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South Dakota State at Southern Illinois

Saturday, October 21, 2023

South Dakota State beat Southern Illinois 17–⁠10. It was their 14th meeting; after it, South Dakota State led the series 10–⁠4.

AwaySouth Dakota State15–⁠0 in 2023
17
HomeSouthern Illinois8–⁠5 in 2023
10

Final at Saluki Stadium, CarbondaleTV: ESPN+Attendance 11,927

At kickoff
81°F, clear, wind 14 mph from the west, gusts to 22 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Southern Illinois Airport (KMDH), 9 km from the stadium, eight minutes before kickoff
Official
CJ JacksonGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
South Dakota State077317
Southern Illinois0001010

Standouts

  • RushingIsaiah Davis15 carries, 91 yards, 1 TDSouth Dakota State
  • ReceivingD’Ante’ Cox7 catches, 88 yards, 1 TDSouthern Illinois
  • DefenseDalys Beanum1 INTSouth Dakota State

Player stats

South Dakota State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Mark Gronowski15/2116111
Isaiah Davis0/1000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Isaiah Davis1591139
Amar Johnson1067024
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Griffin Wilde261149
Jadon Janke649021
Zach Heins223020
Jaxon Janke216010
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Dalys Beanum0001

Southern Illinois

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Nic Baker20/2422511
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Nic Baker1531010
Colton Hoag121021
Justin Strong91605
Shaun Lester31308
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
D’Ante’ Cox788125
Vinson Davis376045
Justin Strong42909
Aidan Quinn21308
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Mark Davis0001

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

Team stats

South Dakota StateSouthern Illinois
308Total yards308
161Passing yards225
147Rushing yards83
7.3Yards per pass9.4
4.6Yards per rush2.6
15First downs20
4–⁠12Third downs4–⁠12
1–⁠1Fourth downs2–⁠3
1Turnovers2
13–⁠125Penalties7–⁠45
31:50Possession28:10

Efficiency

South Dakota StateSouthern Illinois
36%Success rate36%
0.12EPA per play−0.06
1.39Explosiveness1.28
0.28Rushing EPA−0.17
0.11Passing EPA0.29
21%Passing-down success11%
5%Havoc by its defense2%

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 and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

South Dakota State 70% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

South Dakota State −14, over/under 47.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Every drive

Southern Illinois end zoneSouth Dakota State end zoneQ1 Southern IllinoisTurnover on downs, 13 playsQ1 South Dakota StatePunt, 3 playsQ1 Southern IllinoisPunt, 4 playsQ1 South Dakota StatePunt, 4 playsQ1 Southern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ2 South Dakota StateMissed FG, 10 playsQ2 Southern IllinoisInterception, 5 playsQ2 South Dakota StateTouchdown, 5 playsQ2 Southern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ2 South Dakota StatePunt, 3 playsQ2 Southern IllinoisEnd of half, 4 playsQ3 South Dakota StateTouchdown, 3 playsQ3 Southern IllinoisPunt, 6 playsQ3 South Dakota StatePunt, 3 playsQ3 Southern IllinoisFumble, 4 playsQ3 South Dakota StateInterception, 8 playsQ4 Southern IllinoisTouchdown, 6 playsQ4 South Dakota StateField goal, 15 playsQ4 Southern IllinoisField goal, 9 playsQ4 South Dakota StateEnd of game, 2 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Southern Illinois drives left to right, South Dakota State right to left.
  1. Q1 Southern IllinoisTurnover on downs, 13 plays, 57 yards
  2. Q1 South Dakota StatePunt, 3 plays, −5 yards
  3. Q1 Southern IllinoisPunt, 4 plays, 10 yards
  4. Q1 South Dakota StatePunt, 4 plays, −2 yards
  5. Q1 Southern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  6. Q2 South Dakota StateMissed FG, 10 plays, 60 yards
  7. Q2 Southern IllinoisInterception, 5 plays, 6 yards
  8. Q2 South Dakota StateTouchdown, 5 plays, 37 yards
  9. Q2 Southern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  10. Q2 South Dakota StatePunt, 3 plays, −6 yards
  11. Q2 Southern IllinoisEnd of half, 4 plays, 23 yards
  12. Q3 South Dakota StateTouchdown, 3 plays, 72 yards
  13. Q3 Southern IllinoisPunt, 6 plays, 22 yards
  14. Q3 South Dakota StatePunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  15. Q3 Southern IllinoisFumble, 4 plays, 56 yards
  16. Q3 South Dakota StateInterception, 8 plays, 58 yards
  17. Q4 Southern IllinoisTouchdown, 6 plays, 80 yards
  18. Q4 South Dakota StateField goal, 15 plays, 60 yards
  19. Q4 Southern IllinoisField goal, 9 plays, 59 yards
  20. Q4 South Dakota StateEnd of game, 2 plays, −2 yards

