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Williams accounts for 4 TDs, Southern Illinois builds big first-half lead to beat Indiana St. 55-27
CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) DJ Williams accounted for four touchdowns and Southern Illinois Salukis built a big first-half lead and rolled past Indiana State Sycamores 55-27 on Saturday night in a Missouri Valley Football Conference opener.
Williams threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to Jay Jones and an 83-yarder to Vinson Davis III, and added a pair of short-yardage touchdown runs to help Southern Illinois take a 38-14 lead into the break. Chandler Chapman also had a 39-yard touchdown run in the first half for Southern Illinois (4-1, 1-0), ranked No. 11 in the FCS coaches' poll.
Edward Robinson ran for an 81-yard touchdown for the Salukis and finished with 124 yards rushing on nine carries. Chapman added 93 yards on the ground with two scores. Williams was 19-of-31 passing for 226 yards and had 70 yards rushing on five carries.
Nick Osho led Indiana State (2-3, 0-1) with 211 yards rushing and two touchdowns. Brock Riddle and Keegan Patterson combined for 13-of-26 passing for 124 yards.
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| Team Stats |  |
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| 1st Downs | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | 0 | 0 |
| Penalty | 0 | 0 |
| 3rd Down Conv | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 4th Down Conv | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Total Net Yards | 0 | 0 |
| Total Plays | 0 | 0 |
| Avg Gain | 0 | 0 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 0 | 0 |
| Rush Attempts | 0 | 0 |
| Avg Rush Yards | 0 | 0 |
| Yards Passing | 0 | 0 |
| Comp. - Att. | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Yards Per Pass | 0 | 0 |
| Penalties - Yards | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Touchdowns | ||
| Rushing TDs | 0 | 0 |
| Passing TDs | 0 | 0 |
| Other | ||
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles - Lost | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Int. Thrown | 0 | 0 |
| Punts - Avg | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Return Yards | ||
| Punts - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kickoffs - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Int. - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Safeties | 0 | 0 |
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| Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
| Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
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D. Brown
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D. Brown | 66 | 248 | 1 | 42 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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E. Owens
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E. Owens | 31 | 112 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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T. French
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T. French | 4 | 18 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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B. Riddle
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B. Riddle | 14 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
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K. Singleton
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K. Singleton | 0 | 25 | 328 | 2 | 57 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Z. Drawdy Jr.
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Z. Drawdy Jr. | 0 | 17 | 167 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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T. French
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T. French | 0 | 11 | 165 | 1 | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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B. Wuest
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B. Wuest | 0 | 5 | 59 | 0 | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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D. Brown
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D. Brown | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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E. Hartwell
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E. Hartwell | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
| Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
| Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
| Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
| Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
| Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
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D. Williams
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D. Williams | 222/352 | 2846 | 22 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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J. Curry
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J. Curry | 3/9 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
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D. Williams
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D. Williams | 145 | 847 | 18 | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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E. Robinson
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E. Robinson | 91 | 655 | 1 | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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C. Chapman
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C. Chapman | 78 | 465 | 6 | 44 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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J. Curry
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J. Curry | 3 | 13 | 0 | 7 |
| Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
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E. Robinson
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E. Robinson | 0 | 19 | 112 | 1 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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C. Chapman
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C. Chapman | 0 | 10 | 43 | 0 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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K. Thomas
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K. Thomas | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
| Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
| Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
| Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
| Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
