The South Dakota State Jackrabbits survived their first road test against No. 22 Illinois State on Saturday, taking home the 40-21 victory. The Yellow and Blue now improve to 5-0 on the season and 2-0 in Missouri Valley Football Conference play. They also extend the longest active win streak in the FCS to 19 straight.
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Western Illinois is, simply, one of the worst Missouri Valley Football Conference teams compiled since NDSU joined the league in 2008. The Leathernecks are 0-8 and are the lowest rated Valley team in the Massey ratings (95th of 130 FCS teams) and the Sagarin ratings (206th of 261 Division I teams).