College Football · Week 2 · 2026
Western Illinois 9, Wisconsin 36
Sat, Sep 12
NovaModel entering Week 2
Built only from games played before this one.
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#116
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Box Score
| Western Illinois | WIS | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Score | 36 |
| 302 | Total Yards | 406 |
| 154 | Rushing Yards | 233 |
| 148 | Passing Yards | 173 |
| 4.9 | Yards / Play | 7.7 |
| 15 | First Downs | 16 |
| 4/15 (27%) | 3rd Down | 5/12 (42%) |
| 1/2 (50%) | 4th Down | 0/1 (0%) |
| 6-50 | Penalties | 4-40 |
| 34:57 | Time of Possession | 25:03 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fumbles Lost | 0 |
Top Performers
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Passing
Colton Joseph
173 YDS
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Rushing
Abu Sama III
107 YDS
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Receiving
Tyrell Henry
91 YDS
Before This Game
Each team's season up to kickoff; ranks are NovaModel's entering Week 2.
| Western Illinois | WIS | |
|---|---|---|
– | Record | 0-1 |
– | Streak | L1 |
– | Last 1 | |
– | Points / game | 13.0 |
– | Allowed / game | 41.0 |
– | Rank this season | #116 |
– | Off. / def. rank | #113 / #113 |
– | vs top 25 | 0-1 |
– | Avg. opp. rank | #25 |
– | Rest | 6 days |
Around This Game
Player Stats
Passing
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colton JosephQB | 12/22 | 173 | 7.9 | 1 | 0 | 28.6 |
Rushing
| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Sama IIIRB | 8 | 107 | 13.4 | 1 | 72 |
| Bryan Jackson IIRB | 10 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| Darrion DupreeRB | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 1 | 28 |
| Colton JosephQB | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 0 | 13 |
| Ryan HopkinsQB | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 8 |
| Nate PalmerRB | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Tyrell HenryWR | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Receiving
| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrell HenryWR | 4 | 91 | 22.8 | 0 | 51 |
| Chris Brooks Jr.WR | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 1 | 33 |
| Eugene Hilton Jr.WR | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | 12 |
| Jacob HarrisTE | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Abu Sama IIIRB | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Defense
| Player | TOT | SOLO | TFL | SACKS | PD | QB HUR | INT | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper CatalanoLB | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Matthew JungDB | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Dillan JohnsonDL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Sebastian CheeksLB | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | 0 |
| Cairo SkanesDB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Marvin Burks Jr.DB | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Thomas HeibergerLB | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Tyreese FearbryLB | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 0 |
| Charles PerkinsDL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Jacob AndersonDL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Javan RobinsonDB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Nolan VilsDL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Bryce WestDB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Cai BatesDB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Eric Fletcher Jr.DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Hammond Russell IVDL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Harrison BortolottiRB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Jai'mier ScottDB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Junior PoyserDL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Justus BooneLB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Mason LaneRB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Mason PosaLB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Micheal GarnerLB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Nicolas ClaytonLB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Taylor SchaeferLB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Carson Van DinterDB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 |
Kicking
| Player | PTS | LONG |
|---|---|---|
| Gavin LahmPK | 12 | 51 |
Punting
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | IN 20 | TB | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean WestP | 2 | 93 | 46.5 | 1 | 1 | 54 |
Kick Returns
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nate PalmerRB | 4 | 126 | 31.5 | 0 | 42 |
Punt Returns
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Van DinterDB | 1 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 27 |
| Tyrell HenryWR | 1 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
Fumbles
| Player | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrell HenryWR | 1 | 0 | 0 |
