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Phillips Runs for 301 Yards, Powers South Dakota over Northern Colorado 24-17 in OT
L.J. Phillips Jr., stepping in due to a season-ending injury, rushed 301 yards and scored twice to secure South Dakota's overtime win, marking the first victory under coach Johansen.
- On Saturday, South Dakota defeated Northern Colorado 24-17 in overtime after L.J. Phillips Jr. scored a 13-yard rushing touchdown at the DakotaDome.
- Phillips stepped in after Charles Pierre Jr., junior running back, was held out for the season, producing 197 yards and a touchdown in the first half during the week.
- Northern Colorado outgained South Dakota 406 to 301 yards, with Jacob Willig's 18-yard field goal with three seconds left forcing overtime.
- A fourth-down deflection by Matt Walsh sealed South Dakota's 24-17 OT victory over Northern Colorado.
- Looking ahead, South Dakota will return home to face Drake at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 20, and Phillips's performance ranks fifth in Missouri Valley Football Conference history, nearly surpassing Amos Allen's 306-yard record.
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Sioux City Journal
siouxfallslive.comUSD football hangs on for OT victory over Northern Colorado for season's first win
VERMILLION — It took 60 minutes and then some. It took a historic rushing day from a previously unsung South Dakota running back. The win is also the first under first-year head coach Travis Johansen. ...
The Fort Morgan Times
South Dakota football runs over UNC, but needs OT to beat the Bears 24-17
In the end, the University of Northern Colorado football team couldn’t stop South Dakota running back L.J. Phillips. The growing and gritty Bears took a tough loss for the second-straight week, falling to the nationally ranked Coyotes, 24-17, in overtime Saturday in Vermillion, South Dakota. UNC plays at Houston Christian next week in its final nonconference game. The Bears are a few plays from being 3-0 after starting the season with one win in…
Phillips Jr. runs for 301 yards, powers South Dakota over Northern Colorado 24-17 in OT
VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — L.J. Phillips Jr. rattled off 301 yards on the ground and two touchdowns — including the overtime winner — as FCS No. 20 South Dakota pulled away late over Northern Colorado 24-17 on Saturday.
Winnipeg Free Press
Phillips runs for 301 yards, powers South Dakota over Northern Colorado 24-17 in OT
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