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October 9th, 2010, 11:50 PM
South Dakota State scored three fourth-quarter touchdowns, including the game-winner on a 13-yard pass from Thomas O'Brien to Colin Cochart with 1 minute, 36 seconds remaining, to lift the Jackrabbits to a 33-29 victory over 20th-ranked Western Illinois Saturday night at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium. Playing before a Beef Bowl crowd of 11,353, SDSU picked up its first win of the season, improving to 1-4 overall and 1-2 in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. The Leathernecks dropped to 4-2 overall, 2-1 in league play. Western Illinois missed out on a pair of potential scoring opportunities in the first quarter, missing a 27-yard field goal on its opening drive and being stopped on a fourth-down play from the SDSU 24 on its next possession. The Jackrabbits capitalized after taking over on downs, marching 75 yards on 12 plays before Kyle Minett crossed the goal line from 2 yards outs. For Minett, it was his first touchdown of the season and the first first-half score by SDSU this

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