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West Florida Beat S Illinois 34-31

By PSD.XYZ · Thursday, August 27, 2026

Southern Illinois Salukis31@West Florida Argonauts34

The West Florida Argonauts edged the Southern Illinois Salukis 34-31 at Pen-Air Field in Pensacola, FL on Thursday, August 27, 2026 in FCS college football Week 1 action.

West Florida led 20-9 at halftime. The second quarter swung it: West Florida outscored its opponent 13-6.

West Florida moves to 1-0, while S Illinois falls to 0-1.

Top performers

• Jake Curry (SIU, QB): 13/29, 153 YDS, 2 TD, 3 INT
• Chandler Chapman (SIU, RB): 10 CAR, 75 YDS
• Kyle Thomas (SIU, WR): 4 REC, 61 YDS, 2 TD
• Ty'ray Davis (UWF, QB): 7/17, 109 YDS, 2 TD
• Ty'ray Davis (UWF, QB): 18 CAR, 88 YDS, 1 TD
• Jakari Mozelle (UWF, WR): 3 REC, 40 YDS, 1 TD

Scoring summary

1. Q1 5:30SIUSeth Adams 31 Yd Field Goal3-0
2. Q1 1:13UWFTy'ray Davis 45 Yd Run3-7
3. Q2 13:36SIUSeth Adams 50 Yd Field Goal6-7
4. Q2 9:48UWFJakari Mozelle 19 Yd pass from Ty'ray Davis6-13
5. Q2 4:40UWFA'Khoury Lyde 44 Yd Interception Return6-20
6. Q2 0:08SIUSeth Adams 47 Yd Field Goal9-20
7. Q3 7:27UWFMarkel Townsend 9 Yd Run9-27
8. Q3 2:25SIUKyle Thomas 18 Yd pass from Jake Curry17-27
9. Q4 7:39SIUJake Curry 19 Yd Run24-27
10. Q4 2:37UWFLuc Carroll 22 Yd pass from Ty'ray Davis24-34
11. Q4 1:10SIUKyle Thomas 8 Yd pass from Jake Curry31-34

Team stats

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