1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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ILST | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
SIU | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Davis, defense lead Illinois St. past Southern Illinois
CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Brady Davis passed for one touchdown and ran for another and the Illinois State defense held on downs twice in the fourth quarter in a 21-7 victory over Southern Illinois on Saturday.
After trailing 14-0 at halftime, Southern Illinois scored on a 74-yard run by Romeir Elliott early in the third quarter. Levi Mitchell recovered an on-side kick after that score but the Salukis were forced to punt. Illinois State responded with an 11-play, 95-yard drive culminating in a 6-yard TD run by Davis.
With FCS No. 13 Illinois State (4-2, 1-1 Missouri Valley) still leading 21-7, the Salukis drove deep into Redbirds territory twice in the fourth quarter. The first drive was stalled by two chop-block penalties and the second drive ended on a 4th-down sack at the 16-yard line with about a minute remaining.
The Redbirds' James Robinson gained 150 yards on 31 carries and moved into third place on the school's career rushing list.
Robinson scored on a 2-yard run and Davis threw to Austin Nagel for a 2-yard touchdown for Illinois State's 14-0 halftime lead.
Southern Illinois (2-4, 0-2) leads the series between in-state rivals 41-38-3 but Illinois State has won five of the last six meetings.
SIU has lost eight in a row against ranked FCS opponents.
Game Information
2023 Missouri Valley Football Conference Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
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South Dakota State | 8-0 | 15-0 |
South Dakota | 7-1 | 10-3 |
Northern Iowa | 5-3 | 6-5 |
North Dakota | 5-3 | 7-5 |
North Dakota State | 5-3 | 11-4 |
Youngstown State | 5-3 | 8-5 |
Southern Illinois | 4-4 | 8-5 |
Illinois State | 4-4 | 6-5 |
Missouri State | 3-5 | 4-7 |
Murray State | 1-7 | 2-9 |
Indiana State | 1-7 | 1-10 |
Western Illinois | 0-8 | 0-11 |