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 2014 FOOTBALL INFORMATION Jackrabbits take on No. 1 NDSU JACKRABBIT GAME NOTES — NOV. 1 #18/19 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE (5-3, 2-2 MVFC) at #1/1 NORTH DAKOTA STATE (8-0, 4-0 MVFC) Dakota Marker Game 2:30 p.m. Saturday • Fargodome; Fargo, N.D. SERIES NOTES • 102nd Meeting (NDSU leads 56-40-5) • NDSU has won last six meetings, including 20-0 on Sept. 28, 2013, in Brookings MEDIA INFORMATION • Pre-game radio show begins at 1:30 p.m. Central Time on the Jackrabbit Sports Network, 2013 RECORD: 15-0 2013 RECORD: 9-5 (5-3 which includes flagship station WNAX 570 AM-Yankton and the following affiliates: (8-0 in MVFC) in MVFC) • KJJQ 910 AM-Brookings • KBFS 1450 AM-Belle Fourche • KDSJ 980 AM-Deadwood HEAD COACH: John HEAD COACH: Chris • KORN 1490 AM-Mitchell • KELO 1320 AM/KELQ 107.9 FM-Sioux Falls Klieman (No. Iowa, 1992) • KCCR 1240 AM-Pierre • KJOE 106.1 FM-Pipestone, Minn. • KSDR 1480 AM-Watertown Stiegelmeier (SDSU, 1979) • 11-7 in two seasons • Radio team of Tyler Merriam (play-by-play), Mike Struck (color) and Scotty Kwas • 116-84 record in 18 as head coach — first (sidelines) will call the action seasons — all at South at NDSU • Free audio streaming available through Jackrabbit Extra media portal at GoJacks.com Dakota State STARTERS RETURNING: 12 • Game televised live on Midco Sports Network, ESPN3.com and North Dakota NBC STARTERS RETURNING: 15 (4 Off., 6 Def., 2 ST) Network (7 Off., 5 Def., 3 ST) 2014 SCHEDULE JACKRABBIT STORYLINES AUGUST • Saturday’s game will mark the 11th time SDSU and North Dakota State have battled for 30 at Missouri L, 18-38 the Dakota Marker., coinciding with both programs’ move to the Football Championship SEPTEMBER Subdivision in 2004. The Bison hold a 6-4 series advantage on the strength of winning 6 CAL POLY [Dairy Drive] W, 44-18 the last four Dakota Marker games. 13 at Southern Utah W, 26-6 • Zach Zenner enters Saturday’s game in the Football Championship Subdivision career top 20 WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH [Beef Bowl] W, 41-3 10 in two different categories. Zenner has totaled 5,666 career rushing yards, which ranks OCTOBER sixth in the history of the Football Championship Subdivision, and stands ninth in career 4 *at Illinois State L, 10-45 all-purpose yards with 7,129. Both yardage totals are Missouri Valley Football Conference 11 *MISSOURI STATE [Hall of Fame Game] W, 32-28 records. 18 *at Northern Iowa W, 31-28 • Redshirt freshman wide receiver Jake Wieneke has caught a touchdown pass in all four 25 *YOUNGSTOWN STATE [Hobo Day] L, 27-30 league games so far in 2014. A candidate for the Jerry Rice Award, Wieneke leads all first- NOVEMBER year FCS players with 723 receiving yards and eight touchdown receptions. 1 *at North Dakota State [Dakota Marker] 2:30 p.m. • South Dakota State has a history of finishing the season strong under head coach John 8 *at Indiana State 1 p.m. ET Stiegelmeier, compiling a 35-15 record in the month of November during Stiegelmeier’s 15 *WESTERN ILLINOIS 2 p.m. tenure dating back to 1997. The Jackrabbits have won their last six games played in the 22 *SOUTH DAKOTA [Showdown Series] 2 p.m. month of November, including a pair of FCS playoff games — 2012 versus Eastern Illinois * denotes Missouri Valley Football Conference game All times Central Time unless noted and 2013 at Northern Arizona. GAME NOTES — SOUTH DAKOTA STATE at NORTH DAKOTA STATE DAKOTA MARKER Sports Information Contact: Jason Hove October 28, 2014 GAME RESULTS BROOKINGS, S.D. — The Dakota Marker will again be up for grabs Saturday afternoon, when top-ranked North Dakota State hosts No. 18/19 South Dakota State in Missouri 2004: South Dakota State 24, North Dakota State 21 Valley Football Conference action. (Oct. 9, 2004, at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium) Kickoff is set for 2:30 p.m. at the Fargodome in Fargo, N.D. The game will be televised 2005: North Dakota State 41, South Dakota State 17 on the NBC North Dakota Network, ESPN3.com and Midco Sports Net. Radio coverage on (Nov. 12, 2005, at Fargodome) 2006: North Dakota State 41, South Dakota State 28 the Jackrabbit Sports Network begins at 1:30 p.m. (Nov. 18, 2006, at Fargodome) The Jackrabbits enter the matchup with their interstate rival with a 5-3 overall record 2007: South Dakota State 29, North Dakota State 24 and 2-2 mark in the MVFC following a 30-27 home loss Oct. 25 against Youngstown (Nov. 17, 2007, at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium) State. 