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South Dakota at Western Illinois

Saturday, November 18, 2023

South Dakota beat Western Illinois 48–⁠6. It was their 10th meeting; Western Illinois leads the series 6–⁠4.

AwaySouth Dakota10–⁠3 in 2023
48
HomeWestern Illinois0–⁠11 in 2023
6

Final at Hanson Field, MacombTV: ESPN+Attendance 1,935

At kickoff
61°F, clear, wind 10 mph from the southwestWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Macomb Municipal Airport (KMQB), 6 km from the stadium
Official
CJ JacksonGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
South Dakota101021748
Western Illinois60006

Standouts

  • PassingAidan Bouman11 of 20, 268 yards, 2 TDSouth Dakota
  • RushingL.J. Phillips Jr.15 carries, 93 yards, 2 TDSouth Dakota
  • ReceivingCarter Bell7 catches, 142 yards, 1 TDSouth Dakota

Player stats

South Dakota

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Aidan Bouman11/2026820
Jarrett Synek1/2400
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Nate Thomas8102159
L.J. Phillips Jr.1593214
Travis Theis839023
Michael Mansaray429123
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Carter Bell7142156
Keyondray Jones258154
Will Leyland151051
Jack Martens113013

Western Illinois

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Matt Morrissey14/2512010
Nate Lamb1/1500
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Torrance Farmer92909
Ludovick Choquette41008
Dylan Van5904
Taj Sanders1404
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Jay Parker643016
A.J. Coons224017
Taj Sanders324013
Tre Maronic115115

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

South DakotaWestern Illinois
564Total yards171
272Passing yards125
292Rushing yards46
12.4Yards per pass4.8
7.5Yards per rush1.6
21First downs9
7–⁠12Third downs3–⁠15
0–⁠0Fourth downs0–⁠2
1Turnovers0
7–⁠60Penalties1–⁠15
29:37Possession27:20

Efficiency

South DakotaWestern Illinois
48%Success rate22%
0.51EPA per play−0.15
1.70Explosiveness1.12
0.46Rushing EPA−0.34
0.59Passing EPA0.00
53%Passing-down success9%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

South Dakota 87% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Every drive

Western Illinois end zoneSouth Dakota end zoneQ1 South DakotaPunt, 3 playsQ1 Western IllinoisFumble, recovered, 4 playsQ1 South DakotaField goal, 7 playsQ1 Western IllinoisTouchdown, 11 playsQ1 South DakotaTouchdown, 2 playsQ1 Western IllinoisPunt, 5 playsQ1 South DakotaPunt, 3 playsQ1 Western IllinoisTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ2 South DakotaTouchdown, 1 playQ2 South DakotaFumble, 4 playsQ2 Western IllinoisPunt, 7 playsQ2 South DakotaPunt, 5 playsQ2 Western IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ2 Western IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ2 South DakotaField goal, 4 playsQ3 South DakotaTouchdown, 1 playQ3 Western IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ3 Western IllinoisTouchdown, 3 playsQ3 South DakotaTouchdown, 11 playsQ3 Western IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ3 South DakotaTouchdown, 6 playsQ3 Western IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ4 South DakotaPunt, 4 playsQ4 Western IllinoisPunt, 4 playsQ4 South DakotaTouchdown, 9 playsQ4 Western IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ4 South DakotaResult not recorded, 3 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Western Illinois drives left to right, South Dakota right to left. Our source’s drive data for this game doesn’t add up to the final score, so a score may be missing here; the scoring by quarter above is complete.
  1. Q1 South DakotaPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  2. Q1 Western IllinoisFumble, recovered, 4 plays, −30 yards
  3. Q1 South DakotaField goal, 7 plays, 32 yards
  4. Q1 Western IllinoisTouchdown, 11 plays, 73 yards
  5. Q1 South DakotaTouchdown, 2 plays, 72 yards
  6. Q1 Western IllinoisPunt, 5 plays, 0 yards
  7. Q1 South DakotaPunt, 3 plays, 87 yards
  8. Q1 Western IllinoisTurnover on downs, 4 plays, −47 yards
  9. Q2 South DakotaTouchdown, 1 play, 53 yards
  10. Q2 South DakotaFumble, 4 plays, 52 yards
  11. Q2 Western IllinoisPunt, 7 plays, −17 yards
  12. Q2 South DakotaPunt, 5 plays, 92 yards
  13. Q2 Western IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, −23 yards
  14. Q2 Western IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  15. Q2 South DakotaField goal, 4 plays, 69 yards
  16. Q3 South DakotaTouchdown, 1 play, 59 yards
  17. Q3 Western IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, −16 yards
  18. Q3 Western IllinoisTouchdown, 3 plays, 0 yards
  19. Q3 South DakotaTouchdown, 11 plays, 74 yards
  20. Q3 Western IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  21. Q3 South DakotaTouchdown, 6 plays, 61 yards
  22. Q3 Western IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  23. Q4 South DakotaPunt, 4 plays, 65 yards
  24. Q4 Western IllinoisPunt, 4 plays, −29 yards
  25. Q4 South DakotaTouchdown, 9 plays, 79 yards
  26. Q4 Western IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  27. Q4 South DakotaResult not recorded, 3 plays, 61 yards

