NORMAL, Ill. – A return home treated No. 17 Illinois State well against Northern Iowa, as the Redbirds (6-3, 3-2 MVFC) scored 14 first-quarter points and never looked back in a 31-16 victory over the Panthers (2-7, 0-5 MVFC) on Saturday in front of 7,756 fans at Jay and Lori Bergman Field at Hancock Stadium.
How It Happened:
• After the Redbird defense forced a punt on the first drive of the game by UNI, the Redbird offense drove 80 yards in 13 plays to find the end zone, as quarterback Tommy Rittenhouse ran it in from four yards out to make the score 7-0 in favor of the Redbirds with 4:59 left to play in the first quarter.