BROOKINGS, S.D. — Mark Gronowski threw for three touchdowns and ran for another and South Dakota State rolled to its 20th-straight victory on Saturday, 41-9 over Northern Iowa.
On the Jackrabbits’ 109th homecoming day, which the school dubs Hobo Day Game, the top-ranked FCS team quickly took care of business with Gronowski and Isaiah Davis scoring on short touchdown runs for a 14-0 lead after one quarter. South Dakota State lost fumbles on consecutive possessions before scoring on five straight drives for a 41-3 lead.
Three of the scores were Gronowski passes — the first a 16-yarder to Jadon Janke for a 24-0 lead — before the Panthers kicked a field goal on the final play of the half.Rutgers rallies from 18 points down to beat Michigan State 27-24 behind Monangai’s 148 yards and TDGronowski was 21-of-36 passing for 291 yards and Davis carried 17 times for 103 yards.
The game was far different than last year’s matchup when the Jackrabbits won 31-28 on a last-play field goal, which clinched the conference title on their way to winning the national championship.