South Dakota Coyotes at Mercer Bears
· FCS Championship - Second Round
Phillips rushes for 2 TDs, South Dakota picks off Mercer 4 times in 47-0 FCS playoff victory
The Coyotes (10-4), participating in their fifth FCS playoffs, will play at third-seeded Montana in next week's quarterfinals. The Griz defeated South Dakota State 50-29 on Saturday.
RJ Stewart and Gabriel Hardman also picked off passes and the defense had a safety.
Phillips finished with 160 yards rushing and Carson Fletcher had 107. Aidan Bouman passed for 241 yards and became the school's career yards passing leader with 9,047 and threw touchdowns to Tysen Boze, a 63-yarder, and Larenzo Fenner, a 66-yarder. Fenner set a school record with 15 TD receptions this season.
Braden Atkinson threw the four interceptions and finished with 148 yards passing. CJ Miller rushed for 105 yards for the sixth-seeded Bears (9-3).
How To Watch
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- TV Channel: Coyotes at Bears 2021 College Football, week 15, is broadcasted on ESPN+.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 9:13 | Reid Watkins 8 Yd Run (Will Leyland Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 3:58 | L.J. Phillips Jr. 16 Yd Run (Will Leyland Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 8:18 | L.J. Phillips Jr. 15 Yd Run (Will Leyland Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 3:07 | Will Leyland 40 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 3rd Period 14:03 | Larenzo Fenner 66 Yd pass from Aidan Bouman (Will Leyland Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 10:41 | Tysen Boze 63 Yd pass from Aidan Bouman (Will Leyland Kick) |
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SF | 3rd Period 1:34 | Team Safety |
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TD | 4th Period 9:27 | Tennel Bryant 26 Yd Run (Will Leyland Kick) |
Statistics
 SDAK |
 MER |
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|---|---|---|
| 20 | 1st Downs | 20 |
| 4-10 | 3rd down efficiency | 5-12 |
| 1-1 | 4th down efficiency | 0-2 |
| 550 | Total Yards | 277 |
| 241 | Passing | 148 |
| 13/18 | Comp/Att | 18/39 |
| 13.4 | Yards per pass | 3.8 |
| 309 | Rushing | 129 |
| 39 | Rushing Attempts | 28 |
| 7.9 | Yards per rush | 4.6 |
| 4-40 | Penalties | 7-60 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 4 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 0 | Interceptions thrown | 4 |
| 31:28 | Possession | 28:32 |
Game Information
Location: Macon, GA
Attendance: 3,042 · Capacity:
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