VERMILLION, S.D. (KELO) -- USD rolled to a 42-21 win over Drake Saturday afternoon inside the DakotaDome for its second straight W to close out non-conference play.

The Coyotes posted 508 yards of offense and built a 28-7 lead at halftime before adding two more scores in the third to extend the lead to 35. L.J. Phillips rushed for 143 yards and four TDs. Aidan Bouman threw for a pair of touchdowns and was 13-of-20 for 226 yards to help lead the team to get back to .500.

"We've gone through our growing pains with a pretty new team," Bouman said. "But we have a tremendous amount of grit on this team. A lot of guys just working every single week to get better. I think this week was our best week of practice by far, and it showed out there."

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