WIU - Punting
Player Punts Yds. Avg. Long In. 20 TB 50+ Yds.
Jeff Baker 4 166 0 45 0 3 0
GSU - Punting
Player Punts Yds. Avg. Long In. 20 TB 50+ Yds.
Kenny Worob 4 157 0 48 2 0 0
Individual Return Statistics
WIU - All Returns
Player Punts Kickoffs Interceptions
Ret. Yds. Lg Ret. Yds. Lg Ret. Yds. Lg
Donnie Caldwell 1 3 3 5 97 25 0 0 0
Ty Kingsby 0 0 0 1 13 13 0 0 0
Will Barnes 0 0 0 1 6 6 0 0 0
J.R. Niklos 0 0 0 1 6 6 0 0 0
GSU - All Returns
Player Punts Kickoffs Interceptions
Ret. Yds. Lg Ret. Yds. Lg Ret. Yds. Lg
B. Cunningham 0 0 0 2 39 25 0 0 0
Tony Butler 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 9
Individual Field Goal Statistics
WIU - Field Goals
Player Qtr. Clock Yds. Result
Joe Lopez 1st 03:44 33 MISSED
GSU - Field Goals
Player Qtr. Clock Yds. Result
Individual Kickoff Statistics
WIU - Kickoffs
Player No. Yds. TB OB Avg.
Jeff Baker 3 131 0 0 43.7
GSU - Kickoffs
Player No. Yds. TB OB Avg.
Chris Chambers 8 397 0 0 49.6
Individual PAT Statistics
WIU - PATs
Player Kicks Rushes Passes
ATT Made ATT Made ATT Made
Mark Zanders 0 0 0 0 1 0
Joe Lopez 1 0 0 0 0 0
GSU - PATs
Player Kicks Rushes Passes
ATT Made ATT Made ATT Made
Chris Chambers 6 6 0 0 0 0

Drive Chart

All Drives

All Drives
Team - Yardline - Time Team Qtr. Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed
Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Plays-Yds. TOP
1st/15:00 GSU 1st 27 15:00 KO 100 11:49 TD 6-73 3:11
1st/11:49 WIU 1st 29 11:49 KO 34 10:38 FUMB 3-5 1:11
1st/10:38 GSU 1st 66 10:38 FUMB 100 09:04 TD 4-34 1:34
1st/09:04 WIU 1st 36 09:04 KO 84 03:44 FGA 11-48 5:20
1st/03:44 GSU 1st 20 03:44 FGA 21 01:27 PUNT 3-1 2:17
1st/01:27 WIU 1st 45 01:27 PUNT 84 13:53 DOWNS 6-39 2:34
2nd/13:53 GSU 2nd 16 13:53 DOWNS 0 12:06 SAF 3-(-16) 1:47
2nd/12:06 WIU 2nd 47 12:06 KO 100 08:01 TD 8-53 4:05
2nd/08:01 GSU 2nd 24 08:01 KO 49 03:54 PUNT 8-25 4:07
2nd/03:54 WIU 2nd 6 03:54 PUNT 12 01:45 PUNT 3-6 2:09
2nd/01:45 GSU 2nd 43 01:45 PUNT 100 00:17 TD 9-57 1:28
2nd/00:17 WIU 2nd 40 00:17 KO 56 14:47 HALF 2-16 0:30
3rd/14:47 GSU 3rd 77 14:47 FUMB 100 13:05 TD 4-23 1:42
3rd/13:05 WIU 3rd 31 13:05 KO 62 09:02 PUNT 8-31 4:03
3rd/09:02 GSU 3rd 20 09:02 PUNT 100 03:27 TD 12-80 5:35
3rd/03:27 WIU 3rd 18 03:27 KO 57 14:52 PUNT 8-39 3:35
3rd/00:00 WIU 3rd 23 00:00 KO 23 14:47 FUMB 0-0 0:00
4th/14:52 GSU 4th 20 14:52 PUNT 23 13:26 PUNT 4-3 1:26
4th/13:26 WIU 4th 40 13:26 PUNT 60 11:27 PUNT 4-20 1:59
4th/11:27 GSU 4th 20 11:27 PUNT 45 08:12 PUNT 6-25 3:15
4th/08:12 WIU 4th 17 08:12 PUNT 100 07:58 TD 1-83 0:14
4th/07:58 GSU 4th 57 07:58 KO 100 03:43 TD 7-43 4:15
4th/03:43 WIU 4th 36 03:43 KO 36 03:18 INT 2-0 0:25
4th/03:18 GSU 4th 65 03:18 INT 93 00:00 HALF 7-28 3:18

