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Austin Simmons, DS #46 QB, South Dakota 
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Name: Austin Simmons
College: South Dakota Number: 3
Height: 6-0 Weight: 212
Position: QB Pos2:
Class/Draft Year: Sr/2020
40 Low: 4.85 40 Time: 4.95 40 High: 5.05
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Projected High: FA Low: Tryouts
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Weight: 212
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Dates: 03/27/20
Hand: 09 3/8 Arm: 31 3/8
Wingspan: 75 1/8
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Data Scout Notes: 2019: 2ndC...PHMC
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Austin Simmons, South Dakota, Player News
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2019 ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY SECOND TEAM (COACHES): QB Austin Simmons, South Dakota,...Simmons of Council Bluffs, Iowa, is a two-year starter and team captain. He is the second-leading passer in program history (6,487) and ranks third all-time in total offen se (7,531). He conducted the Valley's top passing attack and number two offense. Simmons led the Valley in several categories including passing yards (2,953), pass touchdowns (27), points responsible for (200) and total offense (295.1). He was also the s econd-leading rusher in Valley play with 481 yards and six scores on 7.0 yards per carry. - South Dakota Football
(DS#46 QB) Sr/2020  QB Austin Simmons, South Dakota
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NOV 25 MISSOURI VALLEY PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE: QB Austin Simmons, South Dakota,...Simmons passed for 252 yards, ran for 47 and accounted for all three touchdowns in South Dakota's 24-21 upset of No. 5 South Dakota State. His 252 yards are the second- most posted against the Jacks' eight-ranked defense all season. Simmons passed Wesley Beschorner for second place on USD's all-time passing list with 6,487 yards and also surpassed 1,000 yards rushing for his career. - Missouri Valley Conference Football
(DS#46 QB) Sr/2020 QB Austin Simmons, South Dakota
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Austin Simmons passed for two touchdowns, ran for another and South Dakota upset rival South Dakota State 24-21 on Saturday. It is the seventh straight season the Coyotes knocked off a ranked team, having entered the game 0-3 against Top 25 FCS teams thi s season. Simmons was 20 for 32 for 252 yards, moving him past Wesley Beschorner for second on the all-time South Dakota list. Adding in 47 yards rushing on the game, he surpassed 1,000 for his career. Jack Cochrane led the defense with 11 tackles, givin g him 105 for the season.The fifth-ranked Jackrabbits led 7-0 in the first quarter and 14-10 early in the third but couldn't hold on. Simmons' 2-yard run put South Dakota (5-7, 4-4 Missouri Valley Conference) up 17-14 and followed that up with a 2 1-yard touchdown pass for a 24-14 lead entering the fourth quarter. Keaton Heide's second touchdown pass pulled the Jackrabbits within a field goal early in the fourth quarter but their last three drives ended with a fumble, a fourth-down failure and a f umble on a trick play in the final minute. South Dakota State (8-4, 5-3) entered the game in a four-way tie for second place behind North Dakota State but only Northern Iowa won its finale. Illinois State and Southern Illinois also lost. - AP College Foo tball
(DS#46 QB) Sr/2020 QB Austin Simmons, South Dakota
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NOV 11 MISSOURI VALLEY OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: QB Austin Simmons, South Dakota, 6-1, 215, Sr., Council Bluffs, Iowa (Lewis Central HS),...Simmons passed for 180 yards, ran for 72 and accounted for five touchdowns in three quarters of work against t he nation's 22nd-ranked defense. He led the Coyotes on four consecutive touchdown drives of 75 yards or more to start the game, and passed for four touchdowns for the fourth time in his career. Simmons also surpassed his predecessor, Chris Streveler, for third place on the Coyotes' all-time passing list with 6,162 yards. - Missouri Valley Conference Football
(DS#46 QB) Sr/2020 QB Austin Simmons, South Dakota
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Austin Simmons threw four touchdown passes and ran for a fifth score, South Dakota had two 100-yard rushers, and the Coyotes defeated Youngstown State 56-21 on Saturday. Kai Henry ran for 130 yards and two touchdowns and Canaan Brooks had 113 yards and a TD for the Coyotes (4-6, 3-3 Missouri Valley), who rushed for 327 yards. Simmons added 180 passing yards for a total offense of 507.South Dakota led 35-14 at halftime on three touchdown passes by Simmons, a rushing touchdown by Simmons and a shor t TD run by Henry. The Coyotes scored the first three touchdowns of the second half and led 56-14 until late in the fourth quarter. Joe Craycraft completed 18 of 30 passes for 246 yards and three touchdowns under heavy pressure for the Penguins (5-5, 1-5 ). He was sacked six times. Both teams had double-digit penalties for triple-digit yards (Youngstown State 10 for 103; South Dakota (13 for 124). - AP College Football
(DS#46 QB) Sr/2020 QB Austin Simmons, South Dakota
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OCT 14 MISSOURI VALLEY PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE: QB Austin Simmons, South Dakota,...Tied his career high with four touchdown passes and accounted for 262 yards (228 pass, 34 rush) in USD's 45-10 win at Missouri State Saturday. Simmons played just three quarters and became the fifth Coyote to pass for 5,000 career yards during the game. He completed 15 of 21 passes and threw touchdowns of 56, 8, 29 and 14 yards. - Missouri Valley Football