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then Tied at 0
Southern Illinois Turnover on downs, 13 plays
14:51Hunter Dustman kickoff for 63 yds
14:511st & 10 at own 24Justin Strong run for 4 yds to the SIU 28
14:512nd & 6 at own 28Nic Baker pass complete to Justin Strong for 6 yds to the SIU 34 for a 1ST down
14:511st & 10 at own 34Shaun Lester run for 8 yds to the SIU 42
14:512nd & 2 at own 42Shaun Lester run for 1 yd to the SIU 43
14:513rd & 1 at own 43Justin Strong run for a loss of 3 yards to the SIU 40
14:514th & 4 at own 40Colton Hoag run for 21 yds to the SDST 39 for a 1ST down
14:511st & 10 at opp 39Nic Baker pass complete to Aidan Quinn for 8 yds to the SDST 31
14:512nd & 2 at opp 31Vinson Davis III run for 1 yd to the SDST 30
14:513rd & 1 at opp 30Nic Baker run for 3 yds to the SDST 27 for a 1ST down
14:511st & 10 at opp 27Nic Baker pass incomplete
14:512nd & 10 at opp 27Justin Strong run for 4 yds to the SDST 23
14:513rd & 6 at opp 23Southern Illinois Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the SDST 28
14:513rd & 11 at opp 28Nic Baker run for 9 yds to the SDST 19 Nic Baker fumbled, recovered by SIU
7:364th & 2 at opp 19Justin Strong run for no gain to the SDST 19
South Dakota State Punt, 3 plays
7:361st & 10 at own 19Mark Gronowski pass complete to Jaxon Janke for 6 yds to the SDST 25
7:362nd & 4 at own 25Mark Gronowski pass complete to Jadon Janke for a loss of 1 yard to the SDST 24
7:363rd & 5 at own 24South Dakota State Penalty, False Start (Jadon Janke) to the SDST 19
7:363rd & 10 at own 19Isaiah Davis run for no gain to the SDST 19
7:364th & 10 at own 19South Dakota State Penalty, Delay Of Game (Hunter Dustman) to the SDST 14
4:304th & 15 at own 14Hunter Dustman punt for 59 yds, downed at the SIU 27
Southern Illinois Punt, 4 plays
4:301st & 10 at own 27Nic Baker pass complete to Izaiah Hartrup for 12 yds to the SIU 39 for a 1ST down
4:301st & 10 at own 39Justin Strong run for 2 yds to the SIU 41
4:302nd & 8 at own 41Southern Illinois Penalty, False Start (Shaun Lester) to the SIU 36
4:302nd & 13 at own 36Nic Baker run for 1 yd to the SIU 37
4:303rd & 12 at own 37Nic Baker pass incomplete
2:084th & 12 at own 37Nathan Torney punt for 38 yds
South Dakota State Punt, 4 plays
2:081st & 10 at own 32Isaiah Davis run for 11 yds to the SDST 43 for a 1ST down
2:081st & 10 at own 43Mark Gronowski pass incomplete
2:082nd & 10 at own 43Isaiah Davis run for 2 yds to the SDST 45
2:083rd & 8 at own 45South Dakota State Penalty, turnover on downs. PENALTY Unsportsmanlike Conduct on MCCORMICK, Mason enforced (-15 Yards) to the SDST 30
0:304th & 23 at own 30Hunter Dustman punt for 50 yds, fair catch by Izaiah Hartrup at the SIU 35
Southern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 35Jaelin Benefield run for 3 yds to the SIU 38
Q2 15:002nd & 7 at own 38Jaelin Benefield run for no gain to the SIU 38
Q2 15:003rd & 7 at own 38Nic Baker run for 3 yds to the SIU 41
