Western Illinois at South Dakota State
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score | Status |
| Western Illinois | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| South Dakota State | 14 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 45 | Final |
| Scoring Summary | |
| 1st Quarter | |
| 10:40 | South Dakota State touchdown. Mark Gronowski 22 Yd Run (Cole Frahm Kick) |
| 6:51 | South Dakota State touchdown. Pierre Strong Jr. 1 Yd Run (Cole Frahm Kick) |
| 2:13 | Western Illinois field goal. Mason Laramie 26 Yd Field Goal |
| 2nd Quarter | |
| 13:20 | South Dakota State touchdown. Jadon Janke 44 Yd pass from Mark Gronowski (Cole Frahm Kick) |
| 8:06 | South Dakota State touchdown. Isaiah Davis 40 Yd Run (Cole Frahm Kick) |
| 4:55 | South Dakota State touchdown. Mark Gronowski 80 Yd Run (Cole Frahm Kick) |
| 2:58 | Western Illinois touchdown. Dallas Daniels 3 Yd pass from Connor Sampson (Mason Laramie Kick) |
| 0:41 | South Dakota State touchdown. Mason Leighton 12 Yd pass from Mark Gronowski (Cole Frahm Kick) |
| 3rd Quarter | |
| 10:35 | South Dakota State field goal. Cole Frahm 39 Yd Field Goal |
| Team stats | ||
| First down | Western Illinois | South Dakota State |
| Total first downs | 19 | 24 |
| First downs from rushing | ||
| First downs from passing | ||
| First downs from penalties | ||
| Third down | Western Illinois | South Dakota State |
| Third downs attempted | 15 | 13 |
| Third downs converted | 2 | 7 |
| Third down percentage | 13 % | 54 % |
| Fourth down | Western Illinois | South Dakota State |
| Fourth downs attempted | 5 | 0 |
| Fourth downs converted | 3 | 0 |
| Fourth down percentage | 60 % | 0 % |
| Offense | Western Illinois | South Dakota State |
| Total yards | 382 | 531 |
| Total rushing yards | 87 | 0 |
| Total passing yards | 295 | 203 |
| Total offensive plays | ||
| Average yards per play | ||
| Time of possession | 24:34 | 35:26 |
| Rushing | Western Illinois | South Dakota State |
| Total rushing plays | 24 | 328 |
| Total rushing yards | 87 | 0 |
| Average yards per rush | 3.6 | 7.6 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 0 | 4 |
| Passing | Western Illinois | South Dakota State |
| Passes attempted | 53 | 23 |
| Passes completed | 31 | 14 |
| Average yards per completion | 5.6 | 8.8 |
| Passing touchdowns | 1 | 2 |
| Penalties | Western Illinois | South Dakota State |
| Penalties committed | 5 | 6 |
| Penalty yards | 15 | 57 |
| Turnovers | Western Illinois | South Dakota State |
| Passes intercepted | ||
| Interception returns | 3 | 0 |
| Interception return yards | ||
| Fumbles | ||
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 1 |
| Rushing | |||||||||
| Western Illinois | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Iosefa Pua'auli | 14 | 44 | 3.1 | 0 | 14 | ||||
| Tony Tate | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 0 | 15 | ||||
| Hunter Mason | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Connor Sampson | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Daniel Bender | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| South Dakota State | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Mark Gronowski | 4 | 120 | 30.0 | 2 | 80 | ||||
| Isaiah Davis | 9 | 118 | 13.1 | 1 | 40 | ||||
| Jefferson Lee V | 11 | 48 | 4.4 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| Pierre Strong Jr. | 8 | 29 | 3.6 | 1 | 11 | ||||
| Jordan Meachum | 6 | 12 | 2.0 | 0 | 17 | ||||
| J'Bore Gibbs | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| Keaton Heide | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Passing | |||||||||
| Western Illinois | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Connor Sampson | 48 | 29 | 60 % | 278 | 5.8 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Henry Ogala | 5 | 2 | 40 % | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| South Dakota State | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Mark Gronowski | 20 | 13 | 65 % | 197 | 9.9 | 2 | 0 | ||
| J'Bore Gibbs | 3 | 1 | 33 % | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Receiving | |||||||||
| Western Illinois | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Dallas Daniels | 6 | 111 | 18.5 | 1 | 62 | ||||
| Dennis Houston | 9 | 74 | 8.2 | 0 | 25 | ||||
| Tony Tate | 7 | 54 | 7.7 | 0 | 16 | ||||
| Nathan Karsjens | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| John Brunner | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 19 | ||||
| Mason Sikes | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Iosefa Pua'auli | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| South Dakota State | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Jadon Janke | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | 1 | 44 | ||||
| Jaxon Janke | 4 | 68 | 17.0 | 0 | 42 | ||||
| Mason Leighton | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 1 | 14 | ||||
| Pierre Strong Jr. | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 | ||||
| Jordan Meachum | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Canyon Bauer | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Fumbles | |||||||||
| Western Illinois | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| Ziare Williams | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| South Dakota State | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| Keaton Heide | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Interceptions | |||||||||
| Western Illinois | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| None | |||||||||
| South Dakota State | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| Cade Terveer | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||||||
| Joshua Manchigiah | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| DyShawn Gales | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Defense | |||||||||
| Western Illinois | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD | |
| None | |||||||||
| South Dakota State | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD | |
| None | |||||||||
| Kick returns | |||||||||
| Western Illinois | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| Daniel Bender | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Tony Tate | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| South Dakota State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| Isaiah Davis | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | ||||
| Punt returns | |||||||||
| Western Illinois | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| Tony Tate | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| South Dakota State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| Jaxon Janke | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Kicking | |||||||||
| Western Illinois | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Mason Laramie | 1/1 | 26 | 1/1 | 4 | |||||
| South Dakota State | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Cole Frahm | 1/1 | 39 | 6/6 | 9 | |||||
| Punting | |||||||||
| Western Illinois | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Adam Fellner | 5 | 169 | 33.8 | 0 | 0 | 44 | |||
| South Dakota State | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Ben Dinkel | 3 | 115 | 38.3 | 0 | 0 | 41 | |||
| Hunter Dustman | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | |||
Last updated on Saturday, March 13, 2021 6:57 AM.