KIRKSVILLE, Mo.—In a battle of GLVC heavyweights, the No. 13 UIndy football team took down host and 19th-ranked Truman State University Saturday afternoon, 38-17. The win kept the Greyhounds' perfect record intact while also securing sole possession of the conference lead.
 
INS & OUTS
The teams traded touchdowns through the early going, knotting the score at 14-14 with nine minutes left in the second quarter. Sophomore Cobi Lewis had a pair of touchdown receptions to account for both UIndy scores.
 
The first half featured an eventful ending, including a case for play of the year. Inside of six minutes left in the half, the UIndy special teams delivered the go-ahead touchdown with a blocked field goal and lengthy TD return. Junior Aaron Barnett swatted the Bulldogs' 36-yard attempt, before senior Landry Mavungu corralled the carom and took it 82 yards to the house.
 

Getting it done on special teams! pic.twitter.com/Q6VCuUzEh5

— UIndy Football (@UIndyFB) October 14, 2023

 
Up 21-14 at the break, the Greyhounds pulled away with 10 unanswered points in the third quarter. Jon Lewis (six-yard rush) and Anthony Crowell (one-yard catch) each provided a second-half touchdown, with the latter's score late in the fourth good for the first of his career.
 
The UIndy special teams continued to come up big, particularly punter Luke Keller. Also a dual-threat quarterback, Keller broke off a 24-yard rush on a successful fake punt in the third quarter, and later pinned the Bulldogs at their own five-yard line with a perfect punt with just 4:30 to go.
 
Truman had one last gasp, taking possession at the 4:22 mark in a two-score game. But senior captain KJ Roudebush came up with a clutch interception and 48-yard return, setting up the Hounds' final score and sealing the win.
 
INSIDE THE BOX
-Mavungu, who also had a pick, earned the Hounds' first return TD on a blocked field goal since the 2009 season opener and longest since at least 1983*.
-Kicker Dylan Hillger connected on a 41-yard field goal try in the third quarter—UIndy's longest of the year.
-UIndy amassed six tackles for a loss, including three from Justin Thomas.
-The Greyhound defense held Truman to a combined 4-for-17 on third and fourth down.
-Cornerback Jalyn Givan was credited with four pass break-ups.
-Truman's fourth-quarter field goal represented its only score in the game's final 39 minutes.
 _{*first season game-by-game stats are readily available}
 
MORE NOTES
UIndy upped its win streak versus Truman to seven ... The Greyhounds are now 6-0 for the second time in Head Coach Chris Keevers' five-year tenure.

UP NEXT
UIndy remains on the road next week for a trip to an improved Quincy University club. Kickoff is set for 2 p.m. ET.