Q2 13:444th & 4 at own 41Nathan Torney punt for 49 yds, downed at the SDST 10
2nd quarter6 drives, then South Dakota State 7, Southern Illinois 0
South Dakota State Missed FG, 10 plays
13:441st & 10 at own 10Amar Johnson run for 4 yds to the SDST 14
13:442nd & 6 at own 14Amar Johnson run for 4 yds to the SDST 18
13:443rd & 2 at own 18Isaiah Davis run for 7 yds to the SDST 25 for a 1ST down
13:441st & 10 at own 25Mark Gronowski pass incomplete
13:442nd & 10 at own 25Mark Gronowski pass incomplete
13:443rd & 10 at own 25Isaiah Davis run for 39 yds to the SIU 36 for a 1ST down
13:441st & 10 at opp 36Isaiah Davis pass incomplete
13:442nd & 10 at opp 36Amar Johnson run for 1 yd to the SIU 35
13:443rd & 9 at opp 35Mark Gronowski pass complete to Jadon Janke for 5 yds to the SIU 30
9:054th & 4 at opp 30Hunter Dustman 48 yd FG MISSED
Southern Illinois Interception, 5 plays
9:051st & 10 at own 30Nic Baker pass complete to D’Ante’ Cox for 11 yds to the SIU 41 for a 1ST down
9:051st & 10 at own 41Zach Gibson run for a loss of 2 yards to the SIU 39
9:052nd & 12 at own 39Shaun Lester run for 4 yds to the SIU 43
9:053rd & 8 at own 43Nic Baker run for 8 yds to the SDST 49 for a 1ST down Southern Illinois Penalty, Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Nic Baker) to the SIU 36 for a 1ST down
6:261st & 10 at own 36Nic Baker pass intercepted
6:261st & 10 at opp 37Southern Illinois Penalty, Offsides (5 Yards) to the SIU 32
South Dakota State Touchdown, 5 plays
6:261st & 5 at opp 32Isaiah Davis run for no gain to the SIU 32
6:262nd & 5 at opp 32Mark Gronowski pass complete to Isaiah Davis for 9 yds to the SIU 23 for a 1ST down
6:261st & 10 at opp 23Isaiah Davis run for 6 yds to the SIU 17
6:262nd & 4 at opp 17Mark Gronowski pass complete to Jadon Janke for 14 yds to the SIU 3 for a 1ST down
3:381st & goal at opp 3Isaiah Davis run for 3 yds for a TD (Hunter Dustman KICK)South Dakota State 7, Southern Illinois 0
Southern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
3:38Hunter Dustman kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
3:381st & 10 at own 25Justin Strong run for 1 yd to the SIU 26
3:382nd & 9 at own 26Nic Baker pass complete to Jaelin Benefield for no gain to the SIU 26
1:314th & 1 at own 34Timeout South Dakota State, clock 01:31
1:313rd & 9 at own 26Nic Baker pass complete to Justin Strong for 8 yds to the SIU 34
1:264th & 1 at own 34Nathan Torney punt for 41 yds, fair catch by Tucker Large at the SDST 25
South Dakota State Punt, 3 plays
1:132nd & 24 at own 11Timeout Southern Illinois, clock 01:13
1:131st & 10 at own 25Mark Gronowski sacked by Colin Bohanek for a loss of 14 yards to the SDST 11
1:132nd & 24 at own 11Amar Johnson run for 7 yds to the SDST 18
1:133rd & 17 at own 18South Dakota State Penalty, False Start (Garret Greenfield) to the SDST 13
1:133rd & 22 at own 13Timeout Southern Illinois, clock 01:13
1:094th & 16 at own 19Timeout Southern Illinois, clock 01:09
1:093rd & 22 at own 13Amar Johnson run for 6 yds to the SDST 19
