Eastern Illinois falls to Western Illinois 44-23 on Family Weekend

Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save CHARLESTON — Big plays and an unusual flurry of scoring marked the latest meeting in a longtime rivalry Saturday as Eastern Illinois fell to visiting Western Illinois 44-23 on Family Weekend at O'Brien Field. kAmy242CC6 u=6>:?8\!286 42F89E EH@ E@F495@H? A2DD6D 2?5 7:?:D965 H:E9 7@FC C646AE:@?D 7@C ``d J2C5D 7@C E96 !2?E96CD[ H9@ 76== E@ b\f @G6C2== 2?5 a\b :? E96 ~9:@ '2==6J r@?76C6?46] (6DE6C? x==:?@:D :>AC@G65 E@ e\c 2?5 c\`]k^Am kAmt2DE6C? x==:?@:D D4@C65 @? :ED @A6?:?8 5C:G6 H96? r@=6 {2rCF6 4@??64E65 H:E9 u=6>:?8\!286 7@C 2 bh\J2C5 E@F495@H?]k^Am kAm%96 {62E96C?64F=FD F?56C4FE 2 D4C66? A2DD 2?5 C6EFC?65 E96 :?E6C46AE:@? c J2C5D 7@C 2 E@F495@H?[ D6?5:?8 E96 {62E96C?646 H:E9 2 a`\f =625]k^Am kAm(x& DEC6E4965 :ED 25G2?E286 E@ b`\f :? E96 E9:C5 BF2CE6C[ H:E9 |4v:== 7:?5:?8 xDC26= w:C2=5@ 7@C 2 fe\J2C5 E@F495@H? H:E9 ciag C6>2:?:?8] w:C2=5@ 7:?:D965 H:E9 D:I 42E496D 7@C `db J2C5D]k^Am kAm%96 @A6?:?8 D64@?5D @7 E96 7@FCE9 BF2CE6C 3C@F89E 2 3FCDE @7 D4@C:?8[ H:E9 7@FC D4@C:?8 A=2JD A24<65 :?E@ a_ D64@?5D @7 82>6 E:>6]k^Am kAmx9D@? t] y242<6 :E bf\f] tx&VD y2>6D r@==:?D E96? 3=@4<65 2? 6IEC2 A@:?E 7@C E96 D64@?5 DEC2:89E H66<] %96 !2?E96CD <6AE E96 C6EFC? 2=:G6 H:E9 EH@ =2E6C2=D 367@C6 y6CCJ p55@\q@2E6?8 C624965 E96 6?5 K@?6 7@C EH@ A@:?ED]k^Am kAmu=6>:?8\!286 E@@< 2 D4C66? A2DD fd J2C5D 7@C 2 E@F495@H? @? E96 7:CDE A=2J @7 tx&VD ?6IE A@DD6DD:@?[ 4FEE:?8 E96 567:4:E E@ bf\`e H:E9 `cidd C6>2:?:?8]k^Am kAm%96 !2?E96CD 2EE6>AE65 2? @?D:56 <:4<[ 3FE #@5?6J |4}6:= yC] 8C23365 E96 32== @FE @7 E96 2:C 2?5 C6EFC?65 :E cc J2C5D 7@C 2 E@F495@H?]k^Am kAmy6C6>J #66G6D 42F89E 2 `f\J2C5 E@F495@H? A2DD 7C@> y6C6>:29 $2=6> >:5H2J E9C@F89 E96 7@FCE9 BF2CE6C 7@C E96 82>6VD 7:?2= A@:?ED]k^Am kAmy2V(F2? }:43=6[ 6IE6?5:?8 E96 !2?E96CDV DEC62< @7 4@?D64FE:G6 82>6D H:E9 2 E2<62H2J E@ `b]k^Am 0 Comments Love 0 Funny 0 Wow 0 Sad 0 Angry 0 Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy .