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South Dakota State JACKRABBIT ATHLETICS NEWS RELEASE Jackrabbit Sports Information • 2820 HPER Center • Brookings, SD 57007-1497 Football Contact/Assistant AD-Sports Information: Jason Hove E-mail: [email protected] Office Phone: (605) 688-4623 Mobile: (605) 695-1827 Fax: (605) 688-5999 Facebook: www.facebook.com/jackrabbit.nation Twitter: @SDSU_Jacks Website: www.GoJacks.com 2014 FOOTBALL INFORMATION Jacks open MVFC at Illinois State JACKRABBIT GAME NOTES — OCT. 4 # 9/9 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE (3-1, 0-0 MVFC) at #22/22 ILLINOIS STATE (3-0, 0-0 MVFC) 2 p.m. Saturday • Hancock Stadium; Normal, Illinois SERIES NOTE • Fifth meeting (series tied, 2-2) • Teams have not played since Sept. 24, 2011, when Illinois State def. SDSU, 20-13, in Normal MEDIA INFORMATION 2013 RECORD: 5-6 (4-4 • Pre-game radio show begins at 1 p.m. Central Time on the Jackrabbit Sports Network, 2013 RECORD: 9-5 (5-3 in MVFC) which includes flagship station WNAX 570 AM-Yankton and the following affiliates: in MVFC) HEAD COACH: Brock Spack • KJJQ 910 AM-Brookings • KBFS 1450 AM-Belle Fourche • KDSJ 980 AM-Deadwood HEAD COACH: John (Purdue (Ind.), 1983) • KORN 1490 AM-Mitchell • KELO 1320 AM/KELQ 107.9 FM-Sioux Falls Stiegelmeier (SDSU, 1979) • 36-24 in six seasons • KCCR 1240 AM-Pierre • KJOE 106.1 FM-Pipestone, Minn. • KSDR 1480 AM-Watertown • 114-82 record in 18 as head coach — all at • Radio team of Tyler Merriam (play-by-play), Mike Struck (color) and Scotty Kwas seasons — all at South Illinois State (sidelines) will call the action Dakota State • Free audio streaming available through Jackrabbit Extra media portal at GoJacks.com STARTERS RETURNING: 17 STARTERS RETURNING: 15 (8 Off., 6 Def., 3 ST) • Video streaming (subscription) and live stats available through GoRedbirds.com (7 Off., 5 Def., 3 ST) 2014 SCHEDULE JACKRABBIT STORYLINES AUGUST • South Dakota State begins its seventh season of competition in the Missouri Valley 30 at Missouri L, 18-38 Football Conference. Since joining the league at the start of the 2008 season, the SEPTEMBER Jackrabbits have compiled a 32-16 record — tying with North Dakota State and Northern 6 CAL POLY [Dairy Drive] W, 44-18 Iowa for the best league record in that span. 13 at Southern Utah W, 26-6 • With 5,174 yards, Jackrabbit running back Zach Zenner enters Saturday’s game 18th in 20 WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH [Beef Bowl] W, 41-3 Football Championship Subdivision career rushing. Zenner, who is 238 yards away from OCTOBER moving into the FCS career top 10, has rushed for 2,000 yards in consecutive seasons, 4 *at Illinois State 2 p.m. becoming only the second back in FCS history to accomplish the feat. Zenner became the 11 *MISSOURI STATE [Hall of Fame Game] 6 p.m. Missouri Valley Football Conference’s career rushing leader Sept. 6. 18 *at Northern Iowa 4 p.m. • SDSU has scored in 15 of 16 quarters so far this season — the lone scoreless quarter so 25 *YOUNGSTOWN STATE [Hobo Day] 2 p.m. far has been the fourth quarter in the Aug. 30 opener at Missouri. NOVEMBER 1 *at North Dakota State [Dakota Marker] 2:30 p.m. • The Jackrabbit defense has carried a shutout into the fourth quarter in each of the last 8 *at Indiana State 1 p.m. ET two games. SDSU has surrendered a total of 15 points over the last 10 quarters. 15 *WESTERN ILLINOIS 2 p.m. • Senior wide receiver Jason Schneider has moved into the SDSU career top 10 for 22 *SOUTH DAKOTA [Showdown Series] 2 p.m. receptions and stands 48 receiving yards away from joining the career top 10 in that * denotes Missouri Valley Football Conference game category. All times Central Time unless noted GAME NOTES — SOUTH DAKOTA STATE vs. ILLINOIS STATE SERIES SCORES Sports Information Contact: Jason Hove September 30, 2014 VERSUS ILLINOIS STATE BROOKINGS, S.D. — The South Dakota State University football team opens Missouri Valley Football Conference play Saturday, traveling to Illinois State in a battle between 2008: South Dakota State 52, Illinois State 21 nationally ranked teams. (at Brookings, S.D.) Kickoff is set for 2 p.m. at Hancock Stadium on the Illinois State campus in Normal. 2009: South Dakota State 38, Illinois State 17 The ninth-ranked Jackrabbits enter the matchup with a 3-1 overall record. SDSU is (at Normal, Ill.) coming off their lone bye week of the season, following a 41-3 victory over Wisconsin- 2010: Illinois State 24, South Dakota State 14 Oshkosh on Sept. 20. (at Brookings, S.D.) Illinois State, meanwhile, is ranked 22nd in both of this week’s major FCS polls and 2011: Illinois State 20, South Dakota State 13 remains undefeated at 3-0. The Redbirds, who have played all of their games at home, (at Normal, Ill.) stayed unbeaten with a 55-6 drubbing of Austin Peay (Tenn.) on Sept. 27. Illinois State has outscored its opponents 151-21 so far this season. 