TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – No. 17/16 Illinois State scored 35 consecutive points to break a 14-14 tie in the second quarter as Indiana State was unable to keep pace with the visiting Redbirds on Saturday afternoon inside Memorial Stadium, 52-20.
 
The Sycamores (3-7, 1-5) kept the score even through the first 20 minutes of the game as Talan White-Hatch hauled in a 25-yard touchdown reception and quarterback Keegan Patterson connected with Rashad Rochelle for a 64-yard score with 10:52 remaining in the second quarter as Indiana State matched Illinois State (7-3, 4-2) early in the contest.
 
The Redbirds took over from there as Tommy Rittenhouse connected on touchdown passes to Dylan Lord and Seth Glatz, before a late Indiana State turnover allowed the Illinois State quarterback to score on a four-yard keeper before the break to take a 35-14 lead into the locker room.
 
The Redbirds kept the momentum going in the third quarter as Rittenhouse connected on his fourth touchdown pass of the game targeting Daniel Sobkowicz for a 12-yard score, before Glatz closed out the run with a two-yard touchdown plunge to give Illinois State the 49-14 lead.
 
Deion Brown put Indiana State back on the board with a 33-yard touchdown run late in the third quarter, but the Redbirds capped the scoring on Matt Maldonado's 49-yard field goal to close out the 52-20 win.
 
Patterson finished 16-of-26 for 202 yards with a pair of touchdown passes and two interceptions. Patterson added 30 yards on the ground over 11 carries, trailing behind Brown (seven carries, 39 yards, one touchdown) in the loss.
 
Rochelle posted his second 100-yard receiving effort of the season, third of his career, in hauling in six catches for 103 yards and a touchdown. KeShon Singleton added six receptions for 51 yards, while White-Hatch added his first collegiate touchdown reception.
 
Kimal Clark posted a season-high 19 tackles and 0.5 tackles-for-loss to lead Indiana State's defensive efforts. Drew Covington and Xavian Andrews were also in double-digits with 11 stops apiece, while Nathan Gonzales added the Sycamores' lone sack in the game.
 
Rittenhouse was 29-of-34 through the air for 314 yards and four touchdowns in Saturday's win. He completed passes to 10 different receivers with Lord (eight catches, 87 yards, one touchdown), and Eddie Kasper (five catches, 59 yards) the primary recipients. Sobkowicz, Glatz, and Max Ziebarth added touchdown catches in the win.
Victor Dawson picked up 116 rushing yards on 21 carries and added one of three Illinois State rushing touchdowns on the ground. Glatz added 55 yards and a score, while Cal Martine picked up 12 carries for 52 yards as Illinois State recorded 241 rushing yards on Saturday afternoon.
 
Tye Niekamp paced the Illinois State defense with 10 tackles and 1.0 tackles-for-loss, while adding two pass breakups.
 
News & Notes

• Indiana State wide receiver Rashad Rochelle continued his scoring success. Rochelle connected with quarterback Keegan Patterson his third receiving touchdown of 50-plus yards this season following his 64-yard catch and run in the second quarter on Saturday.
• Rochelle's receiving touchdown marked Indiana State's sixth receiving score of 40-plus yards on the year and sixth reception of 50-plus yards on the season.
• Rochelle's six receptions marked a season-high, while his 103 yards marked his second 100-plus yard receiving effort of 2025 and first since going for 113 at North Dakota on October 25.
• Kimal Clark recorded his eighth double-digit tackling effort of the 2025 season following his career-high 19 stops on Saturday afternoon.
• Clark's 19 tackles tied for the second-most by an Indiana State player in the Curt Mallory era, equaling the 19 stops by both Katrell Moss (Nov. 3, 2018 – vs. South Dakota) and Geoffrey Brown (Nov. 2, 2024 – vs. North Dakota).
• Clark's 119 tackles in the 2025 season puts him 18th all-time in the Indiana State single season record book with two games to play.

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Up Next
Indiana State is back on the road next week as the Sycamores travel to Youngstown, Ohio, and Stambaugh Stadium to take on Youngstown State on Saturday, November 15. Kickoff is set for noon ET and will be carried live on ESPN+ and 105.5 The Legend.
 
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