Northern Iowa 16, Ilinois State 7

Northern Iowa 16, Ilinois State 7
NORMAL, Ill. (AP) -- Terrance Freeney's 4-yard run midway through the fourth quarter sealed the win as Northern Iowa beat Illinois State 16-7 on Saturday.
Demetru Johnson scored on a 16-yard run in the second quarter for Illinois State (3-2), which led 7-0 through three quarters.
Northern Iowa (3-1) got going in the beginning of the fourth quarter when a snap went over punter Troy Maskel's head and out of the end zone for a safety.
Just over a minute later Brian Cutright caught a 58-yard pass from quarterback Tom Petrie. Then Northern Iowa went ahead 10-7 after a two-point conversion by Freeney.
On the Panthers next possession, Richard Carter ran for 47 yards before being stopped at Illinois State's 4-yard line. Freeney scored on the next play with 6:55 left in the game.
Northern Iowa rolled up 316 yards on the ground. Freeney carried 28 times for 172 yards and Carter had 15 carries to finish with 113 rushing yards.