UIndy Athletics

FAYETTE, Iowa – The UIndy football team wrapped up the 2026 season with a 31-14 road win versus Upper Iowa Saturday afternoon. The Greyhounds limited their hosts to just 42 rushing yards and ultimately never trailed.
 
Though their playoff hopes have ended, the Hounds still have a chance to share the GLVC title, though they'll have to wait on this evening's Truman/McKendree contest. If McKendree gets the win, UIndy earns a share of the conference title, but if the Truman Bulldogs are victorious, they themselves secure sole possession of the GLVC championship as well as the league's playoff AQ.
 
INS & OUTS
UIndy opened the game with a 66-yard touchdown march and didn't look back. The host Peacocks managed to tie it at 7-7, but they failed to score in both the second and third quarters and ultimately never held the lead.
 
Meanwhile, the Hounds ran off 21 unanswered points to pull away. The stretch included a second touchdown reception from Clark—this time a lengthy 55-yard score—as well as a pair of rushing TDs from quarterback Nick Patterson.
 
Defensively, UIndy racked up six sacks for the second straight week. TJ Cothron finished with a team-high nine tackles, while fellow linebacker Jerrell Franklin Jr. managed 2.5 tackles for a loss.
 
INSIDE THE BOX
- Patterson finished 22-29 passing for a season-best 335 yards and two TDs.
- Clark amassed 104 receiving yards on four catches, good for his first career 100-yard-receiving game. Giovanni Laurent led all players with six receptions.
- The Peacocks managed to block two of UIndy's extra-point attempts.
- Garrett Sherrell was the game's leading rusher, compiling 59 yards on 17 carries while adding four catches for 31 yards.
- Safety Eli Liapis forced the day's lone turnover, as he corralled his first interception of the season on second play of the second quarter to end a promising Peacock drive.
- Both Zach Hermanson (22 yards) and Andrew Herron (19 yards) chipped in field goals.
 
MORE NOTES
UIndy moves to 4-0 all-time versus Upper Iowa … Herron set a program single-season record with his punting prowess, as his 46.8 yards per punt on the year puts him atop of the UIndy record book in the category … Patterson finished the season with 489 rushing yards, most by a UIndy quarterback since complete QB rushing stats became available in 2002 … Sherrell also hit a rushing milestone, as he became the 17th player in program history to hit 2,000 rushing yards for his career.