College Football · FCS · Week 8 · Recap

S Dakota St Beat Murray St 42-9

By PSD.XYZ · Saturday, October 24, 2026

Murray State Racers9@South Dakota State Jackrabbits42

The South Dakota State Jackrabbits routed the Murray State Racers 42-9 at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium in Brookings, SD on Saturday, October 24, 2026 in FCS college football Week 8 action.

S Dakota St led 27-9 at halftime. The first quarter swung it: S Dakota St outscored its opponent 14-0.

S Dakota St moves to 6-2, while Murray St falls to 1-7.

Top performers

• Baxter Wright (MUR, QB): 21/34, 174 YDS
• Jawaun Northington (MUR, RB): 10 CAR, 45 YDS
• Trey Firestone (MUR, WR): 6 REC, 78 YDS
• Chase Mason (SDST, QB): 18/26, 197 YDS, 1 TD
• Josiah Johnson (SDST, RB): 16 CAR, 92 YDS, 2 TD
• Jack Smith (SDST, WR): 6 REC, 66 YDS

Scoring summary

1. Q1 4:53SDSTJosiah Johnson 9 Yd Run0-7
2. Q1 0:01SDSTGrahm Goering 18 Yd pass from Chase Mason0-14
3. Q2 12:03MURTyler Dorn 33 Yd Field Goal3-14
4. Q2 9:01SDSTTristan Alvano 45 Yd Field Goal3-17
5. Q2 5:31SDSTTristan Alvano 23 Yd Field Goal3-20
6. Q2 1:50MURTyler Dorn 30 Yd Field Goal6-20
7. Q2 0:42SDSTJames Basinger 4 Yd Run6-27
8. Q2 0:00MURTyler Dorn 51 Yd Field Goal9-27
9. Q3 1:02SDSTJosiah Johnson 3 Yd Run9-35
10. Q4 6:28SDSTAndrew Gustad 12 Yd pass from Josh Holst9-42

Team stats

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