1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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MUR | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
INST | 14 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
Owens accounts for 2 TDs, engineers late drive to give Indiana State 31-27 win over Murray State
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- — Elijah Owens threw for one touchdown, ran for another and Rocco Ciocca scored on a 1-yard plunge with 11 seconds to go to lift Indiana State to a 31-27 win over Murray State on Saturday.
The Racers, down 24-10, tied the game as Jayden Johannsen threw short touchdown passes on back-to-back drives and took the lead on James London's 25-yard field goal with 1:57 to play.
Owens then engineered a 75-yard drive, completing 2 of 3 passes and picking up 22 yards on two keepers before Shen Butler-Lawson burst up the middle for 32 yards to the Murray State 1. With 43 seconds left the Sycamores tried a pair of unsuccessful “tush push” quarterback sneaks before Owens handed the ball off to Ciocca, a backup tight end.
Owns was 25-of-34 passing for 218 yards with an 18-yard scoring pass to Kai Rios and he scored on a 3-yard run, helping the Sycamores (2-5, 1-1 Missouri Valley Football Conference) build a 21-10 halftime lead.
Johannsen completed 20 of 38 for 256 yards. He had a 2-yard toss to Kade Neely with 3:53 to go in the third and an 11-yard connection with Justice Hill on the next possession. Hill had seven catches for 103 yards for the Racers (1-5, 0-3).
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Game Information
2024 Missouri Valley Football Conference Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
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North Dakota State | 6-0 | 9-1 |
Missouri State | 5-0 | 7-2 |
South Dakota State | 4-1 | 7-2 |
South Dakota | 4-1 | 6-2 |
Illinois State | 3-2 | 6-3 |
Indiana State | 3-2 | 4-5 |
North Dakota | 2-3 | 5-4 |
Youngstown State | 2-4 | 3-7 |
Northern Iowa | 0-5 | 2-7 |
Southern Illinois | 0-5 | 2-7 |
Murray State | 0-6 | 1-8 |