Lindenwood Buries Winless Chicago State 44-9
Chicago State kicked three field goals and never found the end zone. Lindenwood scored five touchdowns and three field goals of its own, and the 44-9 final dropped the visitors to 0-6.
It was Lindenwood from the first quarter. Pops Battle threw a 25-yard touchdown to Drew Krobath at 9:16, and Chicago State answered with a 33-yard Donovan Blair field goal to make it 7-3. Then the floodgates opened. Battle hit Jalen Smith from 30 yards, Will Graham kicked a 37-yard field goal, Steve Hall ran in from 8, and Battle found Smith again from 12 yards with 10 seconds left in the half. It was 31-3 at the break, and Lindenwood never trailed.
The second half was a formality, with one huge play. Graham kicked a 24-yarder in the third, and then Robert Giaimo went 81 yards on a touchdown run for a 41-3 lead. Giaimo carried three times all game and gained 120 yards. Graham added his third field goal for 44-6, and Blair kicked his third for Chicago State with 1:43 left. Lindenwood ran 29 times for 259 yards, close to 9 yards a carry.
Chicago State did move the ball, with 334 total yards (257 passing), but it threw two interceptions and lost a fumble. Lindenwood lost two fumbles of its own and still won by 35.
Elijah Roy caught four passes for 90 yards for Lindenwood, and on the other side Arshawn Powell had eight catches for 78 yards in a game with no touchdowns for the Chicago State offense.
Lindenwood is 3-2. Chicago State is still looking for its first win. For fantasy, Battle led the way with 29.8 points, Smith had 25.5 on two touchdowns and Giaimo got 18 on three carries.