Augustana (SD) vs. Sioux Falls

Augustana (SD) and Sioux Falls first met in 2021 and have played 6 times; Augustana (SD) leads the series 4–⁠2. Over the last 6 meetings it’s Augustana (SD) 4–⁠2, and Augustana (SD) has won the last 4. The winner takes home the Key to the City. Augustana (SD) holds it.

Augustana (SD) wins
4
Sioux Falls wins
2
Ties
0
First meeting
2021
Longest streak
4 Augustana (SD)
Current streak
4 Augustana (SD)
Last 10 meetings
Augustana (SD) 4–⁠2
Most recent
2026

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
2020s4–⁠2
Average margin
8.8 points; 4 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Augustana (SD)
2–⁠1 Augustana (SD)‘s record at home
At Sioux Falls
1–⁠2 Sioux Falls’s record at home

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Key to the City

Played for since
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Who holds it comes from the games on file: the winner of the latest regular-season meeting (bowl rematches aren’t played for it); a tie leaves it with the holder (the usual rule; the article doesn’t say). From Wikipedia’s list of rivalry games (CC BY-SA).

Games that tell the story

  1. Augustana (SD)‘s biggest win2023: Augustana (SD) 49, Sioux Falls 29by 20 points
  2. Sioux Falls’s biggest win2022: Sioux Falls 31, Augustana (SD) 24by 7 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Augustana (SD) and Sioux Falls, 2021 on1300150017002025

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Every game

Oct 3, 2026Augustana (SD) 37, Sioux Falls 20at Augustana (SD)
Oct 4, 2025Augustana (SD) 29, Sioux Falls 28at Sioux Falls
Nov 9, 2024Augustana (SD) 27, Sioux Falls 21at Augustana (SD)
Sep 30, 2023Augustana (SD) 49, Sioux Falls 29at Sioux Falls
Oct 1, 2022Sioux Falls 31, Augustana (SD) 24at Augustana (SD)
Oct 2, 2021Sioux Falls 28, Augustana (SD) 26at Sioux Falls

Every game is listed as played on the field.