No. 4 NCAA FCS Illinois State Defeats Saints In Convincing Fashion

NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State University continued right where it left off one year ago as the NCAA FCS national championship runner-up by defeating University of St. Francis 76-0 in the season opener for both teams on Saturday night before 9,072 fans at Hancock Stadium. The No. 4-ranked Redbirds scored on each of their first ten offensive series en route to producing their second-highest scoring output in school history. USF’s lone threat at breaking the scoring barrier came after ISU had built a 34-0 lead 18 minutes into the contest. Back-to-back passes to Mason Hackman for a combined 61 yards…