Leathernecks Western Illinois

Jehchys Brown records key sack for safety and SEMO rallies to defeat Western Illinois 22-17

— Southeast Missouri State's Jehchys Brown sacked Carson Carswell for the go-ahead safety in the fourth quarter and the Redhawks went on to defeat Western Illinois 22-17 on Saturday.

Western Illinois scores final 17 points to rally past Lindenwood 24-21

— Cason Carswell threw a go-ahead touchdown pass to Alex Williams with 1:21 remaining and Western Illinois scored the final 17 points to beat Lindenwood 24-21 on Saturday.

Zolten Osborne throws 4 TD passes to lead Charleston Southern over Western Illinois 29-24

— Zolten Osborne threw four touchdown passes and Charleston Southern held off Western Illinois for a 29-24 victory on Saturday.

Bauer scores twice late, UT Martin blocks FG to edge Western Illinois 32–31

— Jase Bauer ran for two fourth-quarter touchdowns and UT Martin blocked a field goal in the final seconds to rally past Western Illinois 32–31 on Saturday.

Visperas throws 4 TD passes, 3 to Robinson, and Tennessee Tech flies past Western Illinois 66-20

— Kekoa Visperas passed for 358 yards and four touchdowns and Tennessee Tech overwhelmed Western Illinois 66-20 on Saturday, the 10th straight win for the Golden Eagles.

Fleming scores two touchdowns in Eastern Illinois win over Western Illinois

— Jacarre Fleming rushed for two touchdowns and Charles Kellom and Connor Wolf each found the end zone for Eastern Illinois as they beat in-state rival Western Illinois 31-23 in an OVC-Big South conference opener for both teams on Saturday.

Bell accounts for 416 yards, 5 touchdowns to lead Eastern Washington past Western Illinois 52-31

— Nate Bell threw for 272 yards and two scores and ran for 144 with three more touchdowns and Eastern Washington raced past Western Illinois 52-31 on Saturday night.

Irvin, Western Illinois flex on Valparaiso with a 51-30 win as Irvin throws 3 TDs

— Chris Irvin threw for 247 yards and three touchdowns and Western Illinois rebounded with a vengeance and beat Valparaiso 51-30 on Saturday.