North Dakota at South Dakota

Saturday, October 9, 2021

South Dakota beat North Dakota 20–⁠13. It was their seventh meeting; after it, North Dakota led the series 4–⁠3.

AwayNorth Dakota5–⁠6 in 2021
13
HomeSouth Dakota7–⁠5 in 2021
20

Final at DakotaDome, VermillionIndoorsTV: ESPN+Attendance 5,304

Officials
Referee R. Warne; umpire S. Flanagan; head linesman M. Banks; line judge G. Henderson; side judge H. Bizzell; field judge A. Hills; back judge D. AllerGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
North Dakota703313
South Dakota1007320

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

South Dakota 52% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

South Dakota leads 6–⁠5 in 11 meetings, counting the four since this game.

Recent meetings
2025South Dakota 26, North Dakota 21
2024South Dakota 42, North Dakota 36
2023South Dakota 14, North Dakota 10
2022North Dakota 28, South Dakota 19
2021South Dakota 20, North Dakota 13
2020North Dakota 21, South Dakota 10

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