South Dakota State at North Dakota State

Saturday, September 29, 2018

North Dakota State beat South Dakota State 21–⁠17. It was their 16th meeting; after it, North Dakota State led the series 11–⁠5.

AwaySouth Dakota State10–⁠3 in 2018
17
HomeNorth Dakota State15–⁠0 in 2018
21

Final at Fargodome, FargoIndoorsTV: ESPN+Attendance 18,846

Officials
Referee Matt Packowski; umpire James Scifres; head linesman Jim Swider; line judge Gary Barrett; side judge Kendal Smith; field judge John Smith; back judge Martin BirrGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
South Dakota State7010017
North Dakota State0140721

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

North Dakota State 69% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

North Dakota State leads 16–⁠10 in 26 meetings, counting the 10 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025North Dakota State 38, South Dakota State 7
2024North Dakota State 28, South Dakota State 21FCS Championship – Semifinals, CFP Semifinal
2024North Dakota State 13, South Dakota State 9
2023South Dakota State 33, North Dakota State 16
2022South Dakota State 45, North Dakota State 21FCS Championship
2022South Dakota State 23, North Dakota State 21

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