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South Dakota State vs Illinois State

Final · Week 6 · Sat Oct 3 · 7:00 PM ET · Hancock Stadium

South Dakota State JackrabbitsSouth Dakota State
31
FinalOct 3, 2026
Illinois State RedbirdsIllinois State
14
StreamESPN+

Recap

South Dakota State beat Illinois State 31-14 on the road at Hancock Stadium on Oct 3, 2026.

South Dakota State won the turnover battle 3-1.

Score by quarter

South Dakota State Jackrabbits and Illinois State Redbirds, score by quarter
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SDSU7371431
ILST070714

Scoring plays

First Quarter

  1. SDSUTouchdown · 11:12Lofton O'Groske 33 Yd pass from Josh Holst (Tristan Alvano Kick)7-0

Second Quarter

  1. ILSTTouchdown · 8:31Chase Kwiatkowski 1 Yd Run (Michael Cosentino Kick)7-7
  2. SDSUField Goal · 0:00Tristan Alvano 31 Yd Field Goal10-7

Third Quarter

  1. SDSUTouchdown · 1:33Greyton Gannon 7 Yd pass from Josh Holst (Tristan Alvano Kick)17-7

Fourth Quarter

  1. SDSUTouchdown · 11:04Myles Green 31 Yd Interception Return (Tristan Alvano Kick)24-7
  2. SDSUTouchdown · 8:44James Basinger 66 Yd Run (Tristan Alvano Kick)31-7
  3. ILSTTouchdown · 2:47Chase Kwiatkowski 1 Yd Run (Michael Cosentino Kick)31-14

Team stats

SDSUILST
1st Downs
17
19
Total Yards
392
279
Passing
153
187
Rushing
239
92
3rd down efficiency
4-10
7-17
Turnovers
1
3
Possession
28:39
31:21

Top performers

South Dakota State JackrabbitsIllinois State Redbirds

Passing

Josh Holst18/23, 153 YDS, 2 TD
Gage Roy16/32, 141 YDS, 2 INT

Rushing

Josiah Johnson19 CAR, 131 YDS
Victor Dawson22 CAR, 67 YDS

Receiving

Lofton O'Groske7 REC, 89 YDS, 1 TD
Ian Willis5 REC, 61 YDS

Sacks

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Dexter Niekamp1

Tackles

Dontay Johnson13
Tye Niekamp8

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Game details updated Oct 3, 11:29 PM ET. How game pages are made