CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) — DJ Williams accounted for four touchdowns and Southern Illinois built a big first-half lead and rolled past Indiana State 55-27 on Saturday night in a Missouri Valley Football Conference opener.
Williams threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to Jay Jones and an 83-yarder to Vinson Davis III, and added a pair of short-yardage touchdown runs to help Southern Illinois take a 38-14 lead into the break. Chandler Chapman also had a 39-yard touchdown run in the first half for Southern Illinois (4-1, 1-0), ranked No. 11 in the FCS coaches' poll.
Edward Robinson ran for an 81-yard touchdown for the Salukis and finished with 124 yards rushing on nine carries. Chapman added 93 yards on the ground with two scores. Williams was 19-of-31 passing for 226 yards and had 70 yards rushing on five carries.
Nick Osho led Indiana State (2-3, 0-1) with 211 yards rushing and two touchdowns. Brock Riddle and Keegan Patterson combined for 13-of-26 passing for 124 yards.
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