Southern Illinois 28, 
Marshall 31
4:30 PM ET, September 5, 2009
Edwards Stadium
HUNTINGTON, WV
| Scoring Summary | |||||
| FIRST QUARTER | SIU | MRSH | |||
 | TD | 00:21 | Chris Dieker 1 Yd Run (Kyle Dougherty Kick) | 7 | 0 |
| SECOND QUARTER | SIU | MRSH | |||
 | TD | 03:15 | Cody Slate 10 Yd Pass From Brian Anderson (Craig Ratanamorn Kick) | 7 | 7 |
| TD | 00:26 | Marc Cheatham 2 Yd Pass From Chris Dieker (Kyle Dougherty Kick) | 14 | 7 |
| THIRD QUARTER | SIU | MRSH | |||
| TD | 13:23 | Antavious Wilson 28 Yd Pass From Brian Anderson (Craig Ratanamorn Kick) | 14 | 14 |
| TD | 10:07 | T Edwards-Maye 11 Yd Run (Craig Ratanamorn Kick) | 14 | 21 |
| TD | 05:21 | Cody Slate 15 Yd Pass From Brian Anderson (Craig Ratanamorn Kick) | 14 | 28 |
| TD | 01:54 | John Goode 4 Yd Pass From Chris Dieker (Kyle Dougherty Kick) | 21 | 28 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | SIU | MRSH | |||
| FG | 11:33 | Craig Ratanamorn 32 Yd | 21 | 31 |
| TD | 01:40 | Chris Dieker 5 Yd Run (Kyle Dougherty Kick) | 28 | 31 |
| Team Stat Comparison | ||
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| 1st Downs | 20 | 23 |
3rd down efficiency | 8-14 | 6-14 |
4th down efficiency | 1-1 | 1-2 |
| Total Yards | 311 | 388 |
| Passing | 206 | 316 |
Comp-Att | 22-38 | 27-36 |
Yards per pass | 5.4 | 8.8 |
| Rushing | 105 | 72 |
Rushing Attempts | 28 | 36 |
Yards per rush | 3.8 | 2.0 |
| Penalties | 8-60 | 6-45 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 2 |
Fumbles lost | 2 | 1 |
Interceptions thrown | 1 | 1 |
| Possession | 24:52 | 35:08 |
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ATTENDANCE: 24,012
College Football Scores
Other Scores:
Friday, September 4th
| Tulsa | 37 | Final |
| Tulane | 13 |
Saturday, September 5th
| Appalachian State | 24 | Final |
| East Carolina | 29 |
| Rice | 24 | Final |
| UAB | 44 |
| Southern Illinois | 28 | Final |
| Marshall | 31 |
| Northwestern State | 7 | Final |
| Houston | 55 |
| Alcorn State | 0 | Final |
| Southern Miss | 52 |
| Samford | 24 | Final |
| UCF | 28 |
| Stephen F. Austin | 23 | Final |
| Southern Methodist | 31 |
| Buffalo | 23 | Final |
| UTEP | 17 |
Sunday, September 6th
| 8 Mississippi | 45 | Final |
| Memphis | 14 |