SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- There were two explosive touchdowns by the offense in Northern Iowa's 29-6 win over Missouri State Saturday.
But perhaps the biggest play of the game, a 49-yard field goal by Matthew Cook to open the scoring 11 seconds into the second quarter that gave the Panthers a 3-0 lead.
"I told Cook right when the game was wrapping up that one of the bigger plays of this game was that long kick he made," UNI head coach Mark Farley said. "Because that was a critical part of the game. We didn't get it in the end zone, and we got backed up because of a penalty.