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FINALEastern Illinois 10, South Dakota State 58

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ESPN RECAP

S. Dakota State 58, E. Illinois 10

BROOKINGS, S.D. -- Zach Zenner ran for 295 yards and three touchdowns Saturday to lead South Dakota State to a 58-10 win over Eastern Illinois in the first round of the FCS playoffs. The Jackrabbits (9-3), who had six rushing TDs, next face Missouri Valley Football Conference rival North Dakota State (10-1) on Dec. 1 in Fargo, N.D. Zenner, who carried 33 times, scored on runs of 68, 4 and 7 yards as South Dakota State hosted its first postseason game and won for the first time in three playoff games. Reggie Gandy ran for 151 yards and two touchdowns for SDSU and Cam Jones also scored twice, one on a pass from Austin Sumner . Jake Walker ran for 125 yards and the only touchdown for Ohio Valley Conference champion Eastern Illinois (7-5). Erik Lora caught 12 passes for 133 yards for the Panthers.

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Top performers

EIU
PASSINGJimmy Garoppolo25/41, 221 YDS, 1 INT
RUSHINGJake Walker23 CAR, 125 YDS, 1 TD
RECEIVINGErik Lora12 REC, 133 YDS
SDSU
PASSINGAustin Sumner13/28, 146 YDS, 1 TD
RUSHINGZach Zenner33 CAR, 295 YDS, 3 TD
RECEIVINGAaron Rollin5 REC, 44 YDS

Team stats

EIU · SDSU
366
TOTAL YARDS
580
221
PASSING
146
145
RUSHING
434
17
1ST DOWNS
29
5-16
3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY
8-15
2
TURNOVERS
0
9-100
PENALTIES
4-20
22:57
POSSESSION
37:03

COUGHLIN-ALUMNI STADIUM, BROOKINGS · ATTENDANCE 4,367

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