Dunne passes for 2 TDs; N. Iowa blanks Missouri St. 37-0
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- Eli Dunne passed for 227 yards and a pair of touchdowns, and Korby Sander had two takeaways as Northern Iowa ended its season with a 37-0 shutout of Missouri State on Saturday.
Sander, who led with 13 tackles, headed a defense that held Missouri State to nine first downs and 222 yards of total offense in Northern Iowa's (6-5, 5-3 Missouri Valley Conference) third shutout of the season. Elerson Smith preserved the shutout with a fourth-down sack on Missouri State's final drive. It was the first time the Panthers had a season with three shutouts since 1971.
The Bears (4-7, 2-6) end the season with five straight losses. Peyton Huslig was 4-of-14 passing for 72 yards with two interceptions.
Dunne fired a 16-yard touchdown pass to Jaylin James as Northern Iowa took a 10-0 lead after the first quarter, and the Panthers added 10 more points by halftime. Marcus Weymiller rushed for a pair of 1-yard TDs in the second half and Austin Errthum kicked three field goals.
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2025 Conference USA Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
---|---|---|
Delaware | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Florida International | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Jacksonville State | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Kennesaw State | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Liberty | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Louisiana Tech | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Middle Tennessee | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Missouri State | 0-0 | 0-0 |
New Mexico State | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Sam Houston | 0-0 | 0-0 |
UTEP | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Western Kentucky | 0-0 | 0-0 |
2025 Missouri Valley Football Conference Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
---|---|---|
Illinois State | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Indiana State | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Murray State | 0-0 | 0-0 |
North Dakota | 0-0 | 0-0 |
North Dakota State | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Northern Iowa | 0-0 | 0-0 |
South Dakota | 0-0 | 0-0 |
South Dakota State | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Southern Illinois | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Youngstown State | 0-0 | 0-0 |