South Dakota

MVFC · 7-2 · RankSlate FCS No. 5 · Projected No. 5 seed in the FCS championship field

Home field: The DakotaDome · Vermillion, SD

Results

Season

2026: 7-2 overall, 4-1 in conference

Date	Opponent	Where	Result
2026-08-29	vs Central Connecticut	Vermillion, SD	W 59-20
2026-09-06	at Northern Colorado	Greeley, CO	W 38-23
2026-09-12	vs Eastern Washington	Vermillion, SD	W 41-23
2026-09-20	at Boise State	Boise, ID	L 24-38
2026-09-26	at Youngstown State	Youngstown, OH	L 28-47
2026-10-03	vs Indiana State	Vermillion, SD	W 44-14
2026-10-10	vs Southern Illinois	Vermillion, SD	W 31-10
2026-10-17	at Murray State	Murray, KY	W 48-20
2026-10-24	vs North Dakota	Vermillion, SD	W 26-23
2026-10-31	at South Dakota State	Brookings, SD	scheduled
2026-11-14	vs Northern Iowa	Vermillion, SD	scheduled
2026-11-21	at Illinois State	Normal, IL	scheduled

2025: 10-5 overall, 6-2 in conference

Date	Opponent	Where	Result
2025-08-30	at Iowa State	Ames, IA	L 7-55
2025-09-06	at Lamar	Beaumont, TX	L 13-20
2025-09-13	vs Northern Colorado	Vermillion, SD	W 24-17
2025-09-20	vs Drake	Vermillion, SD	W 42-21
2025-09-27	at North Dakota State	Fargo, ND	L 13-51
2025-10-04	vs Murray State	Vermillion, SD	W 49-24
2025-10-11	at Indiana State	Terre Haute, IN	W 19-14
2025-10-18	at Northern Iowa	Cedar Falls, IA	W 17-14
2025-10-25	vs Illinois State	Vermillion, SD	L 13-21
2025-11-01	vs North Dakota	Vermillion, SD	W 26-21
2025-11-08	vs South Dakota State	Vermillion, SD	W 24-17
2025-11-15	at Southern Illinois	Carbondale, IL	W 53-51
Postseason
2025-11-29	vs Drake	FCS Championship - First Round	W 38-17
2025-12-06	at Mercer	FCS Championship - Second Round	W 47-0
2025-12-13	at Montana	FCS Championship - Quarterfinals	L 22-52

2024: 11-3 overall, 7-1 in conference

Date	Opponent	Where	Result
2024-08-30	vs Northern State	Vermillion, SD	W 45-3
2024-09-07	at Wisconsin	Madison, WI	L 13-27
2024-09-21	vs Drake	Vermillion, SD	W 42-3
2024-09-28	vs Southern Illinois	Vermillion, SD	W 42-13
2024-10-05	at Murray State	Murray, KY	W 59-0
2024-10-12	vs Northern Iowa	Vermillion, SD	W 42-17
2024-10-19	at Youngstown State	Youngstown, OH	W 27-17
2024-10-26	at South Dakota State	Brookings, SD	L 17-20
2024-11-09	vs Indiana State	Vermillion, SD	W 49-0
2024-11-16	at North Dakota	Grand Forks, ND	W 42-36
2024-11-23	vs North Dakota State	Vermillion, SD	W 29-28
Postseason
2024-12-07	vs Tarleton State	FCS Championship - Second Round	W 42-31
2024-12-14	vs UC Davis	FCS Championship - Quarterfinals	W 35-21
2024-12-21	at Montana State	FCS Championship - Semifinals	L 17-31