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Tarleton State at South Dakota

Saturday, December 7, 2024, FCS Championship – Second Round

South Dakota beat Tarleton State 42–⁠31. It was their only meeting on record.

AwayTarleton State10–⁠4 in 2024
31
HomeSouth Dakota11–⁠3–⁠1 in 2024
42

Final at DakotaDome, VermillionIndoorsTV: ESPN+Attendance 6,231

Official
Jeff PageGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Tarleton State7147331
South Dakota7772142

Standouts

  • PassingVictor Gabalis19 of 24, 330 yards, 4 TD, 2 INTTarleton State
  • RushingTravis Theis18 carries, 64 yards, 3 TDSouth Dakota
  • ReceivingDarius Cooper8 catches, 151 yards, 3 TDTarleton State
  • DefenseMike Reid1 INTSouth Dakota

Player stats

Tarleton State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Victor Gabalis19/2433042
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Kayvon Britten228108
Victor Gabalis41309
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Darius Cooper8151333
Cody Jackson4104149
Benjamin Omayebu455019
Kayvon Britten320012

South Dakota

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Aidan Bouman18/2221320
Nevan Cremascoli0/1000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Charles Pierre Jr.980037
Travis Theis1864315
Keyondray Jones-Logan21108
Nevan Cremascoli1707
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Carter Bell579039
Travis Theis440017
Javion Phelps331015
Quaron Adams121021
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Mike Reid0001
Shahid Barros0001

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

Team stats

Tarleton StateSouth Dakota
423Total yards377
330Passing yards213
93Rushing yards164
13.8Yards per pass9.3
3.4Yards per rush5.3
21First downs23
6–⁠8Third downs6–⁠9
1–⁠1Fourth downs1–⁠1
2Turnovers0
5–⁠38Penalties3–⁠45
23:04Possession29:29

Efficiency

Tarleton StateSouth Dakota
57%Success rate59%
0.46EPA per play0.51
1.33Explosiveness1.10
0.01Rushing EPA0.36
1.15Passing EPA0.71
46%Passing-down success30%

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 67% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

South Dakota −18.5, over/under 56.5.

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

Every drive

South Dakota end zoneTarleton State end zoneQ1 Tarleton StateTouchdown, 10 playsQ1 South DakotaTouchdown, 15 playsQ1 Tarleton StateTouchdown, 7 playsQ2 South DakotaTouchdown, 12 playsQ2 Tarleton StateTouchdown, 9 playsQ2 South DakotaMissed FG, 4 playsQ2 Tarleton StateEnd of half, 1 playQ3 South DakotaPunt, 3 playsQ3 Tarleton StateInterception, 4 playsQ3 South DakotaTouchdown, 11 playsQ3 Tarleton StateTouchdown, 5 playsQ3 South DakotaPunt, 3 playsQ3 Tarleton StateInterception, 5 playsQ3 South DakotaTouchdown, 3 playsQ4 Tarleton StateField goal, 6 playsQ4 South DakotaTouchdown, 4 playsQ4 Tarleton StateResult not recorded, 5 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. South Dakota drives left to right, Tarleton State 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 Tarleton StateTouchdown, 10 plays, 79 yards
  2. Q1 South DakotaTouchdown, 15 plays, 75 yards
  3. Q1 Tarleton StateTouchdown, 7 plays, 80 yards
  4. Q2 South DakotaTouchdown, 12 plays, 75 yards
  5. Q2 Tarleton StateTouchdown, 9 plays, 75 yards
  6. Q2 South DakotaMissed FG, 4 plays, 48 yards
  7. Q2 Tarleton StateEnd of half, 1 play, −1 yard
  8. Q3 South DakotaPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  9. Q3 Tarleton StateInterception, 4 plays, 11 yards
  10. Q3 South DakotaTouchdown, 11 plays, 60 yards
  11. Q3 Tarleton StateTouchdown, 5 plays, 75 yards
  12. Q3 South DakotaPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  13. Q3 Tarleton StateInterception, 5 plays, 15 yards
  14. Q3 South DakotaTouchdown, 3 plays, 50 yards
  15. Q4 Tarleton StateField goal, 6 plays, 69 yards
  16. Q4 South DakotaTouchdown, 4 plays, 70 yards
  17. Q4 Tarleton StateResult not recorded, 5 plays, −40 yards

