VERMILLION, S.D. — Aidan Bouman threw four touchdown passes, three to Larenzo Fenner, and South Dakota rolled to a 38-17 win over Drake on Saturday in the first round of the FCS playoffs.

South Dakota (9-4), the 11th seed, plays at sixth-seeded Mercer in the second round on Dec. 6.

Bouman connected with Fenner for a 23-yard touchdown in the second quarter to put the Coyotes ahead 10-3. Drake answered with a 2-yard rushing touchdown from Logan Inagawa to tie the game at 10, but L.J. Phillips’ short run later in the quarter gave South Dakota a 17-10 halftime lead.

Fenner caught touchdown passes of 27 and 18 yards from Bouman to extend the Coyotes’ lead to 31-10 in the third quarter. Jack Martens added a 3-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter to cap the scoring.

Bouman finished

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