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Illinois St Beat St Francis IL 76-0 Behind Tyler Lofton's 119-Yard Day

By PSD.XYZ · Saturday, August 29, 2026

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The Illinois State Redbirds routed the St. Francis (IL) Fighting Saints 76-0 at Hancock Stadium in Normal, IL on Saturday, August 29, 2026 in FCS college football Week 1 action.

Illinois St led 48-0 at halftime. The second quarter swung it: Illinois St outscored its opponent 28-0.

Illinois St moves to 1-0.

Top performers

• Beckham Pellant (ILST, QB): 6/6, 114 YDS, 2 TD
• Tyler Lofton (ILST, RB): 5 CAR, 119 YDS, 2 TD
• Dylan Lord (ILST, WR): 3 REC, 69 YDS, 2 TD

Scoring summary

1. Q1 11:04ILSTVictor Dawson 1 Yd Run0-6
2. Q1 6:54ILSTSeth Glatz 53 Yd Run0-13
3. Q1 3:10ILSTDylan Lord 1 Yd pass from Gage Roy0-20
4. Q2 14:27ILSTMax Ziebarth 6 Yd pass from Gage Roy0-27
5. Q2 12:05ILSTStevan Gavric 4 Yd pass from Beckham Pellant0-34
6. Q2 5:47ILSTTyler Lofton 85 Yd Run0-41
7. Q2 1:51ILSTDylan Lord 48 Yd pass from Beckham Pellant0-48
8. Q3 11:44ILSTTyler Lofton 9 Yd pass from Gage Roy0-55
9. Q3 10:15ILSTTyler Lofton 9 Yd Run0-62
10. Q3 6:08ILSTTravis Stamm 3 Yd pass from Chase Kwiatkowski0-69
11. Q4 3:36ILSTAlbert Gooden III 7 Yd Run0-76

Team stats

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