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South Dakota State University Athletics
Jacks begin non-league string at SFA
9/23/2008 1:00:00 AM | Football
The South Dakota State University football team begins a string of three consecutive non-conference games, traveling Saturday to take on Stephen F. Austin (Texas).
Kickoff is slated for 6 p.m. at Homer Bryce Stadium in Nacogdoches, Texas.
The Jackrabbits enter the matchup with a 2-2 overall record following a 34-20 defeat at Missouri Valley Football Conference opponent Northern Iowa on Sept. 20. SDSU is 2-1 in league play, but will not take on another MVFC opponent until playing at Indiana State on Oct. 25.
SFA, winless a season ago, is off to a 1-2 start in 2008. The Lumberjacks, members of the Southland Conference will be facing their second consecutive MVFC opponent after dropping a 34-14 decision at Western Illinois on Sept. 20.
SDSU will host another Southland Conference opponent, McNeese State (La.), on Oct. 4. After a bye week, the Jackrabbits close out the non-conference portion of their schedule by hosting Cal Poly on Oct. 18.
THE SERIES: Saturday's matchup will mark the completion of a home-and-home series between South Dakota State and Stephen F. Austin.
SDSU won the initial meeting last season, posting a 45-0 shutout in the Jackrabbits' annual Hobo Day (homecoming) game at Coughlin-Alumni Stadiu.
The Jackrabbits have fared well against Southland Conference teams, posting a 6-1 record against the league since moving to the Football Championship Subdivision ranks in 2004. SDSU lost its first-ever game against an SLC opponent, falling to Texas State, 42-12, in 2005, but has reeled off six consecutive wins against the league. The Jackrabbits defeated Nicholls State (La.), McNeese State and Central Arkansas in 2006, then earned wins over Texas State, Stephen F. Austin and Central Arkansas last season.
ONLINE COVERAGE: Audio coverage of Saturday's game is scheduled to be available via subscription service at GoJacks.com, the official website of SDSU athletics. Monthly subscriptions for the Jackrabbit Extra, which includes live audio and video streaming are available for $9.95 per month or $99.95 for an entire year of coverage. An audio-only subscription also is available for $4.95 per month, with programming consisting only of live radio broadcasts.
A league-wide video package is available for purchase at www.valley-football.org.
Local radio coverage Saturday begins on WNAX 570 AM at 4:30 p.m., with an expanded pre-game show. Steve Imming returns to call the play-by-play and Jerry Oster will once again provide color commentary.
Video streaming will not be available for Saturday's game.
In all, nine of the Jackrabbits' 12 games this season are scheduled to be available via streaming video on the Jackrabbit Extra:
? Aug. 28 at Iowa State
? Sept. 6 Youngstown State
? Sept. 13 Western Illinois
? Oct. 4 McNeese State
? Oct. 18 Cal Poly
? Oct. 25 at Indiana State
? Nov. 1 Missouri State
? Nov. 8 Illinois State
? Nov. 22 North Dakota State
DYKHOUSE CENTER GROUNDBREAKING: Prior to the Sept. 13 game against Western Illinois, South Dakota State University officials and lead donor Dana Dykhouse broke ground on the Dykhouse Student-Athlete Center to be constructed directly north of Coughlin-Alumni Stadium.
Construction is scheduled to begin in October and will mark the first stage of a master plan to dramatically modernize athletic facilities at SDSU.
Last fall, Dykhouse, a Sioux Falls banker and former Jackrabbit football player, presented seed gifts totaling $6 million from his family and Sioux Falls businessman and philanthropist T. Denny Sanford. The donation set in motion the construction of the first major athletic building on campus since Frost Arena in 1973.
The 30,000-square-foot facility will house football coaches' offices, meeting rooms and a locker room, as well as strength and condititioning facilities and a fully equipped academic center for all Jackrabbit student-athletes.
The facility is scheduled to be completed in November 2009.
TOUGH AT HOME: Over the years, the Jackrabbits have enjoyed a home-field advantage at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium. During John Stiegelmeier's tenure as head coach, SDSU is 50-15 (.769 winning percentage) in games played at CAS, while currently putting together a seven-game winning streak at home.
SDSU's winning percentage is even higher in home night games. Since lights were installed prior to the 2001 season, the Jackrabbits have posted a 17-4 record, good for an .810 winning percentage.
TRANSITION OVER: The NCAA Division I Management Council Administrative Committee, acting on behalf of the DI Management Council, announced in late June that South Dakota State University has met the requirements to become an active member of NCAA Division I, starting at the beginning of the 2008-09 academic year.
