By Associated Press
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — Elijah Owens threw two touchdown passes, Plez Lawrence scored twice and Joey Shew added a pick-6 to help Indiana State defeat North Dakota 35-31 on Saturday.
Shaw opened the scoring with a 20-yard interception return and Lawrence had a 53-yard touchdown run and a 39-yard TD reception in the third quarter to put the Sycamores (4-5, 3-2 Missouri Valley Football Conference) on top 35-28.
The Fighting Hawks (5-4, 2-3), ranked 15th in the FCS coaches poll, drove to a field goal on the first play of the fourth quarter but the Sycamore defense held strong on North Dakota’s last two possessions. Maddix Blackwell knocked down a 4th-and-13 Hail Mary pass at the goal line with 14 seconds left.
Owens was 12-of-18 passing for 163 yards while Lawrence had 100 yards on 14 carries. Rashad Rochelle had a 16-yard touchdown reception in the last minute of the first half to tie the game at 21.
Simon Romfo was 18-of-26 passing with two touchdowns and an interception for North Dakota and had a short touchdown run. Isaiah Smith ran for 104 yards and a score.
Howard’s 4 touchdowns power Butler in rout of Stetson
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Quarterback Nick Howard ran for three touchdowns and passed for another, leading Butler to a 46-13 rout of Stetson on Saturday.
Butler also got a 100-yard pick-6 from Jeremiah Jackson. He picked off a tipped pass in a crowd in the end zone, set up a number of blocks and raced untouched for the score.
Howard had a 10-yard TD pass to Trevon Brown for a 17-0 lead in the second quarter, then added a 7-yard TD run before halftime. He scored on runs of 8 and 5 yards in the second half. He was the Bulldogs’ leading rusher with 19 carries for 92 yards and Griffin Caldwell added 91 yards and a touchdown on the ground. The Bulldogs finished with 283 yards rushing.
In the passing game, Howard’s only completion in three attempts was the touchdown to Brown. Reagan Andrew was 11-of-15 passing for 144 yards for Butler (7-2, 3-2 Pioneer Football League).
For Stetson (2-6, 0-4), Brady Meitz was 27-of-40 passing for 210 yards, with a touchdown and two interceptions.