Western Illinois Drives

Western Illinois Drives
Team - Yardline - Time Team Qtr. Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed
Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Plays-Yds. TOP
1st/11:49 WIU 1st 29 11:49 KO 34 10:38 FUMB 3-5 1:11
1st/09:04 WIU 1st 36 09:04 KO 84 03:44 FGA 11-48 5:20
1st/01:27 WIU 1st 45 01:27 PUNT 84 13:53 DOWNS 6-39 2:34
2nd/12:06 WIU 2nd 47 12:06 KO 100 08:01 TD 8-53 4:05
2nd/03:54 WIU 2nd 6 03:54 PUNT 12 01:45 PUNT 3-6 2:09
2nd/00:17 WIU 2nd 40 00:17 KO 56 14:47 HALF 2-16 0:30
3rd/00:00 WIU 3rd 23 00:00 KO 23 14:47 FUMB 0-0 0:00
3rd/13:05 WIU 3rd 31 13:05 KO 62 09:02 PUNT 8-31 4:03
3rd/03:27 WIU 3rd 18 03:27 KO 57 14:52 PUNT 8-39 3:35
4th/13:26 WIU 4th 40 13:26 PUNT 60 11:27 PUNT 4-20 1:59
4th/08:12 WIU 4th 17 08:12 PUNT 100 07:58 TD 1-83 0:14
4th/03:43 WIU 4th 36 03:43 KO 36 03:18 INT 2-0 0:25

Georgia Southern Drives

Western Illinois
Team - Yardline - Time Team Qtr. Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed
Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Plays-Yds. TOP
1st/15:00 GSU 1st 27 15:00 KO 100 11:49 TD 6-73 3:11
1st/10:38 GSU 1st 66 10:38 FUMB 100 09:04 TD 4-34 1:34
1st/03:44 GSU 1st 20 03:44 FGA 21 01:27 PUNT 3-1 2:17
2nd/13:53 GSU 2nd 16 13:53 DOWNS 0 12:06 SAF 3-(-16) 1:47
2nd/08:01 GSU 2nd 24 08:01 KO 49 03:54 PUNT 8-25 4:07
2nd/01:45 GSU 2nd 43 01:45 PUNT 100 00:17 TD 9-57 1:28
3rd/14:47 GSU 3rd 77 14:47 FUMB 100 13:05 TD 4-23 1:42
3rd/09:02 GSU 3rd 20 09:02 PUNT 100 03:27 TD 12-80 5:35
4th/14:52 GSU 4th 20 14:52 PUNT 23 13:26 PUNT 4-3 1:26
4th/11:27 GSU 4th 20 11:27 PUNT 45 08:12 PUNT 6-25 3:15
4th/07:58 GSU 4th 57 07:58 KO 100 03:43 TD 7-43 4:15
4th/03:18 GSU 4th 65 03:18 INT 93 00:00 HALF 7-28 3:18