Previously a member of Division II, SDSU successfully completed the five-year process of moving its athletics programs to comply with Division I membership requirements. Requirements include compliance with Division I rules for the final four years, meeting minimum financial aid and contest scheduling limits, engaging in a rules compliance review and successfully completing the athletics certification process.
SDSU officials submitted an extensive self-study to the NCAA in the spring of 2007 and a peer-review team completed the information gathering during a visit to the Brookings campus in October 2007.
VALLEY FOOTBALL IN 2008: South Dakota State has been picked to finish sixth out of nine teams as it begins play in the Missouri Valley Football Conference this season, according to a preseason poll conducted by league coaches, media and sports information directors and which was released at the league's media day in July.
Fellow league newcomer North Dakota State was tabbed as the preseason favorite, garnering 13 first-place votes and 289 points. Defending league champion Northern Iowa received the most first-place votes, 15, but ranked second with 275 points. The next three teams were separated by eight points as Youngstown State (Ohio) was third with 209 points, Western Illinois was fourth with 202 points and Southern Illinois fifth at 201.
SDSU led the lower half of the league rankings with 149 points, followed by Missouri State with 105, Illinois State at 104 and Indiana State with 41.
Individually, senior offensive lineman Kevin Robling was the lone Jackrabbit named to the 2008 Missouri Valley Football Conference Preseason Team. A native of Jordan, Minn., Robling started all 11 games at center for SDSU in 2007, earning second-team all-Great West Football Conference honors.
Four other Jackrabbit players received honorable mention recognition on the preseason team: senior quarterback Ryan Berry, senior defensive lineman Eric Schroeder, junior defensive end Danny Batten and junior linebacker Jimmy Rogers.
Among national publications, SDSU was picked to finish third in Valley Football by Lindy's Sports Annuals, while The Sporting News also tabbed the Jacks to finish sixth.
RABBITS RANKED: For the second year in a row, South Dakota State appeared in the preseason national rankings for the Football Championship Subdivision.
The Jackrabbits were ranked 19th in the Sports Network poll and 20th in the poll conducted by the Football Championship Subdivision coaches. Last season, the rankings were reversed as SDSU was 19th in the preseason coaches' poll and 20th in the Sports Network poll.
The Jackrabbits fell in both polls this week, dropping five spots to 18th in the coaches' poll and eight spots to 20th in the Sports Network poll. SDSU's rankings last week of 12th in the Sports Network poll and 13th in the FCS Coaches' Poll werere the program's highest since moving to the Division I FCS ranks in 2004.
DIFFICULT DOZEN: For the first time in the 111-year history of Jackrabbit football, SDSU will play a regular season slate consisting of 12 games.
As it has throughout its move to the Football Championship Subdivision, SDSU will again play a challenging schedule. Seven of the Jackrabbits' opponents are currently ranked, including five other Missouri Valley Football Conference members in the FCS Coaches top 25. Northern Iowa is ranked fifth, followed by North Dakota State seventh, Southern Illinois 13th, Western Illinois in the 21st spot and Youngstown State at No. 23.
Two non-conference opponents, sixth-ranked McNeese State and ninth-ranked Cal Poly, also appear in this week's poll.
The Jackrabbits will play four of their ranked opponents at home, starting with games against Youngstown State in the Cereal Bowl on Sept. 6 and Western Illinois in the Sept. 13 Beef Bowl. The matchup with McNeese State is scheduled for the Hobo Day game on Oct. 4, with the game against Cal Poly set for Oct. 18.
James Madison (Va.) holds the top spot in the FCS Coaches' Poll after knocking off three-time defending national champion and previously top-ranked Appalachian State (N.C.). Richmond (Va.) is the top team in the Sports Network poll.
In its four-plus seasons competing at the FCS level, SDSU has squared off against ranked opponents 21 times and holds a 7-14 record following the loss at Northern Iowa.
CAPTAINS: Leading the Jackrabbit football team on the field and in the locker room are four senior captains:
? Ryan Berry, quarterback, Watertown, S.D.;
? Brock Campbell, defensive back, Cherokee, Iowa;
? Kevin Robling, offensive lineman, Jordan, Minn.;
? Eric Schroeder, defensive tackle, Stewartville, Minn.
