BROOKINGS, S.D. — South Dakota State is reeling after a 27-18 loss yesterday to Illinois State. The Jackrabbits appeared to be in control late in the third quarter with an 18-10 lead. From then on Murphy’s Law seemed to take effect and the Jacks really have no one to blame but themselves. Turnovers on three consecutive drives set the stage…
BROOKINGS, S.D. – Illinois State scored on four consecutive second-half possessions and forced three turnovers in the final 17 minutes to defeat South Dakota State, 27-18, Saturday afternoon in a battle of nationally ranked Missouri Valley Football Conference teams at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium.Both teams ended the day 7-3 overall and with 4-2 records in the MVFC.Illinois State, ranked 11th…
NORMAL, IL — One week after their worst performance of the season in a 24-9 loss at Northern Iowa, South Dakota State responded with their best game of the season yesterday at 11th ranked Illinois State. The Jacks opened up a 35-7 lead on their way to a 38-28 victory in Normal against the Redbirds. The first road win of…
NORMAL, Ill. – South Dakota State quickly turned two second-quarter turnovers into 14 points to pull away from Illinois State for a 38-28 victory Saturday in a matchup at Hancock Stadium between top-10 ranked teams from the Missouri Valley Football Conference. The Jackrabbits, ranked seventh in the STATS FCS media poll and eighth by the Football Championship Subdivision coaches, improved…
BROOKINGS, S.D. — The South Dakota State Jackrabbits will take any offense heading into a game heavy with playoff implications at Illinois State on Saturday at noon. The Jacks are coming off a 24-9 loss at Northern Iowa, dropping them back to an identical 2-2 league record with the RedBirds, meaning the loser of this week’s game can probably kiss…
BROOKINGS, S.D. — It is State-U week and the rivals are going in opposite directions. SDSU survived a scare yesterday in their home finale, defeating Illinois State 27-24 in overtime. The Jacks improved to 8-2 and keep their conference title hopes alive thanks to Chase Vinatieri, who played hero like his uncle Adam has so many times with a 43…
NORMAL, Ill.—Illinois State running back James Robinson ran for 193 yards and two touchdowns, including an 87-yard touchdown run late, to hand fourth-ranked South Dakota its first setback of the season, 37-21, Saturday at Hancock Stadium. Robinson and wide out Spencer Schnell led an Illinois State attack that compiled 567 yards against the Coyotes’ 29th-ranked defense. Schnell caught two…
