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Illinois State jumped to third in the Sports Network NCAA Division I-AA national rankings after its victory over Southern Illinois on Saturday. The Redbirds came into the game against then-No. 7 SIU ranked fifth. ISU received 11 first-place votes. SIU fell to 13th after the 37-10 defeat. . . .
Redbirds linebacker Kye Stewart was named the Gateway Conference’s defensive player of the week. Stewart had 17 tackles, including seven solos and a sack, as ISU held the No. 2 scoring offense in I-AA to a season-low 10 points.
Redbirds quarterback Luke Drone (14 of 18, 280 yards, 2 TDs) led the ISU offense to 499 total yards against a defense that had given up an average of 265.6 yards per game.