LAST YEAR VS. SFA: Senior kicker Parker Douglass set three school records and the Jackrabbit defense held an opponent without a touchdown for the second consecutive week as the South Dakota State University football team routed Stephen F. Austin (Texas), 45-0, before a Hobo Day crowd of 15,338 on Sept. 29, 2007, at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium.
The Jackrabbits intercepted five passes and returned two for touchdowns in improving to 2-3 on the season. SFA dropped to 0-4.
SDSU scored on the opening drive of the game, marching 63 yards on 14 plays before settling for a 24-yard field goal by Douglass. The Jackrabbits' next drive stalled before Douglass added a 37-yarder to make the score 6-0.
Kyle Minett and the Jackrabbits made it three scores on their first three drives as the redshirt freshman from Ruthton, Minn., broke through the SFA defense for a 28-yard touchdown run at the 11:21 mark of the second quarter.
SDSU's defense limited the Lumberjacks to 82 total yards in the first half, and capped the first-half scoring on a 32-yard interception return for a touchdown by Jimmy Rogers late in the half. A two-point conversion by Cory Koenig made the score 21-0 at the half.
It was more of the same in the second half. SFA went three plays and out on its opening possession of the half before the Jackrabbits put any hopes of a comeback out of reach. On the third play of the drive, Ryan Berry connected with JaRon Harris on a 52-yard pass play for a touchdown. Douglass added the extra point, setting a school record with the 107th PAT of his career.
Douglass added a pair of records on the next Jackrabbit possession. Taking over after an interception by Justin Kubesh, and with the wind at his back, Douglass booted a 57-yard field goal. That broke his own school record for longest field goal of 54 yards and also set a new Jackrabbit standard with his 12th consecutive successful field goal attempt.
After another three-and-out for the Lumberjacks, SDSU again scored quickly. Berry and Harris hooked up on a 44-yard bomb to put the ball at the SFA 5, then Berry hit Matt Anderson two plays later for a 5-yard touchdown.
Berry ended the game 17-of-27 for 220 yards. He completed passes to 10 different receivers, including Harris with four catches for 111 yards.
SDSU's final touchdown also kept the shutout intact. With SFA deep in Jackrabbit territory after an SDSU fumble, redshirt freshman Conrad Kjerstad stepped in front of a Danny Southall pass and returned it 82 yards for a touchdown. SDSU's five interceptions came from five different players, including Brock Gentile, who recorded his team-leading second pick of the season. The Jackrabbits' 132 yards in interception returns were 22 yards more than SFA threw for in the entire game
The Jackrabbits rolled up 364 yards of offense compared to 219 by SFA. Minett led the SDSU ground game with 56 yards on six carries. Koenig, who topped the 2,000-yard mark for his career and took over ninth place on the SDSU career rushing list, added 15 carries for 41 yards.
Defensively, Chris Johnson and Kubesh led the way with eight tackles. Twenty-five different players recorded at least one tackle for the Jackrabbits.
Louie Runnels paced SFA on the ground with 19 carries for 37 yards. Southall completed 14-of-21 passes for 94 yards. Dominique Edison caught nine passes for 49 yards.
SCOUTING SFA: Stephen F. Austin is in a rebuilding mode under second-year head coach J.C. Harper.
The Lumberjacks employ a pass-oriented offense in which they have thrown the ball on more than 75 percent of their offensive plays. Quarterback Jeremy Moses set a school record with 64 pass attempts last week at Western Illinois, completing 32 for 364 yards and two touchdowns. For the season, Moses has completed 55.2 percent (79-of-143) of his passes, tallying 808 yards passing with nine touchdowns and six interceptions. Six of his TD passes came in the season opener against Langston (Okla.), a game the Lumberjacks won 56-19 to snap an 11-game losing streak.
Contrevious Parks is the team's leading receiver with 17 receptions and three touchdowns. Parks hauled in a career-high eight receptions for 102 yards and a touchdown at Western Illinois.
As a team, SFA has been out-gained 712-56 on the ground through three games, averaging only 1.2 yards per attempt when sacks are included. Tyrone Ross leads the Lumberjacks with 47 yards on 11 carries.
Defensively, Chad Haynes leads the team with 22 tackles, followed by preseason all-league linebacker Jabara Williams with 20. Tim Knicky anchors the defensive line, collecting team bests with 2.5 sacks and 4.0 tackles for loss so far in 2008.
Kicker Cory Long is perfect on 11 extra-point attempts this season, but has missed his only field goal attempt.
COACH STIG: John Stiegelmeier has built the South Dakota State University football team into a program on the rise in the ranks of the Division I Football Championship Subdivision.
