Mason Accounts for 4 TDs, South Dakota State Defense Has 5 Takeaways in 31-3 Win over Northern Iowa
South Dakota State's defense forced five turnovers and held Northern Iowa to 218 yards in a 31-3 victory, with Chase Mason scoring four touchdowns.
- On October 11, 2025, South Dakota State beat Northern Iowa 31-3 at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium, Brookings, South Dakota, before a season-high crowd of 19,342.
- SDSU's defense intercepted four passes and forced five turnovers, helping overcome a sluggish first half as Isaiah Johnson's interception set up Chase Mason's first touchdown.
- Chase Mason paced the offense with four touchdowns and 249 yards passing, while Chase Van Tol recorded two sacks and an interception as the defense held Northern Iowa to 218 yards.
- SDSU heads into next week at 6-0 and will travel to Murray State, while Northern Iowa Panthers dropped to 2-4 overall and 0-2 in MVFC play after the loss.
- The result highlights South Dakota State's defense, which recorded its first four-interception game since October 2, 2021, after entering the game allowing 273 yards per game, the sixth-lowest mark in FCS.
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SDSU rolls past Northern Iowa on Hobo Day
BROOKINGS, S.D. (SDSU) -- South Dakota State forced five turnovers in once again holding Northern Iowa out of the end zone and quarterback Chase Mason accounted for all four Jackrabbit touchdowns in a 31-3 Hobo Day victory Saturday afternoon at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium. In playing before a season-high crowd of 19,342, the second-ranked Jackrabbits improved to 6-0 overall and 2-0 in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. SDSU also extended its …

Mason accounts for 4 TDs, South Dakota State defense has 5 takeaways in 31-3 win over Northern Iowa
Chase Mason accounted for four touchdowns, Chase Van Tol had two sacks and an interception, and the South Dakota State defense forced five turnovers in a 31-3 rout of Northern Iowa on Saturday afternoon.


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BROOKINGS, South Dakota — UNI football traveled to South Dakota State for its first road contest of the 2025 MVFC slate. The Panthers and the no. 2-ranked Jackrabbits of South Dakota State battled on SDSU's homecoming in front of a sold-out Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium. The Panthers held the Jackrabbits early, but ran out of steam down the stretch and dropped a 31-3 matchup in Brookings, South Dakota.
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