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2015 GAME RECAPS – GAME 2 –
#9/10 SDSU 55, SOUTHERN UTAH 10
Sept. 12, 2015 • Coughlin-Alumni Stadium (Att.: 13,423)
Running back Brady Mengarelli scored three touchdowns and wide receiver Jake Wieneke added a pair of scores to lead South Dakota State’s offensive onslaught in a 55-10 non-conference victory over Southern Utah Sept. 12 at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium. Playing before a Dairy Drive crowd of 13,423, the Jackrabbits improved to 2-0 overall. Southern Utah dropped to 0-2 on the season. SDSU entered the matchup ranked ninth in the STATS Football Championship Subdivision media poll and 10th by the FCS coaches. After spotting Southern Utah an early 7-0 lead, the Jackrabbits reeled off the next 48 points. Jay Carlson, who missed a field goal on the opening drive of the game, connected on a 40-yarder later in the first quarter to pull SDSU to within 7-3. The Jackrabbits took a lead they would not relinquish midway through the second quarter on a 13-yard touchdown run by Mengarelli that capped an 11play, 80-yard drive. The next two Jackrabbit scoring drives each took only two plays. SDSU’s lead grew to 17-7 when Zach Lujan hit Wieneke for a 66-yard touchdown and was followed three minutes later on a 37-yard touchdown run by Mengarelli that came after a 32-yard pass from Lujan to Wieneke on the first play of the drive. Cody Hazelett intercepted a Thunderbird pass in the final minute of the first half and the Jackrabbits cashed in as Carlson booted a 27-yard field goal as time expired to give SDSU 24 second-quarter points and a 27-7 halftime advantage. A sophomore from Prescott, Arizona, Mengarelli scored his third touchdown of the night on a 10-yard run to open the second-half scoring midway through the third quarter. Backup running back Isaac Wallace added a 3-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter. After the Jackrabbits recovered a short kickoff, Wieneke, who finished the night with career highs of 11 catches and 205 yards, completed the Jackrabbit scoring run with an 8-yard touchdown catch from Lujan. Wieneke’s 205 yards were the fourth-most by a Jackrabbit receiver in program history. Following a Southern Utah field goal with seven minutes to play, the Jackrabbits capped the scoring on the first play from scrimmage as backup quarterback Dalton Douglas connected with tight end Dallas Goedert on a 77-yard touchdown. Nearly of third of the Thunderbirds’ 268 yards of total offense came on its lone touchdown drive of the night, an eight-play, 84-yard march that ended with a 9-yard touchdown pass from Ammon Olsen to Brady Measom. Olsen completed 17-of-29 attempts for 137 yards. SDSU, meanwhile, racked up 579 yards of total offense — 188 on the ground and 391 through the air. Lujan ended the game 19-of-27 passing for 314 yards, while Mengarelli tallied a career-high 143 yards on 17 carries. T.J. Lally led the Jackrabbit defense with six tackles, followed by five each from Nick Mears and Jesse Bobbit. Miles Killebrew of Southern Utah led all players with 11 tackles. James Cowser recorded eight tackles, including a pair of sacks.
Brady Mengarelli recorded career highs of three touchdowns and 143 rushing yards in South Dakota State’s 55-10 home victory over Southern Utah on Sept. 12 at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium. Mengarelli averaged 8.4 yards on 17 carries and scored on runs of 13, 39 and 10 yards. SCORE BY QUARTERS Southern Utah (0-2) South Dakota State (2-0) SCORING SUMMARY 1st 6:27 SUU – 3:49 SDSU – 2nd 6:48 SDSU – 4:49 SDSU – 1:45 SDSU – 00:00 SDSU – 3rd 5:29 SDSU – 4th 13:02 SDSU – 11:48 SDSU – 7:00 SUU – 6:40 SDSU –
1 7 3
2 0 24
3 0 7
4 3 21
FINAL 10 55
Brady Measom 9 yd pass from Ammon Olsen (Keita Calhoun kick) Jay Carlson 40 yd field goal Brady Mengarelli 13 yd run (Carlson kick) Jake Wieneke 66 yd pass from Zach Lujan (Carlson kick) Mengarelli 39 yd run (Carlson kick) Carlson 27 yd field goal Mengarelli 10 yd run (Carlson kick) Isaac Wallace 3 yd run (Carlson kick) Wieneke 8 yd pass from Lujan (Carlson kick) Keita Calhoun 24 yd field goal Dallas Goedert 77 yd pass from Dalton Douglas (Carlson 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
SUU 17 30-125 143 31-18-1 61-268 0-0 1-10 6-100 0-0 9-43.1 1-1 7-71 24:26 2 of 13 0 of 1 2-2 3-14
SDSU 25 41-188 391 30-20-0 71-579 0-0 4-37 2-67 1-16 4-36.0 0-0 8-70 35:34 10 of 16 0 of 0 6-7 3-26
RUSHING LEADERS: SUU - Malik Brown 11-67; Levi Te’o 4-23. SDSU - Brady Mengarelli 17-143; Isaac Wallace 13-26; Reggie Gandy 4-16. PASSING LEADERS: SUU - Ammon Olsen 17-29-1 137; Tannon Pedersen 1-2-0 6. SDSU - Zach Lujan 19-27-0 314; Dalton Douglas 1-3-0 77. RECEIVING LEADERS: SUU - Steven Wroblewski 4-30; C.J. Morgan 2-27; Naia Ursua 2-16; Logan Parker 2-12; Malik Brown 2-9; Jarom Healey 2-5. SDSU - Jake Wieneke 11-205; Dallas Goedert 3-97; Trevor Wesley 3-58. INTERCEPTIONS: SUU - none. SDSU - Cody Hazelett 1-16. SACKS: SUU - James Cowser 2.0-7; Chance Bearnson 1.0-7. SDSU - Cody Hazelett 1.0-14; Landon Schultz 1.0-6; Cole Langer 1.0-6. TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A-TOT): SUU - Miles Killebrew 7-4-11; Mike Needham 5-4-9; James Cowser 4-4-8. SDSU - T.J. Lally 2-4-6; Nick Mears 2-3-5; Jesse Bobbit 2-3-5.
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