Northern Colorado Bears at South Dakota Coyotes
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Phillips runs for 301 yards, powers South Dakota over Northern Colorado 24-17 in OT
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.
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Scoring Summary
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FG | 1st Period 0:39 | Will Leyland 23 Yd Field Goal |
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FG | 2nd Period 7:29 | Jacob Willig 33 Yd Field Goal |
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FG | 2nd Period 3:55 | Jacob Willig 19 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 1:38 | L.J. Phillips Jr. 1 Yd Run (Will Leyland Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 9:24 | Zach Witte 12 Yd pass from Aidan Bouman (Will Leyland Kick) |
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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) |
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FG | 4th Period 0:03 | Jacob Willig 18 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 5 0:00 | L.J. Phillips Jr. 13 Yd Run (Will Leyland Kick) |
Statistics
 UNCO |
 SDAK |
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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
Location: Vermillion, SD
Attendance: 6,445 · Capacity:
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