2012 GAME RECAPS Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
1-69 9-36.6 2-1 4-30 30:13 3 of 13 0 of 1 0-0 5-35
0-0 7-47.9 2-1 4-33 29:47 4 of 14 0 of 0 0-0 7-55
RUSHING LEADERS: SDSU - Zach Zenner 21-197. UCD - Marquis Nicolis 8-39; Dalton Turay 4-23;Colton Silveria 6-21. PASSING LEADERS: SDSU - Austin Sumner 20-34-1 191. UCD - Randy Wright 16-25-0 116; London Lacy 6-7-0 67. RECEIVING LEADERS: SDSU - Seth Daughters 5-35; Trevor Tiefenthaler 4-35. UCD - Tim Benton 5-66; Corey Galindo 4-40. INTERCEPTIONS: SDSU - none. UCD - Jonathan Perkins 1-69. SACKS: SDSU - T.J. Lally 4-31; Andy Mink 1-10; David Hettiger 1-9; Marshall Peugh 1-5; Chris Tracy 0.5-0. UCD - Nick King 2-15; Andrew Benjamin 1-10; Jordan Glass 1-7; Steven Pitts 1-3. TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A-TOT): SDSU - T.J. Lally 10-0-10; Ross Shafrath 9-1-10; Marshall Peugh 5-2-7. UCD - Steven Pitts 8-2-10; Kevyn Lewis 7-1-8; Nick King 6-1-7.
– GAME 4 –
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 24 #22 INDIANA STATE 10 Sept. 22, 2012 • Memorial Stadium (Att.: 5,291) TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — South Dakota State bottled up the Indiana State running game while its own running back, Zach Zenner, rushed for 237 yards and a touchdown as the Jackrabbits knocked off the 22nd-ranked Sycamores, 24-10, in the Missouri Valley Football Conference opener for both teams Sept. 22 at Memorial Stadium. SDSU improved to 3-1 overall. Indiana State dropped to 2-2 on the season. The Jackrabbits scored on their opening drive, marching 69 yards on 15 plays before a 37-yard field goal by Justin Syrovatka. Neither team could generate much offense until the closing minutes of the first half, starting with a 57-yard touchdown run by Zenner with 2:47 to play that made the score 10-0. SDSU got the ball back late in the half, but a short punt set the Sycamores up at the Jackrabbit 34-yard line in the closing seconds. Indiana State drove to the SDSU 9-yard line before settling for a 25yard field goal by Tanner Fritschle on the final play of the first half to trim the margin to 10-3. The Jackrabbits took advantage of two Indiana State penalties to convert three times on third down to extend the lead to two touchdowns late in the third quarter. Austin Sumner capped the nine-play, 70-yard drive with a 23yard touchdown pass to Seth Daughters. The Sycamores came back with their lone touchdown of the game, extending the drive with a fake punt. Walter Payton Award candidate Shakir Bell scored from two yards out with 21 seconds remaining in the third quarter to make the score 17-10. However, Bell was held in check the entire day, gaining only 54 yards on 18 carries. His longest run of the day was five yards. With the game in the balance, Zenner tipped the scales back in the Jackrabbits’ favor with his second long run of the day — an 87-yard burst on third-and-2 that put the ball at the Indiana State 3-yard line. Two plays later, Cam Jones carried the ball in from two yards out to cap the scoring. The Jackrabbit defense stopped Indiana State at the 2-yard line late in the game to complete a six-sack afternoon. Linebacker Ross Shafrath led Jackrabbit tacklers with 11 stops, followed by 10 tackles and an interception by T.J. Lally. Marshall Peugh and David Hettiger were each credited with two sacks. Zenner’s 237 yards came on 29 carries - an average of 8.2 yards per carry. Backup Reggie Gandy added 58 yards on 10 carries as SDSU held a 297-23 advantage in net rushing yards. The Jackrabbits struggled in the passing game as Sumner completed
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only 6-of-19 attempts for 51 yards. Daughters caught two passes for 28 yards, while Aaron Rollin returned to the lineup with a pair of catches for 17 yards. For Indiana State, Mike Perish completed 27-of-46 passes for 219 yards. Demory Lawshe led all receivers with nine catches for 62 yards, with Michael Mardis adding five catches for 59 yards. Aaron Archie led Indiana State with 11 tackles. SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 South Dakota State (3-1, 1-0) 3 Indiana State (2-2, 0-1) 0
2 7 3
3 7 7
4 FINAL 7 24 0 10
SCORING SUMMARY 1st 4:29 SDSU – Justin Syrovatka 37 yd field goal 2nd 2:47 SDSU – Zach Zenner 57 yd run (Justin Syrovatka kick) 00:00 INS – Tanner Fritschle 25 yd field goal 3rd 2:54 SDSU – Seth Daughters 23 yd pass from Austin Sumner (Syrovatka kick) 00:21 INS – Shakir Bell 2 yd run (Fritschle kick) 4th 6:18 SDSU – Cam Jones 2 yd run (Syrovatka kick) TEAM STATISTICS FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
SDSU 14 45-297 51 19-6-0 64-348 0-0 0-0 1-20 1-28 8-37.5 1-0 8-85 31:12 7 of 17 0 of 0 2-3 6-43
INS 18 25-23 219 47-27-0 72-242 0-0 2-32 3-55 0-0 9-41.0 0-0 6-55 28.48 4 of 17 1 of 3 2-3 3-11
RUSHING LEADERS: SDSU - Zach Zenner 29-237; Reggie Gandy 10-58. INS - Shakir Bell 18-54; Lucas Hileman 1-12. PASSING LEADERS: SDSU - Austin Sumner 6-19-0 51. INS - Mike Perish 27-46-1 219. RECEIVING LEADERS: SDSU - Seth Daughters 2-28; Aaron Rollin 2-17. INS - Demory Lawshe 9-62, Michael Mardis 5-59, Tanner Riley 4-44. INTERCEPTIONS: SDSU - T.J. Lally 1-28. INS - none. SACKS: SDSU - David Hetttiger 2-18; Marshall Peugh 1.5-6; Doug Peete 1-8; Andy Mink 1-7; Jack Sherlock 1-4; Nick Krings 0.5-0. INS - Ben Obaseki 1-6; Connor Underwood 1-3; Tyler Staford 1-2. TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A-TOT): SDSU - Ross Shafrath 7-4-11; T.J. Lally 7-3-10; Winston Wright 6-2-8. INS - Aaron Archie 6-5-11; Jacolby Washington 6-4-10; Larry King 5-5-10.
– GAME 5 –
#25 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 17 MISSOURI STATE 7 Sept. 29, 2012 • Coughlin-Alumni Stadium (Att. 14,186) BROOKINGS — The South Dakota State defense forced five turnovers and Zach Zenner again ran for more than 100 yards as the 25th-ranked Jackrabbit football team ran its winning streak to four games with a 17-7 victory over Missouri State in the 46th Annual Beef Bowl Sept. 29 at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium. Playing before a crowd of 14,186, the Jackrabbits improved to 4-1 overall and 2-0 in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. Missouri State remained winless at 0-5 overall and 0-2 in league play. The nation’s leading rusher, Zenner put the Jackrabbits on the board midway through the first quarter as he broke through the middle en route to an 88-yard touchdown run. SDSU took advantage of a short punt to push the lead to 10-0 with 2 minutes, 34 seconds to play in the first half on a 23-yard field goal by Justin Syrovatka. Missouri State quickly came back to cut the margin back to a field goal before the end of the half. Ryan Heaston gained 31 yards on the ground before Ashton Glaser completed a 28-yard pass to Julian Burton that set
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