(DS#46 QB) Sr/2020 QB Austin Simmons, South Dakota
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Austin Simmons threw four touchdown passes, two of them to Caleb Vander Esch, and South Dakota breezed to a 45-10 victory over Missouri State on Saturday. Missouri State took a 7-0 lead when Tyler Lovelace recovered a Kai Henry fumble at the South Dakota 32-yard line. The Bears found the end zone in seven plays from there, scoring on Peyton Huslig's 4-yard TD toss to Jordan Murray. But South Dakota (3-3, 2-0 Missouri Valley Football Conference) pulled even 88 seconds later on a Simmons-to-Vander Esch 56 -yard TD strike.Mason Lorber's 38-yard field goal 10 seconds into the second quarter gave the Coyotes the lead for good and ignited a 38-0 scoring run. Simmons had TD tosses of 8 yards to Drew Greenhaw, 29 yards to Vander Esch and a 14-yarder to B en Klett. Kai Henry and Canaan Brooks each ran for a score in the second half. Simmons finished 15-of-21 passing for 228 yards and he added 34 yards on seven carries. Vander Esch hauled in four passes for 96 yards. Ben Klett had 69 of South Dakota's 220 yards on the ground. Huslig connected on 21 of 40 passes for 184 yards with two interceptions. The Bears (1-4, 1-1) managed just 64 yards on the ground on 30 carries. - AP College Football
(DS#46 QB) Sr/2020 QB Austin Simmons, South Dakota
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OCT 7 MISSOURI VALLEY OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: QB Austin Simmons, South Dakota, 6-1, 215, Sr., Council Bluffs, Iowa (Lewis Central HS),...Simmons ran nine times for a career-high 138 yards and passed for 210 yards while accounting for four touchdown s (3 rush, 1 pass) in South Dakota's 38-0 win against Indiana State on Dakota Days. Simmons scored on runs of 4, 37 and 44 yards and tossed a 29-yard touchdown pass to Drew Greenhaw. The Coyotes racked up 522 yards against the nation's 15th-ranked defens e (304 ypg). His 348 yards of total offense are the third best in the league this year and was the best in the league this past weekend. - Missouri Valley Conference Football
(DS#46 QB) Sr/2020 QB Austin Simmons, South Dakota
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Austin Simmons ran for three touchdowns and threw for a fourth as South Dakota shutout Indiana State, 38-0 in the Missouri Valley Conference opener for both schools Saturday. The shutout was the first in a Dakota Days homecoming game since 2004, when the Coyotes blanked Augustana, 23-0. Simmons capped a 10-play, 75-yard opening drive with a 4-yard run for his first touchdown. Kai Henry broke free for a 42-yard scoring run in the first quarter and Simmons raced 37 yards for a score to open the second as the Coyotes (2-3, 1-0) built a 24-0 advantage at intermission.Simmons finished 15 of 25 for 210 yards with an interception and a 29-yard touchdown pass. He carried nine times for 138 yards. Gunnar See was 23 of 38 for 239 yards and an interception for Indiana State (2-3, 0-1). South Dakota forced eight Indiana State punts and the Sycamores turned the ball over on downs twice in the second half. The previous two meetings between the programs went to overtime. The Coyotes survived a 33-30 double ov ertime battle in Vermillion two years ago. Last year Indiana State won, 51-48 in triple OT. - AP College Football
(DS#46 QB) Sr/2020 QB Austin Simmons, South Dakota
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SEPT 9/WEEK 2 MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE: QB Austin Simmons, South Dakota,...Simmons was the Coyotes' leading passer and rusher against the fourth-ranked Oklahoma Sooners Saturday. He completed 25 of 34 passes for 244 yards and t wo touchdowns, and ran seven times for 28 yards. - Missouri Valley Conference Football
(DS#46 QB) Sr/2020 QB Austin Simmons, South Dakota
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SEPT 16/WEEK 3 MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: QB Austin Simmons, South Dakota, 6-1, 215, Sr., Council Bluffs, Iowa (Lewis Central HS),...Simmons set USD single-game records for yards, attempts and completions in Saturday's game ag ainst Houston Baptist inside the DakotaDome. He completed 48 of 65 passes for 537 yards and a career-high tying four touchdowns. Three of his four throwing strikes were more than 20 yards. - Missouri Valley Conference Football
(DS#46 QB) Sr/2020 QB Austin Simmons, South Dakota
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2019 PRESEASON ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL (HONORABLE MENTION): QB Austin Simmons, South Dakota,...In his first year as the starting signal caller, Simmons led the Valley and ranked fourth nationally with 3,124 yards passing during the regular season. T hat total is second-highest in program history to Chris Streveler's high in 2017. Simmons started all 11 games and completed 287-of-469 passes with 18 touchdowns against eight interceptions.He completed more passes than six other quarterbacks in t he league attempted. Simmons earned honorable mention honors from the conference last year after leading the Valley and ranking sixth nationally for total offense at 314 yards per game. Not accounting for sacks, he was the team's leading rusher with 459 yards and a 6.5-yard per carry average. He passed for a season-high 462 yards with four touchdowns in last season's home opener against Northern Colorado, and threw for at least 325 yards in four of eight MVFC games. - South Dakota Football
(DS#46 QB) Sr/2020 QB Austin Simmons, South Dakota
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