| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Quarter |
| Illinois State Touchdown - 41-yard pass from Matt Brown to Tyrone Walker. (Nick Aussieker kick) 05:20 Remaining. |
| 2nd Quarter |
| Appalachian St Touchdown - 2-yard run by Jamal Jackson. (Sam Martin kick) 04:15 Remaining. |
| Illinois State Touchdown - 9-yard pass from Matt Brown to James O'Shaughnessy. (Nick Aussieker kick) 00:44 Remaining. |
| Appalachian St Field Goal - 37-yarder by Sam Martin. 00:00 Remaining. |
| 3rd Quarter |
| Illinois State Touchdown - 17-yard pass from Matt Brown to Donovan Harden. (Nick Aussieker kick) 07:33 Remaining. |
| Appalachian St Touchdown - 48-yard pass from Jamal Jackson to Malachi Jones. (Sam Martin kick) 05:48 Remaining. |
| Illinois State Touchdown - 32-yard pass from Matt Brown to Tyrone Walker. (Nick Aussieker kick) 02:28 Remaining. |
| 4th Quarter |
| Appalachian St Touchdown - 1-yard run by Rod Chisholm. (Sam Martin kick) 11:29 Remaining. |
| Illinois State Field Goal - 41-yarder by Nick Aussieker. 07:30 Remaining. |
| Appalachian St Touchdown - 10-yard pass from Andrew Peacock to Drew Bailer. (Sam Martin kick) 03:31 Remaining. |
| Overtime |
| Illinois State Touchdown - 25-yard pass from Matt Brown to James O'Shaughnessy. (Nick Aussieker kick) 15:00 Remaining. |
| Appalachian St Touchdown - 4-yard pass from Jamal Jackson to Andrew Peacock. 15:00 Remaining. |
| Final Team Statistics |
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| | Illinois State | Appalachian St |
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| TOTAL FIRST DOWNS | 18 | 18 |
| By Rushing | 5 | 4 |
| By Passing | 12 | 13 |
| By Penalty | 1 | 1 |
| THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 7-15-47.0 | 8-17-47.0 |
| FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY | 0-0-0 | 1-2-50 |
| TOTAL NET YARDS | 418 | 434 |
| Total Off. Plays (inc. times thrown passing) | 64 | 73 |
| Avg. gain per offensive play | 6.5 | 5.9 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 96 | 51 |
| Total Rushing Plays | 32 | 27 |
| Avg. gain per rushing play | 3.0 | 1.9 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 322 | 383 |
| Times Thrown - yards lost attempting to pass | 1-5 | 3-17 |
| PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED | 32-20-0 | 46-34-1 |
| Avg. gain per pass play (inc. # thrown passing) | 10.1 | 8.3 |
| PUNTS Number and average | 8-44.4 | 7-48.9 |
| TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) | 9 | 46 |
| No. and Yards Punt Returns | 1-9 | 5-46 |
| No. and Yards Kickoff Returns | 0-0 | 6-119 |
| No. and Yards Interception Returns | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| PENALTIES No. and Yards | 7-46 | 5-35 |
| FUMBLES No. and Lost | 0-0 | 1-0 |
| TOUCHDOWNS | 5 | 5 |
| Rushing | 0 | 2 |
| Passing | 5 | 3 |
| EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts | 5-5 | 4-5 |
| FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| SAFETIES | 0 | 0 |
| FINAL SCORE | 38 | 37 |
| TIME OF POSSESSION | 31:36 | 28:24 |
| Final Individual Statistics |
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| Illinois State | Appalachian St |
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| PASSING | ATT | CP | YDS | SK | TD | LG | IN |
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| M.Brown | 32 | 20 | 322 | 1 | 5 | 44 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | Total | 32 | 20 | 322 | 1 | 5 | 44 | 0 |
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| | INTERCEPTIONS | ATT | YDS | LG | TD |
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| None | | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | IN20 | LG |
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| P.Wright | 8 | 355 | 44.4 | 0 | 54 | | Total | 8 | 355 | 44.4 | 0 | 54 |
| | PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | IN20 | LG |
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| S.Martin | 7 | 342 | 48.9 | 5 | 62 | | Total | 7 | 342 | 48.9 | 5 | 62 |
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| PUNT RETURNS | NO | YDS | LG | TD |
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| D.Harden | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | | | | | | | | Total | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
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| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | YDS | LG | TD |
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| None | | | | | | | | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| KICKING | FG | PCT | LG | XP | PTS |
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| N.Aussieker | 1/1 | 100.0 | 41 | 5/5 | 8 | | Total | 1/1 | 100.0 | 41 | 5/5 | 8 |
| | KICKING | FG | PCT | LG | XP | PTS |
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| S.Martin | 1/1 | 100.0 | 37 | 4/5 | 7 | | Total | 1/1 | 100.0 | 37 | 4/5 | 7 |
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