South Dakota State forced five North Dakota State turnovers, turning the miscues into 17 points, as the Jackrabbits knocked off the second-ranked Bison, 33-21, Saturday afternoon at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium.
With the victory, the Jackrabbits improved to 7-2 overall and 4-2 in the Missouri Valley Football Conference en route to retaining the Dakota Marker before a record crowd of 18,130. NDSU suffered its first loss of the season, falling to 8-1 overall and 5-1 in league play. SDSU entered the matchup ranked eighth in the Football Championship Subdivision coaches’ poll and 10th in the STATS FCS media poll.
