Cedar Falls, Iowa -- The Youngstown State football team won its sixth straight game and moved to 4-0 in the Gateway Conference with a 29-20 win over Northern Iowa in the UNI Dome on Saturday.

Senior tailback Adrian Brown rushed 29 times for 147 yards and two touchdowns to keep the Penguins in a first-place tie with Illinois State. His 67-yard touchdown run with 3:59 left in the fourth quarter iced the win.

After trailing 7-0, the Penguins scored 13 unanswered points on a Brown one-yard run and two field goals by senior placekicker Mark Griffith.

The Panthers took a 19-14 lead on a 30-yard pass from quarterback Ryan Helming to Mike Furrey before YSU responded with a 36-yard touchdown run from freshman Ime Akpan to put YSU ahead, 19-14.

UNI went ahead 20-19 on a 26-yard touchdown pass, but the Penguins took a 22-20 lead on Griffith's third field goal before Brown's long run iced the game.

Youngstown State plays for what most likely will be the Gateway Conference Championship against Illinois State next Saturday at Stambaugh Stadium.