Play By Play

Quarter #1 Plays

Game Start
Start of 1st Half
Play
Western Illinois wins toss, defers; GSU receives; WIU defends east
WIU ball on WIU35.
Jeff Baker kickoff 61 yards to the GSU4, Jevon Sullivan return to the GSU22 (Ty Kingsby;Ryan Taylor), PENALTY WIU offside 5 yards to the WIU30, NO PLAY.
Jeff Baker kickoff 68 yards to the GSU2, B. Cunningham return 25 yards to the GSU27 (Josh Kaburick).
Georgia Southern at 15:00
Georgia Southern at 15:00
Down & Distance Play
Georgia Southern at 15:00
Greg Hill rush over right tackle for 4 yards to the GSU31 (James Milton).
Adrian Peterson rush up middle for 1 yard to the GSU32 (E. Hartwell).
Greg Hill FT pass complete to Dedric Parham for 6 yards to the GSU38, 1ST DOWN GSU (Byron Benion;Mike Carter).
Greg Hill rush over left tackle for 8 yards to the GSU46 (Mike Carter).
Greg Hill rush over right end for 3 yards to the GSU49, 1ST DOWN GSU (Dave Watson).
Greg Hill sideline pass complete to Corey Joyner for 51 yards to the WIU0, 1ST DOWN GSU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:49.
Chris Chambers kick attempt good.
Chris Chambers kickoff 42 yards to the WIU23, Will Barnes return 6 yards to the WIU29, out-of-bounds (Kiwaukee Thomas).
Total 6 plays , 73 yards Time of Possession: 3:11
Score:
Western Illinois 0-7 Georgia Southern
Western Illinois at 11:49
Western Illinois at 11:49
Down & Distance Play
Western Illinois at 11:49
WESTERN ILLINOIS drive start at 11:49.
Aaron Stecker rush over right end for 4 yards to the WIU33 (Brian Wilson).
Aaron Stecker rush over left end for 7 yards to the WIU40, 1ST DOWN WIU (E. Moreland;Eric Davis).
Mark Zanders sacked for loss of 6 yards to the WIU34 (Eric Davis), fumble by Mark Zanders recovered by GSU Brian Wilson at WIU34.
Total 3 plays , 5 yards Time of Possession: 1:11
Georgia Southern at 10:38
Georgia Southern at 10:38
Down & Distance Play
Georgia Southern at 10:38
GEORGIA SOUTHERN drive start at 10:38.
Greg Hill rush over right tackle for 1 yard to the WIU33 (Mike Carter;E. Hartwell), PENALTY WIU face mask 15 yards to the WIU18, 1ST DOWN GSU, PENALTY WIU personal foul 9 yards to the WIU9.
1st and 9.
Greg Hill rush over left end for 1 yard to the WIU8 (Byron Benion;Tony Zitzka).
WIU Milton ejected on second personal foul penalty
Adrian Peterson rush up middle for 3 yards to the WIU5 (Byron Benion;David Bowens).
Greg Hill crossing pass complete to Demond Brown for 5 yards to the WIU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:04.
Chris Chambers kick attempt good.
Chris Chambers kickoff 46 yards to the WIU19, Donnie Caldwell return 17 yards to the WIU36 (E. Moreland).
Total 4 plays , 34 yards Time of Possession: 1:34
Score:
Western Illinois 0-14 Georgia Southern
Western Illinois at 09:04
Western Illinois at 09:04
Down & Distance Play
Western Illinois at 09:04
WESTERN ILLINOIS drive start at 09:04.
Aaron Stecker rush up middle for 3 yards to the WIU39 (Tony Butler;Josh Smithers).
Mark Zanders crossing pass incomplete to S. Washington (E. Moreland), PENALTY GSU pass interference 10 yards to the WIU49, 1ST DOWN WIU, NO PLAY.
Aaron Stecker rush over left tackle for 9 yards to the GSU42 (Arkee Thompson).
Aaron Stecker rush over right guard for 8 yards to the GSU34, 1ST DOWN WIU (Kiwaukee Thomas).
Aaron Stecker rush over right end for 5 yards to the GSU29 (Jason Neese).
Erik Rogers rush over right tackle for no gain to the GSU29 (Kiwaukee Thomas;Cortez Robinson).
Aaron Stecker rush up middle for 4 yards to the GSU25 (Arkee Thompson;Jason Neese).
Mark Zanders rush quarterback sneak for 2 yards to the GSU23, 1ST DOWN WIU (Cortez Robinson;Tony Butler).
Aaron Stecker rush over left end for no gain to the GSU23 (Benjy Harris;Brian Wilson).
Mark Zanders crossing pass incomplete to Jose Medina (Arkee Thompson).
Mark Zanders screen pass complete to Donnie Caldwell for 7 yards to the GSU16 (Jason Neese).
Joe Lopez field goal attempt from 33 MISSED, spot at GSU20, clock 03:44.
Total 11 plays , 48 yards Time of Possession: 5:20
Georgia Southern at 03:44
Georgia Southern at 03:44
Down & Distance Play
Georgia Southern at 03:44
Adrian Peterson rush over left tackle for 4 yards to the GSU24 (Dave Watson).
Greg Hill rush over right tackle for 1 yard to the GSU25 (Byron Benion).
Greg Hill rush over left end for 1 yard to the GSU26 (Dave Watson).
PENALTY GSU illegal procedure 5 yards to the GSU21.
Kenny Worob punt 34 yards to the WIU45, fair catch by Donnie Caldwell.
Total 3 plays , 1 yards Time of Possession: 2:17
Western Illinois at 01:27
Western Illinois at 01:27
Down & Distance Play
Western Illinois at 01:27
WESTERN ILLINOIS drive start at 01:27.
Aaron Stecker rush over right end for 8 yards to the GSU47 (Eric Davis;Arkee Thompson).
Aaron Stecker rush up middle for 22 yards to the GSU25, 1ST DOWN WIU (Brian Wilson).
Aaron Stecker rush over left end for 3 yards to the GSU22 (Benjy Harris;Eric Davis).

