North Alabama Lions at Illinois State Redbirds
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Rittenhouse and Sobkowicz team up in 2nd OT to give Illinois State 38-36 win over North Alabama
Ari Patu matched Rittenhouse by throwing an 18-yard touchdown pass to Justin Pegues on fourth-and-3 but had his successful 2-point pass to KJ Fields negated by a chop block, setting up Wilson's clinching interception in the end zone.
Ian Vachon had a 42-yard field goal and Matt Maldonado answered from 38 in the first overtime, overshadowing their misses in the final minute of regulation.
Illinois State (3-1), ranked fourth in the FCS coaches poll, never trailed and was up 27-21 on Maldonado's career-best 51-yard field goal with 2:36 left in regulation. North Alabama marched 75 yards and tied the game on a 25-yard pass from Patu to Fields with 33 seconds remaining, but Vachon hit the left upright on the PAT attempt.
Rittenhouse had a 27-yard completion and 16-yard run, setting up a 39-yard field goal attempt for Maldonado with 11 seconds left but Kaleb Brown blocked the kick.
Rittenhouse threw for 250 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 85 yards on nine carries. Sobkowica had 10 catches for 150 yards and two scores.
Patu had 243 yards and four touchdown passes with Pegues catching 10 for 91 yards and two scores.
Illinois State led 17-0 nothing before the first delay late in the second quarter. The second delay came after a North Alabama TD that made it 24-21 with 5:32 to play.
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Scoring Summary
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FG | 1st Period 5:18 | Matt Maldonado 42 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 14:21 | Wenkers Wright 38 Yd Run (Matt Maldonado Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 9:42 | Luke Mailander 10 Yd pass from Tommy Rittenhouse (Matt Maldonado Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 0:09 | Noah Gregg 5 Yd pass from Ari Patu (Ian Vachon Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 9:24 | Jayvian Allen 1 Yd Run (Ian Vachon Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 1:54 | Daniel Sobkowicz 6 Yd pass from Tommy Rittenhouse (Matt Maldonado Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 5:42 | Justin Pegues 39 Yd pass from Ari Patu (Ian Vachon Kick) |
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FG | 4th Period 2:36 | Matt Maldonado 51 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 4th Period 0:33 | KJ Fields 25 Yd pass from Ari Patu (Ian Vachon PAT failed) |
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FG | 5 0:00 | Ian Vachon 42 Yd Field Goal |
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FG | 5 0:00 | Matt Maldonado 38 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 6 0:00 | Daniel Sobkowicz 25 Yd pass from Tommy Rittenhouse (Tommy Rittenhouse Pass to Daniel Sobkowicz for Two-Point Conversion) |
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TD | 6 0:00 | Justin Pegues 18 Yd pass from Ari Patu (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) |
Statistics
 UNA |
 ILST |
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|---|---|---|
| 24 | 1st Downs | 29 |
| 9-18 | 3rd down efficiency | 6-15 |
| 1-1 | 4th down efficiency | 1-1 |
| 409 | Total Yards | 506 |
| 265 | Passing | 289 |
| 22/37 | Comp/Att | 21/37 |
| 7.2 | Yards per pass | 7.8 |
| 144 | Rushing | 217 |
| 45 | Rushing Attempts | 41 |
| 3.2 | Yards per rush | 5.3 |
| 10-129 | Penalties | 4-55 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 2 |
| 1 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 30:30 | Possession | 29:30 |
Game Information
Location: Normal, IL
Attendance: 11,287 · Capacity:
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