UNH advances with 29-20 victory
Roger Brown
nhfootballreport.com
Tom Bishop kicked five field goals and John Clements returned a blocked punt for a touchdown to help the University of New Hampshire post a 29-20 victory over Southern Illinois in the first round of the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision playoffs Saturday.
The Wildcats led 26-20 until Bishop kicked a 39-yard field goal with 2:13 to play.
UNH, which improved its record to 10-2, will face Northern Iowa in next Saturday's quarterfinals. UNH lost to Northern Iowa in last year's playoffs.
Southern Illinois, which entered Saturday's game with a seven-game winning streak, completed its season with a 9-3 record.
A victory next week would earn UNH its first trip to the NCAA semifinals.
