Northern Iowa 34 at Stephen F. Austin 23
Rennie, Johnson carry Northern Iowa to 34-23 win
Saturday, Sep 10, 2011NACOGDOCHES, Texas (AP)—Tirrell Rennie and David Johnson combined for 213 yards rushing and four touchdowns Saturday as Northern Iowa defeated Stephen F. Austin 34-23.
Rennie had 126 yards on the ground, including TD runs of 20 and 9 yards for the Panthers (1-1). His first TD broke a 13-13 tie and put Northern Iowa ahead for good with 7:50 remaining in the third quarter. The Northern Iowa quarterback was also 9 for 25 passing for 151 yards.
Johnson added 87 yards rushing with a pair of 1-yard TD runs.
Stephen F. Austin (1-1) outgained Northern Iowa 407-362, but committed four turnovers and three times had to settle for field goals from Jordan Wiggs.
Brady Attaway completed 23 of 35 passes for 281 yards and a touchdown for the Lumberjacks, but was intercepted three times. Corde Roberson had seven catches for 115 yards.
Head to Head - Week 2
| Team | Total Yds | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | First Downs | 3rdD% | Pen./Yds | Turnovers | Time of Poss. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNI | 362 | 151 | 211 | 24 | 56.3% | 5/50 | 0 | 22:36 |
| Stephen F. Austin | 407 | 281 | 126 | 22 | 22.2% | 9/91 | 4 | 00:00 |
