The Fort Hays State Tigers scored 27 unanswered points to build a 41-13 third quarter lead and go on for a 41-27 victory over the South Dakota School of Mines Saturday afternoon in Rapid City, South Dakota.
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Fort Hays had a 7-6 lead when Shaquille Cooper broke away with a 63 yard touchdown run to make the score 14-6. Tanner Hageman would score on a 3 yard touchdown pass with one-second remaining in the 2nd quarter to give the Tigers a 21-13 halftime lead.
Game Highlights
Game Highlights
Fort Hays State blew the game open when Keke Paul blocked a field goal attempt and returned it 80 yards for a touchdown, to make it 41-13.
South Dakota Mines would tack on a couple of late fourth quarter touchdowns for the final margin.
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Fort Hays State has now won three straight and four of their last five and improves to 4-5 on the season. The Tigers havce also won three straight road games for the first time since 2004 and are 3-0 all-time against teams from South Dakota.