CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Sam Straub threw for 191 yards and two touchdowns and D.J. Davis ran for two more scores as Southern Illinois routed Mississippi Valley State, 55-3 in the Salukis season opener Saturday night.
Straub hit Hans Carmien with a 17-yard touchdown pass barely two minutes into the game and the Salukis never looked back. Davis broke loose for a 30-yard touchdown run midway through the quarter and Jonathan Mixon punched over from the 1 as Southern Illinois built a 21-3 lead after one quarter.
Daquan Isom finished with 97 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries for the Salukis, who finished with 285 yards rushing on 54 total carries.