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Pierce Holley's 25-yard TD pass to Justin Thomas helps E. Illinois beat Illinois State 14-13

Pierce Holley threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Justin Thomas in the closing seconds to help Eastern Illinois beat Illinois State 14-13 Saturday.

Wenkers Wright scored on a 3-yard run midway through the third quarter and Mason Blakemore added a 12-yard TD run with 4:04 to play that, after the PAT attempt failed, made it 13-7. Eastern Illinois threw an interception on its ensuing drive, its defense then forced a three-and-out but a 71-yard punt by Illinois State's Ian Wagner gave the Panthers possession at their own 7 with 1:32 remaining. Holley led a nine-play, 93-yard drive that culminated when Holley hit Thomas on the right side of the end zone.

Holley completed 35 of 48 passes for 273 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions for Eastern Illinois (2-1). Thomas, whose 31-yard TD reception opened the scoring in the second quarter, finished with seven catches for 80 yards.

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Leaders
Passing Yards: Z. Annexstad674
Passing TDs: Z. Annexstad2
Rushing Yards: M. Blakemore297
Rushing TDs: M. Blakemore5
Receiving Yards: D. Sobkowicz256
Receiving TDs: C. Grandy1
Interceptions: None 
Schedule 2023
Date Opponent Result / Time
9/2 vs. Dayton W 41 - 0
9/9 at Western Illinois W 34 - 18
9/16 at Eastern Illinois L 13 - 14
9/23 vs. Lindenwood 10:00 PT11:00 MT12:00 CT1:00 ET5:00 GMT1:00 北京时间10:00 MST11:00 CST12:00 EST
10/7 vs. South Dakota State 4:00 PT5:00 MT6:00 CT7:00 ET11:00 GMT7:00 北京时间4:00 MST5:00 CST6:00 EST
10/14 vs. Indiana State 12:00 PT1:00 MT2:00 CT3:00 ET7:00 GMT3:00 北京时间12:00 MST1:00 CST2:00 EST
10/21 at Youngstown State 11:00 PT12:00 MT1:00 CT2:00 ET6:00 GMT2:00 北京时间11:00 MST12:00 CST1:00 EST
10/28 vs. UNI 10:00 PT11:00 MT12:00 CT1:00 ET5:00 GMT1:00 北京时间10:00 MST11:00 CST12:00 EST
11/4 at Missouri State 12:00 PT1:00 MT2:00 CT3:00 ET7:00 GMT3:00 北京时间12:00 MST1:00 CST2:00 EST
11/11 vs. Murray State 9:00 PT10:00 MT11:00 CT12:00 ET5:00 GMT1:00 北京时间10:00 MST11:00 CST12:00 EST
11/18 at North Dakota 11:00 PT12:00 MT1:00 CT2:00 ET7:00 GMT3:00 北京时间12:00 MST1:00 CST2:00 EST
Missouri Valley
  Conference Overall
Illinois State 1-0 2-1
2 North Dakota State 0-0 3-0
1 South Dakota State 0-0 3-0
12 Southern Illinois 0-0 3-0
14 North Dakota 0-0 2-1
South Dakota 0-0 2-1
24 Youngstown State 0-0 2-1
Murray State 0-0 1-2
Northern Iowa 0-0 1-2
Missouri State 0-0 0-2
Indiana State 0-0 0-3
Western Illinois 0-1 0-3
Offense (FCS Rank)
Yards: 1276 (18)
Passing Yards: 699 (28)
Rushing Yards: 577 (19)
Points per game: 29.3 (33)
Yards per game: 425.3 (18)
Touchdowns: 11 (30)
Field Goals: 2 (53)
Defense (FCS Rank)
Yards: 694 (11)
Passing Yards: 584 (47)
Rushing Yards: 110 (5)
Points per game: 10.7 (3)
Yards per game: 231.3 (3)
Touchdowns: 4 (10)
Field Goals: 2 (37)
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