Highlights
YOUTUBEWin probability
EVERY PLAY · ESPN MODELKICKOFF: EIU 63% · BIGGEST SINGLE-PLAY SWING: 52 PTS
Scoring plays
9 SCORES
Mitch Kimble 19 Yd Run (Nick Bruno Kick)
0-7
Steve McShane 1 Yd Run (Nathan Knuffman Kick)
7-7
Sean McGuire 5 Yd Run (Nathan Knuffman Kick)
14-7
Tony Harper 2 Yd pass from Sean McGuire (Nathan Knuffman Kick)
21-7
Nathan Knuffman 43 Yd Field Goal
24-7
Ben Odugbesan 53 Yd pass from Mitch Kimble (Nick Bruno Kick)
24-14
Korliss Marshall 79 Yd pass from Mitch Kimble (Nick Bruno Kick)
24-21
Devon Moore 6 Yd Run (Nathan Knuffman Kick)
31-21
Steve McShane 70 Yd Run (Nathan Knuffman Kick)
38-21
What happened
ESPN RECAPMcShane leads Western Illinois over Eastern Illinois 38-21
CHARLESTON, Ill. -- Steve McShane rushed for a career-high 207 yards and two touchdowns on 28 carries, and Western Illinois beat Eastern Illinois 38-21 in a season opener Thursday night. Two third-quarter touchdown passes by Eastern Illinois' Mitch Kimble cut a 17-point halftime lead to 24-21 before Devon Moore ran 6 yards for a score and McShane burst for 70 yards and a touchdown with 7:04 remaining. McShane's run was the Leathernecks' first of at least 70 yards since 2000. McShane scored on a 1-yard run and Sean McGuire from 5 yards after the Panthers took their only lead on Kimble's 19-yard run on their first drive. McGuire added a 2-yard TD pass to Tony Harper and Nathan Knuffman a career-tying 43-yard field goal as the half ended.
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Team stats
WIU · EIUO'BRIEN FIELD, CHARLESTON · ATTENDANCE 7,618
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