JACKSONVILLE, Ill. – The Illinois College football team opened the 2024 home portion of the season with a 44-14 win over Ripon in a Midwest Conference contest on Saturday at England Stadium.
The win improved IC to 2-1 overall and 1-1 in the league while Ripon dropped to 1-2 and 1-1.
IC 44 Ripon 14
After a scoreless first quarter, the Blueboys got on the board when
Collin Brunstein hauled in a 1-yard pass from
Destin Chance.
Toby McTamney made the first of his five PATs to make it 7-0.Â
The IC defense got into the scoring column when
Cam Dailey rumbled 56 yards with a fumble recovery to make it 14-0 with 7:28 to play. Not to be left out, the Blueboy special teams added the next score when
Zechariah Wease returned a blocked punt seven yards for a score. The PAT was blocked, and IC was up 20-0.
After a Ripon touchdown made the halftime score 20-7, IC opened the second half scoring when Chance scrambled 12 yards for a TD to make it 27-7. McTamney added a field goal before Ripon scored again to make it 30-14.Â
IC got those points right back when
Timo Kato sprinted 89 yards for a score to make it 37-14. The Blueboys closed out the scoring when
Trey Birdsong latched on to a Chance pass.
Up Next
IC is on a bye week before going to Monmouth on October 5th for a 2 p.m. kick.
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