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Another team that showed it had the right defensive stuff was Southern Illinois. A week after grinding out a 9-0 win over North Dakota State to earn an at-large playoff berth, the Salukis were at it again against Eastern Illinois, coming away with a 21-6 victory.
Arkee Whitlock rushed 23 times for 89 yards and three touchdowns to help SIU win this defensive struggle. The Saluki defense held Eastern Illinois to 100 yards rushing and 264 yards of total offense as SIU captured its first playoff win since winning the national championship in 1983.
Next up for Whitlock and the Salukis is a trip to Boone, N.C. to meet No. 2 seed Appalachian State. ASU overcame a nervous first-half and a well-prepared Lafayette club to weather out a 34-23 victory.
Lafayette played a near-perfect first half, holding a time of possession advantage of nearly 23-7 in building a 17-7 lead. But once Appalachian State got its offense on the field in the second half, the Mountaineers wore the Leopards out.
Richie Williams threw for three second-half touchdowns, two of them to tight end Daniel Bettis, and Kevin Richardson ran 24 times for 171 yards and another score. Lafayette helped it cause with a 2-1 turnover advantage in the first half, but the Leopards killed their chances with three turnovers in the second half.
Arkee Whitlock rushed 23 times for 89 yards and three touchdowns to help SIU win this defensive struggle. The Saluki defense held Eastern Illinois to 100 yards rushing and 264 yards of total offense as SIU captured its first playoff win since winning the national championship in 1983.
Next up for Whitlock and the Salukis is a trip to Boone, N.C. to meet No. 2 seed Appalachian State. ASU overcame a nervous first-half and a well-prepared Lafayette club to weather out a 34-23 victory.
Lafayette played a near-perfect first half, holding a time of possession advantage of nearly 23-7 in building a 17-7 lead. But once Appalachian State got its offense on the field in the second half, the Mountaineers wore the Leopards out.
Richie Williams threw for three second-half touchdowns, two of them to tight end Daniel Bettis, and Kevin Richardson ran 24 times for 171 yards and another score. Lafayette helped it cause with a 2-1 turnover advantage in the first half, but the Leopards killed their chances with three turnovers in the second half.
