SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Jason Shelley ran for two touchdowns and then fired a 55-yard scoring strike to Naveon Mitchell with 58 seconds left in the game to lift Missouri State to a 34-27 victory over Northern Iowa in Missouri Valley Football Conference action on Saturday.
Shelly’s game-winning throw came after the Panthers’ Theo Day and Deion McShane teamed up for two late touchdowns to knot the score at 27.
Jose Pizano kicked two first-quarter field goals for Missouri State (7-3, 6-2) and Matthew Cook’s second field goal pulled Northern Iowa (5-5, 3-4) even at 6-6 early in the second quarter.