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Indiana St Beat E Illinois 42-35 as Elijah Owens Throws 3 Touchdowns

By PSD.XYZ · Saturday, September 12, 2026

Indiana State Sycamores42@Eastern Illinois Panthers35

The Indiana State Sycamores defeated the Eastern Illinois Panthers 42-35 at O'Brien Field in Charleston, IL on Saturday, September 12, 2026 in FCS college football Week 2 action.

Indiana St led 28-7 at halftime. The second quarter swung it: Indiana St outscored its opponent 14-0.

Indiana St moves to 1-2, while E Illinois falls to 1-2.

Top performers

• Elijah Owens (INST, QB): 21/33, 284 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT
• Elijah Owens (INST, QB): 18 CAR, 98 YDS, 2 TD
• BJ Wuest (INST, WR): 6 REC, 142 YDS, 1 TD
• Cole LaCrue (EIU, QB): 20/34, 267 YDS, 3 TD
• Charles Kellom (EIU, RB): 14 CAR, 106 YDS, 1 TD
• Samuel Gonzalez (EIU, WR): 4 REC, 78 YDS

Scoring summary

1. Q1 12:06INSTAaron Ball 3 Yd Run7-0
2. Q1 11:18EIUCharles Kellom 76 Yd Run7-7
3. Q1 0:10INSTElijah Owens 1 Yd Run14-7
4. Q2 7:50INSTDane Pardridge 35 Yd pass from Elijah Owens21-7
5. Q2 0:07INSTAaron Ball 1 Yd pass from Elijah Owens28-7
6. Q3 11:11INSTBJ Wuest 42 Yd pass from Elijah Owens35-7
7. Q3 4:23EIUJeremy Reeves 21 Yd pass from Cole LaCrue35-14
8. Q3 1:23EIUCole LaCrue 8 Yd Run35-21
9. Q4 10:40INSTElijah Owens 15 Yd Run42-21
10. Q4 6:16EIUJacarre Fleming-Page 7 Yd pass from Cole LaCrue42-28
11. Q4 4:03EIUCharles Kellom 8 Yd pass from Cole LaCrue42-35

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