Quarter #2 Plays

Start of Quarter #2
Start of Quarter #2
Down & Distance Play
Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00.
Aaron Stecker rush up middle for 6 yards to the GSU16 (Benjy Harris).
Aaron Stecker rush over left end for no gain to the GSU16 (D. Williams).
Mark Zanders rush quarterback sneak for no gain to the GSU16 (Jason Neese).
Total 6 plays , 39 yards Time of Possession: 2:34
Georgia Southern at 13:53
Georgia Southern at 13:53
Down & Distance Play
Georgia Southern at 13:53
GEORGIA SOUTHERN drive start at 13:53.
Greg Hill rush over left guard for no gain to the GSU16 (E. Hartwell).
Greg Hill rush over left guard for no gain to the GSU16 (Josh Kaburick).
PENALTY GSU illegal procedure 5 yards to the GSU11.
Greg Hill rush over left end for loss of 11 yards to the GSU0, fumble by Greg Hill recovered by GSU Greg Hill at GSU0, Team safety, clock 12:06.
Chris Chambers kickoff 55 yards to the WIU25, Donnie Caldwell return 22 yards to the WIU47 (B. Cunningham).
Total 3 plays , -16 yards Time of Possession: 1:47
Score:
Western Illinois 2-14 Georgia Southern
Western Illinois at 12:06
Western Illinois at 12:06
Down & Distance Play
Western Illinois at 12:06
WESTERN ILLINOIS drive start at 12:06.
Mark Zanders screen pass complete to Aaron Stecker for no gain to the WIU47 (Tony Butler).
Mark Zanders crossing pass complete to Jose Medina for 18 yards to the GSU35, 1ST DOWN WIU (Tony Butler).
Aaron Stecker rush over right tackle for loss of 2 yards to the GSU37 (Jason Neese;Benjy Harris).
Mark Zanders crossing pass incomplete to Erik Rogers.
Mark Zanders deep out pass complete to Erik Rogers for 16 yards to the GSU21, 1ST DOWN WIU (E. Moreland).
Aaron Stecker rush up middle for 4 yards to the GSU17 (Josh Smithers).
Erik Rogers rush up middle for loss of 3 yards to the GSU20 (Eugene Phillips;Tony Butler).
Mark Zanders crossing pass complete to Erik Rogers for 20 yards to the GSU0, 1ST DOWN WIU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:01.
Joe Lopez kick attempt failed.
Jeff Baker kickoff 55 yards to the GSU10, B. Cunningham return 14 yards to the GSU24 (Ryan Taylor).
Total 8 plays , 53 yards Time of Possession: 4:05
Score:
Western Illinois 8-14 Georgia Southern
Georgia Southern at 08:01
Georgia Southern at 08:01
Down & Distance Play
Georgia Southern at 08:01
GEORGIA SOUTHERN drive start at 08:01.
Greg Hill rush over left end for 1 yard to the GSU25 (E. Hartwell).
Cherard Freeman rush PR for 13 yards to the GSU38, 1ST DOWN GSU, out-of-bounds (Dave Watson).
Adrian Peterson rush up middle for 8 yards to the GSU46 (Derrick Varnado;E. Hartwell).
Adrian Peterson rush up middle for no gain to the GSU46 (Byron Benion;Dave Watson).
B. Cunningham rush PL for 13 yards to the WIU41, 1ST DOWN GSU (Damon Stewart).