The 2007 season, Stiegelmeier's 11th as head coach of the Jackrabbits, was his most successful as SDSU claimed its first conference title since 1963 by winning the Great West Football Conference championship. After starting 0-3 for the second consecutive season, SDSU reeled off seven wins in its final eight games, including a 29-24 victory over previously undefeated North Dakota State the final week of the season, to claim the GWFC title with a 7-4 overall record and 4-0 mark in league play.
In leading SDSU to the GWFC title, Stiegelmeier was named conference coach of the year and was honored by the American Football Coaches Association as the Division I Football Championship Subdivision Region 5 Coach of the Year. In addition, he was one of five finalists in the FCS for the 2007 Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award.
Overall, Coach Stig has led the Jackrabbits to a 70-53 record (.569 winning percentage). SDSU has posted six consecutive winning seasons, including the school's first four campaigns at the FCS (formerly Division I-AA) level. The Jackrabbits have had a winning record in nine of Stiegelmeier's 11 years as head coach, including four with seven or more victories.
After posting back-to-back 6-5 seasons in 2004 and 2005, the Jackrabbits rose another notch in 2006 as they compiled a 7-4 overall record, finishing the season ranked 21st in the final FCS poll conducted by The Sports Network and 22nd in the College Sporting News coaches' poll. After an 0-3 start, the Jackrabbits rebounded by winning seven consecutive games for the first time since 1963. Three of the victories came in the closing minutes against nationally ranked teams, setting up a showdown with North Dakota State on the final week of the season for both the Dakota Marker and Great West Football Conference title.
Although SDSU fell short in the championship game, the Jackrabbits finished with their most victories since 2003 and their best mark in the three-year history of the GWFC at 3-1.
In 2008, the Jackrabbits will enter another new era in their Division I pursuits as they join the nine-team Missouri Valley Football Conference. With the transition period over, SDSU will be able to qualify for the NCAA postseason either by earning the league's automatic berth as league champion or as an at-large selection.
Stiegelmeier, 51, is the 20th head coach for the Jackrabbits. His tenure of 11-plus years as head coach is the second-longest head coaching stint in school history.
The Selby, S.D., native first became acquainted with the Jackrabbit football program as a student assistant under John Gregory during SDSU's only NCAA playoff season in 1979. With the Jackrabbits' victory at McNeese State (La.) on Sept. 30, 2006, Stiegelmeier passed Gregory (55-50-3 from 1972-81) for sole possession of second place on the SDSU career wins list.
After graduating from SDSU with degrees in mathematics and physical education, Stiegelmeier enrolled in graduate school at the University of Northern Iowa, where he served on the coaching staff of a Panther squad which posted a 7-4 mark in 1981.
Stiegelmeier coached at Eau Claire (Wis.) North High School from 1981-84, then returned to his home state as defensive coordinator, secondary coach and recruiting
coordinator at Northern State University from 1984-87. Northern was 8-3 in his last season with the Wolves and finished fourth in the nation in total defense.
After NSU, Stiegelmeier went back to school, enrolling at the University of Wisconsin, where he was a graduate assistant on the staff headed by Don Morton while working on his doctorate.
Stiegelemeier returned to his alma mater in July 1988, joining Wayne Haensel's Jackrabbit coaching staff as secondary coach and recruiting coordinator. After Haensel stepped down following the 1990 season, Stiegelmeier was elevated to defensive coordinator by new head coach Mike Daly.
In six seasons as defensive coordinator, Stiegelmeier helped guide the Jackrabbits to a 41-23 record, turning in a winning record in all six seasons, including five seven-win seasons. That track record of success helped Stiegelmeier secure his first head coaching position in December 1996, when he was named Daly's successor.
The Stiegelmeier era opened in style Sept. 13, 1997, as the Jackrabbits recorded a 17-7 victory at UC Davis. Although SDSU finished Stiegelmeier's first season with a 4-6 record, the foundation was laid for future success. The Jackrabbits posted a 6-5 record during the 1998 season and broke through with an 8-3 overall mark and a 6-3, fourth-place showing in the North Central Conference.
Led by Harlon Hill candidate Josh Ranek, SDSU posted its most victories in 20 years in 1999 and was ranked 15th in the final NCAA Division II regular season poll, despite being picked sixth in the NCC race by both the coaches and media. That season, Stiegelmeier was named North Central Conference Coach of the Year.
