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2012 South Dakota State

9–⁠4 (6–⁠2 Missouri Valley Football Conference).

Schedule and results

South Dakota State in 2012, game by game: lost at Kansas 17–31; won at SE Louisiana 31–14; won vs. UC Davis 12–8; won at Indiana State 24–10; won vs. Missouri State 17–7; won vs. Western Illinois 31–10; lost at Northern Iowa 6–27; won vs. Youngstown State 41–28; won at Southern Illinois 16–12; lost at North Dakota State 17–20; won vs. South Dakota 31–8; won vs. Eastern Illinois 58–10; lost at North Dakota State 3–28+48−25Lost 17–31 at Kansas-14KansasWon 31–14 at SE Louisiana+17SE LouisianaWon 12–8 vs. UC Davis+4UC DavisWon 24–10 at Indiana State+14Indiana StateWon 17–7 vs. Missouri State+10Missouri StateWon 31–10 vs. Western Illinois+21Western IllinoisLost 6–27 at Northern Iowa-21Northern IowaWon 41–28 vs. Youngstown State+13Youngstown StateWon 16–12 at Southern Illinois+4Southern Illino…Lost 17–20 at North Dakota State-3North Dakota St…Won 31–8 vs. South Dakota+23South DakotaWon 58–10 vs. Eastern Illinois+48Eastern IllinoisLost 3–28 at North Dakota State-25North Dakota St…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atKansasL 17–⁠3134%
Sep 8atSE LouisianaW 31–⁠1455%
Sep 15vsUC DavisW 12–⁠860%
Sep 22atIndiana StateW 24–⁠1043%
Sep 29vsMissouri StateW 17–⁠774%
Oct 13vsWestern IllinoisW 31–⁠1068%
Oct 20atNorthern IowaL 6–⁠2747%
Oct 27vsYoungstown StateW 41–⁠2856%
Nov 3atSouthern IllinoisW 16–⁠1248%
Nov 10atNorth Dakota StateL 17–⁠2026%
Nov 17vsSouth DakotaW 31–⁠877%
Nov 24vsEastern IllinoisNCAA Division I Football Championship – First RoundW 58–⁠1065%
Dec 1atNorth Dakota StateNCAA Division I Football Championship – Second RoundL 3–⁠2826%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to North Dakota State 28–⁠3 in the NCAA Division I Football Championship – Second Round; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

In program history: The 17th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 57 on file).

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠2 2nd in Missouri Valley Football Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
304–⁠213
Coach
—
Elo
1442 +110 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−7.1 No. 6 of 122 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 174
Offensive coordinator
Eric Eidsness
Defensive coordinators
Clint Brown and Jay Bubak

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Mike Shoff OT★★No. 2246

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Offensive line12.00.767

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2012 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
North Dakota State7–⁠111–⁠1
South Dakota State6–⁠29–⁠4
Illinois State5–⁠39–⁠3
Indiana State5–⁠37–⁠4
Southern Illinois5–⁠36–⁠5
Youngstown State4–⁠47–⁠4
Northern Iowa4–⁠45–⁠6
Missouri State3–⁠53–⁠8
Western Illinois1–⁠73–⁠8
South Dakota0–⁠81–⁠10

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