Final
Tennessee State upends Eastern Illinois 21-10
Nov 20, 2009 - 3:14 AM CHARLESTON, Ill.(AP) -- Calvin McNairl threw for one touchdown and passed for another as Tennessee State stumped Eastern Illinois 21-10 Thursday night.McNairl put the Tigers (4-7, 3-4 Ohio Valley) ahead 7-3 in the third quarter when he scored from a yard out. His 3-yard pass to Ronald Bright extended the edge to 14-3.
After Charles Graves hauled in a 22-yard TD pass from Jake Christensen with 10:11 left to help Eastern Illinois (8-3, 6-2) trim the gap to 14-10, Donte Thomas scored on a 10-yard run to put Tennessee State in command.
McNairl finished 9 of 16 for 135 yards. Thomas carried 20 times for 70 yards.
Christensen was 13 of 33 for 151 yards and was pressured into three interceptions.
Eastern Illinois will still get the OVC's automatic bid if Jacksonville State beats Eastern Kentucky on Saturday. But if Eastern Kentucky wins, the Colonels will earn the bid.
- NCAAF FINAL
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
TENNESSEE ST 0 0 7 14 21
EASTRN ILLINOIS 0 3 0 7 10 FINAL
Tennessee State 21, Eastern Illinois 10 FinalNov 19 9:50 PM - NCAAF END, 3RD QTR
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
TENNESSEE ST 0 0 7 7
EASTRN ILLINOIS 0 3 0 3 END, 3RD QTR
Tennessee State 7, Eastern Illinois 3 End of 3rdNov 19 9:05 PM - NCAAF HALFTIME
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
TENNESSEE ST 0 0 0
EASTRN ILLINOIS 0 3 3 HALFTIME
Tennessee State 0, Eastern Illinois 3 HalfNov 19 8:25 PM - NCAAF END, 1ST QTR
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
TENNESSEE ST 0 0
EASTRN ILLINOIS 0 0 END, 1ST QTR
Nov 19 7:20 PM
Related News
- Thor Nystrom’s Best College Football Week 11 Bets (2022) Nov 10
- Thor Nystrom’s Best College Football Week 10 Bets (2022) Nov 3
- College Football Week 10: Early Lines, Odds & Predictions (2022) Nov 1
- Thor Nystrom’s Best College Football Week 9 Bets (2022) Oct 27
- College Football Week 9: Early Lines, Odds & Predictions (2022) Oct 25
- BettingPros Podcast: College Football Week 9 Early Odds, Picks & Predictions (2022) Oct 25