Southern Illinois shuts out Indiana State 33-0 Eds: APNewsNow. Southern Illinois 33, Indiana State 0.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) Redshirt freshman quarterback Paul McIntosh rushed for two touchdowns in his first start to pace Southern Illinois to a 33-0 shutout of Indiana State on Saturday.

McIntosh replaced Chris Dieker, who is expected to miss six weeks with a broken collarbone.

McIntosh, a transfer from Army, ran it in twice from 2 yards out. He also completed 15 of 22 passes for 159 yards.

Deji Karim rushed 15 times for 87 yards and a touchdown in SIU's seventh straight victory.

The Salukis (7-1, 6-0 Missouri Valley) also scored on Kyle Dougherty's field goal, a blocked punt and a safety.

Antoine Brown ran 18 times for 36 yards for the Sycamores (1-8, 1-5).

Southern Illinois outgained Indiana State 360 yards to 90.

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