0:534th & 16 at own 19Hunter Dustman punt for 46 yds
Southern Illinois End of half, 4 plays
0:531st & 10 at own 29Nic Baker run for 8 yds to the SIU 37
0:532nd & 2 at own 37Nic Baker pass incomplete
0:533rd & 2 at own 37BAKER, Nic pass short to the left complete for 5 yards to HARTRUP, Izaiah caught at the SIU42 and advanced to the SIU42 (GALES, DyShawn;FREEMAN, Jason). PENALTY Before the snap, SIU Illegal Formation enforced 5 yards from the SIU37 to the SIU32. NO PLAY (replay the down).
0:533rd & 7 at own 32Nic Baker run for 10 yds to the SIU 42 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 42Nic Baker pass complete to Vinson Davis III for 10 yds to the SDST 48 for a 1ST down
3rd quarter5 drives, then South Dakota State 14, Southern Illinois 0
South Dakota State Touchdown, 3 plays
14:54Thomas Burks kickoff for 62 yds
14:541st & 10 at own 28Mark Gronowski pass complete to Jadon Janke for 21 yds to the SDST 49 for a 1ST down
14:541st & 10 at own 49Isaiah Davis run for 2 yds to the SIU 49
13:302nd & 8 at opp 49Mark Gronowski pass complete to Griffin Wilde for 49 yds for a TD (Hunter Dustman KICK)South Dakota State 14, Southern Illinois 0
Southern Illinois Punt, 6 plays
13:30Hunter Dustman kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
13:301st & 10 at own 25Nic Baker pass complete to D’Ante’ Cox for 11 yds to the SIU 36 for a 1ST down
13:301st & 10 at own 36BAKER, Nic pass short to the left incomplete intended for HARTRUP, Izaiah thrown to the SIU41. PENALTY SDS Holding on GALES, DyShawn enforced 10 yards from the SIU36 to the SIU46 and results in automatic 1ST DOWN [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
13:301st & 10 at own 46Nic Baker pass complete to Jaelin Benefield for a loss of 1 yard to the SIU 45
13:302nd & 11 at own 45Nic Baker run for 7 yds to the SDST 48
13:303rd & 4 at opp 48BAKER, Nic pass deep to the right incomplete intended for COX, D’Ante’ broken up by FREEMAN, Jason at the SDS19. PENALTY SDS Offsides on WILSON, Zac enforced 5 yards from the SDS48 to the SDS43 and results in a 1ST DOWN [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
13:301st & 10 at opp 43Nic Baker sacked by Jason Freeman and Ryan Van Marel for a loss of 8 yards to the SIU 49
13:302nd & 18 at own 49Nic Baker sacked by Cade Terveer and Jarod DePriest for a loss of 6 yards to the SIU 43
13:303rd & 24 at own 43Nic Baker pass complete to D’Ante’ Cox for 4 yds to the SIU 47
9:554th & 20 at own 47Nathan Torney punt for 32 yds
South Dakota State Punt, 3 plays
9:551st & 10 at own 22Mark Gronowski sacked by Kam Bowdry for a loss of 6 yards to the SDST 16
9:552nd & 16 at own 16Isaiah Davis run for no gain to the SDST 16
9:553rd & 16 at own 16Southern Illinois Penalty, Offsides (Tim Varga) to the SDST 21
9:553rd & 11 at own 21Isaiah Davis run for 2 yds to the SDST 23
7:214th & 9 at own 23Hunter Dustman punt for 62 yds
Southern Illinois Fumble, 4 plays
7:211st & 10 at own 15Nic Baker run for 1 yd to the SIU 16
