VERMILLION, S.D. — A top-25 clash for the third-straight season in the Interstate Series, presented by First Interstate Bank, football game when No. 22 South Dakota welcomes No. 8-ranked South Dakota State to Vermillion for the 119^th all-time clash between the Coyotes and Jackrabbits at 3 p.m. on ESPNU.
 
The game will be streamed on ESPNU with Chuckie Kempf and Darius Walker on the call. You can listen to the voice of the Coyotes John Thayer on the Coyote Sports Network beginning at 2 p.m. for the pre-game show with Gary Culver and Jerry Palleschi, joining Thayer for the call at 3 p.m.
 
The tailgating lots will still open at 9 a.m. on Saturday morning despite the 3 p.m. kickoff time with SDSU. The Coyote volleyball team will be in action Saturday morning with an adjusted 11 a.m. first serve against Kansas City.
 

Game 11 | No. 22/25 SOUTH DAKOTA (6-4, 4-2 MVFC) vs. No. 8/9 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE (7-2, 3-2 MVFC)
Date | Time	Saturday, November 8 | 3:00 PM (CT)
Location	Vermillion, S.D. | The DakotaDome (9,100)
Fan Information	Tickets [SOLD OUT] | Parking | Clear Bag Policy | A-to-Z Guide | SeatGeek Ticket Resale
Television	ESPNU - Chuckie Kempf (PxP) & Darius Walker (Analyst)
Radio	Coyote Sports Network (John Thayer, Gary Culver, Jerry Palleschi) [KVHT 106.3 FM]
Live Stats	StatBroadcast
Game Notes	South Dakota | South Dakota State | MVFC | College Pressbox
Digital Program	South Dakota
Social Media	@SDCoyotesFB  | #GoYotes | @sdcoyotesfb  | Facebook

 
PROMOTIONS

• SENIOR DAY: The Coyotes will celebrate 22 seniors in their final home regular season game against the Jackrabbits.
• The game sponsor for the Interstate Series is First Interstate Bank.
• VOLLEYBALL: Coyotes bumped up their Summit League matchup with Kansas City to an 11 a.m. first serve in the SCSC.

 
KEY STORYLINES

• South Dakota and South Dakota State are set to meet for the 119^th all-time meeting on Saturday in the eighth-oldest NCAA Division I (FBS/FCS) rivalry game in a series that dates back to the state's first year as an official U.S. state in 1889.
• MVFC PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Following his 80-yard scoop-and-score, senior DB DeJuan Lewis has been named the MVFC Defensive Player of the Week.
• This season South Dakota is 6-2 when scoring first, 5-0 when leading at halftime, 4-1 when not committing a turnover, and 3-0 with a rusher over 150+ yards in the game.
• USD has not committed a turnover in five-straight games, last committing one against NDSU (Sept. 27).
• The Coyotes lead the MVFC in both field goals made (13) and field goals attempted (16) this season.
• PACING THE FCS: L.J. Phillips Jr. is second in the FCS in carries (206), third net rushing yards (1,296), third in rushing yards per game (129.6), tied seventh in rushing touchdowns (12), and 12th in yards per carry (6.29).
• Phillips Jr. has jumped into the top-10 single-season all-time list for rushing yards, sitting seventh entering Week 11 vs. South Dakota State.
• LEADING THE MVFC: WR Larenzo Fenner leads the conference in yards per catch (23.75), while K Will Leyland is T1st in made field goals (11), Phillips Jr. is first with his 146.2 all-purpose yards per game, and DB Mikey Munn sits tied second in interceptions (3).
• South Dakota has won 18 of their last 22 MVFC games dating back to the 2023 season.
• Phillips Jr. became the 12^th Coyote – and third in the Division I FCS era – to eclipse 1,000 rushing yards in a single season against Northern Iowa (Oct. 18).
• Aidan Bouman holds a 28-13 record as the starting quarterback at South Dakota and has thrown a touchdown pass in eight of the 10 games this season with a season-high three against the Racers.
• Bouman now sits second all-time in program history in career passing yards (8,087) and fourth all-time in career passing touchdowns (54).
• With six 100-yard rushing games this season – all from Phillips Jr. – South Dakota now has had 73 100-yard rushing games in the Division I FCS era with Phillips Jr.'s 301 yards against Northern Colorado being the Division I single-game record.
• Walsh (at Lamar), Tillmon (vs. UNC), Nate Ewell (at NDSU; at UNI; vs. UND) are the only three Yotes with 10+ tackles in a game this season with Tillmon (14) now holding the season high.
• Mikey Munn has been on a tear at cornerback with a career-high two interceptions against Drake and leads the team with eight pass-break ups on the season.
• South Dakota is in their 130^th season of college football and with their 31^st head coach in program history.  
• A win on Saturday would put Johansen tied for third-best in program history for wins as a first-year head coach.
• South Dakota holds an all-time program record of 586-568-35 entering Saturday. In the Division I FCS era, South Dakota has won 92 games (92-108).

 
SERIES HISTORY

• The two Division I state of South Dakota schools have met 118 times* in series history, dating back to the first meeting in 1889. SDSU leads the all-time series 58-53-7. (*see game notes for discrepancy: USD claims 118 meetings, SDSU just 117)
• Since 2014, this will be the fifth game in the series that is a top-25 clash between USD and SDSU.
• It's been the Jacks, since the turn of the century, who has seen the most success, winning 13 of the last 16.
• When played in Vermillion, four of the last five games have been just a one score contest, including four-straight at one point.
• SDSU has been ranked in each of the last 10 meetings (back to 2014), while South Dakota has been ranked in four of the last 10.