Incarnate Word Cardinals at Southern Illinois Salukis
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Williams passes for 301 yards, accounts for 3 TDs; S. Illinois beats Incarnate Word 35-28
Keontez Lewis had eight receptions for 148 yards, including a 37-yard touchdown to open the scoring, and added a 57-yard touchdown run. Nah’shawn Hezekiah added 118 yards on five receptions for the Salukis.
Southern Illinois (2-1), which has won back-to-back games following a 41-13 loss at BYU to open the season. scored a touchdown on each of its first three drives and five of its first six to take a 21-point lead into halftime and held on from there.
Hezekiah caught a swing pass and turned it into a 50-yard gain to set up a 10-yard touchdown run by Shaun Lester Jr. that gave the Salukis the lead for good at 14-7 with 2:37 left in the first quarter.
After Williams' TD run early in the second quarter, Lewis found the end zone on a reverse with 2:06 left in the half. The SIU defense got a stop and then Williams led a nine-play, 83-yard drive in 43 seconds that culminate when Ryan Schwendeman caught a 1-yard scoring pass with time expired to make it 35-14 at halftime.
Zach Calzada was 35-of-54 passing for 366 yards and three touchdowns with and interception for Incarnate Word (1-2) and added 61 yards rushing, including a 23-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 10:44 | Keontez Lewis 37 Yd pass from DJ Williams (Paul Geelen Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 4:19 | Logan Compton 1 Yd pass from Zach Calzada (Brack Peacock Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 2:37 | Shaun Lester Jr. 10 Yd Run (Paul Geelen Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 12:52 | DJ Williams 28 Yd Run (Paul Geelen Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 4:38 | Jalen Walthall 40 Yd pass from Zach Calzada (Brack Peacock Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 2:06 | Keontez Lewis 57 Yd Run (Paul Geelen Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 0:00 | Ryan Schwendeman 1 Yd pass from DJ Williams (Paul Geelen Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 14:44 | Zach Calzada 23 Yd Run (Brack Peacock Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 5:03 | Jalen Walthall 25 Yd pass from Zach Calzada (Brack Peacock Kick) |
Statistics
 UIW |
 SIU |
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|---|---|---|
| 25 | 1st Downs | 23 |
| 7-15 | 3rd down efficiency | 12-20 |
| 1-4 | 4th down efficiency | 1-3 |
| 437 | Total Yards | 543 |
| 366 | Passing | 336 |
| 35/54 | Comp/Att | 22/32 |
| 6.8 | Yards per pass | 10.5 |
| 71 | Rushing | 207 |
| 23 | Rushing Attempts | 45 |
| 3.1 | Yards per rush | 4.6 |
| 8-45 | Penalties | 9-73 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 1 | Interceptions thrown | 1 |
| 30:09 | Possession | 29:51 |
Game Information
Location: Carbondale, IL
Attendance: 7,879 · Capacity:
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