Third-ranked South Dakota State took a lead into the fourth quarter against top-ranked North Dakota State Saturday afternoon at the Fargodome, but the Bison came away with the lone score of the final stanza on a 5-yard touchdown run by quarterback Easton Stick to regain the Dakota Marker with a 21-17 victory.
In the Missouri Valley Football Conference opener for both teams, NDSU improved to 4-0 overall, while the Jackrabbits fell to 2-1.
The Jackrabbits went in front, 17-14, by scoring all 10 points of the third quarter. Chase Vinatieri drilled a 39-yard field goal and Isaac Wallace followed on the next SDSU possession with a 61-yard touchdown run around right end. Wallace topped the 100-yard for the second game in a row with 110 yards on only nine carries.
