VERMILLION, S.D.—In a game with 1,238 yards of total offense, it was a late 2-point conversion by Houston Baptist that gave the Huskies a 53-52 win against South Dakota Saturday inside the DakotaDome. It was the first meeting between the two teams and Houston Baptist’s first-ever game against a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. The Huskies (2-1) pulled out the win behind quarterback Bailey Zappe, who passed for 513 yards and five touchdowns. He had three 100-yard receivers in Ben Ratzlaff (12 rec., 155 yds), Jerreth Sterns (10 rec., 114 yds) and Gamar Girdy Brito (9 rec., 103 yds). South Dakota quarterback Austin Simmons set program, single-game records for yards, completions and attempts. He was 48 of 65 for 537 yards and four touchdowns. It was his second collegiate game with four touchdown passes.
