Vinatieri's field goal gives South Dakota State playoff win

Posted December 03, 2016 6:00 am

The Associated Press

BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) - South Dakota State's Chase Vinatieri banked a 42-yard field goal off the right upright with 1:21 left to lift the Jackrabbits to a 10-7 win over Villanova on Saturday in the second round of the FCS playoffs.

The Jackrabbits (9-3) advance to the quarterfinals for the first time where they will have a rematch with five-time defending national champion North Dakota State. South Dakota State beat the Bison 19-17 in the regular season.

South Dakota State's big-play offense was nowhere to be found until Taryn Christion found Dallas Goedert for 33 yards with less than two minutes to get the Jackrabbits in field-goal range.

Playing in windy, snowy conditions, Christion completed 20 of 33 passes for 190 yards and a touchdown. He capped a 78-yard drive by lobbing a 4-yard TD pass to Goedert with 2:45 left in the first quarter.

Zach Bednarczyk hit Alex Padovani with a 6-yard pass two seconds before the end of the half to tie the game for the Wildcats (9-4).

Chase Vinatieri is the nephew of former Jackrabbits and current Indianapolis Colts kicker Adam Vinatieri.

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