7:212nd & 9 at own 16Justin Strong run for 4 yds to the SIU 20
7:213rd & 5 at own 20Nic Baker pass complete to Vinson Davis III for 45 yds to the SDST 35 for a 1ST down
7:211st & 10 at opp 35BAKER, Nic pass to the left complete for -4 yards to SCHWENDEMAN, Ryan caught at the SDS41 and advanced to the SDS39 (SPALDING, Graham;GALES, DyShawn). PENALTY SDS Roughing the Passer on PETERSON, Blake enforced 15 yards from the SDS35 to the SDS20 and results in automatic 1ST DOWN [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
4:591st & 10 at opp 20Nic Baker sacked for a loss of 9 yards to the SDST 29
South Dakota State Interception, 8 plays
4:591st & 10 at own 29Amar Johnson run for 24 yds to the SIU 47 for a 1ST down
4:591st & 10 at opp 47Amar Johnson run for 13 yds to the SIU 34 for a 1ST down
4:591st & 10 at opp 34Amar Johnson run for 5 yds to the SIU 29
4:592nd & 5 at opp 29Amar Johnson run for 1 yd to the SIU 28
4:593rd & 4 at opp 28Mark Gronowski pass complete to Zach Heins for 20 yds to the SIU 8 for a 1ST down
4:591st & goal at opp 8JOHNSON, Amar rush up the middle for a gain of 4 yards to the SIU4 (JOHNSON, DJ). PENALTY SDS Chop Block on CHRISTENSEN, Quinten enforced 15 yards from the SIU8 to the SIU23 [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
4:591st & goal at opp 23Mark Gronowski pass complete to Jadon Janke for 3 yds to the SIU 20
0:002nd & goal at opp 20Mark Gronowski pass complete to Jadon Janke for 7 yds to the SIU 13
Q4 14:553rd & goal at opp 13Mark Gronowski pass intercepted, touchback.
4th quarter4 drives, then South Dakota State 17, Southern Illinois 10
Southern Illinois Touchdown, 6 plays
14:551st & 10 at own 20Nic Baker pass complete to D’Ante’ Cox for 25 yds to the SIU 45 for a 1ST down
14:551st & 10 at own 45South Dakota State Penalty, Roughing the Passer on JOHNSON, Caden enforced (Amar Johnson) to the SDST 32 for a 1ST down
14:551st & 10 at opp 32Justin Strong run for 5 yds to the SDST 27
14:552nd & 5 at opp 27Justin Strong run for a loss of 1 yard to the SDST 28
14:553rd & 6 at opp 28Nic Baker run for 4 yds to the SDST 24
12:074th & 2 at opp 24Nic Baker pass complete to D’Ante’ Cox for 24 yds for a TD (Jake Baumgarte KICK)South Dakota State 14, Southern Illinois 7
South Dakota State Field goal, 15 plays
11:59Thomas Burks kickoff for 65 yds , return for no gain to the SDST 13
11:591st & 10 at own 13Mark Gronowski pass complete to Jaxon Janke for 10 yds to the SDST 23 for a 1ST down
11:591st & 10 at own 23Isaiah Davis run for 2 yds to the SDST 25
11:592nd & 8 at own 25Mark Gronowski run for 1 yd to the SDST 26
11:593rd & 7 at own 26Mark Gronowski run for 8 yds to the SDST 34 for a 1ST down
11:591st & 10 at own 34Mark Gronowski pass complete to Griffin Wilde for 12 yds to the SDST 46 for a 1ST down
11:591st & 10 at own 46Mark Gronowski pass incomplete
11:592nd & 10 at own 46Isaiah Davis run for 11 yds to the SIU 43 for a 1ST down
11:591st & 10 at opp 43Isaiah Davis run for 4 yds to the SIU 39
