North Dakota vs. South Dakota
North Dakota and South Dakota have 11 meetings on file, the first in 2009; South Dakota leads the series 6–5 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s South Dakota 6–4, and South Dakota has won the last 3. The winner takes home the Sitting Bull Trophy. South Dakota holds it. Share
- North Dakota wins
- 5
- South Dakota wins
- 6
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 2009
- Longest streak
- 3 South Dakota
- Current streak
- 3 South Dakota
- Last 10 meetings
- South Dakota 6–4
- Most recent
- 2025
The series at a glance
- Average margin
- 9.9 points; 6 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At North Dakota
- 5–1 North Dakota’s record at home
- At South Dakota
- 5–0 South Dakota’s record at home
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Sitting Bull Trophy
- Played for since
- —
- Held by
- South Dakota
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 and the rivalry’s article (CC BY-SA). More on the Sitting Bull Trophy.
Games that tell the story
- North Dakota’s biggest win2009: North Dakota 27, South Dakota 12by 15 points
- South Dakota’s biggest win2017: South Dakota 45, North Dakota 7by 38 points
Both programs through the years
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 24, 2026 | North Dakota at South Dakota upcoming | at South Dakota | ||
| Nov 1, 2025 | South Dakota 26, North Dakota 21 | at South Dakota | ||
| Nov 16, 2024 | South Dakota 42, North Dakota 36 | at North Dakota | ||
| Nov 11, 2023 | South Dakota 14, North Dakota 10 | at South Dakota | ||
| Nov 12, 2022 | North Dakota 28, South Dakota 19 | at North Dakota | ||
| Oct 9, 2021 | South Dakota 20, North Dakota 13 | at South Dakota | ||
| Mar 4, 2021 | North Dakota 21, South Dakota 10 | at North Dakota | ||
| Sep 16, 2017 | South Dakota 45, North Dakota 7 | at South Dakota | ||
| Sep 17, 2016 | North Dakota 47, South Dakota 44 | at North Dakota | ||
| Nov 19, 2011 | North Dakota 38, South Dakota 37 | at North Dakota | ||
| Oct 2, 2010 | South Dakota 27, North Dakota 17 | at South Dakota | ||
| Oct 3, 2009 | North Dakota 27, South Dakota 12 | at North Dakota |
Every game is listed as played on the field.