Find out the latest on your favorite NCAAB teams on CBSSports.com. Clint Ratkovich scored on a 9-yard run with 34 seconds left and Western Illinois won for the first time in 364 days with a 38-34 victory over South Dakota on Saturday. The Western Illinois Leathernecks will struggle to move the football on the ground against the Jackrabbits. 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Instagram Basketball: Schedule Basketball: Roster Basketball: News Football Football: Facebook Football: Twitter Football: ... Western Michigan: DeKalb, Ill. History; December 4, 2021 (Saturday) Peyton Huslig threw for 315 yards and four touchdowns and Missouri State earned its first win in almost a year beating Western Illinois 37-31 in triple overtime on Saturday. Western Illinois University-Quad Cities (WIU-QC) is located in the Quad Cities metropolitan area, a region of four cities in northwest Illinois and Southeastern Iowa, and is located along the Mississippi River in Moline, Illinois.WIU-QC was previously an upper-division commuter site located on John Deere Road in Moline, Illinois. TAMU knocks ND out of Top Four Western Illinois Football. It's Week 4 of the FCS spring season and the Missouri Valley Conference takes center stage, while Deion goes for 3-0 and Nicholls and Sam Houston meet in a top-12 tussle. Pro Football Focus picks the under-the-radar prospects they like more than the general consensus. Western Illinois managed only 81 yards in the first half and 178 for the game. Bailey Fisher threw for two touchdowns and ran for three more as Tennessee Tech built a big lead and cruised past Western Illinois, 38-24 in a nonconference game Saturday night. Khalen Saunders didn't have a single FBS scholarship offer out of high school. UNI -- … North Dakota State cornerback Marquise Bridges sacks Western Illinois quarterback Sean McGuire, forcing a fumble that Dan Marlette returned for a … Davis and Javon Williams both had their career-high in rushing yards and Southern Illinois ran past Western Illinois 45-21 on Saturday. 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For comparison sake, UND rushed for 121.8 yards per game in the fall of 2019, so the Hawks were rushing for almost 100 fewer yards per game than in the spring of 2021. Official Facebook page for the Western Illinois University Football team 1 NCAA Football Rules Committee has recommended a change that would require teams to go for a two-point conversion when a game reaches the second overtime, Fringe contenders to watch D.J. Tony Tate had a 2-yard touchdown run to give Western Illinois a 24-20 lead. ... NCAAF News. The Leathernecks are coming off a first game loss to Missouri State while the Jackrabbits are 1-1, owning a win over Northern Iowa while losing last week to North Dakota. 108 E. Main St. Beardstown, Illinois 62618 217.323.1790. Illinois football needs players who can come in from the class of 2022 and play multiple positions. Western Illinois vs South Dakota State Prediction, Line. Nathan Mays completed just 10 passes but four of them went for touchdowns and Joe Alessi ran for 156 yards and two scores as Youngstown State roughed up Western Illinois 59-14 on Saturday. WRMS Studio. Must See Rating: 2. With no rush offense to speak of — DeShon Gavin was the … The Leathernecks have surrendered 251 rushing yards per game. Get the latest Western Illinois Football news, photos, rankings, lists and more on Bleacher Report Johnson threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to Isaac Smith, and Pizano made a 33-yard field goal with 3:48 remaining. NFL prospect Khalen Saunders of Western Illinois elected to stay at the Senior Bowl after he was informed that his fiancée had gone into labor back in Chicago. Now, he's about to cap a whirlwind three months of personal and professional joy as an NFL draft pick. JaTarvious Whitlow, who led Auburn in rushing in each of the past two seasons, has transferred to FCS school Western Illinois. Defending national champion and top-ranked James Madison placed three players on The Associated Press FCS All-America first team, more than any other school. Will McElvain passed for two touchdowns, Trevor Allen ran for a pair and Northern Iowa defeated Western Illinois 38-7 in a regular-season finale on Sunday. The Gophers announced Tuesday they've added the Leathernecks for Sept. 10, 2022, giving them five straight home games to start the slate for the first time since 1933. Deion Sanders runs with his receiver Baldwin on 64-yard touchdown. Bob Nielson of Western Illinois, the reigning coach of the year in the Missouri Valley Football Conference, has been named the new head coach at South Dakota. First look at top recruits Western Illinois beats South Dakota for 1st win in 364 days. 