Northern Iowa defense dominates Western Illinois, 41-3 | |
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) Don Williams ran for 166 yards, including a 99-yard run for a second-quarter touchdown, and Northern Iowa used its defense to dominate Western Illinois, 41-3 Saturday in the season finale for both schools. The Panthers denied Western Michigan any kind of a running game, holding the Leathernecks to minus-46 yards on the ground. Northern Iowa set a school record with 12 sacks and picked off three passes, including a 46-yard pick-six by Austin Evans in the third quarter. After trading field goals Northern Iowa broke the game open when Williams found a seam up the middle and raced 99 yards for the score, the longest run for a touchdown by a Panthers since Arnold Paulsen ran 98 yards against Augustana in 1951, MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Passing Yards: | C. Sampson | 3182 | |||
| Passing TDs: | C. Sampson | 22 | |||
| Rushing Yards: | M. Wanza | 487 | |||
| Rushing TDs: | M. Wanza | 3 | |||
| Receiving Yards: | D. Houston | 1015 | |||
| Receiving TDs: | D. Houston | 6 | |||
| Interceptions: | None | ||||
| Schedule 2021 | ||||
| Date | Opponent | Result / Time | ||
| 9/2 | at Ball State | L 21 - 31 | ||
| 9/11 | at Montana | L 7 - 42 | ||
| 9/18 | vs. Eastern Washington | L 56 - 62 | ||
| 9/25 | at Youngstown State | W 38 - 35 | ||
| 10/2 | vs. Southern Illinois | L 30 - 31 | ||
| 10/9 | at Indiana State | L 27 - 37 | ||
| 10/16 | vs. South Dakota State | L 17 - 41 | ||
| 10/23 | at North Dakota | L 10 - 34 | ||
| 10/30 | vs. Illinois State | W 38 - 31 | ||
| 11/6 | vs. South Dakota | L 21 - 42 | ||
| 11/20 | at UNI | L 3 - 41 | ||
| Missouri Valley | ||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||
| 3 North Dakota State | 7-1 | 10-1 | ||||||||||
| 12 Missouri State | 6-2 | 8-4 | ||||||||||
| 21 Southern Illinois | 6-3 | 8-4 | ||||||||||
| 11 South Dakota State | 5-3 | 9-3 | ||||||||||
| 17 South Dakota | 5-4 | 7-5 | ||||||||||
| Northern Iowa | 4-4 | 6-6 | ||||||||||
| Indiana State | 3-5 | 5-6 | ||||||||||
| North Dakota | 3-5 | 5-6 | ||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 2-6 | 2-9 | ||||||||||
| Illinois State | 2-6 | 4-7 | ||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 2-6 | 3-7 | ||||||||||
| Offense (FCS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 3993 (53) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 3310 (10) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 683 (118) | ||||
| Points per game: | 24.4 (71) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 363.0 (58) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 32 (65) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 8 (67) | ||||
| Defense (FCS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 5017 (111) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 2705 (92) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 2312 (110) | ||||
| Points per game: | 38.8 (111) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 456.1 (112) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 54 (114) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 12 (81) | ||||
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