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) |