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Southern Illinois Salukis at Missouri State Bears

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17 - 38
7-2, 4-0 Home

Missouri State moves to 5-0 in MVFC with 38-17 victory over Southern Illinois

It was the seventh straight win for Missouri State (7-2, 5-0 Missouri Valley Football Conference), which remains a half-game back of conference leader North Dakota State (9-1, 6-0).

Clark was 22-of-33 passing for 213 yards. He threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to DVontae Key in the first quarter and added a 15-yarder to Hunter Wood to stretch the Bears' lead to 17-0 with 5:24 left in the second quarter.

Becks scored on an 29-yard touchdown in the second quarter and bulled in from the 1-yard line late in the game. Jacardia Wright also had a touchdown run for Missouri State.

Jake Curry completed 15 of 33 passes for 105 yards and added 85 yards on the ground on 15 carries for Southern Illinois (2-7, 0-5). Curry's 16-yard touchdown run pulled the Salukis to 17-7 just before halftime.

How To Watch

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  • TV Channel: Salukis at Bears 2021 College Football, week 10, is broadcasted on ESPN+.
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Scoring Summary

MOST TD 1st Period 5:05 DVontae Key 13 Yd pass from Jacob Clark (Yousef Obeid Kick)
MOST FG 2nd Period 14:49 Yousef Obeid 48 Yd Field Goal
MOST TD 2nd Period 5:24 Jayden Becks 29 Yd Run (Yousef Obeid Kick)
MOST TD 2nd Period 1:52 Hunter Wood 15 Yd pass from Jacob Clark (Yousef Obeid Kick)
SIU TD 2nd Period 0:00 Paul Geelen 9 Yd Run (Paul Geelen Kick)
SIU TD 3rd Period 10:39 Jake Curry 16 Yd Run (Paul Geelen Kick)
MOST TD 3rd Period 1:31 Jacardia Wright 2 Yd Run (Yousef Obeid Kick)
SIU FG 4th Period 2:23 Paul Geelen 25 Yd Field Goal
MOST TD 4th Period 1:39 Jayden Becks 1 Yd Run (Yousef Obeid Kick)

Statistics

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19 1st Downs 19
7-19 3rd down efficiency 3-11
1-2 4th down efficiency 1-1
339 Total Yards 357
122 Passing 213
17/40 Comp/Att 22/30
3.1 Yards per pass 7.1
217 Rushing 144
41 Rushing Attempts 34
5.3 Yards per rush 4.2
3-15 Penalties 3-15
3 Turnovers 2
0 Fumbles lost 1
3 Interceptions thrown 1
29:53 Possession 30:07

Game Information

Venue: Robert W. Plaster Stadium

Location: Springfield, MO
Attendance: 8,134 · Capacity:
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