No. 7 Slippery Rock pulls away in fourth quarter, beats No. 19 IUP 42-26 (Photo Gallery)
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Kyler Cecil | October 17, 2026
Slippery Rock scored 21 points in the fourth quarter to pull away from IUP for a 42-26 win Saturday afternoon at George P. Miller Stadium, improving to 7-0. IUP fell to 5-2.
The Rock jumped out early. JayJay Jordan fumbled on the opening drive and IUP recovered at the Slippery Rock 30, but Preston Rathway missed a 27-yard field goal. Jordan made up for it later in the quarter with a 62-yard run that set up his own 2-yard touchdown run, making it 7-0 after Connor Macek’s PAT with 10:06 left in the first quarter. DaOne Owens added a 34-yard touchdown run with 3:56 left to make it 14-0.
Owens found Carson Heckathorn for an 18-yard touchdown pass early in the second quarter, making the score 21-0 with 11:55 left in the half. IUP answered on a 47-yard touchdown run by Leon Parson, making it 21-7 after Rathway’s PAT. Rathway then hit a 50-yard field goal as time expired in the half to cut the lead to 21-10 at the break.
IUP pulled within a field goal on the final play of the third quarter. Mason Maggs found Jeremiah Coleman for a 22-yard touchdown pass, and Maggs connected with Parson on the 2-point conversion to make it 21-18.
Slippery Rock took over from there. Jordan broke a 27-yard touchdown run with 11:24 left, making it 28-18. Owens ran in from 3 yards out with 8:02 left to make it 35-18. On IUP’s next possession, Owen Suah intercepted Maggs and returned it 40 yards for a touchdown, putting the Rock up 42-18 with 7:42 left.
IUP scored once more when Maggs threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to Landyn Moore and ran in the 2-point conversion himself with 2:47 left, making the final 42-26.
Jordan finished with 144 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 18 carries. Owens completed 21 of 31 passes for 159 yards and a touchdown and added 86 rushing yards and two scores. Suah and Jacob Snow each had 10 tackles, and Carmen Metcalfe added an interception.
Parson led IUP with 115 rushing yards and a touchdown on 17 carries. Maggs completed 14 of 30 passes for 129 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions.
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Box score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slippery Rock | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 42 |
| IUP | 0 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 26 |
Scoring
- 1st: JayJay Jordan 2-yd run (Connor Macek kick), 10:06 left
- 1st: DaOne Owens 34-yd run (Macek kick), 3:56 left
- 2nd: Carson Heckathorn 18-yd pass from Owens (Macek kick), 11:55 left
- 2nd: Leon Parson 47-yd run (Preston Rathway kick), 7:59 left
- 2nd: Rathway 50-yd field goal, 0:00
- 3rd: Jeremiah Coleman 22-yd pass from Mason Maggs (Parson pass from Maggs), 0:00
- 4th: Jordan 27-yd run (Macek kick), 11:24 left
- 4th: Owens 3-yd run (Macek kick), 8:02 left
- 4th: Owen Suah 40-yd interception return (Macek kick), 7:42 left
- 4th: Landyn Moore 7-yd pass from Maggs (Maggs run), 2:47 left
