Southern Illinois Buries Murray State 46-6
Murray State led 6-0. It was the last time the Racers did anything that mattered, because Southern Illinois scored the next 46 points and won 46-6.
The Racers scored first, a 3-yard Jim Ogle pass to Jaxon Potter with 8:24 left in the first quarter, and the extra point failed. Weston Schofield kicked a 29-yard field goal and then a 34-yarder with 36 seconds left in the quarter to tie it at 6. Lem Wash ran in from 3 yards in the second quarter (another missed PAT, so 12-6), and after a 27-yard Schofield field goal came the strangest score of the day. Joshua Newkirk returned a blocked punt 15 yards for a touchdown to make it 22-6.
DJ Williams threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to Edward Robinson with 19 seconds left in the half for 29-6. Then Markell Quick caught a 75-yard touchdown pass from Williams early in the third quarter, which made it 36-6. Jake Curry's 1-yard run and a 36-yard Schofield field goal closed it out. Schofield kicked four field goals in all.
Murray State finished with 190 total yards and 87 passing yards, and threw two interceptions. Southern Illinois had 459 yards, no interceptions and two sacks. Its one turnover was a lost fumble.
Southern Illinois is 3-1 and Murray State is 1-2. For fantasy, Quick was the best player on the field at 24.5 points, and Williams was close behind. Potter's 12.6 was the third-best score in the game, which tells you how the rest of the Murray State day went.