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2024 Minnesota State

11–⁠4 (7–⁠3 Northern Sun Conference).

Schedule and results

Minnesota State in 2024, game by game: won at Northwest Missouri State 36–22; won vs. Bemidji State 31–29; won at Wayne State (NE) 35–28; won vs. Minot State 40–6; won at Concordia St. Paul 33–20; lost vs. Sioux Falls 36–40; won at Minnesota St Moorhead 24–19; lost vs. Augustana (SD) 16–34; won at Northern State 24–14; won vs. University of Mary 49–21; lost at Minnesota Duluth 16–30; won at Augustana (SD) 20–19; won at CSU Pueblo 26–23; won vs. Bemidji State 27–23; lost at Valdosta State 21–35+34−18Won 36–22 at Northwest Missouri State+14Northwest Misso…Won 31–29 vs. Bemidji State+2Bemidji StateWon 35–28 at Wayne State (NE)+7Wayne State (NE)Won 40–6 vs. Minot State+34Minot StateWon 33–20 at Concordia St. Paul+13Concordia St. P…Lost 36–40 vs. Sioux Falls-4Sioux FallsWon 24–19 at Minnesota St Moorhead+5Minnesota St Mo…Lost 16–34 vs. Augustana (SD)-18Augustana (SD)Won 24–14 at Northern State+10Northern StateWon 49–21 vs. University of Mary+28University of M…Lost 16–30 at Minnesota Duluth-14Minnesota DuluthWon 20–19 at Augustana (SD)+1Augustana (SD)Won 26–23 at CSU Pueblo+3CSU PuebloWon 27–23 vs. Bemidji State+4Bemidji StateLost 21–35 at Valdosta State-14Valdosta State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29atNorthwest Missouri StateW 36–⁠2243%
Sep 7vsBemidji StateW 31–⁠2956%
Sep 14atWayne State (NE)W 35–⁠2843%
Sep 21vsMinot StateW 40–⁠683%
Sep 28atConcordia St. PaulW 33–⁠2082%
Oct 5vsSioux FallsL 36–⁠4079%
Oct 12atMinnesota St MoorheadW 24–⁠1968%
Oct 26vsAugustana (SD)L 16–⁠3454%
Nov 2atNorthern StateW 24–⁠1463%
Nov 9vsUniversity of MaryW 49–⁠2189%
Nov 16atMinnesota DuluthL 16–⁠3045%
Nov 23atAugustana (SD)Division II Championship – First RoundW 20–⁠1931%
Nov 30atCSU PuebloDivision II Championship – Second RoundW 26–⁠2328%
Dec 7vsBemidji StateDivision II Championship – Quarterfinal, CFP QuarterfinalW 27–⁠2347%
Dec 14atValdosta StateDivision II Championship, CFP SemifinalL 21–⁠3523%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Valdosta State 35–⁠21 in the Division II Championship, CFP Semifinal; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Northern Sun Conference.

In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 11 on file).

Record
11–⁠4
Conference
7–⁠3 tied for 2nd in Northern Sun Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
434–⁠363
Coach
—
Elo
1331 +71 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—

2024 Northern Sun Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Augustana (SD)8–⁠28–⁠4
Minnesota State7–⁠311–⁠4
Sioux Falls7–⁠38–⁠3
Bemidji State7–⁠310–⁠4
Wayne State (NE)6–⁠47–⁠4
Minnesota Duluth6–⁠47–⁠4
Northern State6–⁠46–⁠5
Minnesota St Moorhead6–⁠46–⁠5
Winona State5–⁠55–⁠6
Minot State4–⁠65–⁠6
Concordia St. Paul2–⁠82–⁠9
University of Mary1–⁠92–⁠9
Southwest Minnesota State0–⁠100–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.