NCAAF

Northern Colorado Bears at South Dakota Coyotes

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17 - 24
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Phillips runs for 301 yards, powers South Dakota over Northern Colorado 24-17 in OT

L.J. Phillips Jr. scores 13-yard rushing touchdown

Phillips scored on a 13-yard run in the extra period. Eric Gibson's pass to Luke Wooten on 4th-and-10 for Northern Colorado was incomplete to end it.

Phillips racked up 197 yards rushing and a touchdown on 16 carries in the first half — scoring on a 1-yard rush up the middle. He nearly broke Amos Allens ' single-game rushing record of 306 yards set in 2007 against North Dakota.

Northern Colorado's Jacob Willig hit an 18-yard field goal with three seconds remaining to tie it at 17 and force overtime.

Eric Gibson Jr. was 28 of 39 for 336 yards passing with a touchdown for the Bears (1-2).

Aidan Bouman finished the game 7 of 19 for 99 yards, with an interception and a touchdown pass for South Dakota (1-2).

Bouman found Zach Witte on a 12-yard touchdown pass that extended the Coyotes’ lead to 17-6 late in the fourth. Gibson struck back with a 24-yard touchdown pass to Charles Garrison and a two-point conversion to pull within 17-14.

How To Watch

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  • TV Channel: Bears at Coyotes 2021 College Football, week 3, is broadcasted on ESPN+.
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Scoring Summary

SDAK FG 1st Period 0:39 Will Leyland 23 Yd Field Goal
UNCO FG 2nd Period 7:29 Jacob Willig 33 Yd Field Goal
UNCO FG 2nd Period 3:55 Jacob Willig 19 Yd Field Goal
SDAK TD 2nd Period 1:38 L.J. Phillips Jr. 1 Yd Run (Will Leyland Kick)
SDAK TD 4th Period 9:24 Zach Witte 12 Yd pass from Aidan Bouman (Will Leyland Kick)
UNCO TD 4th Period 5:07 Charles Garrison 24 Yd pass from Eric Gibson Jr. (Brayden Munroe Pass to Eric Gibson Jr. for Two-Point Conversion)
UNCO FG 4th Period 0:03 Jacob Willig 18 Yd Field Goal
SDAK TD 5 0:00 L.J. Phillips Jr. 13 Yd Run (Will Leyland Kick)

Statistics

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20 1st Downs 23
3-14 3rd down efficiency 4-11
2-5 4th down efficiency 1-1
427 Total Yards 406
336 Passing 99
28/40 Comp/Att 7/19
8.4 Yards per pass 5.2
91 Rushing 307
32 Rushing Attempts 47
2.8 Yards per rush 6.5
5-34 Penalties 2-20
0 Turnovers 1
0 Fumbles lost 0
0 Interceptions thrown 1
30:57 Possession 29:03

Game Information

Venue: The DakotaDome

Location: Vermillion, SD
Attendance: 6,445 · Capacity:
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