N. Iowa 30, S. Illinois 24

 

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Team Stat Comparison
1st Downs	23	18
Total Yards	484	362
Passing	414	253
Rushing	70	109
Penalties	3-35	5-35
3rd Down Conversions	0-0	0-0
4th Down Conversions	0-0	0-0
Turnovers	4	0
Possession	31:01	28:59

Air/Ground Leaders
Southern Illinois Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Hill 33/45 414 3 3	Northern Iowa Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Sanders 19/26 253 1 0
Southern Illinois Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Randle 13 32 0 0 Allaria 3 19 0 0	Northern Iowa Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Lewis 20 90 1 0 Sanders 9 14 0 0
Southern Illinois Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Turner 6 157 2 0 Allen 10 107 1 0	Northern Iowa Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Gray 9 117 0 0 Lewis 5 54 0 0

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER				SIU	UNI
	FG	05:29	Billy Hallgren 40 Yd	0	3
	TD	01:31	Corey Lewis 11 Yd Run (Billy Hallgren Kick)	0	10
SECOND QUARTER				SIU	UNI
	TD	11:06	Alan Turner 8 Yd Pass From Nick Hill (Kyle Dougherty Kick)	7	10
	FG	05:18	Billy Hallgren 33 Yd	7	13
	TD	02:33	Victor Williams 28 Yd Pass From Eric Sanders (Billy Hallgren Kick)	7	20
THIRD QUARTER				SIU	UNI
	TD	09:30	Alan Turner 49 Yd Pass From Nick Hill (Kyle Dougherty Kick)	14	20
	TD	04:57	Johnny Gray 13 Yd Run (Billy Hallgren Kick)	14	27
FOURTH QUARTER				SIU	UNI
	FG	14:12	Kyle Dougherty 42 Yd	17	27
	FG	11:38	Billy Hallgren 53 Yd	17	30
	TD	01:57	Justin Allen 7 Yd Pass From Nick Hill (Kyle Dougherty Kick)	24	30

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) -- Eric Sanders threw for 253 yards and a touchdown, Corey Lewis rushed for 93 yards and Northern Iowa hung on to beat Southern Illinois 30-24 on Saturday night in a matchup of unbeaten teams.

The Panthers (6-0, 2-0 Gateway) also used three field goals from kicker Billy Hallgren -- including a 53-yarder -- to pick up their 11th straight home win over Southern Illinois (6-1, 2-1).

Northern Iowa jumped ahead 20-7 at halftime, then had to hang on as the Salukis cut the lead to 30-24 late in the fourth quarter and recovered an onside kick.

The Panthers intercepted a pass by Nick Hill to stop the rally, but Southern Illinois got the ball back with 10 seconds left. The Salukis' Alan Turner, on a pitch from Hill, reached the Northern Iowa 3 before being dragged down.

Hill was 33-of-45 for 414 yards with three touchdowns and three interceptions. He found Justin Allen for a 7-yard TD pass with under 2 minutes left to keep Southern Illinois' hopes alive.

Johnny Gray had 117 yards receiving on nine catches. The game was played in front of a sellout crowd on 17,074, the largest in UNI-Dome history.