South Dakota Coyotes at North Dakota Fighting Hawks
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South Dakota tops North Dakota 42-36 behind Bouman, Pierre and Theis
Theis, who had 150 yards on 16 carries, scored on an 8-yard run early in the fourth quarter to make it 35-21. Then Pierre, who had 173 yards on 15 carries, broke loose for a 76-yard touchdown to stretch the lead to three touchdowns with 9:35 to play.
Simon Romfo scored on a 7-yard run and then found Bo Belquist for a 3-yard touchdown pass and threw a 2-point conversion with 23 seconds left.
But the Coyotes (8-2, 6-1 Missouri Valley Football Conference), the No. 5 team in the FCS coaches poll, recovered the onside kick to set up a showdown with top-ranked North Dakota State next week.
Sawyer Seidl scored on a 51-yard run to give North Dakota a 7-0 lead after one quarter. Romfo threw short touchdown passes to Nick Kupfer and Quincy Vaughn and Bouman matched that, hitting Carter Bell and Quaron Adams, but the Fighting Hawks (5-6, 2-5) led 21-17 at the break.
South Dakota took the lead on a 53-yard Bouman-to-Pierre connection four plays into the second half.
Bouman was 15 of 21 for 190 yards as the Coyotes had 512 total yards. Romfo was 20 of 30 for 180 as North Dakota finished with 322 yards.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 7:52 | Sawyer Seidl 51 Yd Run (C.J. Elrichs Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 14:14 | Nick Kupfer 4 Yd pass from Simon Romfo (C.J. Elrichs Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 9:34 | Will Leyland 45 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 3:19 | Carter Bell 18 Yd pass from Aidan Bouman (Will Leyland Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 0:57 | Quincy Vaughn 9 Yd pass from Simon Romfo (C.J. Elrichs Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 0:16 | Quaron Adams 13 Yd pass from Aidan Bouman (Will Leyland Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 12:45 | Charles Pierre Jr. 53 Yd pass from Aidan Bouman (Will Leyland Kick) |
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FG | 3rd Period 6:05 | Will Leyland 40 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 4th Period 13:55 | Travis Theis 8 Yd Run (Jack Martens Run for Two-Point Conversion) |
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TD | 4th Period 9:35 | Charles Pierre Jr. 76 Yd Run (Will Leyland Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 5:50 | Simon Romfo 7 Yd Run (C.J. Elrichs Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 0:23 | Bo Belquist 3 Yd pass from Simon Romfo (Simon Romfo Pass to Caden Dennis for Two-Point Conversion) |
Statistics
 SDAK |
 UND |
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|---|---|---|
| 25 | 1st Downs | 23 |
| 6-11 | 3rd down efficiency | 6-13 |
| 0-0 | 4th down efficiency | 0-3 |
| 512 | Total Yards | 323 |
| 190 | Passing | 180 |
| 15/23 | Comp/Att | 20/31 |
| 8.3 | Yards per pass | 5.8 |
| 322 | Rushing | 143 |
| 38 | Rushing Attempts | 32 |
| 8.5 | Yards per rush | 4.5 |
| 12-132 | Penalties | 4-55 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 1 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 32:44 | Possession | 27:16 |
Game Information
Location: Grand Forks, ND
Attendance: 8,974 · Capacity:
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