Mason Blackemore ran for 170 yards and three touchdowns and Illinois State defeated Western Illinois 34-18 in a Missouri Valley Football Conference opener.
MACOMB, Ill. — Mason Blackemore ran for 170 yards and three touchdowns and Illinois State defeated Western Illinois 34-18 on Saturday in a Missouri Valley Football Conference opener.
Western Illinois scored 10 points in the opening 80 seconds of the fourth quarter to close within 20-18 but Blakemore went 51 yards to score with seven minutes remaining and added a 6-yard TD with 1:17 to go. The Redbirds stifled the Leathernecks on the ground, holding them to minus-5 yards on 29 attempts. Illinois State outgained Western Illinois 461-194.
The Redbirds led 13-9 at halftime and extended their lead to 11 points on Cole Muller’s 6-yard run in the third quarter.Matt Morrissey was 22 of 40 for 199 yards passing with a touchdown in the air and on the ground for the Leathernecks .
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