KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – In a battle of GLVC heavyweights, the No. 22 UIndy football team came out on top of a 30-20 final score Saturday at Truman State University. The Greyhounds racked up more than 500 total yards and punted just once all afternoon.
 
INS & OUTS
In a contest that featured the top two teams in the GLVC Preseason Coaches Poll, UIndy generated a big momentum swing late in the first quarter. Already up 7-0, the Hounds got a key third-down stop inside their own 10-yard line to force a decision by their hosts; the Bulldogs chose to kick it on 4th & short but missed the chip shot to remain scoreless.
 
UIndy took over and quickly flipped the field, getting big chucks from Markez Gillam (25-yard reception) and Juseters Fataki (27-yard rush). The drive resulted in a 34-yard field goal from freshman Andrew Herron, completing a six-point swing that helped the Hounds carry a 10-0 advantage into halftime.
 

Juseters Fataki! 6??7?? yards!! pic.twitter.com/su04AIL5hS

— UIndy Football (@UIndyFB) September 27, 2025

 
The Hounds tacked up seven more points on the opening possession of the third. On the 10th play of the drive, Sukup found veteran receiver Alonzo Derrick in the end zone to make it 17-zip.
 
Truman finally got on the board with a kickoff return touchdown, but UIndy answered with another Herron field goal followed by a 67-yard TD burst by Fataki to make it 27-7 late in the third.
 
UIndy added a final score on Herron's third FG of the afternoon, upping the lead to 30-14. Still within striking distance in a two-score game, Truman twice took possession of the ball down the stretch but managed just one TD and a failed conversion the rest of the way.
 
INSIDE THE BOX
- Fataki's third quarter touchdown marked the second-longest rush for a Greyhound this season. He finished with a career-best 144 rushing yards.
- UIndy punted just one time all afternoon and not until the five-minute mark of the fourth quarter.
- Sukup compiled an efficient line of 17-for-24 passing for 226 yards. He threw for one TD and ran for another.
- Redshirt-senior Jalen Wilson had a team-high 11 tackles, while Eli Liapis and TJ Easley-Jones were each credited with three pass break-ups.
- Cornell Branch IV and Jerrell Franklin Jr. added a sack apiece.
 
MORE NOTES
UIndy extended its win streak to nine games versus Truman and is now 12-1 all-time against the Bulldogs … Both Sukup and Derrick moved up to fifth place in significant UIndy career metrics this afternoon. The former is now fifth in career passing yards at the school while the latter climbed into fifth in career receiving yards.
 
UP NEXT
UIndy returns home to host William Jewell next weekend. Set for Saturday, October 4 at 6 p.m., the game will be the focal point of the department's Fan Appreciation Weekend.