South Dakota State University NCAA News

MINNEAPOLIS - It hasn't been pretty, but South Dakota State - in its first game against a Big Ten team since 1937 - is hanging around with the University of Minnesota.

Clint Sargent scored 18 points as South Dakota State defeated Wyoming 77-61 Friday in the season opener for both teams.

Minnesota doesn't have to be reminded about the last game against a lower-division opponent from a bordering state, and that memory isn't pleasant.

The Salukis are headed to familiar territory - the playoffs. In a game that secured the Salukis a share of the conference title, No.

SIU senior linebacker Brandin Jordan said the Saluki defense had something to prove this weekend.

No. 3 Salukis dump Jackrabbits, 34-15 BROOKINGS, S.D. a ' Third-ranked Southern Illinois clinched at least a share of the Missouri Valley Football Conference title and the leaguea TMs automatic berth in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision with a 34-15 victory over ninth-ranked South Dakota State Saturday afternoon at Coughlin-Alumni ...

It's that simple today for the South Dakota State Jackrabbits - and visiting Southern Illinois, for that matter.

It's Super Bowl week at South Dakota State. With a win Saturday over Southern Illinois, the Jacks would not only clinch a share of the Missouri Valley Conference title, but they'd also lock up the league's automatic bid to the FCS playoffs.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - South Dakota State has essentially the same defense that it did last year, returning its top eight tacklers, and yet the results couldn't be more different.

Kyle Minett rushed for 87 yards and scored two second-half touchdowns to lead South Dakota State to a 17-3 victory over Youngstown State on Saturday.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - This is the game between the games. Having knocked off perennial power Northern Iowa last week - and with the league title perhaps on the line next week against Southern Illinois - No.

Youngstown State University goes back to the drawing board to battle the South Dakota State University Jackrabbits on Saturday's Homecoming.

There were plenty of brilliant performances in another weekend of great Football Championship Subdivision play, but two games simply defied logic.

Cade Cooper threw for 295 yards and four touchdowns and Southern Utah got its first interception return for a touchdown since 2004 as the Thunderbirds rolled to a 35-10 win against North Dakota on Saturday.

Thomas O'Brien threw two touchdown passes to guide South Dakota State to a 24-14 victory over Northern Iowa on Saturday.

Northern Iowa's football program is firmly entrenched among the elite in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision.

As if it isn't unusual enough that South Dakota State has won three in a row against perennially powerful North Dakota State, the Jackrabbits are beating the rival Bison with players that were deemed not good enough to play in Fargo.

South Dakota State beats North Dakota State 28-13 Eds: APNewsNow. South Dakota State 28, North Dakota State 13.

Playing from behind most of the way, the Bears took mostly to the air --not that they could successfully run it any way.

This week's Missouri Valley Football Conference players of the week are RB Deji Karim of Southern Illinois, CB General Parnell of South Dakota State, and punter Dean Priddy of South Dakota State.