Nic Baker hit Jacob Garrett with a touchdown pass for the second time in the game to break a tie with 12:28 left in the fourth quarter, and Southern Illinois held on to top Northwestern 31-24. Garrett caught Baker’s toss to cap a 19-play, 74-yard drive to put the Salukis ahead by a touchdown as SIU beat a Big Ten opponent for the second time. A Missouri Valley Conference member, Southern Illinois’ other win over a Big Ten foe was against Indiana in 2006 when Salukis coach Nick Hill was their quarterback.
Tyce Daniel also scored off a Baker pass as the Salukis' air game lifted them to the win. SIU finished with 96 total rushing yards.
“We settled down and played outstanding defense,” Hill said."We took care of the ball and we got turnovers and we competed at a super-high level. We had a daunting task today, to come up staring 0-and-3 in the face if we don't beat a Big Ten school. Man, they battled. It was fun to watch the competitiveness.”
Northwestern had 528 total yards in its opener and 511 in its second game. SIU held the Wildcats to 380. “We just seemed to have too much inconsistency offensively with our ball security," Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald said. “Our inability to hit explosives like we had been through the first couple of weeks.
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