Southern Illinois Salukis at Austin Peay Governors
· NCAA - Football
Lester, Williams power Southern Illinois to a 31-17 victory over Austin Peay
The Salukis trailed 10-7 late in the second quarter before Williams threw 4 yards to Nah’shawn Hezekiah for a touchdown on the last play of the half and added a 35-yard TD to Ryan Schwendeman early in the third quarter.
Williams added a 1-yard run that put the game well in hand late in the fourth quarter.
Williams finished 15 of 28 passing for 156 yards and the Salukis had 213 yards on the ground.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 6:38 | Jaden Barnes 43 Yd pass from Austin Smith (Carson Smith Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 0:49 | Jaelin Benefield 9 Yd Run (Paul Geelen Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 5:26 | Carson Smith 33 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 0:01 | Nah'shawn Hezekiah 4 Yd pass from DJ Williams (Paul Geelen Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 11:18 | Ryan Schwendeman 35 Yd pass from DJ Williams (Paul Geelen Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 5:07 | Romon Copeland Jr. 19 Yd pass from Austin Smith (Carson Smith Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 4:34 | DJ Williams 1 Yd Run (Paul Geelen Kick) |
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FG | 4th Period 2:09 | Paul Geelen 28 Yd Field Goal |
Statistics
 SIU |
 APSU |
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|---|---|---|
| 19 | 1st Downs | 16 |
| 7-15 | 3rd down efficiency | 6-16 |
| 0-0 | 4th down efficiency | 0-3 |
| 385 | Total Yards | 360 |
| 172 | Passing | 265 |
| 17/31 | Comp/Att | 24/37 |
| 5.5 | Yards per pass | 7.2 |
| 213 | Rushing | 95 |
| 42 | Rushing Attempts | 34 |
| 5.1 | Yards per rush | 2.8 |
| 9-75 | Penalties | 7-60 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 1 |
| 1 | Interceptions thrown | 1 |
| 29:38 | Possession | 29:33 |
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