Greg Hill rush SC for loss of 3 yards to the WIU44 (Josh Kaburick;Byron Benion), PENALTY GSU IB 19 yards to the GSU40, NO PLAY.
Greg Hill rush over right end for 6 yards to the GSU46 (Jimmy Robinson).
Greg Hill sideline pass complete to Corey Joyner for 13 yards to the WIU41 (Robert Lindsey).
Greg Hill rush PR for loss of 10 yards to the GSU49, fumble by Greg Hill recovered by GSU TM at GSU49, PENALTY GSU illegal procedure declined.
Kenny Worob punt 48 yards to the WIU3, Donnie Caldwell return 3 yards to the WIU6 (Cherard Freeman).
Total 8 plays , 25 yards Time of Possession: 4:07
Western Illinois at 03:54
Western Illinois at 03:54
Down & Distance Play
Western Illinois at 03:54
WESTERN ILLINOIS drive start at 03:54.
Aaron Stecker rush over right guard for 4 yards to the WIU10 (Jason Neese).
Aaron Stecker rush over right end for 4 yards to the WIU14 (Josh Smithers).
Aaron Stecker rush up middle for loss of 2 yards to the WIU12 (Josh Smithers).
Jeff Baker punt 45 yards to the GSU43, downed.
Total 3 plays , 6 yards Time of Possession: 2:09
Georgia Southern at 01:45
Georgia Southern at 01:45
Down & Distance Play
Georgia Southern at 01:45
GEORGIA SOUTHERN drive start at 01:45.
Greg Hill rush over left end for 8 yards to the WIU49 (Donnie Caldwell).
Greg Hill rush draw play for 1 yard to the WIU48 (Josh Kaburick).
Timeout Georgia Southern, clock 01:00.
Greg Hill rush over right end for 5 yards to the WIU43, 1ST DOWN GSU (Dave Watson).
Greg Hill sideline pass complete to B. Cunningham for 8 yards to the WIU35.
Greg Hill sideline pass incomplete to Demond Brown (Donnie Caldwell).
Adrian Peterson rush over right guard for 12 yards to the WIU23, 1ST DOWN GSU (Donnie Caldwell).
Greg Hill sideline pass complete to Corey Joyner for 7 yards to the WIU16, out-of-bounds.
Adrian Peterson rush up middle for 5 yards to the WIU11, 1ST DOWN GSU (Josh Kaburick).
Timeout Georgia Southern, clock 00:22.
Greg Hill deep out pass complete to Corey Joyner for 11 yards to the WIU0, 1ST DOWN GSU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:17.
Chris Chambers kick attempt good.
Chris Chambers kickoff 42 yards to the WIU23, Donnie Caldwell return 17 yards to the WIU40 (Kiwaukee Thomas).
Total 9 plays , 57 yards Time of Possession: 1:28
Score:
Western Illinois 8-21 Georgia Southern
Western Illinois at 00:17
Western Illinois at 00:17
Down & Distance Play
Western Illinois at 00:17
WESTERN ILLINOIS drive start at 00:17.
Aaron Stecker rush draw play for 20 yards to the GSU40, 1ST DOWN WIU (Josh Smithers;Jason Neese).
Timeout Western Illinois, clock 00:02.
PENALTY WIU illegal procedure 5 yards to the GSU45.
Mark Zanders rush SC for 1 yard to the GSU44 (Robert LeBlanc).
End of half, clock 00:00.
Total 2 plays , 16 yards Time of Possession: 0:30

