The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-11-02
State and S.D.U.
Battle to a Tie
Jackrabbits Superior in Of
fensive Power But Were
Unable to Gain in the
Pinches.

! IlISAICSs
BEFORE the largest crowd Of football
fans ever gathered in the state Of
South Dakota, the state university and
State college teams battled t a Z to
I tie last Saturday on State field at
the annual Hobo day celebration. Ov-
er ten thousand people filed every
available space in the huge grand
stands and on the sidelines cheering
both teams in n OF the most spec
tacular games in South Dakota grid
iron history. Every moment of the
game from the first to the final whistle
was filled with eager suspense by the
supporters of each team.
The university scored in the first
quarter after State had worked the
ball down to the University goal line
by a series Of powerful smashes and
end runs and was going over for a
touchdown when Schultz fumbled and
Quintal, the miniature Coyote half.
back, grabbed it up and dashed down
the field for a touchdown. Dubel
kicked goal in the try for point. This
sudden turn in affairs had a tremen-
dous psychological effect on the play
ing of both teams during the rest Of
the game. State did not recover from
their establishment and chagrin until
the third period, while the Coyotes
were buoyed with new spirit and bent
their entire efforts on defensive play.
1t was not until the final quarter that
the Jackrabbits were able to break
down this defense and score the touch
down which tied the score. The uni
versity team lost the game for them
selves when they were offside on the
try for point which was missed by
Schultz.
TO watch the two teams in the field
it was easily apparent that State was
by far the most powerful of the two
and could ordinarily have expected to
to score at least twenty points better
than their opponents. The fact that
State was forced to play the offensive
all through the game was a handicap.
To give a graphic picture Of the game
II to compare the accomplishments
of the two teams, the following fig
ures are presented:
State gained more yards in scrim.
mage in any one quarter OF the game
than did University in the entire four
quarters.
State made more first downs in any
n quarter than did the University
in fhn nntirn Unmn I1nivnrOttu fntIn1
to make single first down in the last
half.
Bob Coffey, States left halfback,
gained more ground for State than
was gained by the entire University
backfeld during the whole game (from
scrimmage.)
State gained a total Of 373 yards
from scrimmage to only ~ yards gain
ed by tn Coyotes. State made % first
downs to 3 made by the university.
The whole game was a series Of
marches toward the university goal
line whether by a break in luck or by
frantic defensive work on the part Of
the Coyotes, State would lose posses
sion Of the ball while Dubel would
make a long punt out Of bounds,
forcing State to start all over again.
State showed great superiority in ev.
cry department Of the game except
punting. Much OF the success Of the
university in STAYING off defeat was
due to the exceptionally clever punt
ing of Dubel.
In any mention OF stars, Bob Coffey
Of State, must come first. Able foot
ball critics who watched the game
stated that South Dakota has never
seen a better halfback than Coffey in
the way he played Saturday. Schultz,
Roberts and WEIGH divided honors
about equally. Owens, the colored
star, who was a great favorite in the
cheering crowds, delivered the goods
when he was put in the game in the
last quarter and plowed through four
yards for States only touchdown.
States entire line played without fault
and was impenetrable. Among States
deadly tacklers, Beans" Carey must
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