NORMAL, Ill. (AP) — Tre Roberson threw for 382 yards and four touchdowns and Marshaun Coprich become Illinois State’s single-season rushing leader with his 12th-straight 100-yard game to lead the Redbirds to a 41-21 win over Northern Iowa on Saturday.

The Panthers (9-5) won the first meeting of these Missouri Valley Conference rivals 44-28 to start a five-game winning streak to make the FCS playoffs but fell behind 24-0 at halftime. The Redbirds (11-1) extended their school-record winning to 13.

Roberson had two touchdown passes in the first half and Coprich ran for a score as Illinois State piled up 345 yards to 52 for Northern Iowa. The Redbirds finished with 564 yards to UNI’s 335. Coprich had 148 yards on 30 carries giving the league MVP 1,831 this season.

Cameron Meredith had seven catches for 115 yards and James O’Shaughnessy four for 105 and both had two touchdowns.