VERMILLION, S.D. – No. 5 South Dakota took control of the game early as Indiana State fell on the road to the host Coyotes on Saturday afternoon inside The DakotaDome, 49-0.
 
The 'Yotes (7-2, 5-1) utilized an 66-yard touchdown connection from Aidan Bouman to Quaron Adams to take control of the contest against the Sycamores (4-6, 3-3). Charles Pierre Jr. added a pair of long touchdown runs for USD in the third quarter as Indiana State was unable to stop the South Dakota offense as the Sycamores' two-game winning streak was snapped.
 
South Dakota racked up 622 yards of total offense utilizing 317 yards on the ground and 322 passing. Yards on their way to picking up the MVFC win. The Sycamores were limited to 129 yards of total offense and just five first downs in the contest.
 
Elijah Owens was 11-of-21 for 131 yards through the air to lead the Indiana State offense. He provided the fireworks early in the third quarter with a 45-yard connection to Zavion Taylor, but the Sycamores were unable to convert the fourth down inside the red zone for the turnover on downs. Taylor was the leading receiver with four catches for 66 yards, while Rashad Rochelle added three receptions for 28 and Ethan Chambers two for 23 yards.
 
Geoffrey Brown had a game-high nine tackles and added 0.5 tackles for loss in the contest. Ahmond Glass added a career-high eight stops, while Kaleal Davis, Blake Surface, and Maddix Blackwell all recorded seven tackles.
 
Bouman was 14-of-20 for 238 yards and two touchdowns in directing the South Dakota offense on the day. Carter Bell hauled in six of the passes for 115 yards and a touchdown, while Adams added two scores on his way to racking up 133 receiving yards. Pierre Jr. posted a game-high 11 carries for 165 yards and two rushing touchdowns.
 
Mi'Quise Grace was all around the ball for South Dakota on the day in leading the defense with five tackles, 1.5 sacks, 3.0 tackles-for-loss, a forced fumble, and three quarterback hurries.
 
How They Scored

• South Dakota took the 7-0 lead on the opening drive of the game as Aidan Bouman connected on a 66-yard touchdown pass to Quaron Adams to give USD the lead with 14:13 to play in the first quarter.
• The Coyotes added to their lead with 6:35 remaining in the second quarter as Travis Theis took the ball over the goal-line from one yard out to cap a seven-play, 52-yard drive and make it a 14-0 game.
• USD added to the lead just before the halftime break as Carter Bell hauled in a 45-yard touchdown pass from Bouman with 12 seconds remaining in the second quarter to give the Coyotes the 21-0 lead.
• Charles Pierre Jr. scored on a 23-yard touchdown run following an Indiana State fake punt to give USD the 28-0 lead with 7:34 to play in the third quarter.
• Pierre Jr. scored his second touchdown of the quarter taking the ball 83 yards with 4:29 to play in the third quarter to make it a 35-0 game.
• Keyondray Jones-Logan added to the USD lead with 9:20 in the fourth quarter scoring a 13-yard touchdown run to make it 42-0.
• Nevan Cremascoli connected on a 67-yard touchdown pass to Quaron Adams with 5:50 to play in the fourth quarter to cap the USD scoring and provide the final 49-0 margin.

Up Next
Indiana State returns home for Senior Day at Memorial Stadium as the Sycamores host Illinois State on Saturday, November 16. Kickoff between the Sycamores and the Redbirds is set for 1 p.m. ET with the game scheduled to be carried live on ESPN+ and 105.5 The Legend.
 
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