South Dakota State vs. Wisconsin

South Dakota State and Wisconsin have 9 meetings on file, the first in 1916; Wisconsin leads the series 8–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 9 meetings it’s Wisconsin 8–⁠1, and Wisconsin has won the last 2.

South Dakota State wins
1
Wisconsin wins
8
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1916
Longest streak
6 Wisconsin
Current streak
2 Wisconsin
Last 10 meetings
Wisconsin 8–⁠1
Most recent
1937

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1910s0–⁠1
1920s0–⁠3
1930s1–⁠4
Average margin
23.2 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Wisconsin
8–⁠1 Wisconsin’s record at home
Shutouts
2

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

Games that tell the story

  1. South Dakota State’s biggest win1935: South Dakota State 13, Wisconsin 6by 7 points
  2. Wisconsin’s biggest win1930: Wisconsin 58, South Dakota State 7by 51 points
  3. Upset1935: South Dakota State 13, Wisconsin 6South Dakota State had a 9% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of South Dakota State and Wisconsin, 1916 on130015001700192019401960198020002020

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.

From the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story of the 1930 game: WISCONSIN TROUNCES SOUTH DAKOTA STATE Thistlethwaite Sends in Regulars Only in Last Four Minutes to VIM, 5s.to-7 Victory.

    1930 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Nov 9, 1930

  • The The Indianapolis times's story of the 1934 game: UNDEFEATED BADGERS COMING TO PURDUE Game to Open Ten Action for Kizermen BoiIermaker Win Saturday Would Make Up for Early Losses.

    1934 · The Indianapolis times, Indianapolis [Ind.], Oct 18, 1934

  • The Evening star's story of the 1936 game: Minnesota, Duke Stand Out Among Big Foot Ball Teams As Season Formally Opens

    1936 · Evening star, Sep 27, 1936

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.

Every game

Sep 25, 1937Wisconsin 32, South Dakota State 0at Wisconsin
Sep 26, 1936Wisconsin 24, South Dakota State 7at Wisconsin
Sep 28, 1935South Dakota State 13, Wisconsin 6at Wisconsin
Oct 13, 1934Wisconsin 28, South Dakota State 7at Wisconsin
Nov 8, 1930Wisconsin 58, South Dakota State 7at Wisconsin
Sep 28, 1929Wisconsin 21, South Dakota State 0at Wisconsin
Oct 14, 1922Wisconsin 20, South Dakota State 6at Wisconsin
Oct 8, 1921Wisconsin 24, South Dakota State 3at Wisconsin
Oct 14, 1916Wisconsin 28, South Dakota State 3at Wisconsin

Every game is listed as played on the field.