1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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INST | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
UNI | 17 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 41 |
Northern Iowa tops Indiana St. 41-3, hope for at-large berth
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- Colton Howell threw two touchdown passes and Marcus Weymiller ran for two scores as Northern Iowa ran over Indiana State, 41-3 Saturday to secure a second-place finish in the Missouri Valley Conference.
The Panthers expect to earn the school's 19th playoff berth, as an at-large team, when the FCS Playoff Committee announces the 24-team field on Sunday.
Howell, filling in for injured starter Eli Dunne, hit Daurice Fountain with two first-half touchdown passes, the second from 23-yards out, to stake Northern Iowa (7-4, 6-2) to a 27-3 halftime lead.
Howell finished 17 of 26 for 216 yards passing.
Weymiller had scoring runs covering 22 and 5 yards and finished with 105 yards rushing on 29 carries.
The Sycamores (0-11, 0-8) drove 48 yards in five plays with the game's opening possession and Jerry Nunez kicked a 48-yard field goal for a 3-0 lead. Indiana State finished with just 247 yards of total offense.
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 |