UNI Falls At South Dakota, 28-25

Saturday, October 8

Vermillion, S.D.

2 p.m.

University of Northern Iowa

2-3 , 1-1

South Dakota

2-3 , 1-1

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

UNI

South Dakota

UNI Falls At South Dakota, 28-25

10/8/2016 6:15:00 PM | Football

Box Score

VERMILLION, S.D. – The University of Northern Iowa football team battled to the end on Saturday against the South Dakota Coyotes, but came up short, falling 28-25. UNI is 2-3 this season overall and 1-1 in MVFC play.

UNI cut the South Dakota lead to just three points to start the fourth quarter on a one-yard rushing touchdown from Aaron Bailey. Add the two-point conversion reception from Trevor Allen, and the Panthers only trailed 28-25 with 13:52 to play.

The Panthers had a chance to tie the game with less than five minutes on the clock, but Austin Errthum's 34-yard field goal went wide. UNI regained possession with 2:00 left in the fourth quarter, but were unable to produce on offense, eventually falling to South Dakota, 28-25.

Bailey finished the game 12-21-1 for 149 yards and a touchdown, adding 95 yards on the ground and his fifth and sixth rushing touchdowns of the season. Tyvis Smith produced a 100-yard rushing performance for the Panthers, notching 102 yards on 20 carries.

Karter Schult led the Panthers in tackles with eight, including five solo. D'Shawn Dexter added seven tackles and a tackle for loss with Malcolm Washington coming up with an interception for the second game in a row.

South Dakota stunned the UNI defense on its first offensive drive of the game, scoring just minutes into the game on a 69-yard rushing touchdown from quarterback Chris Streveler. The whole scoring drive consisted of only three plays for 70 yards, taking 1:17 off the clock to give the Coyotes a 7-0 lead with 13:43 left in the first quarter.

UNI wasted no time in evening the score, punching in a 12-yard rushing touchdown of their own at the hands of Bailey. The drive started thanks to a 44-yard kickoff return from Jalen Rima, putting the Panthers on the 45-yard-line. Bailey's fifth rushing score of the season ended an eight-play, 55-yard drive that took 3:21 off the clock to tie the score 7-7.

The first quarter shootout continued when the Panthers were hit deep again, this time with a 63-yard pass to the UNI 10-yard-line. On the next play, Trevor Bouma found the end zone on a 10-yard rush, putting the Coyotes back up 14-7 with 7:41 on the clock. The scoring drive took seven plays for 75 yards.

With 2:06 on the clock, UNI tied the score 14-14 after Michael Malloy tripped up the Coyote safety on a juke after a pass from Bailey, running into the end zone for a 17-yard touchdown. The 12-play drive took 5:29 off the clock, with the Panthers going 76 yards down field with just 2:06 left to play in the first quarter.

UNI took its first lead of the game with a 29-yard field goal from Errthum with 7:58 left to play in the half to make it 17-14, but on the very next play, South Dakota scored on a 75-yard passing play from Streveler to Tacari Carpenter, taking back a 21-17 lead.

South Dakota added to its lead, scoring the first points of the third quarter with 3:29 left to play. Streveler struck again, this time with a 29-yard pass to Carpenter, with the wide receiver tucking in his second touchdown of the game. It ended a 68-yard drive for five plays and 1:55 off the clock, giving the Coyotes a 28-17 lead.

Smith carried the Panthers down field late in the third quarter, with UNI's drive spilling over into the start of the fourth quarter. Bailey capped the drive off with a one-yard rushing touchdown, making it 28-23. Allen converted on the two-point conversion on a 15-yard pass from Bailey, cutting the USD lead to 28-25. Smith rushed for 51 of the 75 yards in the scoring drive, ending an 11-play drive that took 4:48 off the clock.

Unfortunately for the Panthers, it was the last touchdown scored in the game, falling to the Coyotes. UNI returns to action next Saturday as they take on Youngstown State on the road on Oct. 15 with the game kicking off at 6 p.m. CT.

Post-Game Notes vs. South Dakota

Captains against South Dakota: Aaron Bailey, Robert Rathje, Karter Schult and D'Shawn Dexter.
Aaron Bailey continues to move up the ranks on UNI's all-time career rushing touchdown list, tying for eighth with Errol Peebles (1985-88). Bailey currently has 25 career rushing TDs at UNI in just 19 games.
Tyvis Smith rushed for 102 yards against South Dakota, his second game this season with 100-plus yards on the ground. He had 130 against top-25 ranked Montana.
Aaron Bailey had his seventh-career game at UNI with multiple rushing touchdowns. The senior finished with two against South Dakota.