2011 RECAP THE SERIES: Saturday’s game will mark the fifth meeting between SDSU and Illinois State in football, but the first matchup between the two squads since 2011. ILLINOIS ST. 20, SDSU 13 The series is tied at two games apiece, with the Jackrabbits claiming the first two SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINAL matchups during the 2008 and 2009 seasons. Illinois State evened the series with wins South Dakota State (1-3, 0-1) 0 6 0 7 13 Illinois State (2-2, 1-1) 6 7 7 0 20 in the last two meetings — during the 2010 and 2011 campaigns. SCORING SUMMARY LAST MEETING: A second-half rally by South Dakota State came up a few yards 1st 10:22 ILS Ashton Leggett 4 yd run (kick blocked) short as the Jackrabbit football team dropped its 2011 Missouri Valley Football 2nd 14:16 ILS Ashton Leggett 1 yd run (Nick Aussieker kick) 7:22 SDSU Mike Lien 40 yd fumble recovery Conference opener, 20-13, to Illinois State on Sept. 24, 2011, at Hancock Stadium. (Kyle Harris kick blocked) Illinois State dominated the first quarter, scoring on its opening drive. Ashton Leggett 3rd 11:12 ILS Tyrone Walker 29 yd pass from Matt Brown punctuated a six-play, 58-yard drive with a 4-yard touchdown run less than five minutes (Aussieker kick) 4th 11:02 SDSU Austin Sumner 1 yd run (Harris kick) into the game. The extra point was blocked by Dirk Kool, leaving the score at 6-0. TEAM STATISTICS SDSU ILS The Redbirds took advantage of a short field to go up by two touchdowns early in the FIRST DOWNS 16 19 second quarter. After a personal foul penalty against SDSU on a punt put the ball at the RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 30-71 44-128 PASSING YDS (NET) 194 214 Jackrabbit 25, Illinois State ran 10 plays before Leggett scored on fourth-and-goal from Passes Att-Comp-Int 32-18-0 34-22-0 a yard out. TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 62-265 78-342 The Jackrabbit defense factored into SDSU’s first score of the night as Leggett dropped Fumble Returns-Yards 1-40 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 2-13 5-45 a lateral from Matt Brown and Mike Lien scooped up the ball and ran 40 yards for a Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-84 1-12 touchdown. However, Kyle Harris’extra-point attempt for the Jackrabbits was blocked. Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 7-44.3 7-36.1 Penalties and mistakes continued to pile up for SDSU throughout the first half, includ- Fumbles-Lost 6-3 2-2 ing penalties on two third-down, short-yardage plays on the first two possessions and a Penalties-Yards 10-85 6-42 Possession Time 24:16 35:44 lost fumble at midfield after taking over at the Redbird 43 late in the second quarter. Third-Down Conversions 4 of 13 10 of 18 Illinois State again scored on its opening drive of the second half, moving 80 yards on Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 2 1 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-2 2-2 11 plays with the drive ending on a 29-yard touchdown pass from Brown to Tyrone Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-5 2-12 Walker. Walker led all receivers with 10 receptions for 143 yards. RUSHING LEADERS: SDSU - Tyrel Kool 10-47, Zach Zenner 12-46. The Jackrabbits put together their longest scoring drive of the season — both in terms ILS - Ashton Leggett 29-98, Matt Brown 4-15, Clifton Gordon 5-11. and plays and yards — early in the fourth quarter to pull back to within seven at 20-13. PASSING LEADERS: SDSU - Austin Sumner 18-32-0 194. ILS - Matt Brown 22-34-0 214. RECEIVING LEADERS: SDSU - Dale Redshirt freshman quarterback Austin Sumner capped a 14-play, 86-yard march with a Moss 9-98, Brandon Hubert 4-54, Tyrel Kool 4-23. ILS - Tyrone Walker 1-yard run on third down after SDSU had been stopped on the doorstep on the previous 10-143, Lechein Neblett 4-31, Marvon Sanders 3-17. INTERCEP- TIONS: SDSU - none. ILS - none. SACKS: SDSU - Jake Steffen two plays. Sumner completed all four of his pass attempts passes on the drive, including 1.0-5. ILS - Colton Underwood 1.0-9, Albert Sparks 0.5-2, Nate three to fellow Brandon Valley product Dale Moss. Palmer 0.5-1. TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A-TOT): SDSU - Mike Lien SDSU forced a three-and-out n the next Redbird possession, taking over at the ISU 2-8-10, Andy Mink 1-9-10, Bo Helm 7-1-8, Winston Wright 6-2-8, Erich Feller 2-6-8.