VERMILLION, S.D.— South Dakota will make its first FCS quarterfinals appearance following a 34-24 win against Sacramento State Saturday inside the DakotaDome.
Charles Pierre Jr. ran for a career-high 123 yards, Aidan Bouman threw two touchdowns and South Dakota’s defense forced two turnovers that led to two scores as the Coyotes (10-2) reached 10 wins for the first time since 1986. South Dakota, the No. 3 overall seed, will host the winner of Montana State and North Dakota State next week. A date and time are yet to be announced.
Sacramento State (8-5) had starting quarterback Kaiden Bennett go down with a shoulder injury early in the second quarter. The Hornets turned to former South Dakota starter Carson Camp at the position. Camp passed for 168 yards, ran for 39 and orchestrated three long touchdown drives.
More to come…