Play by play

1st quarter8 drives, then South Dakota 10, Western Illinois 6
South Dakota Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Owen Valek kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Aidan Bouman pass complete to Carter Bell for 1 yd to the SDAK 26
15:002nd & 9 at own 26Nate Thomas run for 8 yds to the SDAK 34
15:003rd & 1 at own 34Theis,Travis rush left (Wilson,Cordell;Epley,Noah).
13:164th & 1 at own 34Tyler Ebel punt for 36 yds
Western Illinois Fumble, recovered, 4 plays
13:161st & 10 at own 30Dylan Van run for 4 yds to the WIU 34
13:162nd & 6 at own 34pass incomplete to Tre Maronic
13:163rd & 6 at own 34Matt Morrissey pass complete to Jay Parker for 5 yds to the WIU 39
11:594th & 1 at own 39Matt Morrissey run for a loss of 3 yards to the WIU 36 Matt Morrissey fumbled, recovered by WIU Dylan Van Morrissey,Matt rush middle for loss of 3 yards to the WIU36, fumble by Morrissey,Matt recovered by WIU Van,Dylan, Van,Dylan rush.
South Dakota Field goal, 7 plays
11:591st & 10 at opp 36pass incomplete to Carter Bell
11:592nd & 10 at opp 36pass incomplete to Jack Martens
11:593rd & 10 at opp 36Aidan Bouman pass complete to Carter Bell for 29 yds to the WIU 7 for a 1ST down
11:591st & goal at opp 7Nate Thomas run for 2 yds to the WIU 5
11:592nd & goal at opp 5Travis Theis run for 1 yd to the WIU 4
11:593rd & goal at opp 4pass incomplete to Travis Theis
9:244th & goal at opp 4Will Leyland 21 yd FG GOODSouth Dakota 3, Western Illinois 0
Western Illinois Touchdown, 11 plays
9:171st & 10 at own 35Zeke Mata kickoff for 59 yds , Jay Parker return for 18 yds to the WIU 24
9:171st & 10 at own 24Taj Sanders run for 4 yds to the WIU 28
9:172nd & 6 at own 28Dylan Van run for 2 yds to the WIU 30 for a 1ST down South Dakota Penalty, tripping (Mi’Quise Grace) to the WIU 45 for a 1ST down
9:171st & 10 at own 45Matt Morrissey pass complete to Jay Parker for 16 yds to the SDAK 39 for a 1ST down
9:171st & 10 at opp 39Dylan Van run for 1 yd to the SDAK 38
9:172nd & 9 at opp 38Dylan Van run for 3 yds to the SDAK 35
9:173rd & 6 at opp 35Matt Morrissey run for 6 yds to the SDAK 29 for a 1ST down
9:171st & 10 at opp 29pass incomplete to Jay Parker
9:172nd & 10 at opp 29Matt Morrissey pass complete to Dylan Van for 4 yds to the SDAK 25
9:173rd & 6 at opp 25Matt Morrissey pass complete to Dallas Parker for 10 yds to the SDAK 15 for a 1ST down
4:371st & 10 at opp 15Matt Morrissey pass complete to Tre Maronic for 15 yds for a TDWestern Illinois 6, South Dakota 3
4:371st & goal at opp 3Clay Bruno pass complete to Tre Maronic
South Dakota Touchdown, 2 plays
4:371st & 10 at own 35Owen Valek kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4:371st & 10 at own 25Nate Thomas run for 21 yds to the SDAK 46 for a 1ST down
3:391st & 10 at own 46Aidan Bouman pass complete to Keyondray Jones for 54 yds for a TD (Will Leyland KICK)South Dakota 10, Western Illinois 6
Western Illinois Punt, 5 plays
3:321st & 10 at own 35Zeke Mata kickoff for 62 yds , Jay Parker return for 20 yds to the WIU 23
3:321st & 10 at own 23Matt Morrissey run for 4 yds to the WIU 27
3:322nd & 6 at own 27Matt Morrissey pass complete to AJ Coons for 7 yds to the WIU 34 for a 1ST down
3:321st & 10 at own 34Dylan Van run for a loss of 1 yard to the WIU 33
