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Prince
44
Winner Murray St. MUR 2-9 , 1-6
14
Indiana St. INS 2-9 , 0-7
Winner
Murray St. MUR
2-9 , 1-6
44
Final
14
Indiana St. INS
2-9 , 0-7
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
MUR Murray St. 7 14 13 10 44
INS Indiana St. 7 7 0 0 14

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

Sycamores unable to slow down Racers on Saturday afternoon

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State was unable to slow down the Murray State offense on Saturday afternoon as the Sycamores fell to the visiting Racers, 44-14, on Senior Day at Memorial Stadium.
 
The Sycamores (2-10, 0-7) had early first half offensive fireworks as Zechariah Prince broke free for a 73-yard touchdown run in the first quarter. BJ Wuest returned a missed Murray State (2-9, 1-6) field goal 100-yards at the end of the first half to keep the score at 21-14 at the break.
 
Murray State quarterback Collin Shannon paced the Racers' offense with 355 passing yards, 228 of which went to wide receiver Jaxon Potter, in leading the visiting team to 577 yards of total offense on Saturday afternoon. Shannon connected on touchdown passes to Potter (twice) and Trey Firestone in the contest, while Jawuan Northington finished with 20 carries for 103 yards and a score to lead the Racer offense.
 
Prince led the Sycamore rushing efforts with 17 carries for 109 yards and a touchdown, while Tyler Stewart had two catches for a team-high 31 receiving yards. Brock Riddle went 5-for-10 through the air for 38 yards and an interception, while John Bargen finished going 4-for-8 for 34 yards in the first half.
 
Alex Rose finished with a team-high 14 tackles in the game, while Xavian Andrews added eight stops and a pass breakup. Xavier McIntyre, Arison Walker, and Zakiese Smith (two) also recorded pass breakups in the game.
 
How They Scored
  • Jaxon Potter put Murray State on the board with a 96-yard touchdown reception from Collin Shannon with 7:31 left in the first quarter as the Racers took the early 7-0 lead.
  • Zechariah Prince answered for the Sycamores with a 73-yard touchdown run with 1:20 left in the first quarter to even the score at 7-7.
  • The Racers went up 14-7 on Collin Shannon's 15-yard touchdown pass to Jaxon Potter with 10:45 remaining in the second quarter to cap an 11-play, 75-yard drive.
  • Dimitri Howard gave Murray State the 21-7 lead with 1:08 remaining in the first half with a 10-yard touchdown run.
  • Indiana State scored on a missed field goal as time expired in the first half as BJ Wuest collected the miss inside the end zone and returned it up the left sideline for a 100-yard return to make it a 21-14 game at the break.
  • Murray State went up 28-14 with 6:50 remaining in the third quarter on Jawuan Northington's two-yard touchdown run following a blocked punt that set the Racers up inside the Indiana State 5-yard line.
  • Murray State added to the lead as Collin Shannon connected on a five-yard touchdown pass to Trey Firestone to cap a six-play, 39-yard drive with 3:24 remaining, but the extra point attempt went wide to make it a 34-14 game.
  • The Racers went up 37-14 on Rocco Devita's 25-yard field goal conversion with 14:27 remaining in the fourth quarter.
  • Baxter Wright capped the scoring with a 21-yard touchdown run to end a 14-play, 99-yard drive with 3:39 remaing in in the contest to provide the final 44-14 margin. 
News & Notes
  • For the second consecutive week, the Indiana State football team had a scoring play of 99-plus yards as BJ Wuest fielded the missed field goal late in the first half about eight yards deep in the end zone. The senior wide receiver weaved his way through the defense for a 100-yard return to tie for the longest scoring play in Indiana State history.
  • Zechariah Prince recorded 109 rushing yards on 17 carries, marking back-to-back 100-yard rushing games for the redshirt junior running back.
  • Deion Brown was back on the field picking up seven carries for 11 yards in the second half as the Sycamore running back made his first appearance since September 4, 2026, against Purdue.
  • Alex Rose recorded a season-high 14 tackles in the contest for his fourth career double-digit tackling game and second of the 2026 season.
  • Spencer Conrad tied a career-long with a 67-yard punt in the first quarter on Saturday afternoon. The Sycamore punter finished with nine punts for 428 yards, averaging 47.6 yards per attempt on the day.
  • Freshman quarterback John Bargen made his first career start on the field on Saturday afternoon. It marked the first time a true freshman has started at quarterback for the Sycamores since Elijah Owens took the opening snaps back on September 16, 2023, at Ball State.
  • Indiana State recognized their 2026 Senior Class in a pregame ceremony with 26 players recognized ahead of the final home game of the regular season at Memorial Stadium.
Postgame Press Conference 


Up Next
Indiana State closes out the 2026 regular season on the road on Saturday, November 21, as the Sycamores head to South Dakota State. Kickoff is set for 3 p.m. ET at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium in Brookings, S.D. and will be carried live on ESPN+ and 105.5 The Legend.
 
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