Central Connecticut State Blue Devils @ South Dakota Coyotes — Aug 29, 2026

NCAA Division FCS·Round 1 August 29, 2026
Central Connecticut State Blue Devils Central Connecticut St. CCSU 0-1, 0-1 Away
20
Final
59
Coyotes South Dakota SDAK 1-0, 1-0 Home
1 2 3 4 T
CCSU 7 3 7 3 20
SDAK 14 28 14 3 59
Top Performers
Passing Yards
C.
C. Kenyon QB CCSU
81 PASS
A.
A. Modrzewski QB SDAK
304 PASS
Rushing Yards
B.
B. Griffis QB CCSU
43 RUSH
A.
A. Modrzewski QB SDAK
81 RUSH
Receiving Yards
M.
M. Trovarelli WR CCSU
45 REC
K.
K. Jones RB SDAK
103 REC
Passing
Central Connecticut St.
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
B. Griffis 7/13 34 0 0 1 59.5
C. Kenyon 9/18 81 1 0 0 81.0
South Dakota
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
A. Modrzewski 16/20 304 6 0 0 158.3
J. Proctor 2/3 23 0 0 0 89.6
Rushing
Central Connecticut St.
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
B. Griffis 8 43 5.4 0 22
D. Smith Jr. 8 36 4.5 0 12
M. Trovarelli 1 1 1.0 0 1
I. Stopke 6 21 3.5 1 7
J. Manning IV 5 20 4.0 0 9
K. Donovan 4 15 3.8 0 6
South Dakota
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
C. Pierre 10 77 7.7 0 18
A. Modrzewski 2 81 40.5 1 68
J. Proctor 3 28 9.3 0 12
C. Fletcher 5 45 9.0 1 24
K. Jones 2 2 1.0 0 2
R. Watkins 7 35 5.0 0 13
J. Ellens 1 5 5.0 0 5
Receiving
Central Connecticut St.
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
D. Smith Jr. 1 1 1 1.0 0 1 0
M. Trovarelli 5 5 45 9.0 1 14 0
I. Stopke 1 1 8 8.0 0 8 0
E. Daniels 2 2 19 9.5 0 10 0
R. Turley 1 1 11 11.0 0 11 0
A. Pitts 1 1 7 7.0 0 7 0
D. Williams 1 1 6 6.0 0 6 0
S. O'Brien 1 1 5 5.0 0 5 0
A. Johnson 1 1 -2 -2.0 0 0 0
South Dakota
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
B. White 5 5 82 16.4 2 38 0
C. Pierre 1 1 10 10.0 0 10 0
C. Fletcher 1 1 9 9.0 0 9 0
K. Jones 2 2 103 51.5 1 61 0
T. Boze 3 3 27 9.0 0 14 0
J. Miller 3 3 18 6.0 1 9 0
C. Herrin 2 2 29 14.5 1 23 0
T. Bryant 1 1 49 49.0 1 49 0
Kicking
Central Connecticut St.
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
J. Hennessey 2/2 2/2 8 0
South Dakota
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Returns
Central Connecticut St.
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
D. Smith Jr. 6 105 17.5 0 21 0
J. Manning IV 1 25 25.0 0 25 0
S. O'Brien 1 5 5.0 0 5 0
South Dakota
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
K. Jones 2 45 22.5 0 25 0
C/ATT - Completions/Attempts · YDS - Yards · TD - Touchdowns · INT - Interceptions · SACK - Sacks · QBR - Passer Rating · CAR - Carries · AVG - Average · REC - Receptions · TGTS - Targets · TKLS - Total Tackles · SOLO - Solo Tackles · AST - Assisted Tackles · TFL - Tackles for Loss · PD - Passes Defensed · FF - Forced Fumbles · FG - Field Goals · XP - Extra Points · PTS - Points · FC - Fair Catches
Team Statistics
Central Connecticut St.
South Dakota
250 Total Yards 594
15 First Downs 25
4/14 3rd Down Eff. 3/7
115 Passing Yards 327
135 Rushing Yards 267
0 Turnovers 0
0-0 Penalties 0-0
32:36 Possession 27:24
4/4 Red Zone 3/3
Play-by-Play
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Times Tied: 0
League
NCAA Division FCS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
August 29, 2026
Time
6:00 pm
Duration
1h 0m