ST. LOUIS—Chalk one up to the hippos!
 
South Dakota redshirt freshman right tackle Isaac Erbes (Urbandale, Iowa) has earned his first Missouri Valley Football Conference Offensive Lineman of the Week award for his play during the Coyotes' 38-0 Dakota Days win against Indiana State Saturday inside the DakotaDome.
 
Erbes was dominant for a Coyote offense that ran for 312 yards and totaled 522 yards against the nation's 15^th-ranked defense, one that permitted 304 yards per game in non-conference play. Erbes and the Coyotes averaged 8.4 yards per carry and scored four rushing touchdowns (4, 42, 37, 44). He didn't allow a sack as South Dakota passed for 210 yards, and graded out at over 90 percent for the game. USD netted 8.3 yards per play against the Sycamores.

South Dakota (2-3, 1-0 MVFC) ranks 22^nd nationally in total offense at 448 yards per game heading into Saturday's game at Missouri State (2 p.m., ESPN3) in Springfield, Missouri.