PHOTOS: Scenes from a comeback Bison football road victory at Southern Illinois

111322.S.FF.Bison.Lippe2 — North Dakota State's Jake Lippe gestures for a first down against Southern Illinois during their football game Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022, in Carbondale, Illinois.

By Eric Peterson, Michael Vosburg

November 12, 2022 05:12 PM

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CARBONDALE, Ill. — North Dakota State scored the first 14 points in the fourth quarter and held off a late Southern Illinois rally to earn a 21-18 victory Saturday in Missouri Valley Football Conference play at Saluki Stadium.

The Bison (8-2, 6-1 MVFC) have won three consecutive games. NDSU senior linebacker had a team-high 14 tackles against the Salukis.

Bison running back TaMerik Williams rushed for 56 yards and touchdown on 12 attempts. His 3-yard TD run gave the Bison a 21-10 lead with 4 minutes, 40 seconds to play in the fourth quarter.

NDSU rushed for 149 yards on 37 attempts, averaging 4.0 yards per carry.

Below are scene's from NDSU's road victory at Southern Illinois:

111322.S.FF.Bison.Waege — North Dakota State's Spencer Waege celebrates a quarterback sack against Southern Illinois during their football game Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022, in Carbondale, Illinois.

111322.S.FF.Bison.Johnson — North Dakota State's Kobe Johnson carries against Southern Illinois during their football game Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022, in Carbondale, Illinois.

111322.S.FF.Bison.Mathis2 — North Dakota State's Zach Mathis makes a catch in front of a Southern Illinois audience during their football game Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022, in Carbondale, Illinois.

111322.S.FF.Bison.Mathis — North Dakota State's Zach Mathis gestures for a first down against Southern Illinois that was called back during their football game Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022, in Carbondale, Illinois.

111322.S.FF.Bison.Luepke — North Dakota State's Hunter Luepke carries against Southern Illinois during their football game Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022, in Carbondale, Illinois.

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111322.S.FF.Bison.Miller — North Dakota State's Cam Miller starts a touchdown run against Southern Illinois during their football game Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022, in Carbondale, Illinois.

111322.S.FF.Bison.Payton — North Dakota State's Cole Payton carries against Southern Illinois during their football game Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022, in Carbondale, Illinois.

111322.S.FF.Bison.Williams — North Dakota State's TaMerik Williams makes a touchdown against Southern Illinois during their football game Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022, in Carbondale, Illinois.

111322.S.FF.Bison.Stoffel — North Dakota State's Joe Stoffel carries against Southern Illinois during their football game Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022, in Carbondale, Illinois.

111322.S.FF.Bison.Duttenhefer — North Dakota State's Jaxon Duttenhefer celebrates a tackle against Southern Illinois during their football game Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022, in Carbondale, Illinois.

111322.S.FF.Bison.four — North Dakota State signals the start of the fourth quarter of their football game against Southern Illinois on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022, in Carbondale, Illinois.

111322.S.FF.Bison.Derritt — North Dakota State's Javier Derritt pressures Southern Illinois’ Nic Baker during their football game Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022, in Carbondale, Illinois.

111322.S.FF.Bison.Lippe — North Dakota State's Jake Lippe dives for a pass against Southern Illinois during their football game Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022, in Carbondale, Illinois.

111322.S.FF.Bison.Williams2 — North Dakota State's TaMerik Williams carries against Southern Illinois during their football game Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022, in Carbondale, Illinois.

111322.S.FF.Bison.Green — North Dakota State's Eli Green reaches for a pass against Southern Illinois during their football game Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022, in Carbondale, Illinois.

111322.S.FF.Bison.Weber — North Dakota State's Dawson Weber intercepts a Southern Illinois pass during their football game Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022, in Carbondale, Illinois.

By Eric Peterson

Peterson covers college athletics for The Forum, including Concordia College and Minnesota State Moorhead. He also covers the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks independent baseball team and helps out with North Dakota State football coverage. Peterson has been working at the newspaper since 1996.

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