MIssouri Valley football CONFERENCE | Saturday’s other games

Missouri 72, Missouri State 43

COLUMBIA, MO.

Drew Lock had a record-setting day for Missouri, throwing for 521 yards and seven touchdowns in the season opener. The previous passing touchdown record was five, shared by Chase Daniel, Maty Mauk and Lock. The previous yardage record was 480, set by Jeff Handy against Oklahoma State in 1992. While Lock’s exploits were a nice bonus for Missouri, the fact he was still piling up statistics in the fourth quarter was a troubling sign that the MU defense couldn’t get enough stops to turn a game against an FCS opponent into a blowout. Missouri scored on the first play from scrimmage. Lock threw a quick perimeter pass to Johnathon Johnson, and Johnson veered around a downfield block from Dimetrios Mason and raced 65 yards down the right sideline to the end zone. The next two drives also resulted in touchdowns and required only two and four plays, respectively, as Lock continued dissect the Bears’ secondary. Missouri State was a bit more deliberate but no less effective early, scoring touchdowns on their first three drives — including touchdown runs of 75 and 34 yards by Calan Crowder — and held a 21-20 lead after the first quarter. The Bears continued to rip off big plays, and the biggest was Malik Earl’s 89-yard tackle-breaking touchdown reception on a third-and-24 play in the second quarter. The Tigers led 48-35 at halftime.

Illinois State 45, Butler 0

NORMAL, ILL.

Jake Kolbe threw two touchdown passes and Illinois State rushed for 320 yards as the Redbirds shut out Butler. Kolbe completed 18 of 29 passes for 194 yards and Illinois State racked up 519 yards in total offense while holding the Bulldogs to 41. James Robinson put the Redbirds on the board with a 9-yard run, Markel Smith scored from the 16 and Jordan Birch capped the scoring with a 26-yard run that saw him hurdle a Butler defender. Christian Gibbs caught both of Kolbe’s touchdown passes and Mitchell Brees added a 35-yard interception return for a score. On defense, Illinois State had eight tackles for loss and a sack James Robinson scored on a run from the 9, and Jake Kolbe followed with 20-yard pass to Christian Gibbs as Illinois State scored twice in the second quarter.

South Dakota 77, Drake 7

DES MOINES, IOWA

Chris Streveler threw five touchdown passes and ran for another score — all in the first half — to lead South Dakota in a 77-7 rout of Drake on Saturday night in the season opener for both teams. Streveler was 17 of 24 for 248 yards as the Coyotes scored on seven of their first eight possessions. South Dakota’s Phillip Powell intercepted a Grant Kraemer pass to help make it 56-7 at halftime. The Coyotes ran for 321 yards on 58 carries, led by freshman Kai Henry’s 75 yards and a touchdown. Drake carried the ball 34 times and finished with a negative yard while four Bulldog quarterbacks were a combined 12 of 32 for just 148 yards passing.

Iowa State 42, UNI 24

AMES, IOWA

The Cyclones opened their season with a victory over the Panthers, an in-state rival. No other details were available at press time.

Associated Press