All Quiet in Week 8
Weekly Report Posted: May 17, 2024 06:21
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Deja Vu--Part 3!
Same stuff, different game. Since week five of the Auburn game, the UNI Panther's offense and defense have been unstoppable. Week five was a 59-0 victory, week 6, a 72-7 win, week 7, a 76-7 beating and this recent week, week 8, a 91-0 pounding.
A couple of records were broken as the offense had 1105 total yards and the biggest record was broke when sophomore halfback Steve Jackson ran for 517 yards with a total of 10 touchdowns.
Freshman quarterback Victor Welsh passed for 222 yards and a touchdown and ran for 69 yards.
The entire team had some impressive stats with the punt return and kick return teams, Steve Jackson ran a 86 yard kick return back for a touchdown as well as a 64 yard touchdown punt return. Adding to the punt return touchdown stats was sophomore wide receiver Chris Peterson having a 59 yard punt return for a touchdown.
The defense had a touchdown of their own where cornerback Derek James ran a 14 yard interception return for a touchdown. The defense held Kentucky to 52 total offensive yards, -16 of those coming from rushing. UNI improves to 5-0 in the SEC and 7-0 overall.
Week 8 Players of the Week
SEC Offensive Player Of The Week
Steve Jackson - HB, Northern Iowa
30 Car 517 Yds., 10 Total TD
Ncaa Offensive Player Of The Week
Steve Jackson - HB, Northern Iowa
30 Car 517 Yds., 10 Total TD
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