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Traum
31
Winner Murray St. MUR 1-11 , 1-7
17
Indiana St. INS 3-9 , 1-7
Winner
Murray St. MUR
1-11 , 1-7
31
Final
17
Indiana St. INS
3-9 , 1-7
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
MUR Murray St. 7 10 7 7 31
INS Indiana St. 7 0 3 7 17

Game Recap: Football | | Seth Montgomery | GoSycamores.com

Sycamores fall to Murray State on Senior Day to close out 2025 season

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – A 10-point second quarter swung the advantage to Murray State and the Racers held off host Indiana State down the stretch at Memorial Stadium on Saturday afternoon as Indiana State's 2025 season came to an end following the 31-17 loss.
 
The Sycamores' (3-9, 1-7) offense was highlighted by a number of explosive plays once again on Saturday afternoon as Indiana State featured touchdown passes of 72 and 66 yards, while Talan White-Hatch hauled in a 40-yard reception in the fourth quarter to highlight Keegan Patterson's second consecutive 300-yard passing effort. Deion Brown added 78 rushing yards on the ground in the loss.
 
Murray State (1-11, 1-7) countered with Jawaun Northington's 232-yard two-touchdown effort on the ground, while quarterback Baxter Wright connected with Darius Cannon for nine receptions and 110 yards as the Racers secured the season-ending win.
 
Indiana State got on the board early as Patterson found Rashad Rochelle behind the Murray State defense for a 66-yard touchdown pass on the Sycamores' first play from scrimmage. The Racers battled back with a pair of Northington touchdown runs and Murray State kicker Jack Tannehill added a 26-yard field goal to make it a 17-7 Racer lead at the break.
 
The Sycamores battled back in the second half with Spencer Conrad converting a 27-yard field goal and Patterson found a wide-open Torey French down the right sideline for a 72-yard score to keep it a 24-17 game.
 
Indiana State's defense kept the Sycamores in the game late with Kimal Clark and Braxton Sampson both forcing fumbles late, but Murray State was able to close out the contest as J'Kalon Carter hauled in a six-yard touchdown pass from Wright to provide the final scoring margin.
 
Rochelle posted his fourth 100-yard receiving effort in the last five games as the senior wide receiver finished with five catches for 120 yards and a touchdown. French added the longest reception of his Indiana State career, while KeShon Singleton had three receptions for 44 yards in the game. Patterson completed passes to nine different receivers on his way to going 17-of-28 for 314 yards and two touchdowns, while adding 42 rushing yards on the ground.
 
Kimal Clark wrapped up his Indiana State career with a 16-tackle effort and added a pass breakup and forced fumble in the fourth quarter. Alex Rose added 16 tackles of his own in the game, while Drew Covington made 10 stops. Nic Yatsko finished with seven tackles, 1.5 TFL, 1.0 sacks, a fumble recovery, and two quarterback hurries.
 
News & Notes
  • Rashad Rochelle recorded at least 100 receiving yards for the third consecutive game, marking the first time an Indiana State player achieved the feat since Dante Hendrix achieved the stat in the 2022 season over games against North Dakota State (Oct. 8 – 109), Youngstown State (Oct. 15 – 117), and Illinois State (Oct. 22 – 107).
  • Rochelle finished the season with 863 yards, marking the second most in a single season in program history all-time and trailing just Steve Elmlinger (1,071 – 1998).
  • Keegan Patterson's back-to-back 300-yard passing efforts marked the first time an Indiana State quarterback achieved the feat since Isaac Harker went back-to-back games in 2016 throwing for 325 against South Dakota (Oct. 15) and 336 against Southern Illinois (Oct. 22).
  • Kimal Clark recorded his 10th double-digit tackling game of the 2025 season with his 16 stops on Saturday afternoon, giving him the Missouri Valley Football Conference regular season tackling crown with 145 tackles on the year.
  • Clark's 145 tackles in the 2025 season tied for the fifth-most in a single season in Indiana State history, tying him with Chris Libaire (145) who achieved the feat in 1995.
  • Spencer Conrad converted the first field goal of his collegiate career on Saturday afternoon after knocking through a 27-yard attempt in the third quarter.
  • Harry Traum recorded a career-high 23-yard rush on a fake punt in the first half on Saturday afternoon. He finished the season with three carries for 40 yards across three attempts.
  • Alex Rose recorded a career-high 16 tackles on Saturday afternoon.
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