Play by play

1st quarter3 drives, then Tied at 7
Tarleton State Touchdown, 10 plays
14:541st & 10 at own 35Zeke Mata kickoff for 64 yds , Benjamin Omayebu return for 20 yds to the TAR 21
14:471st & 10 at own 21Victor Gabalis pass complete to Darius Cooper for 15 yds to the TAR 36 for a 1ST down
14:211st & 10 at own 36Kayvon Britten run for 2 yds to the TAR 38
13:432nd & 8 at own 38Kayvon Britten run for 3 yds to the TAR 41
13:073rd & 5 at own 41Victor Gabalis pass complete to Benjamin Omayebu for 13 yds to the SDAK 46 for a 1ST down
12:431st & 10 at opp 46Victor Gabalis pass incomplete to Darius Cooper
12:322nd & 10 at opp 46(12:41) No Huddle-Shotgun Gabalis,Victor pass complete short left to Omayebu,Benjamin caught at USD36, for 16 yards to the USD30 (Tillmon,Roman) PENALTY TSU Ineligible Downfield on Pass (Teuhema,Tuli) 5 yards from USD46 to TSU49. NO PLAY.
12:142nd & 15 at own 49Kayvon Britten run for 1 yd to the 50 yard line
11:343rd & 14 at the 50Victor Gabalis pass complete to Kayvon Britten for 12 yds to the SDAK 38
10:504th & 2 at opp 38Victor Gabalis pass complete to Benjamin Omayebu for 5 yds to the SDAK 33 for a 1ST down
10:251st & 10 at opp 33Victor Gabalis pass incomplete to Kayvon Britten
10:172nd & 10 at opp 33Victor Gabalis pass complete to Darius Cooper for 33 yds for a TD (Corbin Poston KICK)Tarleton State 7, South Dakota 0
South Dakota Touchdown, 15 plays
10:171st & 10 at own 35Adrian Guzman kickoff for 65 yds
10:081st & 10 at own 25Travis Theis run for 15 yds to the SDAK 40 for a 1ST down
9:211st & 10 at own 40Aidan Bouman pass complete to Carter Bell for 16 yds to the TAR 44 for a 1ST down
8:401st & 10 at opp 44Keyondray Jones-Logan run for 8 yds to the TAR 36
7:532nd & 2 at opp 36Charles Pierre Jr. run for 4 yds to the TAR 32 for a 1ST down
7:161st & 10 at opp 32Aidan Bouman pass incomplete to Quaron Adams
7:092nd & 10 at opp 32Travis Theis run for 8 yds to the TAR 24
6:333rd & 2 at opp 24Travis Theis run for 3 yds to the TAR 21 for a 1ST down
5:491st & 10 at opp 21Charles Pierre Jr. run for 6 yds to the TAR 15
5:032nd & 4 at opp 15Travis Theis run for 1 yd to the TAR 14
4:153rd & 3 at opp 14Travis Theis run for 3 yds to the TAR 11 for a 1ST down
3:421st & 10 at opp 11Charles Pierre Jr. run for 3 yds to the TAR 8
2:562nd & 7 at opp 8Travis Theis run for 2 yds to the TAR 6
2:163rd & 5 at opp 6Timeout South Dakota, clock 02:16
2:103rd & 5 at opp 6(02:14) Shotgun Bouman,Aidan pass incomplete short right to Michaud,Tristan thrown to TSU00 QB hurried by Owens,AJ PENALTY USD Pass Interference (Michaud,Tristan) 15 yards from TSU06 to TSU21. NO PLAY.
2:043rd & 20 at opp 21(02:09) Shotgun Bouman,Aidan pass incomplete short middle to Adams,Quaron thrown to TSU10 PENALTY TSU Holding (Eggleston Jr.,Greg) 10 yards from TSU21 to TSU11, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
1:561st & 10 at opp 11Aidan Bouman pass complete to Keyondray Jones-Logan for 3 yds to the TAR 8
1:122nd & 7 at opp 8Travis Theis run for 7 yds to the TAR 1 for a 1ST down