Quarter #3 Plays

Halftime
Start of 2nd Half
Play
Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00, GSU ball on GSU35.
Chris Chambers kickoff 58 yards to the WIU7, Donnie Caldwell return 16 yards to the WIU23, fumble forced by Chris Blount, fumble by Donnie Caldwell recovered by GSU John Davis at WIU23.
Georgia Southern at 14:47
Georgia Southern at 14:47
Down & Distance Play
Georgia Southern at 14:47
GEORGIA SOUTHERN drive start at 14:47.
Greg Hill rush over right end for 9 yards to the WIU14 (E. Hartwell).
Adrian Peterson rush up middle for 2 yards to the WIU12, 1ST DOWN GSU (Tony Zitzka).
Greg Hill rush over left end for 9 yards to the WIU3 (Derrick Varnado).
Greg Hill rush over right tackle for 3 yards to the WIU0, 1ST DOWN GSU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:05.
Chris Chambers kick attempt good.
Chris Chambers kickoff 59 yards to the WIU6, Donnie Caldwell return 25 yards to the WIU31 (D. Williams).
Total 4 plays , 23 yards Time of Possession: 1:42
Score:
Western Illinois 8-28 Georgia Southern
Western Illinois at 13:05
Western Illinois at 13:05
Down & Distance Play
Western Illinois at 13:05
WESTERN ILLINOIS drive start at 13:05.
Erik Rogers rush over left end for 9 yards to the WIU40 (Tony Butler).
Aaron Stecker rush over left guard for 7 yards to the WIU47, 1ST DOWN WIU (Brian Wilson).
Mark Zanders sideline pass incomplete.
Aaron Stecker rush over left tackle for 2 yards to the WIU49 (Eric Davis;Von Allen).
Mark Zanders rush SC for 9 yards to the GSU42, 1ST DOWN WIU (Tony Butler).
Aaron Stecker rush over left guard for loss of 1 yard to the GSU43 (Von Allen;Jason Neese).
Mark Zanders middle pass complete to Erik Rogers for 5 yards to the GSU38 (Andrae Rogers;Josh Smithers).
Mark Zanders sideline pass incomplete to S. Washington.
Jeff Baker punt 38 yards to the GSU0, touchback.
Total 8 plays , 31 yards Time of Possession: 4:03
Georgia Southern at 09:02
Georgia Southern at 09:02
Down & Distance Play
Georgia Southern at 09:02
GEORGIA SOUTHERN drive start at 09:02.
Adrian Peterson rush up middle for 9 yards to the GSU29 (E. Hartwell;Byron Benion).
Adrian Peterson rush over left guard for 29 yards to the WIU42, 1ST DOWN GSU, out-of-bounds (Josh Kaburick).
Adrian Peterson rush over right guard for 6 yards to the WIU36 (Josh Kaburick).
Adrian Peterson rush over right guard for 6 yards to the WIU30, 1ST DOWN GSU (Josh Kaburick;E. Hartwell).
Adrian Peterson rush up middle for loss of 1 yard to the WIU31 (Josh Kaburick).
Greg Hill rush over right end for 13 yards to the WIU18, 1ST DOWN GSU (Mike Carter).
Greg Hill rush over left end for 1 yard to the WIU17 (Josh Kaburick).
Greg Hill rush over right end for 6 yards to the WIU11 (Dave Watson).
Greg Hill rush over left end for 2 yards to the WIU9 (Robert Lindsey).
Timeout Georgia Southern, clock 04:27.
Greg Hill rush over right guard for 2 yards to the WIU7, 1ST DOWN GSU (Josh Kaburick).
Adrian Peterson rush over right tackle for 1 yard to the WIU6 (David Bowens).
Jevon Sullivan rush PL for 6 yards to the WIU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:27.
Chris Chambers kick attempt good.
Chris Chambers kickoff 60 yards to the WIU5, Ty Kingsby return 13 yards to the WIU18 (Nick Kearns).
Total 12 plays , 80 yards Time of Possession: 5:35
Score:
Western Illinois 8-35 Georgia Southern
Western Illinois at 03:27
Western Illinois at 03:27
Down & Distance Play
Western Illinois at 03:27
WESTERN ILLINOIS drive start at 03:27.
Aaron Stecker rush over left end for 21 yards to the WIU39, 1ST DOWN WIU, out-of-bounds.
Aaron Stecker rush up middle for 13 yards to the GSU48, 1ST DOWN WIU (Kiwaukee Thomas;Arkee Thompson).
Aaron Stecker rush over left guard for 6 yards to the GSU42 (Andrae Rogers).
Ephron Crump rush draw play for no gain to the GSU42 (Jason Neese;Cortez Robinson).
Mark Zanders sideline pass complete to S. Washington for 5 yards to the GSU37, 1ST DOWN WIU (E. Moreland).
Aaron Stecker rush over right end for no gain to the GSU37 (Eugene Phillips).
Mark Zanders deep out pass incomplete to S. Washington (E. Moreland).
Timeout Western Illinois, clock 00:41.
Mark Zanders sacked for loss of 6 yards to the GSU43 (Eric Davis).

