Southern Illinoise University Athletics
In-Game Notes vs. Northern Iowa
10/09/2010 | 12:00:00 | Football
Oct. 9, 2010
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Pre-game Notes
• SIU Captains: 5, 14, 21, 47
First Quarter
• Sammy Biggs returned the games opening kickoff 41 yards to the SIU 45-yard line.
• Joe Allaria's eight-yard reception on SIU's first drive of the game gave him a catch in 26 consecutive games.
• E.J. Clark forced a fumble on UNI's first drive of the game and Jayson DiManche returned it 26-yards to the Panther 8-yard line.
• Kyle Dougherty hit his 52nd career field goal at 6:15.
• Jeff Evans scored his second touchdown of the season on a 66-yard pass from Paul McIntosh. He fumbled at the nine, but recovered in the end zone for the TD.
• The two teams combined for 266 yards of total offense in the first quarter.
Second Quarter
• Evans went over 100 yards receiving on his second catch of the game. He had the 66 yarder in the first quarter and a 52-yarder early in the second quarter to give him 118 yards receiving in the first 20 minutes of the game. It is his second career 100-yard receiving game (both this year).
• Paul McIntosh ran for his first touchdown of the season at 10:47. It came from 20-yards out.
• Luke Thuston intercepted the first pass of his career and returned it 36-yards for a touchdown. It was SIU's first defensive touchdown of the season, and it's eighth interception returned for a TD in three years under head coach Dale Lennon.
• Terrell Wilson intercepted his first career pass at 0:54 off a Zach Davis pass.
• Chris Dieker was 9-for-11 for 162 yards and one touchdown in the first half. As a team, SIU had 228 yards passing in the first half (McIntosh had 66 yards on one pass).
Third Quarter
• Southern Illinois had a punt blocked for the third consecutive game. UNI's Jordan Smith blocked this one to give the Panthers the ball at the SIU 14-yard line at 9:52.
Fourth Quarter
• Robert Spann intercepted the first pass of his career at 14:54. It was the fourth turnover the Saluki defense created on the day (three interceptions).
• Jason Seaman recorded his first sack since the season opener at 5:38, to push UNI back six yards. They then faced a third-and-goal at the 28-yard line and eventually had to settle for a 44-yard Billy Hallgren field goal, which was UNI's final points in the game.
Overtime
• This was SIU's first overtime game since 2008, when they won 17-10 at Illinois State on Nov. 22.
Final Notes
• SIU improves to 4-3 all-time in overtime victories.
• The win was Southern's ninth in a row on Homecoming and the Salukis have now won 13-straight home games in league play. Southern is 23-2 in home MVFC games since 2003.
