Highlights
YOUTUBEWin probability
EVERY PLAY · ESPN MODELKICKOFF: SDAK 95% · BIGGEST SINGLE-PLAY SWING: 12 PTS
Scoring plays
11 SCORES
Kai Henry 1 Yd Run (Mason Lorber Kick)
0-7
Trae Riek 11 Yd Run (Collin Root Kick)
7-7
Brett Samson 3 Yd pass from Austin Simmons (Mason Lorber Kick)
7-14
Trae Riek 15 Yd pass from Jacob Knipp (Collin Root Kick)
14-14
Trystn Ducker 76 Yd pass from Austin Simmons (Mason Lorber PAT failed)
14-20
Shamar Jackson 12 Yd pass from Austin Simmons (Mason Lorber Kick)
14-27
Reggie Crawford 4 Yd pass from Austin Simmons (Mason Lorber Kick)
14-34
Theron Verna 2 Yd pass from Jacob Knipp (Marques Combs Kick)
21-34
Alex Wesley 25 Yd pass from Jacob Knipp (Marques Combs Kick)
28-34
Austin Simmons 2 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)
28-40
Mason Lorber 33 Yd Field Goal
28-43
What happened
ESPN RECAPSimmons in on 5 TDs; South Dakota beats N. Colorado 43-28
VERMILLION, S.D. -- Austin Simmons threw for 462 yards and four touchdown passes, and ran for another score, as South Dakota held off Northern Colorado for a 43-28 victory on Saturday. The Coyotes (1-1) rebounded from its 27-24 loss at Kansas State for its 16th consecutive home-opening win and 40th opener at the DakotaDome. Simmons threw all four TD passes in the first half, each to a different receiver, as South Dakota jumped out to a 34-14 halftime lead. Northern Colorado (0-2) rallied back in the fourth quarter when Jacob Knipp threw two touchdown passes to make it 34-28. But Simmons answered with a 60-yard pass to Shamar Jackson and capped the drive racing into the corner of the endzone from the 2-yard line, stretching the Coyotes' lead to 40-28 with 5:19 remaining. The Bears fumbled the ball away on the ensuing kickoff.
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Team stats
UNCO · SDAKTHE DAKOTADOME, VERMILLION · ATTENDANCE 9,143
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