>>Illinois State Outlasts Indiana State
Nick Aussieker kicked a 20-yard field goal with three seconds remaining, helping Illinois State survive a late rally by Indiana State for a 20-18 win on Saturday to stay unbeaten.
The Redbirds (5-0, 2-0 Missouri Valley) overcame a 6-0 halftime deficit and charged ahead with a 26-yard rushing touchdown by Marshaun Coprich and a 2-yard score by Bryce Holm to make it 17-6 with 9:45 remaining.
Indiana State (4-2, 1-1) stormed back as Matt Adam led two scoring drives, the first ending with an 18-yard connection to Gary Owens. Adam hit A.J. Johnson for a 37-yard strike to push ahead with 1:13 remaining. The Sycamores failed on two-point attempts after each of the touchdowns, keeping the score 18-17.
Illinois State rallied with a 7-play, 47-yard drive fueled by a 27-yard run by Coprich on third-and-10 to get into position for Aussieker's game-winner. Coprich finished with 21 carries for 126 yards.
>>Western Illinois Upsets Youngstown State
Trenton Norvell threw for 291 yards and four touchdown passes to lead Western Illinois to a 30-24 win over Youngstown State on Saturday night.
Jody Webb put Youngstown State up 17-14 at half with a 9-yard touchdown. But Western Illinois scored 16 unanswered. Joey Borsellino caught a touchdown from Norvell for 35 yards, then Norvell hit Hi-C Scott for a 3-yard score and Nathan Knuffman made a 23-yard field goal with 8:18 to play.
Webb's second touchdown brought Youngstown State within six with 6:08 remaining in the game. Western Illinois was forced to punt on its next possession, but the Penguins pinned Youngstown State at the 7 with 40 seconds remaining.
Lance Lenoir caught eight passes for 132 yards and two touchdowns for Western Illinois. Webb ran for 80 yards on eight carries.
Western Illinois (3-4, 1-2 Missouri Valley) ended a three-game skid, while Youngstown State (4-2, 1-1) had its four-game winning streak snapped.
>>Illini Fall At Camp Randall
Melvin Gordon rushed for 175 yards and four touchdowns, Corey Clement added 164 yards and a 72-yard score and Wisconsin held off Illinois for a 38-28 victory Saturday.
Gordon padded his resume for a potential Heisman Trophy candidacy with another highlight-reel performance. The junior eclipsed 1,000 yards on the season in just Wisconsin's sixth game, a school record.
Wisconsin (4-2, 1-1 Big Ten) started Joel Stave at quarterback, but Gordon did most of the damage against the league's worst rushing defense.
Illinois (3-4, 0-3) did rally in the fourth quarter with backup Aaron Bailey at quarterback. He led them to two scores to get within 38-28 with about 3 minutes left before Illinois recovered an onside kick.
But Bailey threw an interception with 2 minutes left to seal Wisconsin's win.
>>Eastern Kentucky Rallies Past Eastern Illinois
Dy'Shawn Mobley had 181 total yards and two touchdowns, Andrew Lloyd kicked a game winning 29-yard field goal in overtime, and Eastern Kentucky overcame a 21-point second half deficit to beat Eastern Illinois, 36-33 on Saturday.
Jared McClain finished with 198 yards passing and one touchdown and added 64 yards on the ground for the Colonels (6-0, 2-0 Ohio Valley), who rallied from a 26-5 deficit midway through the third by scoring four consecutive touchdowns to take a 33-26 lead.
Jalen Whitlow lead the Panthers on an 11 play, 64 yard drive to tie game and sent it to OT, capped off by a 2-yard TD pass to Adam Drake with 1:04 left. Whitlow had 356 total yards and three touchdowns to lead Eastern Illinois (1-5, 1-1).
Eastern Illinois had first possession in overtime, but Shepard Little's fumble was recovered by Kiante Northington on the second play.
