NCAAF Game Recap - Eastern Illinois at Chattanooga
Thu Aug 29, 2019 7:00 PM EDT

GATec
14
Clem
52
F
Duke
3
Bama
42
F
UGA
30
Vand
6
F
Hou
31
Okla
49
F
FlAtl
21
OSU
45
F
GaSo
3
LSU
55
F
MidTN
21
Mich
40
F
ND
35
Lou
17
F
LT
14
Tex
45
F
Oreg
21
Aub
27
F
TxSt
7
TxAM
41
F
EWa
14
Wash
47
F
Utah
30
BYU
12
F
Idaho
7
PSU
79
F
FlaAM
0
UCF
62
F
Tuls
7
MSU
28
F
Wisc
49
SoFL
0
F
MiaOH
14
Iowa
38
F
NoIa
26
IASt
29
F(2OT)
Syr
24
Lib
0
F
NMS
7
WaSt
58
F
SoAl
21
Neb
35
F
NW
7
Stan
17
F
Alb
21
C Mi
38
F
UCLA
14
Cin
24
F
RMor
10
Buff
38
F
Wagn
21
UConn
24
F
Mor
3
BGSU
46
F
C Ark
35
W Ky
28
F
GWebb
28
UNCC
49
F
JacSt
14
SouLA
35
F
AlaSt
19
UAB
24
F
FLInt
14
Tul
42
F
SDSU
21
MIN
28
F
NoCol
18
SJSU
35
F
Kent
7
AzSt
30
F
Rice
7
Army
14
F
UMass
21
Rut
48
F
UtSt
35
Wake
38
F
Purd
31
NEV
34
F
ColSt
31
Colo
52
F
OkSt
52
OreSt
36
F
Miss
10
Mem
15
F
MissSt
38
ULLaf
28
F
InSt
17
Kans
24
F
Akr
3
Ill
42
F
ECU
6
NCSt
34
F
How
0
MD
79
F
Toled
24
KY
38
F
Ind
34
Ball
24
F
Boise
36
FlaSt
31
F
JMU
13
WVU
20
F
URI
20
Ohio
41
F
Buck
12
Temp
56
F
HolyC
7
Navy
45
F
Colg
7
AF
48
F
GASt
38
Tenn
30
F
SCar
20
UNC
24
F
E Mi
30
CoCar
23
F
ETenn
7
App
42
F
MonSt
10
TxTch
45
F
PorSt
13
Ark
20
F
VaTec
28
BC
35
F
SamHu
31
NM
39
F
(N/A)
7
UTSA
35
F
Camp
14
Troy
43
F
UCDav
13
Cal
27
F
VMI
17
Marsh
56
F
IllSt
10
NIU
24
F
Monm
13
WestMI
48
F
AlcSt
10
SMiss
38
F
Nich
14
K St
49
F
SFA
17
Bayl
56
F
SMU
37
ArkSt
30
F
Norf
21
OD
24
F
MIZ
31
Wyo
37
F
Abil
31
NorTx
51
F
UVA
30
Pitt
14
F
Gram
9
ULMon
31
F
HBU
34
UTEP
36
F
ArkPB
7
TCU
39
F
Web
0
SDSU
6
F
SoUt
23
UNLV
56
F
Fres
23
USC
31
F

Chattanooga 24, Eastern Illinois 10

Aug 29, 2019, 7:00 PM EDT

Final

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2

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Eastern Illinois (0-1)

3

7

0

0

10

Chattanooga (1-0)

7

10

7

0

24

Chattanooga beats Eastern Illinois 24-10 in Wright's debut
Thu Aug 29, 2019 11:35 PM

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) Bryce Nunnelly ran for 100 yards and caught a touchdown pass and Chattanooga coach Rusty Wright earned a win in his debut as the Mocs beat Eastern Illinois 24-10 in a season opener on Thursday night.

Nick Tiano accounted for two touchdowns and 17-of-27 passing for 256 yards but threw a pair of interceptions for the Mocs. Ailym Ford added 50 yards rushing and a touchdown.

Johnathan Brantley threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to Nick Stricker late in the second quarter for the Panthers' only touchdown.

Tiano bulled into the end zone from the 1 in the first quarter and tossed a 59-yard touchdown pass to Nunnelly as the Mocs built a 17-10 halftime lead. Ford added a 1-yard scoring run early in the third quarter.

The Panthers punted twice, failed to convert on fourth down and committed two turnovers in the fourth quarter.

Wright, a former player and Chattanooga assistant coach, was hired to lead the Mocs on Dec. 19.

Passing

E Il Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
H. Woodbery 22 13 59.1 0 121 20 1 55.3
J. Brantley 25 13 52.0 1 119 24 0 78.6
Chat Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
N. Tiano 27 17 63.0 1 256 59 2 75.5

Rushing

E Il Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
J. Benefield 6 49 8.2 31 0
J. Brantley 12 29 2.4 6 0
Chat Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
A. Ford 12 50 4.2 14 1
T. Price 15 33 2.2 10 0

Receiving

E Il Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
X. Richards 5 67 13.4 20 0
J. Sheehan 3 54 18.0 24 0
Chat Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
B. Nunnelly 6 100 16.7 59 1
R. Henderson 4 65 16.3 34 0

Fumbles

E Il F FL
J. Brantley 1 1
D. Cooks Jr 1 0

Returning

E Il KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
J. Benefield 2 10.5 0 13 0 0 0
C. Page 0 0 0 1 -8.0 0 0
Chat KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
B. Nunnelly 1 26.0 0 26 0 0 0

Punting

E Il Punt Yds Avg LgPu
J. Delgado 6 201 33.5 44
Chat Punt Yds Avg LgPu
C. Brewer 6 259 43.2 55

Takeaways

E Il Int Yds InTD
J. Benefield 1 0 0
B. Dewberry 1 15 0
Chat Int Yds InTD
K. Brown 1 19 0

Team Stats Comparison

E Il Chat
Points For 10 24
Total Yards 370 350
Rushing Yards 130 94
Passing Yards 240 256
Passing Completions / Attempts 26/47 17/27
Turnovers 3 2
Interceptions Thrown 1 2
Fumbles - Lost 3/2 0/0
First Downs 23 14
Penalties - Yards 5/34 11/119
Time Of Possession 19:19 41:41
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 8/20 6/15
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 2/4 0/0
Punts - Average Yards 6/34 6/43

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter E Il Chat
Chat 09:46 TD Nick Tiano 1 yd run (Victor Ulmo kick) 0 7
E Il 14:35 FG Josh Delgado 37 yd FG 3 7
2nd Quarter E Il Chat
Chat 06:59 TD Bryce Nunnelly 59 yd pass from Nick Tiano (Victor Ulmo kick) 3 14
E Il 12:21 TD Nick Stricker 7 yd pass from Johnathan Brantley (Josh Delgado kick) 10 14
Chat 15:00 FG Victor Ulmo 37 yd FG 10 17
3rd Quarter E Il Chat
Chat 04:36 TD Ailym Ford 1 yd run (Victor Ulmo kick) 10 24
4th Quarter E Il Chat
No scores this quarter

Game Information

Stadium: Finley Stadium at Davenport Field, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Attendance: 8,254
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