WICHITA FALLS, Texas - Zack Eskridge passed for 224 yards and four touchdowns to lead Midwestern State to a dominating 52-3 win over Northeastern State Saturday night at Memorial Stadium.
The Mustangs defense intercepted Riverhawks quarterbacks three times and limited them to 208 yards. MSU has not allowed a touchdown in its first 12 quarters of the 2009 season.
Neal Carr paced the Mustangs' rushing attack with 87 yards and two touchdowns, while fellow backfield mate converted each of his two receptions for 86 yards.
Northeastern State was led by running backs Prince McKinney and La'Ron Elmer who rushed for 74 and 68 yards respectively to account for nearly 80 percent of the Riverhawks' offensive output.
Midwestern State improved 3-0 for the third-straight season, while the Riverhawks dipped to 0-3.