VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) – L.J. Phillipsโข Jr. rushed for a touchdown in theโ third quarter as South Dakota upset No.9 South Dakota State 24-17 on Saturday, shutting outโข the Jackrabbits in the second half.
Phillips finished with 168 yards on โฃ27 carries for โฃsouth Dakota (7-4, 5-2 Missouri Valley Football โConference), which is โฃrankedโฃ No. 25 in the โฃFCS coaches poll. His 32-yard touchdown run โขwith โ3:36 remaining in the third quarter proved to be the game-winner.
South Dakota stateโ (7-3, 3-3) openedโ the game with a 75-yard touchdown run by Jackโ smith to take a 7-0 lead.
Phillips tied the game with a โฃ10-yard โคtouchdown run, butโค Eli Stader responded withโ a โข40-yard field goal to give theโข Jackrabbits a 10-7 advantage after โขthe first quarter.
Will Leyland โคconnected โฃon a 34-yard field goal with โ4:14 left in โขtheโฃ second quarter, and Aidanโ Bouman foundโ Larenzo Fennerโ for a 19-yard touchdownโค pass, putting Southโ Dakota ahead 17-10 with โฃ63 secondsโฃ remaining in โขtheโ half. Jack Henry answered for South Dakota Stateโฃ with a 27-yard touchdown pass to โAlex Bullock on seven plays to tie the scoreโข at halftime.
Bouman completed 14 of 21 passes for 158โ yards for South Dakota. Henry was 13-for-24โฃ for 139โฃ yards with an interception for Southโ Dakota State. Smith led โขthe Jackrabbits with 82 yards on three carries.