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Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium

Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium in Brookings, SD, home of South Dakota State. Capacity 19,340. Opened 2016.

Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium in Brookings, SD
Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium, Brookings, SDPhoto: Koncurrentkat, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Capacity
19,340
Opened
2016
Surface
AstroTurf
Roof
Open air
Elevation
1,627 ft
South Dakota State here
70–⁠10 games on file since 2016
College GameDay
once

Biggest games here

From the games on file here, 2016 on: title and postseason games, meetings of two ranked teams, upsets by our pregame Elo ratings and the biggest swings in CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.

Crowds season by season

Average and biggest crowd at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium by season, 2016 to 20265k10k15k20k25k2016: 13,753 a game over 7 games; biggest 17,7302017: 12,004 a game over 7 games; biggest 18,1302018: 10,178 a game over 7 games; biggest 14,6142019: 10,971 a game over 8 games; biggest 19,3712021: 12,661 a game over 7 games; biggest 18,1222022: 12,581 a game over 9 games; biggest 19,3322023: 16,196 a game over 7 games; biggest 19,4312024: 16,259 a game over 8 games; biggest 19,3762025: 15,915 a game over 8 games; biggest 19,4772026: 18,753 a game over 4 games; biggest 19,19220162018202220242026

Biggest crowds on file

19,477North Dakota State at South Dakota State2025
19,431North Dakota State at South Dakota State2023
19,376Augustana (SD) at South Dakota State2024
19,371North Dakota State at South Dakota State2019
19,357Northern Iowa at South Dakota State2023

Bars are each season’s average crowd, dots its biggest (the record in orange), the dashed rule today’s capacity. Attendance is on file for most games from 2001 on.

College GameDay here

ESPN’s College GameDay has broadcast from Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium once, first in 2019.

Oct 26, 2019North Dakota State 23, South Dakota State 16College Green

College GameDay’s sites from Wikipedia’s list of College GameDay locations (CC BY-SA).

Weather on game day

Coldest kickoffs

Hottest kickoffs

Snow at kickoff

Kickoffs: the NOAA report nearest kickoff from the closest weather station (NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database).

The stadium’s history

Opened
2016
Surface over the years
AstroTurf
Record crowd
19,477

From the stadium’s Wikipedia article, Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium.

From above

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The stadium’s footprint, north up: about 160 by 180 meters (540 by 600 feet), the field in green. Outline from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Recent games here

Sep 26, 2026South Dakota State 42, Eastern Illinois 7
Sep 19, 2026South Dakota State 27, Youngstown State 20
Sep 12, 2026South Dakota State 57, New Haven 14
Aug 29, 2026South Dakota State 70, Stetson 7
Nov 29, 2025South Dakota State 41, New Hampshire 3
Nov 15, 2025Illinois State 35, South Dakota State 21
Nov 1, 2025Indiana State 24, South Dakota State 12
Oct 25, 2025North Dakota State 38, South Dakota State 7
Oct 11, 2025South Dakota State 31, Northern Iowa 3
Sep 27, 2025South Dakota State 51, Mercyhurst 7
Sep 13, 2025South Dakota State 37, Drake 21
Aug 30, 2025South Dakota State 20, Sacramento State 3