Murray State Racers at Northern Iowa Panthers
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Jackson's 3 TDs send Northern Iowa past Murray State 31-14
Northern Iowa (3-7, 1-5) never trailed against the winless Racers (0-10, 0-6).
Jackson's 2-yard touchdown run gave Northern Iowa a 7-0 lead near the end of the first quarter, and his 35-yard scoring run early in second made it a 14-7 Panthers lead.
Near the midway point of the third, Jaxon Dailey threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to JC Roque Jr. to make it 21-14. Jackson ran it in from the 14 with 6:50 left in the fourth for a 31-14 advantage.
Murray State tied it a 7 when Kaleb Bailey threw a 54-yard touchdown to Darius Cannon with 12:53 left in the second and knotted it at 14 when Jawaun Northington ran it in from the 12 with 3 1/2 minutes before halftime.
Bailey threw for 113 yards and ran for 96 yards.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 0:11 | Bill Jackson 2 Yd Run (Max Bartachek Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 12:53 | Darius Cannon 54 Yd pass from Kaleb Bailey (Jack Tannehill Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 10:22 | Bill Jackson 35 Yd Run (Max Bartachek Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 3:30 | Jawaun Northington 12 Yd Run (Jack Tannehill Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 2:08 | JC Roque Jr. 7 Yd pass from Jaxon Dailey (Max Bartachek Kick) |
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FG | 4th Period 11:55 | Max Bartachek 45 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 4th Period 6:50 | Bill Jackson 14 Yd Run (Max Bartachek Kick) |
Statistics
 MUR |
 UNI |
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|---|---|---|
| 19 | 1st Downs | 23 |
| 4-11 | 3rd down efficiency | 7-11 |
| 1-4 | 4th down efficiency | 0-0 |
| 356 | Total Yards | 440 |
| 159 | Passing | 133 |
| 13/21 | Comp/Att | 8/11 |
| 7.6 | Yards per pass | 12.1 |
| 197 | Rushing | 307 |
| 37 | Rushing Attempts | 47 |
| 5.3 | Yards per rush | 6.5 |
| 5-60 | Penalties | 8-85 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 1 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 27:05 | Possession | 32:55 |
Game Information
Location: Cedar Falls, IA
Attendance: 8,529 · Capacity:
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