South Dakota vs. UC Davis

South Dakota and UC Davis have 6 meetings on file, the first in 2009; South Dakota leads the series 4–⁠2 in the games on file. Over the last 6 meetings it’s South Dakota 4–⁠2, and South Dakota has won the last 4.

South Dakota wins
4
UC Davis wins
2
Ties
0
Earliest on file
2009
Longest streak
4 South Dakota
Current streak
4 South Dakota
Last 10 meetings
South Dakota 4–⁠2
Most recent
2024

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
2000s0–⁠1
2010s3–⁠1
2020s1–⁠0
Average margin
5.8 points; 4 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At South Dakota
3–⁠1 South Dakota’s record at home
At UC Davis
1–⁠1 UC Davis’s record at home

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

Games that tell the story

  1. South Dakota’s biggest win2024: South Dakota 35, UC Davis 21by 14 points
  2. UC Davis’s biggest win2010: UC Davis 17, South Dakota 13by 4 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of South Dakota and UC Davis, 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

Dec 14, 2024South Dakota 35, UC Davis 21at South DakotaFCS Championship – Quarterfinals, CFP Quarterfinal
Sep 12, 2015South Dakota 27, UC Davis 17at UC Davis
Aug 31, 2013South Dakota 10, UC Davis 7at South Dakota
Oct 22, 2011South Dakota 27, UC Davis 24at South Dakota
Oct 9, 2010UC Davis 17, South Dakota 13at UC Davis
Oct 10, 2009UC Davis 24, South Dakota 23at South Dakota

Every game is listed as played on the field.