0:361st & goal at opp 1Travis Theis run for 1 yd for a TD (Will Leyland KICK)Tied at 7
Tarleton State Touchdown, 7 plays
0:301st & 10 at own 35Zeke Mata kickoff for 62 yds , Benjamin Omayebu return for 17 yds to the TAR 20
0:251st & 10 at own 20Victor Gabalis pass complete to Cody Jackson for 9 yds to the TAR 29
0:002nd & 1 at own 29Kayvon Britten run for 8 yds to the TAR 37 for a 1ST down
Q2 14:541st & 10 at own 37Kayvon Britten run for 5 yds to the TAR 42
Q2 14:132nd & 5 at own 42Victor Gabalis pass complete to Cody Jackson for 3 yds to the TAR 45
Q2 13:333rd & 2 at own 45Kayvon Britten run for 6 yds to the SDAK 49 for a 1ST down
Q2 13:001st & 10 at opp 49Kayvon Britten run for 6 yds to the SDAK 43
Q2 12:182nd & 4 at opp 43Victor Gabalis pass complete to Cody Jackson for 43 yds for a TD (Corbin Poston KICK)Tarleton State 14, South Dakota 7
2nd quarter4 drives, then Tarleton State 21, South Dakota 14
South Dakota Touchdown, 12 plays
12:181st & 10 at own 35Adrian Guzman kickoff for 65 yds
12:111st & 10 at own 25Aidan Bouman pass complete to Travis Theis for 17 yds to the SDAK 42 for a 1ST down
11:421st & 10 at own 42Aidan Bouman pass complete to Travis Theis for 13 yds to the TAR 45 for a 1ST down
11:011st & 10 at opp 45Charles Pierre Jr. run for 5 yds to the TAR 40
10:152nd & 5 at opp 40Nevan Cremascoli run for 7 yds to the TAR 33 for a 1ST down
9:341st & 10 at opp 33Travis Theis run for no gain to the TAR 33
8:452nd & 10 at opp 33Aidan Bouman pass complete to Carter Bell for 4 yds to the TAR 29
8:063rd & 6 at opp 29Aidan Bouman pass complete to Carter Bell for 16 yds to the TAR 13 for a 1ST down
7:331st & 10 at opp 13Travis Theis run for 7 yds to the TAR 6
6:532nd & 3 at opp 6Travis Theis run for no gain to the TAR 6
6:063rd & 3 at opp 6Travis Theis run for 3 yds to the TAR 3 for a 1ST down
5:151st & goal at opp 3Travis Theis run for 2 yds to the TAR 1
4:412nd & goal at opp 1Travis Theis run for 1 yd for a TD (Will Leyland KICK)Tied at 14
Tarleton State Touchdown, 9 plays
4:411st & 10 at own 35Zeke Mata kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4:331st & 10 at own 25Victor Gabalis pass complete to Darius Cooper for 8 yds to the TAR 33
4:032nd & 2 at own 33Victor Gabalis run for no gain to the TAR 33
3:283rd & 2 at own 33PENALTY TSU False Start (Brooks,Dillon) 5 yards from TSU33 to TSU28. NO PLAY.
3:003rd & 7 at own 28Victor Gabalis pass complete to Darius Cooper for 20 yds to the TAR 48 for a 1ST down
2:331st & 10 at own 48Kayvon Britten run for 3 yds to the SDAK 49
1:542nd & 7 at opp 49Victor Gabalis pass complete to Kayvon Britten for 6 yds to the SDAK 43
1:543rd & 1 at opp 43Timeout South Dakota, clock 01:54
1:483rd & 1 at opp 43Kayvon Britten run for 1 yd to the SDAK 42 for a 1ST down
1:121st & 10 at opp 42Victor Gabalis pass complete to Benjamin Omayebu for 19 yds to the SDAK 23 for a 1ST down
1:061st & 10 at opp 23Kayvon Britten run for 3 yds to the SDAK 20