2008: South Dakota State 25, North Dakota State 24 NDSU, meanwhile, will be playing a team from the Rushmore State for the second week (Nov. 22, 2008, at Fargodome) 2009: South Dakota State 28, North Dakota State 13 in a row. The three-time defending FCS champion Bison ran their winning streak to 32 (Oct. 17, 2009, at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium) games with a 47-7 win at South Dakota on Oct. 25 to improve to 8-0 overall and 4-0 in 2010: North Dakota State 31, South Dakota State 24 league play. (Nov. 12, 2010, at Fargodome) 2011: North Dakota State 38, South Dakota State 14 THE SERIES: Saturday’s game will mark the 102nd matchup on the gridiron (Oct. 22, 2011, at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium) between South Dakota State and North Dakota State, a series that dates back to an 85- 2012: North Dakota State 20, South Dakota State 17 0 Bison win in Fargo in 1903. NDSU leads the overall series by a 56-40-5 count. (Nov. 10, 2012, at Fargodome) The two schools were both charter members of the North Central Conference, meeting 2013: North Dakota State 20, South Dakota State 0 every year from 1919 through 1942 until play was interrupted by World War II. The (Sept. 28, 2013, at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium) series resumed in 1946 and the two squads have met every year since as the schools made the move to Division I competition together in 2004. 2013 RECAP North Dakota State has won the last five meetings, starting with a 31-24 victory in NDSU 20, SDSU 0 Fargo in 2010. The Bison winning streak includes a 28-3 triumph in the 2012 Football Championship Subdivision playoffs. SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINAL North Dakota State (4-0) 0 7 0 13 20 LAST MEETING: Top-ranked North Dakota State controlled the line of scrimmage South Dakota State (3-2) 0 0 0 0 0 and the clock, pulling away for a 20-0 win over sixth-ranked South Dakota State to SCORING SUMMARY retain the Dakota Marker before a Coughlin-Alumni Stadium record crowd of 16,498 on 2nd 8:47 NDSU – Brock Jensen 1 yd run (Adam Keller kick) 4th 10:36 NDSU – John Crockett 14 yd run (kick blocked) Sept. 28. 4:44 NDSU – Jensen 1 yd run (Keller kick) The two-time defending national champion Bison improved to 4-0 overall, while TEAM STATISTICS NDSU SDSU SDSU dropped to 3-2. The game was the Missouri Valley Football Conference opener for FIRST DOWNS 22 9 both teams. RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 55-262 19-(-32) PASSING YDS (NET) 109 156 After a scoreless first quarter, NDSU broke into the scoring column on its first drive of Passes Att-Comp-Int 20-10-1 30-14-0 the second stanza. A 29-yard pass from Brock Jensen to Zach Vraa on the second play of TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 75-371 49-124 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 the drive moved the ball to the Jackrabbit 25 and set up a 1-yard touchdown run by Punt Returns-Yards 6-40 1-0 Jensen with 8 minutes, 47 seconds to play in the first half. Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-21 2-44 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-2 The Jackrabbits were stifled offensively throughout the game, managing only nine first Punts (Number-Avg) 7-44.3 10-43.7 downs and 124 yards of total offense. SDSU was stopped on third-and-1 on its first two Fumbles-Lost 2-0 0-0 drives as the Bison defense bottled up All-America running back Zach Zenner to the tune Penalties-Yards 10-62 5-49 Possession Time 40:20 19:40 of only four net yards on eight carries. Zenner’s long run of the day went for three Third-Down Conversions 9 of 17 1 of 12 yards. Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-4 0-0 An Andrew Brown interception – the only turnover of the day – gave SDSU the ball at Sacks By: Number-Yards 7-41 3-9 midfield on its first possession of the second half, but a holding penalty and sack stalled RUSHING LEADERS: NDSU – Sam Ojuri 19-113; John Crockett the drive. 12-76; Brock Jensen 15-61; Derrick Lang 5-29. SDSU - Zach Zenner The game remained 7-0 until the fourth quarter, when NDSU put the game away with 8-4. PASSING LEADERS: NDSU - Brock Jensen 10-20-1 109. SDSU - Austin Sumner 14-30-0 156.