SDSU went on to post upper-division finishes in the NCC three of its last four years before moving into the ranks of Division I-AA (now Football Championship Subdivision) in 2004.
THIRD AND A LONG SHOT: Since the start of Missouri Valley Conference play, the Jackrabbit defense has not allowed the opposition to convert a third-down attempt in the first half.
In those 90 minutes of action, the Jackrabbits limited Youngstown State, Western Illinois and Northern Iowa to no first downs in 16 attempts, forcing 13 punts.
For the season, the Jackrabbits rank third in the league, allowing opponents to convert on 32.7 percent (17-of-52) of their third-down attempts.
ATTENDANCE SURGE: The Jackrabbits have seen steady attendance increases since joining the Football Championship Subdivision ranks in 2004.
In its last season as a member of NCAA Division II, 2003, SDSU averaged 5,547 fans over six home dates. Average attendance grew to 9,652 in 2006 and a record 11,218 average attendance in 2007.
The Jackrabbits are on pace to surpass the attendance record this season, averaging 13,107 fans per game through two home dates.
SCHROEDER NAMED PRESEASON ALL-AMERICAN: South Dakota State University defensive lineman Eric Schroeder has been named to the Sports Network Preseason All-America Third Team for the Division I Football Championship Subdivision, which was announced on Aug. 22.
A senior from Stewartville, Minn., Schroeder earned second-team all-Great West Football Conference recognition in 2007 after leading the league in tackles for loss with 13 1/2. Entering his third season as a starter, Schroeder also ranked third in the league with 6 1/2 sacks during the 2007 campaign, while tallying 68 total tackles.
Schroeder blocked his third career kick in the Sept. 13 game against Western Illinois, helping preserve a 24-22 Jackrabbit victory. The blocked kick also ended WIU kicker Taylor Rowan's FCS record streak of 129 consecutive PATs.
BERRY AT THE HELM: Senior Ryan Berry returns for his second full season as the starting quarterback and is the most experienced returning signal-caller in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.
In 2007, Berry was efficient as he started all 11 games, completing 60.1 percent (197-of-328) of his passes with 19 touchdowns and only nine interceptions. His 2,132 yards were the ninth-best single-season total in school history.
Berry's record as a starter at SDSU is 10-7, and he has thrown a touchdown pass in 14 of those starts. During his redshirt freshman season in 2005, he led the Jackrabbits to a victory in the season finale over Northern Colorado. In his first career start, against Georgia Southern, Berry tied a Jackrabbit single-game record with five touchdowns in a 55-42 loss.
Berry moved from outside the top 10 to eighth place on the Jackrabbit career passing yards list in the Sept. 20 game at Northern Iowa. His 32 completions, 53 attempts and 375 yards passing were all career highs. His yardage total was the fourth-highest single-game total in school history and marked the third time in his career ? and second this season ? that he topped the 300-yard mark.
For his career, Berry enters Saturday's game at Stephen F. Austin with 3,972 yards.
HARRIS MOVING UP: Senior wide receiver JaRon Harris will attempt to crack the SDSU career top-10 charts in a couple different receiving categories this season.
With team-bests in 2008 with 21 receptions and 294 receiving yards, Harris enters Saturday's matchup campaign with 103 career receptions for 1,569 yards. After topping the 100-reception mark for his career with a career-best nine receptions Sept. 20 at Northern Iowa, Harris needs nine receptions to tie current Cleveland Browns tight end Steve Heiden (112 receptions from 1995-98) for 10th place in catches and 12 yards to tie Brock Beran (1,581 yards from 1997-2000) for 10th place in receiving yards.
Harris led the team with 40 receptions for 664 yards and seven touchdowns in 2007.
OTHER RECEIVERS STEP UP: Junior wide receiver Mike Steffen turned in a breakthrough performance in the Aug. 28 season opener at Iowa State, recording single-game career highs with five catches for 52 yards. The Mount Vernon native had four career receptions coming into the game, and had never caught more than one pass in a game.
Steffen currently ranks fourth on the team with 12 receptions for 115 yards.
In addition, fellow junior Glen Fox has continued to emerge as a top receiving threat for the Jackrabbits. Fox posted the first 100-yard game of his career at Northern Iowa with 102 yards on six catches, including a touchdown.
Fox stands third on the team with 18 receptions and second on the squad with 200 receiving yards.
MINETT LEADS RUNNING GAME: Sophomore Kyle Minett is expected to handle the bulk of the duties at running back for South Dakota State this season.
