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Southern Illinois never threatened in 49-23 win over Austin Peay
CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) Nic Baker threw for three touchdowns to three different receivers and Southern Illinois beat Austin Peay 49-23 in a season opener for the two teams on Saturday.
Baker, who threw for 219 yards, threw scoring passes to Izaiah Hartrup, Jaelin Benefield and Justin Strong for 31, 54 and 5 yards respectively. Ro Elliott, Strong and Kaleb Wagner added scoring runs of 1, 1 and 3 yards respectively.
Baker's scoring pass to Benefield halfway through the third quarter made it 35-0.
The Governors' Mike DiLiello threw for 214 yards, which included a 41-yard score to Kam Thomas with 10:40 remaining for their first touchdown of the season to make it 42-9. With 54 seconds left he threw a 44-yard score to Kenny Odom for the final margin.
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| Team Stats |  |
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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 |
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J. Johnson
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J. Johnson | 1/1 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
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K. Williams
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K. Williams | 5 | 20 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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C. Simmons
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C. Simmons | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
| 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 |
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H. Simmons
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H. Simmons | 18/35 | 169 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
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S. Lester Jr.
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S. Lester Jr. | 63 | 350 | 4 | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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J. Benefield
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J. Benefield | 43 | 127 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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V. Davis III
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V. Davis III | 5 | 32 | 1 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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H. Simmons
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H. Simmons | 3 | 25 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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C. Hoag
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C. Hoag | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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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J. Benefield
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J. Benefield | 0 | 20 | 164 | 1 | 54 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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R. Schwendeman
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R. Schwendeman | 0 | 6 | 50 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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A. Middleton
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A. Middleton | 0 | 4 | 45 | 1 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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D. Mitchell
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D. Mitchell | 0 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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C. Weidemann
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C. Weidemann | 0 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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S. Lester Jr.
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S. Lester Jr. | 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 |