Quarter #4 Plays

Start of Quarter #4
Start of Quarter #4
Down & Distance Play
Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00.
Jeff Baker punt 43 yards to the GSU0, touchback.
Total 8 plays , 39 yards Time of Possession: 3:35
Georgia Southern at 14:52
Georgia Southern at 14:52
Down & Distance Play
Georgia Southern at 14:52
GEORGIA SOUTHERN drive start at 14:52.
Adrian Peterson rush up middle for 1 yard to the GSU21 (Dave Watson).
Adrian Peterson rush PL for 1 yard to the GSU22 (Sam Elmore), PENALTY GSU illegal block 10 yards to the GSU12.
2nd and 18.
Greg Hill deep out pass incomplete to Corey Joyner (Derrick Varnado).
Greg Hill screen pass complete to Adrian Peterson for 11 yards to the GSU23 (E. Hartwell).
Kenny Worob punt 37 yards to the WIU40, fair catch by Donnie Caldwell.
Total 4 plays , 3 yards Time of Possession: 1:26
Western Illinois at 13:26
Western Illinois at 13:26
Down & Distance Play
Western Illinois at 13:26
WESTERN ILLINOIS drive start at 13:26.
Aaron Stecker rush over left end for 19 yards to the GSU41, 1ST DOWN WIU (Arkee Thompson).
Aaron Stecker rush over left end for 2 yards to the GSU39 (Kiwaukee Thomas).
Aaron Stecker rush up middle for loss of 1 yard to the GSU40 (Tony Butler).
Mark Zanders middle pass incomplete to Derrick Spicer (Kiwaukee Thomas).
Jeff Baker punt 40 yards to the GSU0, touchback.
Total 4 plays , 20 yards Time of Possession: 1:59
Georgia Southern at 11:27
Georgia Southern at 11:27
Down & Distance Play
Georgia Southern at 11:27
GEORGIA SOUTHERN drive start at 11:27.
Greg Hill middle pass complete to Corey Joyner for 16 yards to the GSU36, 1ST DOWN GSU (Donnie Caldwell).
Adrian Peterson rush up middle for 4 yards to the GSU40 (David Bowens).
Adrian Peterson rush over left guard for 7 yards to the GSU47, 1ST DOWN GSU (E. Hartwell;Robert Lindsey).
Adrian Peterson rush up middle for loss of 2 yards to the GSU45 (E. Hartwell).
Greg Hill rush over left end for no gain to the GSU45 (Byron Benion).
Greg Hill middle pass incomplete to Dedric Parham.
Kenny Worob punt 38 yards to the WIU17, fair catch by Donnie Caldwell.
Total 6 plays , 25 yards Time of Possession: 3:15
Western Illinois at 08:12
Western Illinois at 08:12
Down & Distance Play
Western Illinois at 08:12
WESTERN ILLINOIS drive start at 08:12.
Mark Zanders sideline pass complete to Aaron Stecker for 83 yards to the GSU0, 1ST DOWN WIU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:58.
Mark Zanders pass attempt failed.
Jeff Baker kickoff 8 yards to the WIU43, out-of-bounds, GSU ball on WIU43.
Total 1 plays , 83 yards Time of Possession: 0:14
Score:
Western Illinois 14-35 Georgia Southern
Georgia Southern at 07:56
Georgia Southern at 07:56
Down & Distance Play
Georgia Southern at 07:56
GEORGIA SOUTHERN drive start at 07:56.
Adrian Peterson rush over left tackle for 6 yards to the WIU37 (Josh Kaburick).
Adrian Peterson rush over left guard for 1 yard to the WIU36 (Jimmy Robinson).
Greg Hill rush over left end for 6 yards to the WIU30, 1ST DOWN GSU (Robert Lindsey;E. Hartwell).
Greg Hill rush over right end for 2 yards to the WIU28 (David Bowens).
Greg Hill rush over left tackle for 3 yards to the WIU25 (Josh Kaburick).
Greg Hill rush over left end for loss of 7 yards to the WIU32 (Dave Watson).
Timeout Georgia Southern, clock 03:50.
Greg Hill post pass complete to Corey Joyner for 32 yards to the WIU0, 1ST DOWN GSU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:43.
Chris Chambers kick attempt good.
Chris Chambers kickoff 35 yards to the WIU30, J.R. Niklos return 6 yards to the WIU36 (D. Williams).
Total 7 plays , 43 yards Time of Possession: 4:15
Score:
Western Illinois 14-42 Georgia Southern
Western Illinois at 03:43
Western Illinois at 03:43
Down & Distance Play
Western Illinois at 03:43
WESTERN ILLINOIS drive start at 03:43.
Mark Zanders sideline pass incomplete to J.R. Ford (E. Moreland).
Mark Zanders middle pass intercepted by Tony Butler at the WIU44, Tony Butler return 9 yards to the WIU35 (Jose Medina).
Total 2 plays , 0 yards Time of Possession: 0:25
Georgia Southern at 03:18
Georgia Southern at 03:18
Down & Distance Play
Georgia Southern at 03:18
GEORGIA SOUTHERN drive start at 03:18.
Revere quarterbacking the Eagles
J.R. Revere rush over right end for 3 yards to the WIU32, out-of-bounds.
PENALTY GSU illegal procedure 5 yards to the WIU37.
Carl Small rush up middle for 13 yards to the WIU24, 1ST DOWN GSU (Robert Lindsey).
J.R. Revere rush over left tackle for 1 yard to the WIU23 (Ben Hilgart).
Carl Small rush over left guard for 6 yards to the WIU17 (Ben Hilgart).
Carl Small rush up middle for no gain to the WIU17 (Josh Kaburick).
Carl Small rush over right tackle for 8 yards to the WIU9, 1ST DOWN GSU (Mike Carter).
Carl Small rush up middle for 2 yards to the WIU7 (E. Hartwell).
End of game, clock 00:00.
Total 7 plays , 28 yards Time of Possession: 3:18
Score:
Western Illinois 14-42 Georgia Southern

