Indiana State Sycamores at Northern Iowa Panthers
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Morancy, Edwards lead Northern Iowa past Indiana State 41-34 in Mark Farley's final game as coach
Farley, 61, announced Nov. 10 that he would step down at the end of his 24th season. He retires as the winningest football coach in both Northern Iowa and Missouri Valley Conference history with 183 victories. He guided the Panthers to seven conference titles, earned two conference Coach of the Year awards and was named the 2007 FCS National Coach of the Year.
Morancy returned punt 63 yards for Northern Iowa's first touchdown, then pulled in a 24-yard pass from Dunne followed by a 69-yard bomb to put the Panthers in front for good 24-14.
Edwards broke free for a 75-yard touchdown to open the second half and Caden Palmer, who kicked a 39-yard field goal in the first quarter, converted a 19-yarder midway through the third quarter to make it 34-17. The Sycamores battled back to get with a field goal to start the fourth quarter. Elijah Owens threw a 73-yard touchdown to Kevin Barnett and Shen Butler-Lawson scored on a 68-yard run with 14:06 left in the game. Morancy's 13-yard touchdown reception with 7:44 left pushed the lead back to 41-31.
Dunne was 13-of-15 passing for 204 yards and Morancy finished with five catches for 119 yards for Northern Iowa (3-9, 1-7 MVC).
Owens was 14-of-20 passing for 168 yards and carried 20 times for 107 and two touchdowns to lead the Sycamores (4-8, 3-5). Butler Lawson carried 17 times for 124 yards.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 10:49 | Elijah Owens 4 Yd Run (Ryan O'Grady Kick) |
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FG | 1st Period 7:16 | Caden Palmer 39 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 1st Period 5:55 | Sergio Morancy 63 Yd Punt Return (Caden Palmer Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 14:22 | Elijah Owens 2 Yd Run (Ryan O'Grady Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 11:06 | Sergio Morancy 24 Yd pass from Aidan Dunne (Caden Palmer Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 7:47 | Sergio Morancy 69 Yd pass from Aidan Dunne (Caden Palmer Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 0:00 | Ryan O'Grady 26 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 3rd Period 14:07 | Tye Edwards 75 Yd Run (Caden Palmer Kick) |
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FG | 3rd Period 6:26 | Caden Palmer 19 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 3rd Period 4:58 | Kevin Barnett 73 Yd pass from Elijah Owens (Ryan O'Grady Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 14:06 | Shen Butler-Lawson 68 Yd Run (Ryan O'Grady Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 7:44 | Sergio Morancy 13 Yd pass from Aidan Dunne (Caden Palmer Kick) |
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FG | 4th Period 3:37 | Ryan O'Grady 27 Yd Field Goal |
Statistics
 INST |
 UNI |
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|---|---|---|
| 20 | 1st Downs | 18 |
| 5-13 | 3rd down efficiency | 2-9 |
| 1-2 | 4th down efficiency | 1-2 |
| 479 | Total Yards | 429 |
| 206 | Passing | 204 |
| 16/22 | Comp/Att | 13/15 |
| 9.4 | Yards per pass | 13.6 |
| 273 | Rushing | 225 |
| 42 | Rushing Attempts | 35 |
| 6.5 | Yards per rush | 6.4 |
| 10-110 | Penalties | 7-55 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 1 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 0 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 31:56 | Possession | 28:04 |
Game Information
Location: Cedar Falls, IA
Attendance: 8,398 · Capacity:
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