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2010 South Dakota State

5–⁠6 (4–⁠4 Missouri Valley Football Conference).

Schedule and results

South Dakota State in 2010, game by game: lost at Delaware 3–26; lost vs. Illinois State 14–24; lost at No. 6 Nebraska 3–17; lost at Northern Iowa 14–24; won vs. Western Illinois 33–29; won at Southern Illinois 31–10; won vs. Youngstown State 30–20; lost at Indiana State 30–41; won vs. Missouri State 31–10; lost at North Dakota State 24–31; won vs. North Dakota 21–0+21−23Lost 3–26 at Delaware-23DelawareLost 14–24 vs. Illinois State-10Illinois StateLost 3–17 at No. 6 Nebraska-14No. 6 NebraskaLost 14–24 at Northern Iowa-10Northern IowaWon 33–29 vs. Western Illinois+4Western IllinoisWon 31–10 at Southern Illinois+21Southern Illino…Won 30–20 vs. Youngstown State+10Youngstown StateLost 30–41 at Indiana State-11Indiana StateWon 31–10 vs. Missouri State+21Missouri StateLost 24–31 at North Dakota State-7North Dakota St…Won 21–0 vs. North Dakota+21North Dakota
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 11atDelawareL 3–⁠2649%
Sep 18vsIllinois StateL 14–⁠2462%
Sep 25at6NebraskaL 3–⁠1710%
Oct 2atNorthern IowaL 14–⁠2435%
Oct 9vsWestern IllinoisW 33–⁠2950%
Oct 16atSouthern IllinoisW 31–⁠1028%
Oct 23vsYoungstown StateW 30–⁠2059%
Oct 30atIndiana StateL 30–⁠4169%
Nov 6vsMissouri StateW 31–⁠1058%
Nov 13atNorth Dakota StateL 24–⁠3147%
Nov 20vsNorth DakotaW 21–⁠070%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat North Dakota 21–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

In program history: The 19th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 57 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 3rd in Missouri Valley Football Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
234–⁠232
Coach
—
Elo
1398 −12 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−13.6 No. 14 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Eric Eidsness
Defensive coordinators
Clint Brown and Jay Bubak

2010 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Northern Iowa6–⁠27–⁠5
Western Illinois5–⁠38–⁠5
North Dakota State4–⁠49–⁠4
Illinois State4–⁠46–⁠5
Indiana State4–⁠46–⁠5
Southern Illinois4–⁠45–⁠6
Missouri State4–⁠45–⁠6
South Dakota State4–⁠45–⁠6
Youngstown State1–⁠73–⁠8

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