NORMAL, Ill. (Interstat) — Beckham Pellant threw for 248 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 17 yards as Illinois State beat Murray State 35-14 on Saturday at Hancock Stadium in an NCAA Football Championship Division game. Victor Dawson ran 22 times for 99 yards and two scores, and Seth Glatz added 67 rushing yards and a touchdown for the Redbirds. Pellant completed 13 of 27 passes for Illinois State, which moved to 7-2. Ethan Loss caught two passes for 117 yards and a score, and Dylan Lord had five receptions for 80 yards and a touchdown. Tye Niekamp recorded an interception, and Solomon Oduma had a sack. For Murray State, Collin Shannon completed 14 of 27 passes for 169 yards. Baxter Wright threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to Trey Firestone. Jaxon Potter caught seven passes for 131 yards, and Dylan Rowsey made 11 tackles and intercepted a pass for the Racers, who fell to 1-8. Attendance was 6,083.