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South Dakota Coyotes at South Dakota State Jackrabbits

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6-2, 2-2 Away
Final
17 - 20

Amar Johnson's TD run in OT lifts South Dakota State over South Dakota 20-17

Amar Johnson walks it off with TD in overtime for SDSU

Will Leyland kicked a 40-yard field goal in the first possession of overtime for South Dakota.

South Dakota State, ranked third in the FCS coaches poll, has won three straight against fourth-ranked South Dakota.

Trailing 14-7, Travis Theis led the Coyotes on an eight-play, 50-yard drive to the Jackrabbits' 10-yard line. But on first-and-goal, Graham Spalding picked off a Theis pass to end the drive with 4:23 to play.

On the next play from scrimmage, South Dakota's Mi’Quise Grace scooped up a fumbled ball and returned it 15 yards into the end zone to tie it 14-all.

The Coyotes forced a three-and-out and their final possession of regulation ended when Leyland missed a 46-yard field-goal attempt with 26 seconds left.

Theis ran it in from the 1 to put the Coyotes up 7-0 in the first quarter. The Jackrabbits answered with an 80-yard drive, capped by Mark Gronowski's 1-yard touchdown burst. Amar Johnson added a 1-yard touchdown run with 4:53 remaining in the first half to give the Jackrabbits a 14-7 lead.

Gronowski completed 20 of 27 passes for 163 yards for South Dakota State (6-2, 3-1 Missouri Valley Football Conference). Angel Johnson ran for 81 yards on 14 carries. Gronowski finished with 54 yards on the ground and Amar Johnson had 17 yards on 10 carries.

Aidan Bouman was 20-of-32 passing for 163 yards for South Dakota (6-2, 4-1). Theis ran 15 times for 78 yards.

How To Watch

How can I watch South Dakota Coyotes vs. South Dakota State Jackrabbits?
  • TV Channel: Coyotes at Jackrabbits 2021 College Football, week 9, is broadcasted on ESPNU.
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Scoring Summary

SDAK TD 1st Period 9:33 Travis Theis 1 Yd Run (Will Leyland Kick)
SDST TD 1st Period 6:13 Mark Gronowski 1 Yd Run (Hunter Dustman Kick)
SDST TD 2nd Period 4:53 Amar Johnson 1 Yd Run (Hunter Dustman Kick)
SDAK TD 4th Period 4:41 Mi'Quise Grace 15 Yd Fumble Return (Will Leyland Kick)
SDAK FG 5 0:00 Will Leyland 40 Yd Field Goal
SDST TD 5 0:00 Amar Johnson 3 Yd Run

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/ncaa/500/233.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originSDAK https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/ncaa/500/2571.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originSDST
18 1st Downs 19
3-12 3rd down efficiency 8-16
0-0 4th down efficiency 1-2
275 Total Yards 329
193 Passing 163
21/35 Comp/Att 21/29
5.5 Yards per pass 5.6
82 Rushing 166
23 Rushing Attempts 44
3.6 Yards per rush 3.8
5-26 Penalties 6-58
1 Turnovers 1
0 Fumbles lost 1
1 Interceptions thrown 0
28:22 Possession 31:38

Game Information

Venue: Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium

Location: Brookings, SD
Attendance: 19,351 · Capacity:
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