Marshall 31, S. Illinois 28

 

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Team Stat Comparison
1st Downs	20	23
Total Yards	311	388
Passing	206	316
Rushing	105	72
Penalties	8-60	6-45
3rd Down Conversions	8-14	6-14
4th Down Conversions	1-1	1-2
Turnovers	3	2
Possession	24:52	35:08

Air/Ground Leaders
Southern Illinois Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Dieker 22/37 206 2 1 Team 0/1 0 0 0	Marshall Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Anderson 27/36 316 3 1
Southern Illinois Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Karim 16 67 0 12 Dieker 8 24 2 19	Marshall Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Ward 14 54 0 8 Edwards-Maye 15 28 1 11
Southern Illinois Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Morris 6 69 0 17 Allaria 4 38 0 24	Marshall Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Walker 10 119 0 31 Slate 9 114 2 24

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

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- Brian Anderson threw for 316 yards and three touchdowns to lead Marshall to a 31-28 win over Southern Illinois on Saturday.

Chuck Walker had 119 yards on 10 catches, while Cody Slate caught nine passes for 114 yards and two touchdowns for the Thundering Herd. Marshall gained 388 yards of total offense in the season opener for both teams.

The Salukis, who had three turnovers, brought the game within 31-28 with 1:40 left on a 5-yard run by Chris Dieker. Marshall recovered the Salukis' onside kick to win for the first time in three meetings between the two teams.

Dieker finished with four touchdowns -- two rushing and two passing. He also threw for 206 yards and gained 24 yards on the ground.

Southern Illinois' running game was led by Deji Karim, who carried the ball 16 times for 67 yards.