SIU had a 22-21 edge in first downs, while SEMO held a 390-385 advantage in total yards. The 90th meeting all-time between the teams was evenly matched. "I didn't bring up the referees one time in the locker room." "We have to win the football game before we let referees decide the outcome of the game," he said. Hill protested both calls on the field, but said he didn't discuss officiating with his team afterward. SEMO caught another break on 4th-and-2 at the SIU 3, when DeLaurent lofted a pass over the head of Flournoy in the left corner of the end zone, but Johnson was again flagged for interference.
I thought the game all we had to do was go take a knee, but once I saw the yellow flag, I knew we had four more downs to go." "I thought the game was over," said SIU wide receiver Avante Cox. The ball landed at the 1, well short of the nearest receiver, Ryan Flournoy, but Saluki defender DJ Johnson was flagged for interference, keeping the drive alive. Then on 4th-and-9 from the 22, DeLaurent threw a desperation pass into a crowd of two receivers and two defenders near the SIU goal line. On SEMO's final possession, DeLaurent, who completed 33-of-44 passes for 332 yards and four touchdowns, moved the Redhawks to the SIU 22, where the drive appeared to stall. The burst capped a 65-yard drive and gave Southern a 31-27 lead. The Salukis appeared to have momentum after Justin Strong scored on a four-yard run up the middle with 2:50 remaining.
We have to rally together and stay together, which we will. "We got beat on the road (last week) and didn't play well, and then we came home with an opportunity to respond, a rivalry game, and we got beat at home. "We're going to own what we are, we're 0-2," Hill said. Had either call gone in Southern's favor - and neither flag was obvious - the outcome would have been different.Ĭoming off back-to-back playoff appearance, SIU head coach Nick Hill cut to the chase during his postgame press conference. The Redhawks (1-1) were aided by a pair of fourth-down pass interference penalties against the Salukis (0-2) during the 14-play, 76-yard game-winning drive. SEMO quarterback Paxton DeLaurent threw a two-yard touchdown pass to Damoriea Vick in the left corner of the end zone with 11 seconds remaining in the game to lift the Redhawks to a 34-31 win over Southern Illinois in the annual War For The Wheel on Saturday night at Saluki Stadium.
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