![Gopher Football Sneaks by South Dakota State](https://townsquare.media/site/70/files/2019/08/Tanner-Morgan-1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Gopher Football Sneaks by South Dakota State
The Gopher football scored a 4th quarter touchdown to beat visiting South Dakota State 28-21 Thursday night at TCF Bank Stadium. Mohammed Ibrahim scored the go-ahead touchdown with 5:39 remaining. Tyler Johnson threw a pass to Tanner Morgan for the 2-point conversion to give the Gophers a 7-point lead.
Morgan threw for 176 yards and a touchdown. Tanner's top target was Rashod Bateman. He had 5 catches for 132 yards including a one-handed 42-yard touchdown catch. Rodney Smith led the Gophers on the ground rushing for 92 yards on 21 carries.
The Gophers are 1-0 and will play at Fresno State at 9:30pm Saturday September 7, pregame on AM 1390-Granite City Sports at 7:30.
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