South Dakota State Football Notes, 12-4-18
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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: @GoJacksSDSU Website: www.GoJacks.com 2018 FOOTBALL INFORMATION Jacks go south for quarterfinal JACKRABBIT GAME NOTES — DEC. 8 #5 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE (9-2) at #4 KENNESAW STATE (11-1) 2 p.m. ET (1 p.m. Central) Saturday • FCS Playoffs Quarterfinal Fifth Third Bank Stadium; Kennesaw, Georgia SERIES NOTE • First Meeting MEDIA INFORMATION • Pre-game radio show begins at noon Central on the Jackrabbit Sports Network, which includes originating station WNAX 570 AM-Yankton and the following affiliates: HEAD COACH: Brian • KJJQ 910 AM-Brookings • KBFS 1450 AM-Belle Fourche • KDSJ 980 AM-Deadwood HEAD COACH: John Bohannon (Georgia, • KORN 1490 AM-Mitchell • KELO 1320 AM/KELQ 107.9 FM-Sioux Falls Stiegelmeier (SDSU, 1993) • KCCR 1240 AM-Pierre • KLOH 1050 AM-Pipestone, Minn. • KWYR 93.7 FM-Winner 1979) • 37-11 record in four • Radio team of Tyler Merriam (play-by-play), Ryan McKnight (color) and Scotty Kwas • 157-99 record in 22 seasons as a collegiate (sidelines) will call the action; free audio available through Jackrabbits All-Access media seasons — all at South head coach — all at portal at GoJacks.com Dakota State Kennesaw State • Game will be televised on ESPN3.com with broadcast team of Robert Lee (play-by-play) STARTERS RETURNING: 15 STARTERS RETURNING: 18 and Matt Chatham (analyst) (5 Off., 7 Def., 3 ST) (9 Off., 6 Def., 3 ST) JACKRABBIT STORYLINES • The Jackrabbits are making their seventh consecutive appearance — and eighth overall — in the FCS playoffs • SDSU has scored in 40 of 44 quarters — plus an overtime session — this season 2018 SCHEDULE TA L E O F T H E TA P E SEPTEMBER KENNESAW STATE CATEGORY SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 1 at Iowa State Canceled 45.7 [3rd in FCS] Points Per Game 45.9 [2nd in FCS] 9 MONTANA STATE [Dairy Drive] W, 45-14 14.4 [6th in FCS] Points Allowed Per Game 20.8 [13th in FCS] 15 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF [Beef Bowl] W, 90-6 356.3 [2nd in FCS] Rushing Yardage Per Game 241.4 [15th in FCS] 29 *at North Dakota State L, 17-21 106.2 [12th in FCS] Rush Yardage Allowed/Game 154.2 [45th in FCS] OCTOBER 100.7 [119th in FCS] Passing Yardage Per Game 266.1 [25th in FCS] 6 *INDIANA STATE [Hall of Fame Game] [OT] W, 54-51 16.5 Average Per Catch 16.0 13 *YOUNGSTOWN STATE [Hobo Day] W, 36-7 152.4 [7th in FCS] Pass Yardage Allowed/Game 208.5 [49th in FCS] 20 *at Northern Iowa L, 9-24 457.0 [20th in FCS] Total Offense Per Game 507.5 [5th in FCS] 27 *at Illinois State W, 38-28 258.6 [3rd in FCS] Total Offense Allowed/Game 362.6 [43rd in FCS] NOVEMBER 36.5 [1st in FCS] Kick Return Average 21.8 3 *MISSOURI STATE [Military Appreciation] W, 59-7 8.1 Punt Return Average 5.3 10 *at Southern Illinois W, 57-38 12-248 Interception Returns 16-147 17 *SOUTH DAKOTA [Showdown Series] W, 49-27 20-10 Fumbles-Lost 9-2 DECEMBER 65-648 Penalties-Yards 77-636 1 ^DUQUESNE W, 51-6 33:05 [7th in FCS] Time of Possession/Game 30:38 [45th in FCS] 8 ^at Kennesaw State 2 p.m. ET 81/159 (51%) [4th in FCS] Third-Down Conversions 57/138 (41%) [23rd in FCS] * Missouri Valley Football Conference game ^ FCS Playoffs game 22/32 (69%) [6th in FCS] Fourth-Down Conversions 4/8 (50%) [45th in FCS] GAME NOTES — SOUTH DAKOTA STATE at KENNESAW STATE SDSU FCS PLAYOFFS Sports Information Contact: Jason Hove Dec. 4, 2018 SCORES BROOKINGS, S.D. — The South Dakota State University football team continues its march through the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs by traveling Saturday to 2009: Montana 61, South Dakota State 48 face fourth-seeded Kennesaw State in quarterfinal action. (Nov. 28, 2009, at Missoula, Montana) Kickoff is slated for 2 p.m. Eastern Time (1 p.m. Central) at Fifth Third Bank Stadium 2012: South Dakota State 58, Eastern Illinois 10 in Kennesaw, Georgia. The game will be aired exclusively on ESPN3.com. (Nov. 24, 2012, at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium) The fifth-seeded Jackrabbits enter the matchup with a 9-2 overall record. SDSU North Dakota State 28, South Dakota State 3 extended its winning streak to five games with a 51-6 drubbing of Duquesne in second- (Dec. 1, 2012, at Fargo, North Dakota) round action Dec. 1 at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium. 2013: South Dakota State 26, Northern Arizona 7 KSU, meanwhile, moved on to the quarterfinals with a 13-10 home victory over (Nov. 30, 2013, at Flagstaff, Arizona) Wofford. The Owls improved to 11-1 overall and have won their last 11 games since a