Highlights
YOUTUBEWin probability
EVERY PLAY · ESPN MODELKICKOFF: EIU 51% · BIGGEST SINGLE-PLAY SWING: 67 PTS
Scoring plays
8 SCORES
Lemonte Booker 8 Yd pass from Isaac Harker (Jerry Nunez Kick)
0-7
Isaiah Johnson 8 Yd Run (Matt Severino Kick)
7-7
Mark Williams 73 Yd Interception Return (Matt Severino PAT failed)
13-7
Nick Wilson 22 Yd Field Goal
16-7
Jerry Nunez 43 Yd Field Goal
16-10
Jerry Nunez 19 Yd Field Goal
16-13
Lemonte Booker 6 Yd Run (Jerry Nunez Kick)
16-20
Dennis Turner 15 Yd pass from Mitch Kimble (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed)
22-20
What happened
ESPN RECAPKimble's late TD lifts E. Illinois past Indiana St, 22-20
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Mitch Kimble fired a 15-yard touchdown pass to Dennis Turner with 3 seconds left to give Eastern Illinois a 22-20 win over Indiana State in the season opener Thursday night, spoiling Curt Mallory's debut as the Sycamore's coach in the first night game at Memorial Stadium since 2010. LeMonte Booker scored his second touchdown of the game after missing all of 2016 due to injury, giving Indiana State a 20-16 lead with just under five minutes to play. Jerry Nunez missed a 48-yard field goal attempt to pad the lead with 2:14 left. Kimble drove the Panthers 69 yards in 11 plays for the game-winner, finishing 27 of 44 passing for 204 yards. Mark Williams gave Eastern Illinois the lead in the first quarter, picking off an Isaac Harker pass and returning it 75 yards for a touchdown. Booker finished with 154 yards and a touchdown on 31 carries.
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Team stats
EIU · INSTMEMORIAL STADIUM (TERRE HAUTE, IN), TERRE HAUTE · ATTENDANCE 4,670
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