SDSU football: Jackrabbits rout Southern Illinois, clinch share of Valley title

CARBONDALE, Ill. — The 4 th -ranked Jackrabbits moved one step closer to the Missouri Valley Football Conference title on Saturday, going into Saluki Stadium and smashing Southern Illinois 52-16 in South Dakota State’s final road game of the regular season. With the win, SDSU improves to 9-2 on the year, and with Illinois State’s 34-33 win at Youngstown State later in the day, the Jacks are already assured of at least a share of the conference crown. They can clinch it outright with a win next Saturday in the finale against Indiana State in Brookings. With the tiebreaker over Youngstown State, the Jacks secure the Valley's automatic bid to the FCS playoffs, meaning SDSU has officially clinched its 15th consecutive trip to the tournament. The Jacks had little trouble with the Salukis, as senior quarterback Chase Mason had one of the best games of his career.

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