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If you were one of those that feared a South Dakota letdown following its emotional Dakota Days victory over Youngstown State, you probably felt a little silly as you watched the Coyotes dismantle Indiana State.
Bob Nielson's team piled up a season-best 705 yards of total offense en route to a 56-6 victory over the Sycamores, which moved them to 6-0 overall and 3-0 in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.
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The Coyotes will tavel to Normal, Illinois with hopes of spoiling homecoming for No. 24 Illinois State.
The Redbirds (4-2, 2-1 MVFC) are coming off consecutive lopsided road losses at Northern Arizona (37-16) and Southern Illinois (42-7), but have never lost to South Dakota at Hancock Stadium (3-0).
Tale Of The Tape
| South Dakota | MVFC | Illinois State | MVFC | |
| 47.0 | 2nd | Scoring Offense | 28.3 | 8th |
| 565.3 | 1st | Total Offense | 416.0 | 6th |
| 236.8 | 3rd | Rush Offense | 161.5 | 6th |
| 328.5 | 1st | Pass Offense | 254.5 | 5th |
| 18.0 | 3rd | Scoring Defense | 19.0 | 4th |
| 320.3 | 4th | Total Defense | 274.3 | 2nd |
| 91.3 | 3rd | Rush Defense | 70.0 | 1st |
| 229.0 | 5th | Pass Defense | 204.3 | 4th |