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Montana St. tops Illinois St. in wild FCS title game

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Montana St. tops Illinois St. in wild FCS title game

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Montana State defeats Illinois State in OT thriller to win FCS national championship

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FCS national championship preview: Illinois State, Montana State starving for title

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FCS national championship preview: Illinois State, Montana State starving for title

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Illinois State beats Villanova 30-14 to advance to FCS title game against Montana State

— Tommy Rittenhouse threw two touchdown passes to Daniel Sobkowicz and Victor Dawson rushed for 155 yards and a score to lead Illinois State to a 30-14 victory over Villanova in a FCS semifinal on Saturday night at Villanova Stadium.

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Illinois State Redbirds vs. Villanova Wildcats: Full Highlights

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First playoff Brawl of the Wild headlines FCS semifinal showdowns

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Bill Connelly

First playoff Brawl of the Wild headlines FCS semifinal showdowns

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Youngstown St. QB heads FCS All-America team

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Youngstown St. QB heads FCS All-America team

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Rittenhouse, Sobkowicz help unseeded Illinois State beats UC Davis, advance to FCS semis

— Tommy Rittenhouse threw two of his three touchdown passes to to Daniel Sobkowicz, Chris Taylor returned a kickoff 91 yards for a score, and unseeded Illinois State beat UC Davis 42-31 on Saturday in the quarterfinals of the FCS playoffs.

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FCS quarterfinal preview: Is it now Tarleton State's tourney to win?

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Bill Connelly

FCS quarterfinal preview: Is it now Tarleton State's tourney to win?

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Illinois State scores 2 late TDs to knock out top-ranked North Dakota State 29-28 in FCS playoff

— Tommy Rittenhouse connected with Daniel Sobkowicz for two touchdown passes inside the final two minutes and overcame five interceptions to help No. 17 Illinois State upset top-ranked and previously unbeaten North Dakota State 29-28 on Saturday in...

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Team	CONF	OVR
Illinois State	0-0	0-0
Indiana State	0-0	0-0
Murray State	0-0	0-0
North Dakota	0-0	0-0
Northern Iowa	0-0	0-0
South Dakota	0-0	0-0
South Dakota State	0-0	0-0
Southern Illinois	0-0	0-0
Youngstown State	0-0	0-0

Points For

30.8

36th

Year	Player	Award
2022	E. Vandenburgh	Buck Buchanan Award

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