NORMAL, Ill. – A rainy morning in Bloomington-Normal gave way to a dry but overcast afternoon for football at Hancock Stadium Saturday, as the Redbird football team held its annual Red-White Scrimmage as part of Welcome Week on campus.
Scrimmage Notes:
•   The scrimmage lasted nearly two hours and the offense ran a total of 57 plays, averaging nearly 4.3 yards per play.
•   Various scenarios were covered during the intrasquad scrimmage, including live kickoffs and punts, driving the field, two-minute and overtime work.
•   The offense in White jerseys took on the defense in Red jerseys, with no score kept.
•   After the scrimmage was over, head coach Brock Spack announced that Luther Kirk, Brady Davis and JT Bohlken had been voted on by their teammates to be team captains for the 2019 season.
Scoring Summary:
•   Jeff Proctor set up the first score of the day with a 19-yard run to put the ball on the 4-yard line, but the defense held and forced a 22-yard field goal make by Sam Fenlason.
•   Scoring was hard to come by the rest of the way until action moved into the overtime period, when Davis wasted little time connecting with Braxton Haley in the back of the endzone for a touchdown on the first play of the series.
•   The second-team unit was held out of the end zone, before the third-team unit was able to get Fenlason an opportunity from 43 yards and he proceed to split the uprights for his second field goal make of the day.
Passing Leaders:
•   Brady Davis: 6-for-11, 70 yds., 1 TD
•   Jack Baltz: 4-for-6, 36 yds.
Rushing Leaders:
•   Jeff Proctor: 5 att., 44 yds.
•   Pha'leak Brown: 3 att., 21 yds.
•   Cole Mueller: 5 att., 21 yds.
Receiving Leaders:
•   Jabari Khepera: 3 rec., 28 yds.
•   Braxton Haley: 2 rec., 36 yds., 1 TD
•   Kacper Rutkiewicz: 1 rec., 20 yds.
Defensive Leaders:
•   Iverson Brown: 5 tackles, 4 solo, 1 PBU
•   Peyton Jones: 4 tackles, 2 solo
•   Romeo McKnight: 3 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 TFL
•   Trenton Hatfield: 3 tackles, 1 INT
•   Josh Dinga: 2 tackles, 1 sack, 1 TFL, 1 QBH
Up Next:
The Redbirds begin the fall semester Monday and will return to the practice field Tuesday to continue their preparation for the season opener on Aug. 31 at Northern Illinois. For continued updates, photos, and video from the 2019 Redbird Football campaign, follow the team's official Twitter (@RedbirdFB) and Instagram (isuredbirdfb) accounts and log onto GoRedbirds.com.
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