NCAAF Game Recap - South Dakota at Western Illinois
Sat Nov 2, 2019 2:00 PM EDT

Wof
14
Clem
59
F
UGA
24
Fla
17
F
Oreg
56
USC
24
F
Utah
33
Wash
28
F
Miss
14
Aub
20
F
WVU
14
Bayl
17
F
Mich
38
MD
7
F
SMU
48
Mem
54
F
VaTec
20
ND
21
F
Cin
46
ECU
43
F
GaSo
24
App
21
F
Boise
52
SJSU
42
F
K St
38
Kans
10
F
NCSt
10
Wake
44
F
Navy
56
UConn
10
F
Buff
43
E Mi
14
F
NIU
10
C Mi
48
F
Hou
29
UCF
44
F
UTSA
14
TxAM
45
F
BC
58
Syr
27
F
Neb
27
Purd
31
F
Lib
63
UMass
21
F
OD
17
FLInt
24
F
Akr
6
BGSU
35
F
Troy
35
CoCar
36
F
JacSt
17
UT-M
22
F
ArkSt
48
ULMon
41
F
UNLV
17
ColSt
37
F
Army
13
AF
17
F
Marsh
20
Rice
7
F
TCU
27
OkSt
34
F
UTEP
26
NorTx
52
F
Rut
10
Ill
38
F
MiaFL
27
FlaSt
10
F
MidTN
20
UNCC
34
F
Tuls
26
Tul
38
F
FlAtl
35
W Ky
24
F
MissSt
54
Ark
24
F
Pitt
20
GATec
10
F
OreSt
56
Ariz
38
F
TxSt
3
ULLaf
31
F
UAB
7
Tenn
30
F
NW
3
Ind
34
F
Vand
7
SCar
24
F
UVA
38
UNC
31
F
Colo
14
UCLA
31
F
BYU
42
UtSt
14
F
NM
10
NEV
21
F
Fres
41
Hawaii
38
F
Kent
33
Toled
35
F
Ball
31
WestMI
35
F

Western Illinois 38, South Dakota 34

Nov 2, 2019, 2:00 PM EDT

Final

1

2

3

4

T

South Dakota (3-6)

7

10

3

14

34

Western Illinois (1-8)

7

0

10

21

38

Western Illinois beats South Dakota for 1st win in 364 days
Sat Nov 2, 2019 6:01 PM

MACOMB, Ill. (AP) Clint Ratkovich scored on a 9-yard run with 34 seconds left and Western Illinois won for the first time in 364 days with a 38-34 victory over South Dakota on Saturday.

Ratkovich's touchdown was the fifth lead change of the fourth quarter, capping a five-play, 59-yard drive that took 45 seconds. Eric Carrera sealed the victory for the Leathernecks (1-8, 1-4 Missouri Valley) intercepting Austin Simmons' pass near the goal line with 4 seconds left.

The Coyotes (3-6, 2-3) took a 34-31 lead on Caleb Vander Esch's 3-yard TD reception with 1:24 left in the game.

Connor Sampson completed 31 of 50 passes for 368 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions for Western Illinois. Ratkovich had 116 yards from scrimmage and two total TDs, and Tony Tate caught six passes for 100 yards and a score.

Simmons passed for 274 yards, three touchdowns and an interception for South Dakota. Kai Henry rushed for a career-high 145 yards.

The Leathernecks' last win came against Southern Illinois on Nov. 3, 2018.

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Passing

SD Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
A. Simmons 45 25 55.6 3 274 28 1 86.7
WIl Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
C. Sampson 50 31 62.0 3 368 51 0 104.4

Rushing

SD Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
K. Henry 30 145 4.8 22 0
A. Simmons 12 79 6.6 31 0
WIl Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
D. Gavin 14 77 5.5 20 1
C. Ratkovich 10 57 5.7 20 1

Receiving

SD Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
B. Samson 6 52 8.7 22 1
A. Goehring 3 42 14.0 25 1
WIl Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
T. Tate 6 100 16.7 37 1
D. Houston 6 85 14.2 20 0

Fumbles

SD F FL
C. Brooks 1 1
WIl F FL
C. Sampson 1 0

Returning

SD KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
C. Bell 1 6.0 0 6 1 6.0 0 6
WIl KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
T. Tate 3 14.0 0 16 0 0 0
J. Hall 1 19.0 0 19 0 0 0

Punting

SD Punt Yds Avg LgPu
B. Schutt 3 132 44.0 51
WIl Punt Yds Avg LgPu
A. Fellner 4 160 40.0 51

Takeaways

WIl Int Yds InTD
E. Carrera 1 3 0

Team Stats Comparison

SD WIl
Points For 34 38
Total Yards 578 492
Rushing Yards 304 124
Passing Yards 274 368
Passing Completions / Attempts 25/45 31/50
Turnovers 2 0
Interceptions Thrown 1 0
Fumbles - Lost 1/1 1/0
First Downs 37 33
Penalties - Yards 14/160 11/106
Time Of Possession 38:38 22:22
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 14/23 5/14
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 1/4 1/2
Punts - Average Yards 3/44 5/33

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter SD WIl
WIl 02:21 TD DeShon Gavin 20 yd run (Nathan Erickson kick) 0 7
SD 13:18 TD Brett Samson 22 yd pass from Austin Simmons (Mason Lorber kick) 7 7
2nd Quarter SD WIl
SD 02:25 FG Mason Lorber 33 yd FG 10 7
SD 09:17 TD Austin Goehring 25 yd pass from Austin Simmons (Mason Lorber kick) 17 7
3rd Quarter SD WIl
SD 03:23 FG Mason Lorber 37 yd FG 20 7
WIl 06:12 FG Nathan Erickson 37 yd FG 20 10
WIl 11:56 TD Clint Ratkovich 3 yd pass from Connor Sampson (Nathan Erickson kick) 20 17
4th Quarter SD WIl
WIl 01:23 TD Tony Tate 26 yd pass from Connor Sampson (Nathan Erickson kick) 20 24
SD 07:10 TD Canaan Brooks 9 yd run (Mason Lorber kick) 27 24
WIl 10:17 TD George Wahee 51 yd pass from Connor Sampson (Nathan Erickson kick) 27 31
SD 13:36 TD Caleb Vander Esch 3 yd pass from Austin Simmons (Mason Lorber kick) 34 31
WIl 14:26 TD Clint Ratkovich 9 yd run (Nathan Erickson kick) 34 38

Game Information

Stadium: Hanson Field, Macomb, Illinois
Attendance: 1,728
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