3:322nd & 11 at own 33pass incomplete to Dallas Parker
1:283rd & 11 at own 33pass incomplete to Jay Parker
1:134th & 11 at own 33Jared Campbell punt for 54 yds
South Dakota Punt, 3 plays
1:131st & 10 at own 13pass incomplete to Carter Bell
1:132nd & 10 at own 13Nate Thomas run for 3 yds to the SDAK 16
1:133rd & 7 at own 16pass incomplete to JJ Galbreath
0:344th & 7 at own 16Tyler Ebel punt for 37 yds
Western Illinois Turnover on downs, 4 plays
0:341st & 10 at own 47Torrance Farmer run for 5 yds to the SDAK 48
Q2 15:002nd & 5 at opp 48Matt Morrissey run for 3 yds to the SDAK 45
Q2 15:003rd & 2 at opp 45Farmer,Torrance rush left (Holden,Blake).
2nd quarter7 drives, then South Dakota 20, Western Illinois 6
South Dakota Fumble, 4 plays
13:441st & 10 at own 48Aidan Bouman pass complete to Carter Bell for 17 yds to the WIU 35 for a 1ST down
13:441st & 10 at opp 35Travis Theis run for 4 yds to the WIU 31
13:442nd & 6 at opp 31Aidan Bouman pass complete to Carter Bell for 10 yds to the WIU 21 for a 1ST down
11:421st & 10 at opp 21Mike Mansaray run for 4 yds to the WIU 17 Mike Mansaray fumbled, recovered by WIU Juan DelaCruz Mansaray,Mike rush right for 4 yards to the WIU17, fumble by Mansaray,Mike recovered by WIU DelaCruz,Juan, DelaCruz,Juan rush.
Western Illinois Punt, 7 plays
11:421st & 10 at own 17Matt Morrissey pass complete to Taj Sanders for 13 yds to the WIU 30 for a 1ST down
11:421st & 10 at own 30Torrance Farmer run for 3 yds to the WIU 33
11:422nd & 7 at own 33Torrance Farmer run for 5 yds to the WIU 38
11:423rd & 2 at own 38Matt Morrissey pass complete to AJ Coons for 17 yds to the SDAK 45 for a 1ST down
11:421st & 10 at opp 45Torrance Farmer run for 3 yds to the SDAK 42
11:422nd & 7 at opp 42pass incomplete to Torrance Farmer
11:423rd & 7 at opp 42Matt Morrissey pass complete to Jay Parker for 2 yds to the SDAK 40
7:404th & 5 at opp 40Jared Campbell punt for 32 yds
South Dakota Punt, 5 plays
7:401st & 10 at own 8Thomas,Nate rush middle (DelaCruz,Juan;Steffen,Garret).
7:402nd & 10 at own 8Aidan Bouman pass complete to Jack Martens for 13 yds to the SDAK 21 for a 1ST down
7:401st & 10 at own 21Aidan Bouman pass incomplete to Carter Bell, broken up by Garret Steffen
7:402nd & 10 at own 21Nate Thomas run for 1 yd to the SDAK 22
7:403rd & 9 at own 22Aidan Bouman pass complete to Travis Theis for 8 yds to the SDAK 30
4:264th & 1 at own 30Tyler Ebel punt for 47 yds
Western Illinois Punt, 3 plays
4:261st & 10 at own 23pass incomplete to Jay Parker
4:262nd & 10 at own 23Matt Morrissey sacked for a loss of 6 yards to the WIU 17
4:263rd & 16 at own 17Torrance Farmer run for 9 yds to the WIU 26
2:554th & 7 at own 26Jared Campbell punt for 30 yds
South Dakota Touchdown, 1 play
2:441st & 10 at own 44Aidan Bouman pass complete to Carter Bell for 56 yds for a TD (Will Leyland KICK)South Dakota 17, Western Illinois 6
Western Illinois Punt, 3 plays
2:361st & 10 at own 35Zeke Mata kickoff for 64 yds , Jay Parker return for 22 yds to the WIU 23
2:361st & 10 at own 23Matt Morrissey sacked for a loss of 7 yards to the WIU 16
2:362nd & 17 at own 16Ludovick Choquette run for 1 yd to the WIU 17
1:143rd & 16 at own 17Ludovick Choquette run for 8 yds to the WIU 25
0:594th & 8 at own 25Jared Campbell punt for 29 yds South Dakota Penalty, personal foul (Tyler Green) to the SDAK 31
