DURANT, Okla. - Midwestern State turned three Dallas McCutcheon interceptions into points to pull away for a 34-6 win over Southeastern Oklahoma Saturday night at Paul Laird Field.

"I told the guys they have no idea how good they can be," MSU coach Bill Maskill said. "There was never a panic or even a concern that they were going to make a run on us."

It was the 16th-straight win for MSU before Oct. 1 dating back to the 2005 seasons as the Mustangs have enjoyed 5-0 starts in 2007 and 2008 and won it first four games last seasons.

Northeastern State, a 6-0 loser to Tarleton State Saturday night in Tahlequah, presents the next test for the MSU Saturday night at Memorial Stadium. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.

The Mustangs' defense stood tall against a Savage Storm attack which rolled up 531 yards of total offense in a 54-38 win over Henderson State a week ago.

"Our defense is really playing well right now," Maskill said. "I really don't know how good we can be right not. We didn't really hit on all cylinders."

But the Mustangs did take advantage of SOSU sophomore quarterback Dallas McCutcheon, who passed for 359 yards and a school-record five touchdowns against the Reddies.

Antwon Dixon, Tyree Dickson and Brandon Williams each snagged interceptions off of tip drills that led directly to 17 points and sacked SOSU quarterbacks on four occasions including sacks by Stephen Turner and Michael Rhines and half-sacks by Matt Ellerbrock, Micah Hill, J.D. Corcoran and Austin McDaniel.

Those interceptions were really good second-effort plays and really helped us swing momentum," Maskill said.

Southeastern Oklahoma hit a pair of first-quarter field goals for a short-lived 6-0 lead with just over two minutes remaining in the opening quarter.

But the Mustangs responded with a eight-play, 68-yard drive as Zack Eskridge hit David Little on a 28-yard scoring strike to give the Mustangs the lead just a minute and a half into the second quarter. It was a lead MSU wouldn't relinquish.

Junior defensive back Antwon Dixon stepped in front of McCutcheon's offering on the first play of the ensuing drive to give Midwestern possession on the Southeastern 11-yard line.

The Mustangs settled on a 30-yard Jose Martinez field goal to push the advantage to 10-6, but the Mustangs defense was far from done.

Junior transfer Tyree Dickson tracked down a tipped ball later in the quarter and returned the interception 31 yards to the SOSU 27-yard line.

Six plays later, Eskridge hit Andy Tanner for an 11-yard score to push the advantage to 17-6, then added his third TD pass of the quarter with a 38-yard hookup on a scramble to Sheldon Galloway as MSU took a commanding 24-6 advantage into the half.

Eskridge salted the game away with a 7-yard score after a Brandon Williams' interception with 12:31 remaining in the third quarter before Martinez closed out the scoring with a 25-yard field goal late in the third quarter.

Eskridge finished with 234 yards on 21-of-30 passing including three touchdowns, while Tanner paced the receiving corps with 86 yards on seven receptions and a touchdown as the Mustangs piled up 400 yards of total offense.

Junior running back Marcus Mathis paced the Midwestern rushing attack with 88 yards on 18 carries.

Ellerbrock paced the MSU defense with seven stops and Turner had four while Rhines and Danny Jackson had three each as the Mustangs limited the Savage Storm to 222 total yards of offense.

McCutcheon completed 12-of-23 passes for 119 yards and three interceptions, while junior Baylen Laury paced the SOSU rushing attack with 49 yards on 12 carries.

Southeastern Oklahoma dropped to 1-1 on the season.