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May 3, 2021 5:36 AM
BROOKINGS (AP) – Mark Gronowski threw two touchdown passes to Jadon Janke and ran 67 yards for the go-ahead score to help South Dakota State rally from a 13-point deficit and beat Southern Illinois 31-26 on Sunday night in the FCS playoffs.
Top-seeded South Dakota State (7-1), which is No. 3 in the STATS FCS poll, will host fifth-ranked Delaware in the semifinals Saturday.
Nico Gualdoni made a 33-yard field goal to give Southern Illinois (6-4) a 20-7 lead with 22 seconds left in the second quarter, but the Jackrabbits scored the next 24 points to take the lead for good.
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May 3, 2021 10:13 AM
BROOKINGS, S.D. Mark Gronowski threw two touchdown passes to Jadon Janke and ran 67 yards for the go-ahead score to help South Dakota State rally from a 13-point deficit and beat Southern Illinois 31-26 on Sunday night in the FCS playoffs.
Top-seeded South Dakota State (7-1), which No. 3 in the STATS FCS poll, will host fifth-ranked Delaware in the semifinals Saturday.
Nico Gualdoni made a 33-yard field goal to give Southern Illinois (6-4) a 20-7 lead with 22 seconds left in the second quarter, but the Jackrabbits scored the next 24 points to take the lead for good.
2021/05/03 12:22 BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) Mark Gronowski threw two touchdown passes to Jadon Janke and ran 67 yards for the go-ahead score to help South Dakota State rally from a 13-point deficit and beat Southern Illinois 31-26 on Sunday night in the FCS playoffs. Top-seeded South Dakota State (7-1), which No. 3 in the STATS FCS poll, will host fifth-ranked Delaware in the semifinals Saturday. Nico Gualdoni made a 33-yard field goal to give Southern Illinois (6-4) a 20-7 lead with 22 seconds left in the second quarter, but the Jackrabbits scored the next 24 points to take the lead for good. Isaiah Davis returned the ensuing kickoff 50 yards to set up a 34-yard field goal by Cole Frahm as time expired in the first half.
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Southern Illinois outscores SLU in 55-48 shootout Frank Scelfo and the Lions finish the regular season 4-3. (Source: Josh Auzenne) By SLU Football | April 18, 2021 at 11:16 AM CDT - Updated April 19 at 5:23 AM
CARBONDALE, Ill. (WVUE) - In a game that featured over 1,300 yards of total offense, No. 17/18 Southern Illinois outlasted No. 15/17 Southeastern Louisiana, 55-48, in the regular season finale for both teams Saturday afternoon at Saluki Stadium.
Southeastern (4-3), playing its fourth road game versus a ranked opponent, racked up 541 total yards of offense in the wild back-and-forth contest.
However, the Lions couldn’t overcome an 807-yard performance by the Salukis (5-3). Saturday’s game was scheduled 10 days ago, as both the Lions and SIU wanted to test their mettle against another top-tier FCS program heading into the postseason.