South Dakota Field goal, 4 plays
0:591st & 10 at own 31South Dakota Penalty, delay of game (Aidan Bouman) to the SDAK 26
0:591st & 15 at own 26Travis Theis run for 1 yd to the SDAK 27
0:592nd & 14 at own 27Travis Theis run for 23 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
0:091st & 10 at the 50Aidan Bouman pass complete to Carter Bell for 20 yds to the WIU 30 for a 1ST down
3rd quarter7 drives, then South Dakota 41, Western Illinois 6
Western Illinois Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 16Torrance Farmer run for 5 yds to the WIU 21
15:002nd & 5 at own 21Matt Morrissey pass incomplete to Jay Parker, broken up by Dennis Shorter
15:003rd & 5 at own 21pass incomplete to Dallas Parker
14:551st & 10 at own 35Zeke Mata kickoff for 64 yds , Jay Parker return for 15 yds to the WIU 16
14:024th & 5 at own 21Jared Campbell punt for 38 yds
South Dakota Touchdown, 1 play
13:501st & 10 at own 41Nate Thomas run for 59 yds for a TD (Will Leyland KICK)
Western Illinois Touchdown, 3 plays
13:501st & 10 at own 35Zeke Mata kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
13:501st & 10 at own 25Torrance Farmer run for a loss of 1 yard to the WIU 24
13:502nd & 11 at own 24pass incomplete to Taj Sanders
13:503rd & 11 at own 24Matt Morrissey pass complete to Taj Sanders for 6 yds to the WIU 30
12:134th & 5 at own 30Jared Campbell punt for 39 yds , Carter Bell returns for 2 yds South Dakota Penalty, illegal block (Keyon Turner) to the SDAK 23
South Dakota Touchdown, 11 plays
12:131st & 10 at own 23pass incomplete to JJ Galbreath
12:132nd & 10 at own 23L.J. Phillips Jr. run for 14 yds to the SDAK 37 for a 1ST down
12:131st & 10 at own 37Theis,Travis rush right (Coleman,KaRon;Quinney,Anthony).
12:132nd & 10 at own 37Aidan Bouman pass complete to Carter Bell for 9 yds to the SDAK 46
12:133rd & 1 at own 46Travis Theis run for 4 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
12:131st & 10 at the 50L.J. Phillips Jr. run for 9 yds to the WIU 41
12:132nd & 1 at opp 41L.J. Phillips Jr. run for 9 yds to the WIU 32 for a 1ST down
12:131st & 10 at opp 32L.J. Phillips Jr. run for 12 yds to the WIU 20 for a 1ST down
12:131st & 10 at opp 20Nate Thomas run for 8 yds to the WIU 12
12:132nd & 2 at opp 12Travis Theis run for 6 yds to the WIU 6 for a 1ST down
5:511st & goal at opp 6L.J. Phillips Jr. run for 6 yds for a TD (Will Leyland KICK)
Western Illinois Punt, 3 plays
5:511st & 10 at own 35Zeke Mata kickoff for 65 yds
5:511st & 10 at own 25Matt Morrissey sacked for a loss of 10 yards to the WIU 15
5:512nd & 20 at own 15Matt Morrissey pass complete to Jay Parker for 6 yds to the WIU 21
5:513rd & 14 at own 21Matt Morrissey run for 9 yds to the WIU 30
3:434th & 5 at own 30Jared Campbell punt for 34 yds
South Dakota Touchdown, 6 plays
3:431st & 10 at own 36Aidan Bouman pass incomplete to Carter Bell, broken up by Garret Steffen
3:432nd & 10 at own 36L.J. Phillips Jr. run for 7 yds to the SDAK 43
3:433rd & 3 at own 43Aidan Bouman pass complete to Will Leyland for 51 yds to the WIU 6 for a 1ST down
3:431st & goal at opp 6L.J. Phillips Jr. run for 1 yd to the WIU 5
3:432nd & goal at opp 5pass incomplete to JJ Galbreath
1:123rd & goal at opp 5L.J. Phillips Jr. run for 5 yds for a TD (Will Leyland KICK)