Eastern Washington 41, South Dakota St. 17 24-20 season-opening loss to Football Bowl Subdivision opponent Georgia State. (Dec. 7, 2013, at Cheney, Washington) SDSU’s playoff run is presented by First PREMIER Bank. 2014: South Dakota State 47, Montana State 40 THE SERIES: Saturday’s game will mark the first-ever meeting between South (Nov. 29, 2014, at Bozeman, Montana) Dakota State and Kennesaw State on the gridiron. The Jackrabbits also will be facing North Dakota State 27, South Dakota St. 24 a member of the Big South Conference for the first time. (Dec. 6, 2014, at Fargo, North Dakota) PLAYOFF HISTORY: South Dakota State has become a fixture in the Football 2015: Montana 24, South Dakota State 17 Championship Subdivision playoffs as it is making its seventh consecutive appearance (Nov. 28, 2015, at Missoula, Montana) and eighth since the 2009 campaign. The Jackrabbits have compiled a 7-7 overall 2016: South Dakota State 10, Villanova 7 record in their playoff appearances, reaching the quarterfinals in each of their last three (Dec. 3, 2016, at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium) playoff runs (2016, 2017, 2018). North Dakota State 36, South Dakota St. 10 SDSU advanced to the FCS quarterfinals for the first time in 2016 and made its first (Dec. 10, 2016, at Fargo, North Dakota) semifinal appearance last year. The Jackrabbits won first-round playoff contests in 2012, 2013 and 2014 and have been a top-eight seed each of the last three season. 2017: South Dakota State 37, Northern Iowa 22 (Dec. 2, 2017, at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium) The Jackrabbits are undefeated in home playoff contests, posting a 5-0 record. SDSU defeated Eastern Illinois at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium in 2012 and improved to South Dakota State 56, New Hampshire 14 4-0 in postseason games at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium with a 51-6 win against (Dec. 9, 2017, at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium) Duquesne last week. James Madison 51, South Dakota State 16 (Dec. 16, 2017, at Harrisonburg, Va.) RABBITS RANKED: South Dakota State entered the 2018 season with its highest- ever rankings in Football Championship Subdivision polls, checking in at No. 3 in both 2018: South Dakota State 51, Duquesne 6 the STATS FCS media poll and AFCA FCS Coaches’ Poll. It marked the fifth time in six (Dec. 1, 2018, at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium) years the Jackrabbits entered a season with a top-10 national ranking in the Football Championship Subdivision and surpassed their No. 4 ranking in the 2017 STATS FCS Preseason Poll. Defending national champion North Dakota State continues to hold the top spot in both national polls. The Jackrabbits attained their highest-ever ranking in a Football Championship Subdivision poll by climbing to second in the STATS FCS media rankings prior to being defeated at Northern Iowa on Oct. 20. Holding the fifth spot in both major polls the last couple weeks, SDSU has now appeared in the top 25 of 91 consecutive media polls dating back to October 2012. Date STATS AFCA Coaches Preseason 3rd 3rd Sept. 3 3rd 3rd Sept. 10 3rd 3rd Sept. 17 3rd 3rd Sept. 24 3rd 3rd Oct. 1 3rd T-4th Oct. 8 2nd 5th Oct. 15 2nd 3rd Oct. 22 7th 8th Oct. 29 7th 7th Nov. 5 6th 6th Nov. 12 5th 5th Nov. 19 5th 5th 2 2018 Jackrabbit Football GAME NOTES — SOUTH DAKOTA STATE at KENNESAW STATE 2018 GAME HIGHS CAPTAINS: Leading the Jackrabbit football team on the field and in the locker room are four captains: TEAM GAME HIGHS • Jordan Brown, Sr., cornerback, Scottsdale, Arizona; RUSHING ATTEMPTS: 49, vs. Indiana State, 10-6-18 • Taryn Christion, Sr., quarterback, Sioux Falls; RUSHING YARDS: 369, vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 9-15-18 YARDS PER RUSH: 10.4, vs. South Dakota, 11-17-18 • Dalton Cox, Sr., linebacker, Aberdeen, and RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS: 5, three times (last: vs. Duquesne, • Christian Rozeboom, Jr., linebacker, Sioux Center, Iowa. 12-1-18) Christion and Rozeboom are each in their second seasons as captains. PASS ATTEMPTS: 50, at Northern Iowa, 10-20-18 PASS COMPLETIONS: 25, at Northern Iowa, 10-20-18 BIG-PLAY JACKS: Each of South Dakota State’s first five touchdowns against YARDS PASSING: *557, vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 9-15-18 Missouri State on Nov. 3 covered at least 32 yards. That trend has continued in recent YARDS PER PASS: 26.5, vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 9-15-18 weeks as SDSU scored a combined 11 more times on plays of 30-plus yards versus PASSING TOUCHDOWNS: *8, vs.