South Dakota State

MVFC · 6-2 · RankSlate FCS No. 1 · Projected No. 1 seed in the FCS championship field

Home field: Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium · Brookings, SD

Results

Season

2026: 6-2 overall, 3-1 in conference

Date	Opponent	Where	Result
2026-08-29	vs Stetson	Brookings, SD	W 70-7
2026-09-06	at Northwestern	Evanston, IL	L 18-34
2026-09-12	vs New Haven	Brookings, SD	W 57-14
2026-09-19	vs Youngstown State	Brookings, SD	W 27-20
2026-09-26	vs Eastern Illinois	Brookings, SD	W 42-7
2026-10-03	at Illinois State	Normal, IL	W 31-14
2026-10-17	at North Dakota	Grand Forks, ND	L 10-21
2026-10-24	vs Murray State	Brookings, SD	W 42-9
2026-10-31	vs South Dakota	Brookings, SD	scheduled
2026-11-07	at Northern Iowa	Cedar Falls, IA	scheduled
2026-11-14	at Southern Illinois	Carbondale, IL	scheduled
2026-11-21	vs Indiana State	Brookings, SD	scheduled

2025: 9-5 overall, 4-4 in conference

Date	Opponent	Where	Result
2025-08-30	vs Sacramento State	Brookings, SD	W 20-3
2025-09-07	at Montana State	Bozeman, MT	W 30-24
2025-09-13	vs Drake	Brookings, SD	W 37-21
2025-09-27	vs Mercyhurst	Brookings, SD	W 51-7
2025-10-04	at Youngstown State	Youngstown, OH	W 35-30
2025-10-11	vs Northern Iowa	Brookings, SD	W 31-3
2025-10-18	at Murray State	Murray, KY	W 35-14
2025-10-26	vs North Dakota State	Brookings, SD	L 7-38
2025-11-01	vs Indiana State	Brookings, SD	L 12-24
2025-11-08	at South Dakota	Vermillion, SD	L 17-24
2025-11-15	vs Illinois State	Brookings, SD	L 21-35
2025-11-22	at North Dakota	Grand Forks, ND	W 34-31
Postseason
2025-11-29	vs New Hampshire	FCS Championship - First Round	W 41-3
2025-12-06	at Montana	FCS Championship - Second Round	L 29-50

2024: 12-3 overall, 7-1 in conference

Date	Opponent	Where	Result
2024-08-31	at Oklahoma State	Stillwater, OK	L 20-44
2024-09-07	vs Incarnate Word	Brookings, SD	W 45-24
2024-09-14	vs Augustana University (SD)	Brookings, SD	W 24-3
2024-09-21	at SE Louisiana	Hammond, LA	W 41-0
2024-10-05	at Northern Iowa	Cedar Falls, IA	W 41-3
2024-10-12	vs Youngstown State	Brookings, SD	W 63-13
2024-10-20	at North Dakota State	Fargo, ND	L 9-13
2024-10-26	vs South Dakota	Brookings, SD	W 20-17
2024-11-02	vs Murray State	Brookings, SD	W 52-6
2024-11-09	at North Dakota	Grand Forks, ND	W 38-7
2024-11-16	vs Southern Illinois	Brookings, SD	W 41-10
2024-11-23	at Missouri State	Springfield, MO	W 45-9
Postseason
2024-12-07	vs Montana	FCS Championship - Second Round	W 35-18
2024-12-14	vs Incarnate Word	FCS Championship - Quarterfinals	W 55-14
2024-12-21	at North Dakota State	FCS Championship - Semifinals	L 21-28