0:382nd & 7 at opp 20Victor Gabalis pass complete to Darius Cooper for 20 yds for a TD (Corbin Poston KICK)Tarleton State 21, South Dakota 14
South Dakota Missed FG, 4 plays
0:341st & 10 at own 35Adrian Guzman kickoff for 65 yds , Keyondray Jones-Logan return for 22 yds to the SDAK 22
0:281st & 10 at own 22Charles Pierre Jr. run for 15 yds to the SDAK 37 for a 1ST down
0:211st & 10 at own 37Aidan Bouman pass complete to Charles Pierre Jr. for 18 yds to the TAR 45 for a 1ST down
0:091st & 10 at opp 45Aidan Bouman pass complete to Javion Phelps for 15 yds to the TAR 30 for a 1ST down
0:091st & 10 at opp 30Timeout Tarleton State, clock 00:09
0:041st & 10 at opp 30Zeke Mata 48 yd FG MISSED
Tarleton State End of half, 1 play
0:001st & 10 at own 30V. Gabalis takes a knee
3rd quarter7 drives, then Tarleton State 28, South Dakota 21
South Dakota Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Adrian Guzman kickoff for 65 yds
15:001st & 10 at own 25Travis Theis run for a loss of 6 yards to the SDAK 19
14:132nd & 16 at own 19Aidan Bouman pass incomplete to Quaron Adams
14:043rd & 16 at own 19Aidan Bouman pass complete to Travis Theis for 11 yds to the SDAK 30
13:244th & 5 at own 30Tyler Ebel punt for 55 yds
Tarleton State Interception, 4 plays
13:181st & 10 at own 15Kayvon Britten run for 3 yds to the TAR 18
12:462nd & 7 at own 18Kayvon Britten run for 5 yds to the TAR 23
12:063rd & 2 at own 23Victor Gabalis run for 3 yds to the TAR 26 for a 1ST down
11:351st & 10 at own 26Victor Gabalis pass intercepted Shahid Barros return for a loss of 3 yards to the SDAK 40
South Dakota Touchdown, 11 plays
11:291st & 10 at own 40Charles Pierre Jr. run for 3 yds to the SDAK 43
10:342nd & 7 at own 43Aidan Bouman pass complete to Javion Phelps for 3 yds to the SDAK 46
10:043rd & 4 at own 46Aidan Bouman pass complete to Quaron Adams for 21 yds to the TAR 33 for a 1ST down
9:271st & 10 at opp 33Keyondray Jones-Logan run for 3 yds to the TAR 30
8:402nd & 7 at opp 30Aidan Bouman pass incomplete to Quaron Adams
8:273rd & 7 at opp 30Aidan Bouman pass complete to Javion Phelps for 13 yds to the TAR 17 for a 1ST down
7:481st & 10 at opp 17Nevan Cremascoli pass incomplete to Keyondray Jones-Logan
7:482nd & 10 at opp 17Travis Theis run for 4 yds to the TAR 13
7:393rd & 6 at opp 13Aidan Bouman pass complete to Carter Bell for 4 yds to the TAR 9
7:034th & 2 at opp 9Aidan Bouman pass complete to Keyondray Jones-Logan for 4 yds to the TAR 5 for a 1ST down
6:241st & goal at opp 5Aidan Bouman pass complete to Keyondray Jones-Logan for 5 yds for a TD (Will Leyland KICK)Tied at 21
Tarleton State Touchdown, 5 plays
6:241st & 10 at own 35Zeke Mata kickoff for 63 yds
6:191st & 10 at own 25Kayvon Britten run for 6 yds to the TAR 31
5:492nd & 4 at own 31Victor Gabalis pass complete to Benjamin Omayebu for 18 yds to the TAR 49 for a 1ST down
5:231st & 10 at own 49Kayvon Britten run for 1 yd to the 50 yard line
4:352nd & 9 at the 50Victor Gabalis pass complete to Darius Cooper for 27 yds to the SDAK 23 for a 1ST down