Participation

Starters

WIU - Offense
# Player Pos.
70 Josh McCall C
35 Jose Medina FB
80 S. Washington FL
27 Aaron Stecker HB
73 Paul Breed LG
71 Casey Honkomp LT
10 Mark Zanders QB
65 Rich Seubert RG
62 Greg Jenkins RT
8 Derrick Spicer SE
99 Jim Gail TE
WIU - Defense
# Player Pos.
11 Sam Elmore CB
22 Ephron Crump CB
6 David Bowens DE
55 Dave Watson DE
91 Tony Zitzka DT
96 Abie Camacho DT
21 Donnie Caldwell FS
51 James Milton LB
90 E. Hartwell LB
41 Robert Lindsey NB
5 Mike Carter SS
GSU - Offense
# Player Pos.
59 Matt Winslette C
3 Adrian Peterson FB
74 Steve Dill LG
62 Rich McGrath LT
10 Greg Hill QB
68 Mark Williams RG
64 Grant Chesnut RT
1 Corey Joyner SB
36 B. Cunningham SB
81 Ashley Morgan WR
83 Dedric Parham WR
GSU - Defense
# Player Pos.
2 Kiwaukee Thomas CB
4 E. Moreland CB
5 Arkee Thompson FS
44 Benjy Harris LE
93 Brian Wilson LT
33 Josh Smithers MLB
31 Jason Neese OLB
65 Tony Butler OLB
94 Eric Davis RE
99 Von Allen RT
22 Andrae Rogers SS

Player Participation

Western Illinois
# Player
1 Jimmy Robinson
3 Ty Kingsby
4 Robert Carter
9 Ryan Taylor
13 Damon Stewart
19 Jeff Baker
20 J.R. Ford
23 Erik Rogers
29 Damon Williams
30 Antwain Davis
32 Joe Lopez
33 Derrick Varnado
38 Tito Veasey
40 Will Barnes
44 Bobby Rucka
45 Ben Hilgart
46 Josh Kaburick
48 Markus Pryor
49 Leon Simmons
75 Bill Sagely
89 J.R. Niklos
92 Byron Benion
Georgia Southern
# Player
6 Carl Small
9 J.R. Revere
14 John Davis
16 Nick Kearns
19 Cherard Freeman
20 Dante Harrow
27 Chris Blount
32 Tom LaRocco
34 Audrell Grace
35 Jevon Sullivan
37 D. Williams
39 Kenny Worob
41 M. Youngblood
42 Cloise Williams
45 Chris Chambers
49 Brad Johnson
52 Cortez Robinson
57 J. Franklin
60 D. Everett
70 Tom Jiles
72 Bob Bellingrath
73 M. Anderson
75 Anthony Scott
80 Kevin Patterson
82 Demond Brown
86 C. Simmons
88 Robert LeBlanc
90 Matt Williams
91 Eugene Phillips
97 Jamar Jones