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South Dakota State will run away with this game early. Western Illinois University's ranking in the 2021 edition of Best Colleges is Regional Universities Midwest, #60. Missouri Valley Conference predictions and FCS spring football game previews for Northern Iowa vs Southern Illinois, North Dakota vs Western Illinois, Missouri State vs South Dakota, Youngstown State at South Dakota State, Illinois State vs North Dakota State. - Omaha men's soccer earned its first Summit League win of the 2020-21 season Thursday night with a win over Western Illinois. The undefeated 3-0 North Dakota Fighting Hawks sit atop the Missouri Valley Conference FCS spring football standings. Kurt Wilderman threw two touchdown passes to Dakota Caton and Indiana State came from behind by scoring 20 unanswered second-half points to beat winless Western Illinois 20-10 on Saturday. South Dakota State 38, Western Illinois 10 Bet on college football with BetMGM Line: South Dakota State -24.5, o/u: 47. The official Football page for the Western Illinois University Leathernecks. The Mavericks downed the Leathernecks, 1-0, for their second straight shutout. 5: Beavis & Butt-Head are making a movie 1: Tom & Jerry See the full Top 25 in app, Early winner predictions for 2021's best starting quarterback competitions, Plenty of top talent is still available , @kenyondavid gets you caught up on the biggest storylines to know, We know it's too soon, yet we can't help but look ahead to next season ➡️. MACOMB – The Western Illinois football team hits the road for the first time this spring, heading to Brookings, South Dakota to take on South Dakota State. CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – The Ninth-ranked UNI Panther football team took care of business Saturday and cruised to a 38-7 win over Western Illinois in the regular-season finale in the UNI-Dome. The official 2021 Football schedule for the Northern Illinois University Huskies. WESTERN ILLINOIS -- Norris 13-28, Tate 2-17, Thompson 4-14, Fellner 1-13, Drake 5-12, Angel 1-7, Ratkovich 2-7, Wahee 1-4, Schippers 1-0, Team 1-0. Box score, stats, odds, highlights, play-by-play, social & more. Clint Ratkovich scored on a 9-yard run with 34 seconds left and Western Illinois won for the first time in 364 days with a 38-34 victory over South Dakota on Saturday. Depth is a concern for the Illini, so getting these types of players is important. TheHDRoom may be paid a small commission for any services or products ordered through select links on this page. Here's why they could be draft steals. WIU Student-Run Media Wins Three Intercollegiate Broadcasting System Media Awards March 10, 2021. Its in-state tuition and fees are $11,724; out-of-state tuition and fees are $11,724. 4.9K likes. Logan Jones ran for 167 yards and two touchdowns and Montana State defeated Western Illinois 23-14 on Saturday. James Robinson scored three rushing touchdowns, Jeff Proctor added a fourth on the ground, and Illinois State defeated Western Illinois 28-14 on Saturday. Western Ilinois dropped its opener against Missouri State, getting outscored 16-7 in the second half. Early Heisman buzz North Dakota faces Western Illinois in a college football game at Hanson Field in Macomb, Illinois, on Saturday, March 13, 2021 (3/13/21). Visit ESPN to view the Western Illinois Leathernecks team schedule for the current and previous seasons. They’re heavily favored to make it 4-0 today against the Western Illinois Leathernecks, winless in two tries. Ayats Nets Game Winner vs. Western Illinois OMAHA, Neb. Get the latest news and information for the Western Illinois Leathernecks. She gave birth Tuesday. Western Illinois University’s student-run, broadcast news station, NEWS3, won Best College TV Station, and sports media and NEWS3 won two individual awards on March 6 at the annual Intercollegiate Broadcasting System (IBS) Media Awards. She gave birth Tuesday. The official athletics website for the Western Illinois University Leathernecks. North Alabama scored key touchdowns on a long run and an even longer pass and the Lions defeated Western Illinois 26-17 in a season opener on Thursday night. Freshman Jalen Bussey sprinted 65 yards for a touchdown on his first collegiate carry and finished with 123 yards as FCS top-ranked North Dakota State rolled to its 31st consecutive victory, beating Western Illinois 57-21 on Saturday. Who's already leading the rankings for next year's recruiting class? The Western Illinois Leathernecks latest football and basketball news, stats, schedules, football and basketball recruiting. Fax 217.323.1705 wrmsfm@gmail.com The Panthers rushed for a season-high 201 yards and two touchdowns and passed for another 154 yards and two scores in the win. With the FCS playoffs shelved for the fall, the Missouri Valley Conference announced Friday that it will move its football season to the spring. South Dakota State faces Western Illinois in a college football game at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium in Brookings, South Dakota, on Saturday, March 6, 2021 (3/6/21).