4:151st & 10 at opp 23Victor Gabalis pass complete to Darius Cooper for 23 yds for a TD (Corbin Poston KICK)Tarleton State 28, South Dakota 21
South Dakota Punt, 3 plays
4:151st & 10 at own 35Adrian Guzman kickoff for 63 yds
4:041st & 10 at own 25Aidan Bouman pass complete to Travis Theis for a loss of 1 yard to the SDAK 24
3:212nd & 11 at own 24Charles Pierre Jr. run for 3 yds to the SDAK 27
2:393rd & 8 at own 27Aidan Bouman pass incomplete to Carter Bell
2:284th & 8 at own 27Tyler Ebel punt for 62 yds
Tarleton State Interception, 5 plays
2:221st & 10 at own 11Kayvon Britten run for 2 yds to the TAR 13
1:502nd & 8 at own 13Victor Gabalis pass incomplete to Benjamin Omayebu
1:403rd & 8 at own 13Victor Gabalis run for 9 yds to the TAR 22 for a 1ST down
1:031st & 10 at own 22Kayvon Britten run for 4 yds to the TAR 26
0:252nd & 6 at own 26Victor Gabalis pass intercepted
South Dakota Touchdown, 3 plays
0:001st & 10 at the 50Charles Pierre Jr. run for 37 yds to the TAR 13 for a 1ST down
Q4 14:521st & 10 at opp 13Travis Theis run for 11 yds to the TAR 2 for a 1ST down
Q4 14:091st & goal at opp 2Travis Theis run for 2 yds for a TD (Will Leyland KICK)Tied at 28
4th quarter3 drives, then South Dakota 42, Tarleton State 31
Tarleton State Field goal, 6 plays
14:091st & 10 at own 35Zeke Mata kickoff for 61 yds
14:041st & 10 at own 25South Dakota Penalty, Personal Foul (15 Yards) to the TAR 43 for a 1ST down
13:431st & 10 at own 43Victor Gabalis pass complete to Cody Jackson for 49 yds to the SDAK 8 for a 1ST down
13:091st & goal at opp 8Kayvon Britten run for a loss of 1 yard to the SDAK 9
12:292nd & goal at opp 9Victor Gabalis run for 1 yd to the SDAK 8
11:463rd & goal at opp 8Victor Gabalis pass complete to Kayvon Britten for 2 yds to the SDAK 6
11:234th & goal at opp 6Corbin Poston 23 yd FG GOODTarleton State 31, South Dakota 28
11:161st & 10 at own 35Adrian Guzman kickoff for 65 yds Tarleton State Penalty, Defensive Offside (Branson Tita-Nwa) to the SDAK 30
South Dakota Touchdown, 4 plays
11:081st & 10 at own 30Aidan Bouman pass complete to Carter Bell for 39 yds to the TAR 31 for a 1ST down
10:351st & 10 at opp 31Charles Pierre Jr. run for 4 yds to the TAR 27
9:532nd & 6 at opp 27Tarleton State Penalty, Face Mask (13 yards) (13 Yards) to the TAR 12 for a 1ST down
9:361st & 10 at opp 12Aidan Bouman pass complete to Keyondray Jones-Logan for 12 yds for a TD (Will Leyland KICK)South Dakota 35, Tarleton State 31
Tarleton State Result not recorded, 5 plays
9:361st & 10 at own 35Zeke Mata kickoff for 61 yds
9:311st & 10 at own 25Kayvon Britten run for 7 yds to the TAR 32
8:502nd & 3 at own 32Victor Gabalis pass complete to Darius Cooper for 5 yds to the TAR 37 for a 1ST down
8:211st & 10 at own 37South Dakota Penalty, Face Mask (15 yards) (Blake Holden) to the SDAK 48 for a 1ST down
7:571st & 10 at opp 48Kayvon Britten run for 8 yds to the SDAK 40
7:272nd & 2 at opp 40Kayvon Britten run for 5 yds to the SDAK 35 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.

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