South Dakota St. holds off N. Dakota 24-21 with interception | |
BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) Cole Frahm kicked a 38-yard, fourth-quarter field goal and Malik Lofton intercepted a pass at the 12-yard line with 42 seconds remaining to preserve South Dakota State's 24-21 season-ending victory over North Dakota on Saturday. The Jackrabbits (8-3, 5-3 Missouri Valley Football Conference), ranked No. 13 in the FCS coaches poll, await an at-large bid into the FCS playoffs. Chris Oladokun, who transferred to South Dakota State over the summer after playing at South Florida and Samford, completed 19 of 26 passes for 239 yards with three touchdowns. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Passing Yards: | T. Schuster | 2493 | |||
| Passing TDs: | T. Schuster | 13 | |||
| Rushing Yards: | O. Weah | 818 | |||
| Rushing TDs: | O. Weah | 9 | |||
| Receiving Yards: | B. Belquist | 535 | |||
| Receiving TDs: | B. Belquist | 5 | |||
| Interceptions: | None | ||||
| Schedule 2021 | ||||
| Date | Opponent | Result / Time | ||
| 9/4 | at Idaho State | W 35 - 14 | ||
| 9/10 | at Utah State | L 24 - 48 | ||
| 9/18 | vs. Drake | W 38 - 0 | ||
| 10/2 | vs. North Dakota State | L 10 - 16 | ||
| 10/9 | at South Dakota | L 13 - 20 | ||
| 10/16 | at Southern Illinois | L 28 - 31 | ||
| 10/23 | vs. Western Illinois | W 34 - 10 | ||
| 10/30 | at Missouri State | L 28 - 32 | ||
| 11/6 | vs. Youngstown State | W 24 - 21 | ||
| 11/13 | vs. Illinois State | W 14 - 7 | ||
| 11/20 | at South Dakota State | L 21 - 24 | ||
| Missouri Valley | ||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||
| 1 North Dakota State | 7-1 | 14-1 | ||||||||||
| 14 Missouri State | 6-2 | 8-4 | ||||||||||
| 16 Southern Illinois | 6-3 | 8-5 | ||||||||||
| 4 South Dakota State | 5-3 | 11-4 | ||||||||||
| 18 South Dakota | 5-4 | 7-5 | ||||||||||
| 23 Northern Iowa | 4-4 | 6-6 | ||||||||||
| Indiana State | 3-5 | 5-6 | ||||||||||
| North Dakota | 3-5 | 5-6 | ||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 2-6 | 2-9 | ||||||||||
| Illinois State | 2-6 | 4-7 | ||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 2-6 | 3-7 | ||||||||||
| Offense (FCS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 4434 (36) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 2641 (37) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 1793 (41) | ||||
| Points per game: | 24.5 (71) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 403.1 (30) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 33 (65) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 10 (55) | ||||
| Defense (FCS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 3704 (29) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 2171 (28) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 1533 (42) | ||||
| Points per game: | 20.3 (22) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 336.7 (32) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 27 (23) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 11 (72) | ||||
