JAMESTOWN, N.D. (JimmieAthletics.com) – Dakota State spoiled homecoming for the Jimmie football team Saturday, rallying late for a game-tying touchdown and then winning in overtime 20-14 Saturday at Rollie Greeno Field at Taylor Stadium.
UJ led 14-7 until Hagan Hines made the play of the day. On third-and-goal from the six, the Jimmie defense broke through and appeared to have Hines stopped for a five-yard loss. Hines tossed the ball back to QB Jacob Giles who broke contain to tie the game.
In overtime, Jamestown went for a go-ahead 40-yard field goal attempt, but Chandler Johnson (FR/Albuquerque, N.M.)’s kick was blocked by Curt Boeke.
Jacob Giles found Mason Leighton for 13 yards on the Trojans’ first play, taking DSU to the Jimmies’ 12-yard line. On the next play, Hines carried the ball all the way to the end zone for the game-winning score.
Jamestown scored its first first-quarter touchdown of the season with 46 seconds remaining, as Dylan Klatt (SR/Crookston, Minn.) connected with Branden Edwards (SR/Apache Junction, Ariz.) on a three-yard pass.
DSU tied the game on a three-yard run by Giles with 6:03 left in the half.
Klatt found Edwards for another scoring play, this time from 10 yards out, to give Jamestown a 14-7 lead with 7:56 left in the third.
The Jimmie defense held Giles to his second-lowest ever passing total Saturday. Giles, who entered the game ranked ninth in the country with 307.2 yards per game, was held to just 83 yards on 8-of-25 attempts. Wide receiver Austin Opdahl, ranked second in receiving yards per game, receptions, and receiving yards, caught two passes for 34 yards.
Hines finished with a game-high 139 yards on 15 carries. Leighton and Mitchell Galloway joined Opdahl with two receptions each. Baily Edwards led the defense with 12 tackles and John Trout was also in double figures with 10.
For Jamestown, Klatt completed 12-of-21 passes for 93 yards. Edwards and Jimmy Hatch (SO/Sacramento, Calif.) each caught four balls. Jackson He (FR/Chula Vista, Calif.) posted his first 100-yard rushing performance, finishing with 108 yards on 21 carries. Caleb Ellingson(JR/Jamestown, N.D.) led the defense with nine total tackles, including seven solo.
The Jimmies (1-5 overall, 1-2 NSAA) are off next week while Dakota State (4-2, 2-1 NSAA) hosts Waldorf (Iowa).