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Northern Colorado vs. South Dakota

Northern Colorado and South Dakota have 6 meetings on file, the first in 2009; South Dakota leads the series 5–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 6 meetings it’s South Dakota 5–⁠1, and South Dakota has won the last 5.

Northern Colorado wins
1
South Dakota wins
5
Ties
0
Earliest on file
2009
Longest streak
5 South Dakota
Current streak
5 South Dakota
Last 10 meetings
South Dakota 5–⁠1
Most recent
2026

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
2000s1–⁠0
2010s0–⁠3
2020s0–⁠2
Average margin
12.8 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Northern Colorado
1–⁠2 Northern Colorado’s record at home
At South Dakota
3–⁠0 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. Northern Colorado’s biggest win2009: Northern Colorado 21, South Dakota 17by 4 points
  2. South Dakota’s biggest win2010: South Dakota 34, Northern Colorado 6by 28 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Northern Colorado and South Dakota, 2009 on1300150017002010201520202025

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

Sep 5, 2026South Dakota 38, Northern Colorado 23at Northern Colorado
Sep 13, 2025South Dakota 24, Northern Colorado 17at South Dakota
Sep 21, 2019South Dakota 14, Northern Colorado 6at Northern Colorado
Sep 8, 2018South Dakota 43, Northern Colorado 28at South Dakota
Oct 30, 2010South Dakota 34, Northern Colorado 6at South Dakota
Oct 31, 2009Northern Colorado 21, South Dakota 17at Northern Colorado

Every game is listed as played on the field.