Western Illinois Punt, 3 plays
1:121st & 10 at own 35Zeke Mata kickoff for 61 yds
1:121st & 10 at own 25Farmer,Torrance rush middle (Egbuziem,Okey).
1:122nd & 10 at own 25Matt Morrissey pass complete to Taj Sanders for 5 yds to the WIU 30
1:123rd & 5 at own 30Matt Morrissey pass complete to Jay Parker for 3 yds to the WIU 33
4th quarter5 drives, then South Dakota 48, Western Illinois 6
South Dakota Punt, 4 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35L.J. Phillips Jr. run for 5 yds to the SDAK 40 South Dakota Penalty, Offensive holding (Mike Mansaray) to the SDAK 30
15:001st & 15 at own 30Mike Mansaray run for 2 yds to the SDAK 32
15:002nd & 13 at own 32South Dakota Penalty, false start (Gerrit Poncius) to the SDAK 27
15:002nd & 18 at own 27Mansaray,Mike rush middle (Newman,Michael).
15:003rd & 18 at own 27Jarrett Synek run for 1 yd to the SDAK 28
14:544th & 2 at own 33Jared Campbell punt for 32 yds
11:504th & 17 at own 28Tyler Ebel punt for 46 yds , Jay Parker returns for 3 yds to the WIU 29
Western Illinois Punt, 4 plays
11:501st & 10 at own 29Matt Morrissey pass complete to Jay Parker for 11 yds to the WIU 40 for a 1ST down
11:501st & 10 at own 40pass incomplete to Jay Parker
11:502nd & 10 at own 40Matt Morrissey run for 1 yd to the WIU 41
11:503rd & 9 at own 41pass incomplete to AJ Coons
10:134th & 9 at own 41Jared Campbell punt for 41 yds
South Dakota Touchdown, 9 plays
10:131st & 10 at own 18Jarrett Synek pass complete to Keyondray Jones for 4 yds to the SDAK 22
10:132nd & 6 at own 22pass incomplete to Tysen Boze
10:133rd & 6 at own 22Jarrett Synek run for 15 yds to the SDAK 37 for a 1ST down
10:131st & 10 at own 37L.J. Phillips Jr. run for 3 yds to the SDAK 40
10:132nd & 7 at own 40L.J. Phillips Jr. run for 3 yds to the SDAK 43
10:133rd & 4 at own 43L.J. Phillips Jr. run for 5 yds to the SDAK 48 for a 1ST down
10:131st & 10 at own 48Jarrett Synek run for 6 yds to the WIU 46 for a 1ST down Western Illinois Penalty, face mask (15 yards) (Mike Newman) to the WIU 31 for a 1ST down
10:131st & 10 at opp 31L.J. Phillips Jr. run for 8 yds to the WIU 23
5:072nd & 2 at opp 23Mike Mansaray run for 23 yds for a TD (Will Leyland KICK)
Western Illinois Punt, 3 plays
5:071st & 10 at own 35Zeke Mata kickoff for 61 yds
5:071st & 10 at own 25Choquette,Ludovick rush right (Walsh,Matt;Dixon,Chris).
5:072nd & 10 at own 25Ludovick Choquette run for 1 yd to the WIU 26
5:073rd & 9 at own 26Nate Lamb pass complete to Dallas Parker for 5 yds to the WIU 31
3:034th & 4 at own 31Jared Campbell punt for 36 yds
South Dakota Result not recorded, 3 plays
3:031st & 10 at own 33L.J. Phillips Jr. run for 2 yds to the SDAK 35
3:032nd & 8 at own 35L.J. Phillips Jr. run for 4 yds to the SDAK 39
3:033rd & 4 at own 39Jarrett Synek run for 7 yds to the SDAK 39 for a 1ST down

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

The series

Every South Dakota–Western Illinois game

Western Illinois leads 6–⁠4 in 10 meetings.

Recent meetings
2023South Dakota 48, Western Illinois 6
2021South Dakota 42, Western Illinois 21
2019Western Illinois 38, South Dakota 34
2018South Dakota 17, Western Illinois 12
2017South Dakota 38, Western Illinois 33
2016Western Illinois 35, South Dakota 34

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