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DEFENSE HOLDS OFFENSE OUT OF END ZONE, LOSES SPRING FOOTBALL GAME 27-24
April 19, 2008
MACOMB, Ill., April 19 -- Western Illinois University issued the following news release:

The Western Illinois University defense held the offense out of the end zone but still lost 27-24 in the annual spring football scrimmage.

With a modified scoring system which awarded the offense for first downs and the defense for stopping drives, the outcome of the game came down to the last play.

The offense had taken a 26-24 lead with its second unit on the fi . . .

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