Truman State football built a 27-0 halftime lead and beat William Jewell 47-10 Saturday to take sole possession of first place in the Great Lakes Valley Conference.
Madden Irving, of Truman State, scored three touchdowns, and Dylan Hair, of Truman State, threw three touchdown passes at Greene Stadium in Liberty.
Truman State (6-4, 6-1 GLVC) is alone in first place in the conference standings, one game ahead of William Jewell (6-3, 5-2), Indianapolis (6-4, 5-2), and Upper Iowa (6-4, 5-2). The Bulldogs have one regular-season game left.
Irving opened the scoring on a 2-yard run at 8:52 of the first quarter. Hair hit Cori Robertson, of Truman State, for a 12-yard touchdown 12 seconds into the second quarter, and Irving ran in from 2 yards again at 6:27 for a 20-0 lead.
Hair found Jackson Overton, of Truman State, for a 6-yard score with 22 seconds left before the break.
William Jewell got on the board when Bleu Renfrow, of William Jewell, kicked a 45-yard field goal midway through the third quarter. Truman State answered in five plays. Hair threw 39 yards to Irving for a 34-3 lead.
Duan McRoberts, of Truman State, added a 2-yard touchdown run early in the fourth. Jake Shaffer, of William Jewell, threw 9 yards to Carson Forrest, of William Jewell, for the Cardinals' only touchdown, and Colt Nolin, of Truman State, answered with a 30-yard run for Truman State's last score.
Hair completed 13 of 21 passes for 188 yards and no interceptions. Irving ran for 85 yards on 16 carries and caught two passes. Robertson led the receivers with six catches for 68 yards, and McRoberts ran eight times for 64 yards.
Truman State outgained William Jewell 452-220 and outrushed the Cardinals 250-39. AJ Gowin, of Truman State, intercepted Shaffer in the fourth quarter.
The Bulldogs close the regular season against McKendree at 3 p.m. Nov. 14 in Kirksville.
Final tally: Truman State 47, William Jewell 10.