The Jacks bounced back from the loss to UNI last week by routing Youngstown State in Ohio. SDSU, meanwhile, can vault themselves right back into the playoff seed conversation with a win, not to mention rid themselves of the nagging narrative that they suddenly can’t win a big one at Dana J. History of the Dakota Marker: North Dakota State leads South Dakota State 10-7 If they get it, the Bison move one step closer to locking up a top-two seed and home field advantage through the playoffs, while also putting the Jacks further in danger of missing the playoffs altogether. The eight-time national champions are 8-0, 5-0 in league play and hungry to bring the Dakota Marker trophy back to Fargo after their 27-17 home loss to SDSU in the spring. It’s Dakota Marker week, as the Jacks play host to their rivals to the north, the Bison of North Dakota State. To be blunt, avoiding a third straight home loss will be difficult.Ībout NDSI: After faltering in the spring, North Dakota State back on top To be fair, those are two very good teams the Jacks lost to at home. ![]() They lost 42-41 in overtime to Southern Illinois after blowing a 20-0 lead, then fell flat on Hobo Day in a 26-17 loss to Northern Iowa. Though SDSU opened the season with an impressive 42-23 win over Colorado State and opened conference play with a 44-0 win at Indiana State, they’re 0-2 at home within the conference. ![]() If their two Missouri Valley Football Conference home games are any indication, that pressure hasn’t been easy for the Jackrabbits to handle. Anything short of getting back to Frisco for another shot at the title will be disappointing. KEY PLAYERS: NDSU - QB Cam Miller (336 yards, 6 TDs), RB Kobe Johnson (380 yards, 1 TD), RB Dominic Gonnella (344 yards, 2 TDs), WR Christian Watson (26 rec., 506 yards, 6 TDs), LB Jasir Cox (33 tackles, 3 INT, 1 sack), DT Eli Mostaert (25 tackles, 5.5 sacks), LB Jackson Hankey (50 tackles, 1 sack), S Dawson Weber (23 tackles, 2 INT) SDSU - RB Pierre Strong (986 yards, 12 TDs), QB Chris Oladokun (1,834 yards, 16 TDs), WR Jaxon Janke (32 rec., 550 yards, 2 TDs), TE Tucker Kraft (40 rec., 501 yards, 4 TDs), LB Adam Bock (61 tackles, 1 INT), LB Graham Spalding (30 tackles, 2 INT), DE Reece Winkelman (20 tackles, 4.5 sacks), LB Logan Backhaus (22 tackles) Preview: SDSU seeking first conference home win in defense of rivalry trophyĬoming off a spring season in which they went all the way to the FCS national championship and came a play away from winning, South Dakota State entered the fall with higher-than-ever expectations. LAST WEEK: NDSU beat Indiana State 44-2 SDSU beat Youngstown State 47-16 LAST TIME: SDSU won 27-17 in Fargo in the spring ![]() SERIES: NDSU leads 63-43-5 all-time 10-7 in the Dakota Marker Series RADIO: WNAX-AM 570 Jackrabbit radio affiliatesĬOACHES: NDSU - Matt Entz (3rd year, 31-3) SDSU - John Stiegelmeier (25th year, 180-109) North Dakota State (8-0, 5-0) at South Dakota State (6-2, 3-2)
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