USF earns first-ever victory over Augustana in 'Key to the City' matchup

SIOUX FALLS — The University of Sioux Falls recorded its first-ever win against Augustana College in double overtime Saturday at Kirkeby-Over Stadium in Sioux Falls.

The Cougars recorded their first overtime victory since 2001 and improved to 7-1 on the season and 3-1 in Northern Sun Intercollegiate conference, while Augustana dropped to 3-5 overall and 1-3 in conference play.

USF blocked a field goal attempt to stay in the game in the first overtime. The Cougars also blocked an extra point in the second overtime.

Trailing the Vikings 31-25 in the second overtime, the Cougars connected on a nine-yard TD pass from Taylor Perkins to Carrington Hanna to tie the game at 31. Braden Wieking capitalized on the extra point, giving USF the “Key to the City”.

Perkins was 21-of-30 passing for 238 yards and had one TD and one interception. USF running back Jordan Taylor had four carries for 32 yards and one TD, while Jeremiah Oates had 10 catches for 129 yards.

Augustana’s Josh Hanson was 25-of-42 passing for 277 yards and two TDs. Hanson also ran 13 times for 43 yards and had one TD. Dajon Newell carried the ball 17 times for 93 yards in the loss.

Northern Iowa 27, South Dakota State 6

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — Sawyer Kollmorgen threw for 187 yards and two touchdowns as Northern Iowa tripped up Missouri Valley Conference-leading South Dakota State with a 27-6 victory on Saturday night.

David Johnson rushed for 121 yards and a touchdown on 27 carries for the Panthers (2-5, 1-3).

Zach Zenner, who entered Saturday the top rusher in the FCS with 1,248 yards this season (208 a game), had 112 yards in 20 carries for the Jackrabbits (5-2, 3-1).

South Dakota State managed just two field goals by Justin Syrovatka.

Kollmorgen threw a 40-yard touchdown pass to Sam Rohr in the first quarter and added a 16-yard scoring toss to Brett LeMaster in the second period.

North Dakota State 54, South Dakota 0.

SIOUX FALLS — Brock Jensen threw for two touchdowns and ran for two more, Sam Ojuri added two rushing scores, and North Dakota State bounced back from its first loss of the season with a 54-0 dismantling of South Dakota on Saturday night.

Jensen threw for 195 yards, including a 32-yard score to Nate Moody and a 2-yarder to Andrew Bonnet, and added touchdown runs of 10 and 2 yards for the Bison (6-1, 3-1 Missouri Valley), whose 17-14 loss last week to Missouri State snapped a 10-game winning streak dating to last season. Ojuri scored on runs of 11 and 4 yards and finished with 76 yards rushing.

Backup Carson Wentz added a 19-yard touchdown pass to Taylor Nelson. The Bison defense was just as dominant, holding the Coyotes (1-6, 0-4) to 76 yards of total offense and four first downs, and Zach Colvin capped the scoring with a 12-yard interception return.

Dordt College 24, Dakota State University 7

SIOUX CENTER, Iowa — Dordt College outscored Dakota State University 24-0 in the final three quarters to earn a 24-7 victory Saturday in Sioux Center, Iowa.

The Trojans got out to an early 7-0 lead in the first quarter on a 31-yard TD pass from Brandon Large to Stacey Berg. However, DWU wouldn’t score again.

The Trojans dropped to 1-8 on the year, while the Defenders (1-7) recorded their first win this season.

Large was 27-of-54 passing for 335 yards and had one TD and three interceptions in the loss. Wide receiver Bobby Tisch had eight catches for 98 yards and John Niesen rushed for 70 yards on 18 carries.

Dordt used six different rushers to record 307 rushing yards in the game. Trai Pickney had eight carries for 88 yards and one TD. Defenders quarterback Kyle Henricks was 1-of-9 passing for 54 yards and had one TD and an interception.

Colorado State-Pueblo 45, Black Hills State 13

PUEBLO, Colo. — The Black Hills State University football team dropped to 1-6 on the season as it lost to Colorado State-Pueblo 45-13 Saturday in Pueblo, Colo.

CSUP remained undefeated and improved to 8-0 on the season. CSUP outgained BHSU in total offense 539-307.

Ross Dausin led the CSUP offense with 26-of-32 passing for 390 yards and four TDs.

Yellow Jacket running back Bryar Desanti had 19 carries for 89 yards and one TD. Joey Brown and Trent Turbivill tallied 12 tackles apiece.

University of Minnesota-Morris 35, Presentation College 28

MORRIS, Minn. — Presentation College came up short as University of Minnesota-Morris defeated the Saints 35-28 Saturday in Morris, Minn.

The Saints dropped to 1-7 on the season, while UMM improved to 5-3 overall.

UMM’s Dan Garrigan was 13-of-30 passing for 196 yards and had one TD. Leandro Dower had 14 carries for 153 yards and two TDs.

Stephen Braswell led the Saints with 13-of-26 passing and had four TDs. Keenan Honore had three receptions for 51 yards and two TDs.

Northern State University 28, St. Cloud State University 27

ABERDEEN — The Northern State University Wolves threw a 34-yard TD pass and kicked the extra point with no time left on the clock to defeat St. Cloud State University Saturday in Aberdeen.

The Wolves improved to 4-4 overall and 3-1 in the NSIC North Division, while the Huskies fell to 5-3 on the season and 3-1 in conference play.

Despite the loss, SCSU outgained the Wolves in total offense 394-339.

NSU’s Jared Jacobson was 17-of-30 passing for 253 yards and two TDs. Jacobson had 10 carries for 43 yards and a TD. Mark Hanley had seven catches for 98 yards and one TD.

SCSU’s Phillip Klaphake was 29-of-44 passing for 294 yards and two TDs.

Nebraska 29, Northwestern 28

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Taylor Martinez threw for 342 yards and three touchdowns and Nebraska rallied to beat Northwestern 29-28 on Saturday.

The Cornhuskers (5-2, 2-1 Big Ten) rallied from 12 down in the fourth, taking a one-point lead when Martinez hit Ben Cotton with a 7-yard pass with just over 2 minutes left, and hung on when a 53-yard field goal attempt by Northwestern’s Jeff Budzien barely missed wide right with 1:10 remaining. That kept Nebraska in the thick of the Legends division race after being blown out at Ohio State two weeks earlier.

The Cornhuskers can thank Martinez for that. He led them to two touchdowns in the fourth quarter and completed 27 of 39 passes in the game, helping Nebraska rack up 543 yards of total offense.

Quincy Enunwa added 110 yards receiving, while Kenny Bell caught six passes for 77 yards and a touchdown. Ameer Abdullah ran for 101 yards on a day when Rex Burkhead left with an unspecified injury after a short run early on.

Venric Mark led Northwestern (6-2, 2-2) with 118 yards rushing, including an 80-yard touchdown that made it an 11-point game early in the third.

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