FARGO, N.D. – Three-time defending champion North Dakota State had its hands full with South Dakota State Saturday in the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs. Fortunately for the Bison, those hands belonged to quarterback Carson Wentz and receiver RJ Urzendowski.

Wentz threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Urzendowski with 54 seconds left as the Bison rallied to beat the Jackrabbits 27-24.

North Dakota State (12-1) improved to 11-0 all-time at home in the FCS playoffs.

Urzendowski, a freshman with 20 catches and two touchdowns all season, had four clutch catches for 109 yards and two TDs as the second-ranked Bison advanced to play No. 7 seed Coastal Carolina (12-1) in the FCS quarterfinals on Friday or Saturday.

Wentz marched the Bison 76 yards in 2:18 for the winning TD after South Dakota State (9-5) had scored to go ahead with 3 minutes, 18 seconds to play.

"Carson Wentz is a winner," NDSU coach Chris Klieman said. "RJ Urzendowski is a pretty doggone good football player. He's not a true freshman in Week 13, he's a legitimate receiver at the FCS level."

Tre Dempsey's interception ended South Dakota State's hopes in the waning seconds.

Wentz was 14-for-25 for 235 yards and two touchdowns. He also ran for 70 yards and a score. He threw a perfect fade to Urzendowski for the winning score.

"The last couple of weeks he was mad at me and saying I hadn't been throwing him the ball. I told him today he was going to get an opportunity to make some plays," Wentz said.

John Crocket ran for 103 yards for NDSU.

South Dakota State's Zach Zenner rushed for 133 yards and two scores. The Eagan product finished 9 nine yards short of the FCS record for career rushing, but did become the first player to run for 2,000 yards in three consecutive years.

It was the first time Zenner rushed for more than 100 yards against NDSU.

Austin Sumner was 13-for-22 for 132 yards and a 3-yard TD pass to Jake Wieneke that gave the Jackrabbits a late 24-20 lead. Jason Schneider had three catches for 59 yards.

"It's so tough week in and week out," Klieman said of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. "I knew this game was going to come down to the fourth quarter. I'm so glad I don't have to prepare for Zenner, Sumner or Schneider anymore."