KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – The UIndy football team capped its 2021 regular season in exciting fashion Saturday, engineering a 13-10 comeback win at Truman State University. The Greyhounds scored 10 points in the fourth quarter, including a game-winning 40-yard field goal from Paul Buisman with 19 seconds left. The victory over the eight-win Bulldogs secured the Hounds the runner-up spot in the final Great Lakes Valley Conference standings.
 
INS & OUTS
UIndy got things going following intermission, especially in the fourth quarter. Trailing 10-3, the Greyhound defense forced and recovered a Truman fumble on the very first play of the final period, giving a short field to the offense.
 
The latter group responded with a quick scoring drive, featuring a 23-yard reception by Jon Eineman and a nine-yard rushing touchdown by JaQuan Buchanan to tie it up.
 
With the score still knotted at 10 with under four minutes to play, Truman got off a booming 65-yard punt to pin the Hounds at the nine-yard line. They were up to the task, however, methodically marching down the field to position themselves for the win.
 
The drive ultimately spanned 14 plays and consumed nearly all of the remaining time. Snap No. 14 started on the left hash of the 23-yard line and ended with Buisman splitting the uprights for what proved the game-winning score.
 
UIndy possessed the ball for more than 10 minutes in the fourth quarter, racking up 141 yards in the period while limiting Truman to just 33.
 
INSIDE THE BOX
- The UIndy defense combined for seven tackles for a loss and three sacks. Linebacker Gavin Bane accounted for three TFLs himself, including a six-yard sack in the first quarter.
- Buchanan was a workhorse in the offensive backfield, garnering a career-high 34 carries on the way to 94 yards rushing.
- Luke Lacey hauled in his first collegiate reception Saturday, finishing with a team-high six grabs for 69 yards. Fellow-wideouts Eineman and Jeremiah Lee and combined for eight catches for 146 yards.
- Safety Michael Brown set a career high with 10 total tackles, while linebacker Benjamin Hunnius followed closely with nine stops while adding a forced fumble and a pass break-up.
 
MORE NOTES
UIndy is now 8-1 all-time versus Truman since their first meeting in 2013 … The Greyhounds finished the season with a 5-1 road record … Star running back Toriano Clinton, the nation's leading rusher in yards per game, did not play due to injury … The game featured the Hounds' first scoreless first half since October of 2010—a rare 6-5 win in the Superior Dome at Northern Michigan.