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2013 South Dakota State

9–⁠4 (5–⁠3 Missouri Valley Football Conference). The season’s Wikipedia article records 9–⁠5, over 14 games to the 13 on file here.

Schedule and results

South Dakota State in 2013, game by game: won vs. Butler 55–14; won at North Dakota 35–28; won vs. SE Louisiana 34–26; lost at Nebraska 20–59; lost vs. North Dakota State 0–20; lost vs. Southern Illinois 24–27; won at Western Illinois 38–14; lost at Missouri State 21–35; won vs. Northern Iowa 37–34; won vs. Indiana State 29–0; won at South Dakota 27–12; won at Youngstown State 42–13; won at Northern Arizona 26–7+41−39Won 55–14 vs. Butler+41ButlerWon 35–28 at North Dakota+7North DakotaWon 34–26 vs. SE Louisiana+8SE LouisianaLost 20–59 at Nebraska-39NebraskaLost 0–20 vs. North Dakota State-20North Dakota St…Lost 24–27 vs. Southern Illinois-3Southern Illino…Won 38–14 at Western Illinois+24Western IllinoisLost 21–35 at Missouri State-14Missouri StateWon 37–34 vs. Northern Iowa+3Northern IowaWon 29–0 vs. Indiana State+29Indiana StateWon 27–12 at South Dakota+15South DakotaWon 42–13 at Youngstown State+29Youngstown StateWon 26–7 at Northern Arizona+19Northern Arizona
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsButlerW 55–⁠1462%
Sep 7atNorth DakotaW 35–⁠2855%
Sep 14vsSE LouisianaW 34–⁠2670%
Sep 21atNebraskaL 20–⁠5927%
Sep 28vsNorth Dakota StateL 0–⁠2036%
Oct 5vsSouthern IllinoisL 24–⁠2761%
Oct 12atWestern IllinoisW 38–⁠1466%
Oct 19atMissouri StateL 21–⁠3567%
Oct 26vsNorthern IowaW 37–⁠3446%
Nov 9vsIndiana StateW 29–⁠073%
Nov 16atSouth DakotaW 27–⁠1267%
Nov 23atYoungstown StateW 42–⁠1341%
Nov 30atNorthern ArizonaNCAA Division I Football Championship – First RoundW 26–⁠749%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Northern Arizona 26–⁠7 in the NCAA Division I Football Championship – First Round; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 57 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season articles list one game of South Dakota State’s 2013 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. It doesn’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here. Where two sources give a game alike (both teams’ articles or records, or an article and the guide), both are named.

DateOpponentResultSource
Dec 7atEastern WashingtonL 17–⁠41Eastern Washington’s article, South Dakota State’s article
Record
9–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 2nd in Missouri Valley Football Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
388–⁠289
Coach
—
Elo
1499 +104 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−7.2 No. 6 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 185
Offensive coordinator
Eric Eidsness
Defensive coordinator
Clint Brown

2013 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
North Dakota State8–⁠013–⁠0
South Dakota State5–⁠39–⁠4
Youngstown State5–⁠38–⁠4
Southern Illinois5–⁠37–⁠5
Missouri State5–⁠35–⁠7
Illinois State4–⁠45–⁠6
Northern Iowa3–⁠57–⁠5
South Dakota3–⁠54–⁠8
Western Illinois2–⁠64–⁠8
Indiana State0–⁠81–⁠11

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