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Nic Baker's 3 touchdown passes help Southern Illinois make statement for playoff bid
CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) Nic Baker threw three touchdown passes and Southern Illinois Salukis made a strong case for a playoff bid, defeating Indiana State Sycamores 38-9 on Saturday.
Two of Baker's scores went to Izaiah Hartrup, who finished with eight catches for 125 yards.
Ro Elliott scored on a 9-yard run to give the No. 20 FCS Salukis a 7-3 lead, then Baker threw all three of his touchdown passes to build a 31-3 halftime lead.
In the fourth quarter, Devin Cowan scored on a 61-yard fumble return for Southern Illinois (7-4, 4-4 MVFC), then Indiana State got its only touchdown when Maddix Blackwell returned a fumble 15 yards for a score. The extra point was blocked.
Baker completed 22 of 27 passes for 282 yards with the three touchdowns and one interception.
Cade Chambers was 14-for-28 passing for 138 yards for the Sycamores (1-10, 1-7).
The field for the FCS playoffs will be announced Sunday morning and televised by ESPNU.
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| 1st Downs | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | 0 | 0 |
| Penalty | 0 | 0 |
| 3rd Down Conv | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 4th Down Conv | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Total Net Yards | 0 | 0 |
| Total Plays | 0 | 0 |
| Avg Gain | 0 | 0 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 0 | 0 |
| Rush Attempts | 0 | 0 |
| Avg Rush Yards | 0 | 0 |
| Yards Passing | 0 | 0 |
| Comp. - Att. | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Yards Per Pass | 0 | 0 |
| Penalties - Yards | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Touchdowns | ||
| Rushing TDs | 0 | 0 |
| Passing TDs | 0 | 0 |
| Other | ||
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles - Lost | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Int. Thrown | 0 | 0 |
| Punts - Avg | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Return Yards | ||
| Punts - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kickoffs - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Int. - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Safeties | 0 | 0 |
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| Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
| Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
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P. Lawrence
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P. Lawrence | 104 | 502 | 3 | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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E. Owens
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E. Owens | 18 | 67 | 0 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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C. Dunn
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C. Dunn | 4 | 21 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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H. Traum
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H. Traum | 1 | -16 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
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L. Rees
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L. Rees | 0 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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P. Lawrence
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P. Lawrence | 0 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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R. Ciocca
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R. Ciocca | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Z. Prince
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Z. Prince | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
| Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
| Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
| Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
| Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
| Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
| Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
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L. Lester
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L. Lester | 63 | 350 | 4 | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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V. Davis III
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V. Davis III | 5 | 32 | 1 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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J. Athans
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J. Athans | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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K. Wagner
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K. Wagner | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
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V. Davis III
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V. Davis III | 0 | 54 | 659 | 3 | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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A. Quinn
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A. Quinn | 0 | 27 | 348 | 3 | 38 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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R. Schwendeman
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R. Schwendeman | 0 | 6 | 50 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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C. Weidemann
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C. Weidemann | 0 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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L. Lester
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L. Lester | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
| Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
| Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
| Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
| Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
