CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Kobe Johnson, Adam Cofield and Trey Lance all ran for touchdowns and FCS top-ranked North Dakota State completed a perfect regular season with a 21-7 victory over Southern Illinois on Saturday.
The Bison (12-0, 8-0 Missouri Valley Football Conference) won their 33rd consecutive game, tying their own record (2012-14) for the longest win streak in FCS history and eighth longest all-time in Division I.
Johnson ran 44 yards for a first-quarter touchdown but Javon Williams Jr. went 28 yards in the second quarter for Southern Illinois. Cofield ran 8 yards for the go-ahead score in the third quarter and Lance added a 34-yarder in the fourth. The three NDSU scoring drives went for 74 yards or longer.
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The Bison ran for 246 yards with Lance throwing for 146 more.
The Salukis (7-5, 5-3), tied with Yale at No. 25, got 117 yards rushing on 23 carries from Williams but had just 70 yards passing.
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