UIndy Athletics

BOLIVAR, Mo.—The 22nd-ranked UIndy football team capped the 2023 regular season Saturday with a convincing 41-3 win at Southwest Baptist. The Greyhounds moved to 9-1 on the year while earning their ninth outright GLVC title since the league began sponsoring football in 2012.
 
Coming in at No. 9 in a stacked Super Region 3 heading into the day, UIndy will not wait long to learn its postseason fate. The 28-team NCAA DII Championship bracket will be announced on NCAA.com tomorrow at 6 p.m. Stay tuned to UIndyAthletics.com and UIndy Athletics on social media for updates.
 
INS & OUTS
The action started with an eventful first few minutes. After SBU took the opening kickoff, the Greyhound defense looked to have a stop but a successful fake punt kept the Bearcat drive alive. They quickly earned a 1st-and-goal situation but a timely interception by KJ Roudebush flipped the script.
 
Two offensive snaps later, sophomore quarterback Gavin Sukup hit a streaking Markez Gilllam in stride for a 79-yard touchdown play, and the Greyhounds were off and running.
 

Seventy. Nine. Yards.

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— UIndy Football (@UIndyFB) November 11, 2023

 
They tacked on with a pair of rushing TDs from the Lewis boys before halftime. Jon Lewis punched it in from three yards late in the first quarter, while Cobi Lewis (no relation) capped the first half with a four-yard score.
 
The game-clinching sequence came in the back half of the third quarter when the deficit quickly snowballed to 35 points. In a matter of three minutes of game time, UIndy strung together a 77-yard TD reception (Kaleb Carver), a defensive takeaway (forced fumble by KJ Roudebush, recovered by San Flowers), and a 17-yard touchdown catch (Cobi Lewis) to put it out of reach.
 

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— UIndy Football (@UIndyFB) November 11, 2023

 
The final Greyhound score came on a 45-yard scamper by senior Kellen Porter early in the fourth. Later, the shutout finally came to an end on a 48-yard field goal against the UIndy reserves with 1:03 to go.
 
INSIDE THE BOX
-Sukup carved up the SBU defense, finishing a deadly 18-for-20 for a season-high 357 yards and three touchdowns.
-The Bearcats, meanwhile, managed just 90 yards through the air and were more than doubled up in total yards (535-245).
-Flowers led the Hounds with seven tackles, while Roudebush forced both SBU turnovers and added a sack.
-Ten UIndy ball carriers combined for 176 rushing yards, with Porter (58 yds) and Jon Lewis (53) leading the way.
 
MORE NOTES
UIndy is now 8-1 all-time versus SBU. The Hounds' average margin of victory in the last six matchups versus the Bearcats is a healthy 39.5 points.