Montana vs. South Dakota

Montana and South Dakota have 7 meetings on file, the first in 1949; Montana leads the series 7–⁠0 in the games on file. Over the last 7 meetings it’s Montana 7–⁠0, and Montana has won the last 7.

Montana wins
7
South Dakota wins
0
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1949
Longest streak
7 Montana
Current streak
7 Montana
Last 10 meetings
Montana 7–⁠0
Most recent
2025

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1940s1–⁠0
2010s4–⁠0
2020s2–⁠0
Average margin
14.9 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Montana
5–⁠0 Montana’s record at home
At South Dakota
0–⁠2 South Dakota’s record at home

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Montana’s biggest win2025: Montana 52, South Dakota 22by 30 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Montana and South Dakota, 1949 on13001500170019501960197019801990200020102020

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

Dec 13, 2025Montana 52, South Dakota 22at MontanaFCS Championship – Quarterfinals, CFP Quarterfinal
Sep 10, 2022Montana 24, South Dakota 7at Montana
Aug 31, 2019Montana 31, South Dakota 17at South Dakota
Sep 13, 2014Montana 28, South Dakota 20at Montana
Nov 9, 2013Montana 31, South Dakota 27at South Dakota
Sep 1, 2012Montana 35, South Dakota 24at Montana
Sep 17, 1949Montana 33, South Dakota 13at Montana

Every game is listed as played on the field.