Southern Illinois rolls past Murray State in road victory

MURRAY, Ky. (Interstat) — Southern Illinois defeated Murray State 46-6 on Saturday in an NCAA Football Championship Division game at Roy Stewart Stadium. The visiting Salukis scored 23 points in the first quarter, seven in the second, 10 in the third and six in the fourth to improve to 3-2. Murray State fell to 1-4. DJ Williams led Southern Illinois by completing 13 of 20 passes for 217 yards and two touchdowns and rushing for 13 yards. Markell Quick caught four passes for 145 yards and a touchdown. Weston Schofield made field goals of 29, 34, 27 and 36 yards. Lem Wash, Joshua Newkirk and Edward Robinson each scored a touchdown. Ben Fiegel recorded nine tackles, while Vinny Pierre Jr. and Matthew McClelland added seven apiece. Murray State’s Jim Ogle completed eight of 16 passes for 77 yards and a touchdown. Rett Hemphill had eight tackles and Conlee Crossno nine for the Racers.