| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 SDAK | 14 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 47 |
 MER | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Game Leaders
Braden Atkinson
· QB
CJ Miller
· RB
Aidan Bouman
· QB
L.J. Phillips Jr.
· RB
Team Stats
201st Downs20
4-103rd down efficiency5-12
1-14th down efficiency0-2
550Total Yards277
241Passing148
13/18Comp/Att18/39
13.4Yards per pass3.8
309Rushing129
39Rushing Attempts28
7.9Yards per rush4.6
4-40Penalties7-60
0Turnovers4
Play-by-Play
0:00
End of 4th quarter.
0:42
(00:42) Kneel down by South Dakota at USD11 for loss of 1 yard
1:04
(01:14) Kneel down by South Dakota at USD12 for loss of 1 yard
1:17
(01:19) No Huddle-Shotgun #11 B.Atkinson pass incomplete short middle to #9 B.Smith thrown to USD06, TURNOVER ON DOWNS
1:21
(01:21) No Huddle-Shotgun #11 B.Atkinson pass incomplete short middle to #23 T.Solomon thrown to USD00 broken up by #38 L.Adams
1:37
(01:53) No Huddle-Shotgun #11 B.Atkinson pass complete short middle to #25 T.Coard caught at USD14, for 2 yards to the USD13 (#8 N.Dickel)
1:53
PENALTY MER False Start (#25 T.Coard) 5 yards from USD10 to USD15. NO PLAY
1:53
(01:57) No Huddle-Shotgun #11 B.Atkinson pass complete short left to #23 T.Solomon caught at USD12, for 7 yards to the USD10 (#34 B.Ryan)
2:00
Timeout South Dakota, clock 02:00
2:00
Timeout Mercer, clock 02:00
2:08
(02:23) No Huddle-Shotgun #11 B.Atkinson pass complete short right to #2 A.McDaniel caught at USD18, for 16 yards to the USD17, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
2:23
(02:26) No Huddle-Shotgun #11 B.Atkinson pass incomplete short middle to #9 B.Smith thrown to USD22 broken up by #38 L.Adams
2:56
(03:00) No Huddle-Shotgun #80 T.Doughty rush middle for 2 yards loss to the USD33 (#95 C.Hooper)
3:24
(03:39) No Huddle-Shotgun #11 B.Atkinson pass complete short middle to #9 B.Smith caught at USD31, for 7 yards to the USD31, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
4:08
(04:26) No Huddle-Shotgun #11 B.Atkinson pass complete short left to #80 T.Doughty caught at USD41, for 2 yards to the USD38 (#31 D.Kennard; #11 A.Rosetta)
4:46
(05:01) No Huddle-Shotgun #80 T.Doughty rush middle for 3 yards gain to the USD40 (#31 D.Kennard)
5:23
(05:40) No Huddle-Shotgun #11 B.Atkinson pass complete short right to #2 A.McDaniel caught at USD43, for 8 yards to the USD43 (#3 G.Hardman), 1ST DOWN
6:04
(06:22) No Huddle-Shotgun #11 B.Atkinson pass complete short right to #25 T.Coard caught at MER48, for 3 yards to the MER49 (#49 W.Abrams)
6:47
(06:57) No Huddle-Shotgun #25 T.Coard rush middle for 0 yards to the MER46 (#49 W.Abrams)
7:28
(07:31) No Huddle-Shotgun #80 T.Doughty rush middle for 8 yards gain to the MER46 (#49 W.Abrams; #38 L.Adams), 1ST DOWN
8:02
(08:08) No Huddle-Shotgun #80 T.Doughty rush middle for 2 yards gain to the MER38 (#49 W.Abrams)
8:29
(08:48) No Huddle-Shotgun #11 B.Atkinson pass complete short left to #23 T.Solomon caught at MER36, for 12 yards to the MER36 (#6 T.Morris), 1ST DOWN
9:21
(09:27) No Huddle-Shotgun #22 C.Miller rush middle for 1 yard loss to the MER24 (#38 L.Adams)
9:27
(09:27) #39 Z.Mata kickoff 63 yards to the MER02 fair catch by #9 B.Smith at MER02
9:27
