Weymiller, Northern Iowa run over Missouri State 25-10
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Marcus Weymiller ran 25 times for 131 yards and a touchdown and Northern Iowa scored the first 19 points on its way to a 25-10 win over Missouri State on Saturday.
Weymiller scored for the Panthers (6-4, 5-2 Missouri Valley) on a 2-yard run to cap the game's opening drive and Sam Drysdale missed the point-after attempt to leave it at 6-0. Drysdale followed with a pair of field goals and Elijah Campbell returned an interception 35 yards to make it 19-0 with 4:15 left in the second quarter.
The Bears (3-7, 2-5) scored their only touchdown on Jason Randall's 6-yard run with 54 seconds left in the half, but Drysdale kicked his third field goal of the second quarter with 12 seconds left to make it 22-7 at the half.
Zach Drake's field goal cut the deficit to 22-10 in the third quarter and Drysdale made his fourth field-goal attempt to cap the scoring in the fourth.
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Game Information
2023 Missouri Valley Football Conference Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
---|---|---|
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 |