The Ruthton, Minn., native led the team with an average of 6.2 yards per carry in 2007, and ranked second in yards gained with 476. He was named the Outstanding Player of the Beef Bowl as he racked up 134 yards on 11 carries and added a 40-yard touchdown reception in a 38-3 victory over Texas State.
Minett posted back-to-back 100-yard rushing performances to open the season, gaining 111 yards on a career-best 22 carries against Iowa State, then tallying 123 yards on 14 carries versus Youngstown State. In addition, Minett ranks second on the team with 20 receptions.
He also has scored a touchdown in all four games this season, scoring twice on runs of 8 and 53 yards against Youngstown State.
ROBLING HONORED: Senior center Kevin Robling was named the Missouri Valley Football Conference Offensive Lineman of the Week, league officials after the season's opening week.
A native of Jordan, Minn., Robling helped the Jackrabbits amass 350 yards of total offense against Iowa State, while allowing only one sack.
TOP TACKLERS: The SDSU defense returns five of its top six tacklers from last year.
Leading the way are junior linebackers Jimmy Rogers (110 tackles) and Chris Johnson (106 tackles), who were also the top two tacklers in the Great West Football Conference in 2007. Rogers turned in the eighth double-digit tackling performance of his career with 13 stops against Youngstown State. He currently leads the team with 18 tackles through two games.
Senior defensive back Brock Campbell and senior defensive lineman Eric Schroeder tied for fourth on the squad with 68 tackles each, while junior defensive end Danny Batten, an honorable mention All-America selection by the Sports Network, added 67 tackles. Schroeder and Batten combined for 15.5 tackles for loss and 11 sacks in 2007.
SACK ATTACK: After not recording a sack in the season opener at Iowa State, the Jackrabbit defense has posted a sack in each of the last three games, including three in each of the team's victories over Youngstown State and Western Illinois.
Junior defensive end Danny Batten ran his individual sack streak to three games at Northern Iowa, and leads the way with 3.5 sacks.Reserve defensive lineman Steven Bazata has been credited with 1.5 sacks. Antonio Thompson and Brian Fischer each have one sack, with Fischer's accounting for a safety versus Youngstown State.
STARTING SAFETIES: Each of South Dakota State's starting safeties collected interceptions in the Jackrabbits' 40-7 victory over Youngstown State.
Senior Brock Campbell recorded the first interception of the season, picking off a Penguin pass on their opening possession. Sophomore Conrad Kjerstad later added a pair of INTs, giving him three for his career. Kjerstad also forced a fumble in the season opener at Iowa State.
Campbell added his second interception of the season in the first half of the Sept. 13 game versus Western Illinois, before leaving the game due to injury. Kjerstad also was injured against WIU, but played against Northern Iowa. Campbell missed the UNI game, but is listed on the travel roster for this weekend's game at Stephen F. Austin.
PRIDDY PUNTING: Sophomore punter Dean Priddy provided a solid performance in the season opener, booting three balls for an average of 51 yards per punt. All three of his punts covered at least 50 yards, measuring 52, 50 and 51 yards, respectively.
For the season, Priddy is averaging 42.1 yards on 19 punts. He has landed four punts inside the opponents' 20-yard line, including a 42-yarder on his final punt of the night against Western Illinois that pinned the Leathernecks at their own 2-yard line with under a minute to play.
REIFENRATH SOLID: Sophomore kicker Peter Reifenrath won the battle for placekicking duties at the end of fall camp and has been a solid contributor on special teams. A native of Decorah, Iowa, Reifenrath has made 5-of-6 field goal attempts, including making a career-long 42-yarder to open the scoring at Northern Iowa on Sept. 20.
Reifenrath, who has made a field goal in all four games, also is 8-of-9 on extra-point tries this season.
HOMETOWN CONNECTION: SDSU has used the services of some home-grown talent the past few seasons.
Brookings natives Chris Wagner and Chris Doblar were two of the top three receivers for the Jackrabbits a year ago, but both graduated. Wagner, a tight end, was in training camp with the Oakland Raiders this summer.
Four Jackrabbit players who hail from Brookings remain on the SDSU roster: senior defensive back Nash Simet, junior running back Jordan Paula, sophomore running back Tyler Duffy and freshman wide receiver Dan Schmidt.
A LOOK AHEAD: The Jackrabbits continue play against Southland Conference opponents, hosting McNeese State (La.) Oct. 4 in the 95th Hobo Day Game.
Kickoff is slated for 2 p.m. at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium.
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