| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSU | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| UNI | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
Weymiller carries Northern Iowa past Youngstown State 19-14
CEDER FALLS, Iowa -- Marcus Weymiller ran for 132 yards with two touchdowns on 29 carries and Northern Iowa held off Youngstown State 19-14 on Saturday.
Weymiller scored from a yard out to give the Panthers (4-3, 3-1 Missouri Valley Conference) a 10-0 lead with 11:31 left in the first half.
The Penguins (3-4, 1-3) cut the lead to 10-7 at 5:48 in the second quarter on a Nathan Mays 41-yard scoring strike to Damoun Patterson. But the Panthers put together a nine-play, 79-yard drive that ended with Weymiller's 6-yard TD run to take a 16-7 lead into halftime.
Sam Drysdale's second field goal of the game -- a 28-yarder -- stretched the Northern Iowa lead to 19-7.
Youngstown State didn't score again until Ricky Davis hit Alvin Bailey for a 15-yard score with 1:23 left.
The Panthers piled up 181 yards on the ground, while holding the Penguins to 47.
Mays finished with 175 yards on 14-of-20 passing. Davis, an all-purpose back, hit 5 of 9 passes for 83 yards and carried seven times for 28 yards.
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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 |
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