South Dakota Mines Hardrockers
Rocky MountainRapid City, SDO’Harra Stadium
2026: 5–2 (3–2 Rocky Mountain). Last: lost to Black Hills State 21–13 at home. Next: at Colorado School of Mines, Saturday, Oct 24, 2 p.m. ET.
- W 38–35at Drake
- W 38–17Southwest Baptist
- L 24–30Colorado Mesa
- W 45–15at Adams State
- W 34–23New Mexico Highlands
- W 30–16at Fort Lewis
- L 13–21Black Hills State
- Oct 24at Colorado School of Mines
- Oct 31at Western Colorado
- Nov 7CSU Pueblo
- Nov 14at Chadron State
South Dakota Mines has played football since at least 1911 and is 32–34–1 in the 67 games on record. This season, they’re 5–2.
On this date in 2024South Dakota Mines lost to Western Colorado 35–24 on the road.
Résumé
- Record on file
- 32–34–1 .485; how we count
- Postseason
- 0–0 bowls, title games, playoff
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 0 ranked
- Elo now
- 1149
- Seasons
- 11 since 1911, 67 games
2026 season 5–2
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27 | at Drake | W 38–35 | 14% |
| Sep 5 | vsSouthwest Baptist | W 38–17 | 56% |
| Sep 12 | vsColorado Mesa | L 24–30 | 53% |
| Sep 19 | atAdams State | W 45–15 | 76% |
| Sep 26 | vsNew Mexico Highlands | W 34–23 | 59% |
| Oct 3 | atFort Lewis | W 30–16 | 58% |
| Oct 17 | vsBlack Hills State | L 13–21 | 63% |
| Oct 24 | atColorado School of Mines | Preview | 26% |
| Oct 31 | atWestern Colorado | Preview | 15% |
| Nov 7 | vsCSU Pueblo | Preview | 24% |
| Nov 14 | atChadron State | Preview | 45% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Players
The 2026 rosterOn the 2026 team
Program strength since 1911
Best seasons everMost-played series
All rivalries- Colorado School of Mines
0–8 in 8
- 1917 L 6–58
- 1936 L 6–45
- 1937 L 7–12
- 2021 L 24–44
- 2022 L 20–48
- 2023 L 22–45
- 2024 L 20–45
- 2025 L 14–24
Lost the last eight.
Next: Oct 24
- New Mexico Highlands
5–1 in 6
Won the last one.
- Adams State
6–0 in 6
Won the last six.
| Opponent | Games | SDMT record |
|---|---|---|
| Colorado School of Mines | 8 | 0–8 |
| New Mexico Highlands | 6 | 5–1 |
| Adams State | 6 | 6–0 |
| Black Hills State | 6 | 3–3 |
| Colorado Mesa | 6 | 2–4 |
| Fort Lewis | 6 | 6–0 |
| Chadron State | 5 | 2–3 |
| CSU Pueblo | 5 | 0–5 |
Every opponent (18)
Every program South Dakota Mines has played, A to Z, with South Dakota Mines’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Adams State 6–0
- Black Hills State 3–3
- Chadron State 2–3
- Colorado Mesa 2–4
- Colorado School of Mines 0–8
- CSU Pueblo 0–5
- Drake 1–0
- Fort Lewis 6–0
- Mayville State 1–0
- Michigan Tech 0–2
- Missouri S&T 2–0
- New Mexico Highlands 5–1
- Southwest Baptist 1–0
- Truman State 0–2
- Upper Iowa 1–1
- Valley City State 1–0
- Western Colorado 1–4
- Wyoming 0–1–1
Conferences
- Great Northwest Conference 2014–2015
- Rocky Mountain Conference since 2016
South Dakota Mines’s football conferences by season, from CollegeFootballData.com’s memberships (renamed conferences keep the name of the time).
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5–2 | 3–2 | 1149 | ||||
| 2025 | 3–8 | 3–6 | 1055 | ||||
| 2024 | 6–5 | 5–4 | 1193 | ||||
| 2023 | 5–6 | 4–5 | 1193 | ||||
| 2022 | 7–4 | 6–3 | 1226 | ||||
| 2021 | 6–5 | 4–5 | 1170 | ||||
| 1937 | 0–1 | 1166 | |||||
| 1936 | 0–1 | 1173 | |||||
| 1917few games on file | 0–1 | 1189 | |||||
| 1912few games on file | 0–1 | 1193 | |||||
| 1911few games on file | 0–0–1 | 1205 |
No season on file for 1913–16, 1918–35, 1938–2020: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
All 11 seasons on file are complete, game by game: every win and loss in the record has its game here.
Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.