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2007 South Dakota State

7–⁠4 (4–⁠0 Great West Conference).

Schedule and results

South Dakota State in 2007, game by game: lost at Western Illinois 26–29; lost at Youngstown State 17–23; lost vs. Northern Iowa 17–31; won vs. Texas State 38–3; won vs. Stephen F. Austin 45–0; lost at Georgia Southern 38–41; won vs. Cal Poly 48–35; won at UC Davis 28–21; won at Central Arkansas 38–10; won vs. Southern Utah 52–27; won vs. North Dakota State 29–24+45−14Lost 26–29 at Western Illinois-3Western IllinoisLost 17–23 at Youngstown State-6Youngstown StateLost 17–31 vs. Northern Iowa-14Northern IowaWon 38–3 vs. Texas State+35Texas StateWon 45–0 vs. Stephen F. Austin+45Stephen F. Aust…Lost 38–41 at Georgia Southern-3Georgia SouthernWon 48–35 vs. Cal Poly+13Cal PolyWon 28–21 at UC Davis+7UC DavisWon 38–10 at Central Arkansas+28Central ArkansasWon 52–27 vs. Southern Utah+25Southern UtahWon 29–24 vs. North Dakota State+5North Dakota St…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atWestern IllinoisL 26–⁠2943%
Sep 8atYoungstown StateL 17–⁠2325%
Sep 15vsNorthern IowaL 17–⁠3132%
Sep 22vsTexas StateW 38–⁠347%
Sep 29vsStephen F. AustinW 45–⁠064%
Oct 6atGeorgia SouthernL 38–⁠4146%
Oct 20vsCal PolyW 48–⁠3538%
Oct 27atUC DavisW 28–⁠2150%
Nov 3atCentral ArkansasW 38–⁠1045%
Nov 10vsSouthern UtahW 52–⁠2787%
Nov 17vsNorth Dakota StateW 29–⁠2434%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat North Dakota State 29–⁠24; unranked in the final AP poll; Great West Conference champions.

In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 57 on file).

Great West Conference champions4–⁠0 in the conference

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
4–⁠0 first in Great West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
376–⁠244
Coach
—
Elo
1462 +140 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−8.1 No. 9 of 123 in FCS
Recruiting class
—

2007 Great West Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
South Dakota State4–⁠07–⁠4
North Dakota State3–⁠110–⁠1
Cal Poly2–⁠27–⁠4
UC Davis1–⁠35–⁠6
Southern Utah0–⁠40–⁠11

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