Davis' 3 TDs power FCS No. 1 South Dakota State in 41-0 shutout of Mercer | |
BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) Isaiah Davis ran for three touchdowns, including a 42-yard dash to open the second half, and top-seeded South Dakota State turned in a dominant performance to shutout Mercer 41-0 Saturday in a Football Championship Series second-round game. The defending national champions, ranked No. 1 the entire season, had a first-round bye. The Jackrabbits advance to face the winner of Saturday's game between Youngstown State and eighth-seeded Villanova. South Dakota State (12-0) took the opening kick and drove 56 yards in 10 plays to set up Hunter Dustman's 26-yard field goal and had touchdowns on its next three possessions of the half to take a 24-0 lead. Davis scored from the 4 to open the second quarter to cap a 13-play, 74-yard drive that used more than seven minutes of the first quarter. Mark Gronowski found Jaxon Janke with a seven-yard TD and Davis capped a six-play, 66-yard drive with a six-yard run with :21 left in the half. MORE | |
Jackrabbits Headlines
- Davis' 3 TDs power FCS No. 1 South Dakota State in 41-0 shutout of Mercer
- South Dakota State beats Missouri State 35-17, clinches second straight MVFC title
- South Dakota State clinches at least a share of the Missouri Valley Football Conference title
- FCS No. 1 South Dakota State runs win streak to 23 with 33-16 win over North Dakota State
| Leaders | |||||
| Passing Yards: | M. Gronowski | 2517 | |||
| Passing TDs: | M. Gronowski | 24 | |||
| Rushing Yards: | I. Davis | 1192 | |||
| Rushing TDs: | I. Davis | 14 | |||
| Receiving Yards: | J. Janke | 719 | |||
| Receiving TDs: | J. Janke | 8 | |||
| Interceptions: | None | ||||
| Schedule 2023 | ||||
| Date | Opponent | Result / Time | ||
| 8/31 | vs. Western Oregon | W 45 - 7 | ||
| 9/9 | vs. Montana State | W 20 - 16 | ||
| 9/16 | vs. Drake | W 70 - 7 | ||
| 9/30 | vs. North Dakota | W 42 - 21 | ||
| 10/7 | at Illinois State | W 40 - 21 | ||
| 10/14 | vs. UNI | W 41 - 6 | ||
| 10/21 | at Southern Illinois | W 17 - 10 | ||
| 10/28 | at South Dakota | W 37 - 3 | ||
| 11/4 | vs. North Dakota State | W 33 - 16 | ||
| 11/11 | at Youngstown State | W 34 - 0 | ||
| 11/18 | vs. Missouri State | W 35 - 17 | ||
| 12/2 | vs. Mercer | W 41 - 0 | ||
| 12/9 | vs. Villanova | 9:00 PT10:00 MT11:00 CT12:00 ET5:00 GMT1:00 北京时间10:00 MST11:00 CST12:00 EST | ||
| Missouri Valley | ||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||
| 1 South Dakota State | 8-0 | 12-0 | ||||||||||
| 3 South Dakota | 7-1 | 10-2 | ||||||||||
| Northern Iowa | 5-3 | 6-5 | ||||||||||
| 8 North Dakota State | 5-3 | 10-3 | ||||||||||
| 12 North Dakota | 5-3 | 7-5 | ||||||||||
| 21 Youngstown State | 5-3 | 8-5 | ||||||||||
| 14 Southern Illinois | 4-4 | 8-5 | ||||||||||
| Illinois State | 4-4 | 6-5 | ||||||||||
| Missouri State | 3-5 | 4-7 | ||||||||||
| Murray State | 1-7 | 2-9 | ||||||||||
| Indiana State | 1-7 | 1-10 | ||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 0-8 | 0-11 | ||||||||||
| Offense (FCS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 5486 (4) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 2721 (28) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 2765 (5) | ||||
| Points per game: | 37.9 (4) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 457.2 (6) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 57 (4) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 15 (14) | ||||
| Defense (FCS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 3082 (7) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 1996 (23) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 1086 (8) | ||||
| Points per game: | 10.3 (1) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 256.8 (1) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 14 (1) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 9 (58) | ||||
