Saturday’s other MVFC games

Illinois State 17, Indiana State 14

NORMAL, ILL.

Matt Brown threw for 172 yards and a touchdown to help Illinois State beat Indiana State. Brown’s 10-yard TD pass to James O’Shaughnessy gave the Redbirds a 17-6 lead early in the third quarter. Ashton Leggett scored on a 1-yard run in the first half for Illinois State (5-3, 3-2 Missouri Valley). Indiana State (5-3, 3-2) drew within 17-14 on Ben Obaseki’s 1-yard run and Ronnie Fouch’s two-point conversion pass to Leonard Riston with 6:59 to play. The Sycamores recovered a fumble on the ensuing kickoff, but couldn’t cash in when Tann Frischle missed a 41-yard field goal attempt. Fouch found Alex Jones for a 77-yard touchdown for the Sycamores’ first score.

Northern Iowa 17, Southern Illinois 10

CEDAR FALLS, IOWA

Tirrell Rennie had two touchdowns and broke the school record for consecutive passes without an interception. Rennie hit Terrell Sinkfield for an 18-yard TD pass to tie the game 7-7 in the second quarter, then scored on a 1-yard run in the third quarter to put the Panthers (6-1, 5-0 Missouri Valley) up 17-7. Rennie completed 14 of 23 passes for 167 yards and no interceptions. He has not thrown an interception in his last 146 attempts — dating back to last season — breaking the mark of 138 set by Eric Sanders in 2007. SIU (2-5, 1-4) scored first on a 7-yard pass from Kory Faulkner to MyCole Pruitt.

North Dakota State 38, South Dakota State 14

BROOKINGS, S.D.

North Dakota State rushed for four touchdowns and Ryan Smith returned a punt 41 yards for a score as the Bison remained undefeated. Smith’s return was part of a 21-point fourth quarter for North Dakota State (7-0, 4-0 Missouri Valley).

Missouri State 31, Western Illinois 17

MACOMB, ILL.

Missouri State (1-7, 1-4) outscored Western Illinois 17-7 in the second half to pick up its first win of the season. The Leathernecks are 2-5, 1-3.

Associated Press