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2015 GAME RECAPS – GAME 9 –
#11/11 SDSU 25, #2/2 ILLINOIS STATE 20 Nov. 7, 2015 • Coughlin-Alumni Stadium (Att.: 9,081)
Freshman quarterback Taryn Christion ran for one touchdown and threw for two more, helping lead 11th-ranked South Dakota State to a 25-20 victory over second-ranked Illinois State on Nov. 7 in the final game played at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium. The Jackrabbits improved to 7-2 overall and 4-2 in the Missouri Valley Football Conference, while the Redbirds suffered their first league loss in falling to 7-2 overall and 5-1 in the MVFC. Illinois State wasted little time after intercepting a Zach Lujan pass to get on the scoreboard. Taking over at the SDSU 44-yard line, the Redbirds needed only three plays to find the end zone as Tre Roberson found Anthony Warrum in the end zone for a 5-yard touchdown. Warrum set up the touchdown with a 32-yard catch and run on the previous play. The Jackrabbits were held at bay until the closing minutes of the first half, when they turned an interception by Jesse Bobbit into points. After a pass interference penalty gave SDSU first and goal, Christion rolled around the right end for a 10-yard yard touchdown run that tied the game at 7 following Jay Carlson’s extra point. SDSU took the lead in the waning seconds of the first half with a sevenplay, 74-yard scoring drive. Christion ran for 13 yards on the first play of the drive, then later connected with Trevor Wesley for 14 yards and tight end Dallas Goedert for 28 more to move the ball to the Redbird 14. After Christion was shaken up on the next play, Lujan re-entered the game and lofted a touchdown pass to Jake Wieneke in the left corner of the end zone for a 14yard touchdown with 13 seconds remaining in the half. It was Lujan’s lone completion in three attempts on the afternoon. The extra point was blocked, keeping the score at 13-7. The Jackrabbits extended their lead to 19-7 on their first possession of the second half with an eight-play, 85-yard drive that was capped by a 14-yard touchdown pass from Christion to Brandon Andrews. The two-point attempt failed. Illinois State countered on its first play from scrimmage on its next drive as Roberson again connected with Warrum for a touchdown, this time from 70 yards out. SDSU turned the momentum back in its favor as Christion hit Jake Wieneke down the right sideline on the Jackrabbits’ first offensive play in the fourth quarter and the All-America wide receiver did the rest, slipping through a tackle and scoring from 74 yards out. Again, the two-point conversion attempt failed, keeping the score at 25-14. Behind the play of Robertson and Warrum, the Redbirds continued to put pressure on the Jackrabbit defense. A 51-yard pass from Roberson to Warrum moved Illinois State deep into SDSU territory, but a false start penalty on third and goal resulted in a 22-yard field goal attempt that was blocked by the Jackrabbits’ Kellen Soulek with 4:22 to play. Illinois State got the ball back and put together one last scoring drive as Warrum caught his third touchdown pass of the game, a 14-yard reception that pulled the Redbirds to within 25-20 with 1:16 to play. The Jackrabbits successfully defended the two-point play, then recovered an onside kick to preserve the victory. Warrum finished with eight catches for 241 yards, while Roberson completed 14-of-35 passes for 317 yards and also led the Redbirds with 80 rushing yards on 11 carries. The Jackrabbit defense limited Redbird running back Marshaun Coprich to only 65 yards on 22 carries. Total offense was nearly identical as SDSU held a slim 465-462 edge in
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Jake Wieneke scored a pair of touchdowns, including a season-long 74-yard catch and run that proved to be the winning score in the Jackrabbits’ 25-20 victory over second-ranked Illinois State in the Coughlin-Alumni Stadium finale.
total yards. Christion completed 15-of-30 passes for 307 yards and also was the Jackrabbits’ leading rusher with 65 yards on nine carries. Kyle Paris added 55 yards on 17 carries, with Wieneke tallying 104 receiving yards on four catches in topping the 1,000-yard mark for the second consecutive year. Senior linebacker T.J. Lally shared game-high honors with nine tackles for SDSU, followed by seven from Chris Balster. David Perkins made nine stops for Illinois State, with Pat Meehan adding eight. Alec Kocour recorded two of the Redbirds’ three interceptions on the day.
SCORE BY QUARTERS Illinois State (7-2, 5-1) South Dakota State (7-2, 4-2) SCORING SUMMARY 1st 9:23 ILS – 2nd 3:38 SDSU – 00:13 SDSU – 3rd 9:02 SDSU – 8:40 ILS – 4th 13:48 SDSU – 1:16 ILS –
1 7 0
2 0 13
3 7 6
4 6 6
FINAL 20 25
Anthony Warrum 5 yd pass from Tre Roberson (Sean Slattery kick) Taryn Christion 10 yd run (Jay Carlson kick) Jake Wieneke 14 yd pass from Zach Lujan (Carlson kick blocked) Brandon Andrews 14 yd pass from Christion (run failed) Warrum 70 yd pass from Roberson (Slattery kick) Wieneke 74 yd pass from Christion (pass failed) Warrum 14 yd pass from Roberson (pass failed)
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
ILS 17 34-145 317 35-14-1 69-462 0-0 1-4 3-41 3-0 9-35.4 0-0 4-39 28:39 4 of 16 1 of 2 2-4 1-2
SDSU 21 38-144 321 33-16-3 71-465 0-0 3-0 3-52 1-23 7-35.9 1-0 4-35 31:21 3 of 14 0 of 0 3-4 0-0
RUSHING LEADERS: ILS - Tre Roberson 11-80; Marshaun Coprich 22-65. SDSU - Taryn Christion 9-65; Kyle Paris 17-55; Brady Mengarelli 9-28. PASSING LEADERS: ILS - Tre Roberson 14-35-1 317. SDSU - Taryn Christion 15-30-2 307; Zach Lujan 1-3-1 14. RECEIVING LEADERS: ILS - Anthony Warrum 8-241; Christian Gibbs 3-60. SDSU - Jake Wieneke 4-104; Brandon Andrews 4-64. INTERCEPTIONS: ILS - Alec Kocour 2-0; Josh Burch 1-0. SDSU - Jesse Bobbit 1-23. SACKS: ILS Dalton Keene 1.0-2. SDSU - none. TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A-TOT): ILS – David Perkins 5-4-9; Pat Meehan 4-4-8; Davontae Harris 4-3-7. SDSU - T.J. Lally 5-4-9; Chris Balster 5-2-7; Dallas Brown 6-0-6; Nick Farina 6-0-6.
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