11:592nd & 6 at opp 39Mark Gronowski pass complete to Zach Heins for 3 yds to the SIU 36
11:593rd & 3 at opp 36Isaiah Davis run for 2 yds to the SIU 34
11:594th & 1 at opp 34Mark Gronowski run for 2 yds to the SIU 32 for a 1ST down
11:591st & 10 at opp 32Mark Gronowski pass complete to Isaiah Davis for 2 yds to the SIU 30
11:592nd & 8 at opp 30Amar Johnson run for 2 yds to the SIU 28
11:593rd & 6 at opp 28Mark Gronowski pass complete to Amar Johnson for 1 yd to the SIU 27
2:414th & 5 at opp 27Hunter Dustman 44 yd FG GOODSouth Dakota State 17, Southern Illinois 7
2:35DUSTMAN, Hunter kickoff 60 yards from the SDS35 to the SIU5, DAVIS, Vinson returned 12 yards to the SIU17 (JOHNSON, Amar), clock 02:35. PENALTY SDS Offsides on LEE, Jalen B. enforced 5 yards from the SDS35 to the SDS30. NO PLAY (replay the down).
Southern Illinois Field goal, 9 plays
2:35Hunter Dustman kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
2:351st & 10 at own 25Nic Baker pass complete to Justin Strong for 9 yds to the SIU 34
2:352nd & 1 at own 34Nic Baker run for 7 yds to the SIU 41 for a 1ST down
2:351st & 10 at own 41BAKER, Nic pass deep up the middle incomplete intended for HARTRUP, Izaiah broken up by GALES, DyShawn at the SDS18. PENALTY Before the snap, SDS Illegal Substitution enforced 5 yards from the SIU41 to the SIU46. NO PLAY (replay the down).
2:351st & 5 at own 46Nic Baker pass complete to Aidan Quinn for 5 yds to the SDST 49 for a 1ST down
2:351st & 10 at opp 49Nic Baker pass complete to Justin Strong for 6 yds to the SDST 43
2:352nd & 4 at opp 43Nic Baker pass complete to Vinson Davis III for 21 yds to the SDST 22 for a 1ST down
1:032nd & 17 at opp 29Timeout Southern Illinois, clock 01:03
1:031st & 10 at opp 22Nic Baker sacked by Zac Wilson for a loss of 7 yards to the SDST 29
1:032nd & 17 at opp 29Nic Baker pass complete to D’Ante’ Cox for 5 yds to the SDST 24
0:364th & 4 at opp 16Timeout Southern Illinois, clock 00:36
0:363rd & 12 at opp 24Nic Baker pass complete to D’Ante’ Cox for 8 yds to the SDST 16
0:324th & 4 at opp 16Thomas Burks 39 yd FG GOODSouth Dakota State 17, Southern Illinois 10
South Dakota State End of game, 2 plays
0:32Timeout South Dakota State, clock 00:32
0:32Thomas Burks kickoff for 14 yds
0:302nd & 11 at opp 45Timeout Southern Illinois, clock 00:30
0:301st & 10 at opp 44[NH] Kneel down by SDS at SIU45 (team loss of 1).
0:002nd & 11 at opp 45[NH] Kneel down by SDS at SIU46 (team loss of 1), clock 00:00.

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 State–Southern Illinois game

South Dakota State leads 11–⁠4 in 15 meetings, counting the one since this game.

Recent meetings
2024South Dakota State 41, Southern Illinois 10
2023South Dakota State 17, Southern Illinois 10
2021Southern Illinois 42, South Dakota State 41
2020South Dakota State 31, Southern Illinois 26
2020South Dakota State 44, Southern Illinois 3
2019South Dakota State 28, Southern Illinois 10

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