W. Illinois pounded by Hampton; N. Iowa loses, 24-21



Indiana State defeated Murray State, 28-21.
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HAMPTON, Va. -- Alonzo Coleman scored three touchdowns as Hampton gave coach Joe Taylor a 40-20 victory Saturday over his alma mater, Western Illinois.
Jerome Mathis added two touchdowns on a 99-yard kickoff return and a 60-yard pass from Prince Shepherd as the Pirates ran their record to 3-0 for the first time since 1999.
Coleman scored on runs of 5 and 2 yards and caught a 38-yard touchdown pass from Shepherd. He finished with 88 yards on 18 carries.
Western Illinois (1-2), which defeated Division II Cheyney 98-7 last week, found the going much tougher against the Hampton defense, which forced six turnovers. The Leathernecks' three quarterbacks combined for 219 yards passing but lost 38 yards on the ground.
The Leathernecks' Travis Glasford, who scored six touchdowns in the first half of last week's game, gained 98 yards on 26 carries and scored on an 11-yard run in the third quarter. He also led all receivers with 7 receptions for 73 yards.
Shepherd was 9-of-17 for 150 yards and two touchdowns.
Adam Smith was 15-of-24 for 213 yards and one touchdown for Western Illinois.
Stephen F. Austin 24, N. Iowa 21
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- Derek Farmer ran for a touchdown and caught an 8-yard pass for the decisive score.
Stephen F. Austin (3-0) built a 24-14 lead in the fourth quarter, then held on to end a five-game losing streak to Northern Iowa (1-2).
Indiana St. 28, Murray St. 21
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Sidney Montfort rushed for three touchdowns, all in the first half, to lead Indiana State.
Montfort scored on an 8-yard run in the first quarter to cap an eight-play, 41-yard drive as the Sycamores took the early lead.
Montfort scored again, this time on a 1-yard run, early in the second quarter to put the Sycamores ahead 14-0. He finished the day with 20 rushes for 70 yards.
But Murray State (1-2) came charging back, scoring all 21 of its points in the second quarter.
SW Missouri St. 45, Union, Ky. 0
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Cody Pratt ran for three first-half touchdowns to lead Southwest Missouri State.
Pratt finished with 97 yards as the Bears ran up 343 yards of total offense against their NAIA opponent.
Union College (2-2) never challenged its Division I-AA opponent. A 19-play drive that took up more than 13 minutes in the second half ended at the Southwest Missouri 22 with an incomplete pass on fourth and 8.
Southern Illinois 59, William Penn 9
CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Arkee Whitlock and Brandon Jacobs scored two touchdowns apiece in the first half.
Southern Illinois (2-1) took a 35-6 halftime lead with its early offensive outburst against an NAIA opponent. Salukis quarterback Joel Sambursky completed 8 of 10 passes with a touchdown in the first half before sitting out the last two quarters for SIU, ranked second in Division I-AA.