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 | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Passing Yards: | C. Peevy | 2275 | |||
| Passing TDs: | C. Peevy | 11 | |||
| Rushing Yards: | A. Wooten II | 715 | |||
| Rushing TDs: | C. Peevy | 12 | |||
| Receiving Yards: | T. James | 1157 | |||
| Receiving TDs: | T. James | 7 | |||
| Interceptions: | None | ||||
| Schedule 2023 | ||||
| Date | Opponent | Result / Time | ||
| 8/26 | vs. North Alabama | W 17 - 7 | ||
| 9/2 | at 22 Ole Miss | L 7 - 73 | ||
| 9/9 | vs. Morehead State | W 48 - 22 | ||
| 9/23 | at Furman | L 14 - 38 | ||
| 9/30 | vs. VMI | W 38 - 3 | ||
| 10/7 | at ETSU | W 24 - 6 | ||
| 10/14 | vs. Chattanooga | L 10 - 22 | ||
| 10/21 | vs. Wofford | W 31 - 17 | ||
| 10/28 | at Western Carolina | W 45 - 38 | ||
| 11/4 | at Citadel | W 38 - 16 | ||
| 11/11 | vs. Samford | W 28 - 21 | ||
| 11/25 | vs. Gardner-Webb | W 17 - 7 | ||
| 12/2 | at South Dakota State | L 0 - 41 | ||
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| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||
| 7 Furman | 7-1 | 10-2 | ||||||||||
| 18 Chattanooga | 6-2 | 8-5 | ||||||||||
| 17 Mercer | 6-2 | 9-4 | ||||||||||
| 23 Western Carolina | 5-3 | 7-4 | ||||||||||
| Samford | 4-4 | 6-5 | ||||||||||
| Virginia Military | 4-4 | 5-6 | ||||||||||
| ETSU | 2-6 | 3-8 | ||||||||||
| Wofford | 2-6 | 2-9 | ||||||||||
| Citadel | 0-8 | 0-11 | ||||||||||
| Offense (FCS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 4189 (45) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 2279 (55) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 1910 (30) | ||||
| Points per game: | 24.4 (65) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 322.2 (83) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 34 (56) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 10 (50) | ||||
| Defense (FCS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 4486 (92) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 2858 (109) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 1628 (51) | ||||
| Points per game: | 23.9 (35) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 345.1 (48) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 36 (67) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 18 (118) | ||||
