1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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UIW | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
SDST | 0 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 45 |
South Dakota State pulls away from feisty Incarnate Word in 45-24 win
BROOKINGS, S.D. -- — Mark Gronowski threw for 285 yards and four touchdowns and top-ranked FCS South Dakota State beat Incarnate Word 45-24 on Saturday night.
The Jackrabbits (1-1) were beaten in their season opener at Stillwater, Oklahoma by 17th-ranked Oklahoma State, 44-20, last week.
Gronowski threw a 22-yard score to Grahm Goering with 3:32 before halftime for a 17-10 lead. To start the third quarter, Incarnate Word's Zach Calzada threw a 69-yard touchdown to Jalen Walthall on a drive that covered 91 yards in just four plays. The drive was aided by a pass interference call on South Dakota State with the Cardinals (1-1) facing third-and-15 at their own 4.
South Dakota State countered and took control when Gronowski threw an 11-yard score to Griffin Wilde with 7:13 left in the third. A little more than three minutes later, Amar Johnson ran it from the 6 for South Dakota's first two-touchdown lead.
Johnson ran for 112 yards on 19 carries and scored twice. Wilde had 106 yards receiving on 10 receptions with a pair of touchdowns.
Calzada completed 31 of 39 passes for 351 yards and threw three touchdowns.
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Game Information
2024 Southland Conference Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
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Incarnate Word | 6-0 | 9-2 |
SE Louisiana | 5-1 | 6-5 |
Stephen F. Austin | 4-3 | 6-5 |
Lamar | 3-3 | 6-5 |
McNeese | 3-3 | 6-5 |
East Texas A&M | 2-3 | 3-8 |
Houston Christian | 2-4 | 4-7 |
Nicholls | 2-4 | 4-7 |
Northwestern State | 0-6 | 0-11 |
2024 Missouri Valley Football Conference Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
---|---|---|
North Dakota State | 7-0 | 10-1 |
South Dakota State | 6-1 | 9-2 |
South Dakota | 6-1 | 8-2 |
Missouri State | 6-1 | 8-3 |
Illinois State | 5-2 | 8-3 |
Indiana State | 3-4 | 4-7 |
Youngstown State | 3-5 | 4-8 |
North Dakota | 2-5 | 5-6 |
Southern Illinois | 1-6 | 3-8 |
Northern Iowa | 0-7 | 2-9 |
Murray State | 0-7 | 1-10 |