(09:33) No Huddle-Shotgun #9 T.Bryant rush right for 26 yards gain to the MER00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:27, 1ST DOWN #15 W.Leyland kick attempt good (H: #32 T.Ebel, LS: #41 D.Viscum)
10:06
(10:11) No Huddle #33 C.Fletcher rush middle for 3 yards gain to the MER26 (#94 M.Landsfeld; #0 A.Zock)
10:47
(10:53) No Huddle #5 R.Watkins rush middle for 1 yard loss to the MER29 (#12 T.Bliss; #10 J.Fox)
11:31
(11:38) No Huddle #5 R.Watkins rush middle for 4 yards gain to the MER28 (#94 M.Landsfeld; #46 I.Prince)
11:39
Timeout South Dakota, clock 11:39
12:03
(12:06) No Huddle-Shotgun #33 C.Fletcher rush middle for 3 yards gain to the MER32 (#0 A.Zock), 1ST DOWN
12:12
(12:14) No Huddle-Shotgun #33 C.Fletcher rush middle for 7 yards gain to the MER35 (#10 J.Fox)
12:51
(12:57) No Huddle-Shotgun #33 C.Fletcher rush middle for 2 yards gain to the MER35 (#10 J.Fox)
12:59
(13:02) No Huddle-Shotgun #11 B.Atkinson pass intercepted by #12 M.Munn at USD46 #12 M.Munn return 12 yards to the MER42 (#85 S.Burt; #70 X.Jennings)
13:08
(13:12) No Huddle-Shotgun #11 B.Atkinson pass incomplete short left to #7 K.Harris thrown to MER46
13:22
(13:42) No Huddle-Shotgun #11 B.Atkinson pass complete short middle to #2 A.McDaniel caught at MER41, for 6 yards to the MER41 (#3 G.Hardman), 1ST DOWN
14:04
(14:13) No Huddle-Shotgun #80 T.Doughty rush middle for 8 yards gain to the MER35 (#1 R.Tillmon)
14:42
(14:45) No Huddle-Shotgun #22 C.Miller rush middle for 18 yards gain to the MER27 (#2 D.Lewis), 1ST DOWN
14:54
(15:00) #32 T.Ebel punt 39 yards to the MER09 fair catch by #9 B.Smith at MER09
0:00
End of 3rd quarter.
0:03
(00:03) No Huddle-Shotgun #33 C.Fletcher rush middle for 1 yard gain to the MER48 (#10 J.Fox; #12 T.Bliss)
0:38
(00:43) No Huddle-Shotgun #33 C.Fletcher rush middle for 3 yards gain to the MER49 (#17 K.Hutchinson; #4 D.Watkins)
1:22
(01:25) No Huddle-Shotgun #33 C.Fletcher rush middle for 1 yard gain to the USD48 (#10 J.Fox; #96 M.Dixon)
1:29
(01:29) #93 R.Griffith kickoff 56 yards to the USD24 #85 B.White return 23 yards to the USD47 (#51 D.Clare)
1:34
(01:38) No Huddle-Shotgun #11 B.Atkinson rush middle for 1 yard loss to the MER00 fumbled by #11 B.Atkinson at MER00 recovered by MER #11 B.Atkinson at MER00. South Dakota SAFETY, clock 01:34
1:38
(01:45) #2 A.Bouman punt 37 yards to the MER01
1:49
(01:49) #32 T.Ebel punt 43 yards to the MER00, Touchback PENALTY MER Offside (#91 J.Swain) 5 yards from MER43 to MER38. NO PLAY
1:53
(01:56) Shotgun #2 A.Bouman pass incomplete short middle thrown to MER40 QB hurried by #0 A.Zock
2:24
(02:29) #5 R.Watkins rush left for 3 yards gain to the MER43 (#15 K.McInnis; #17 K.Hutchinson)
3:05
(03:13) #5 R.Watkins rush middle for 1 yard loss to the MER46 (#10 J.Fox)
3:40
(03:52) #33 C.Fletcher rush right for 32 yards gain to the MER45 (#51 D.Clare), 1ST DOWN
Phillips rushes for 2 TDs, South Dakota picks off Mercer 4 times in 47-0 FCS playoff victory
— L.J. Phillips Jr. rushed for a pair of touchdowns, Mikey Munn made two of South Dakota's four interceptions and the 11th-seeded Coyotes blanked sixth-seeded Mercer 47-0 in the second round of the FCS playoffs on Saturday.
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