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2014 South Dakota State

9–⁠5 (5–⁠4 Missouri Valley Football Conference).

Schedule and results

South Dakota State in 2014, game by game: lost at No. 24 Missouri 18–38; won vs. Cal Poly 44–18; won at Southern Utah 26–6; won vs. Wisconsin Oshkosh 41–3; lost at Illinois State 10–45; won vs. Missouri State 32–28; won at Northern Iowa 31–28; lost vs. Youngstown State 27–30; lost at North Dakota State 17–37; won at Indiana State 32–17; won vs. Western Illinois 59–24; won vs. South Dakota 37–14; won at Montana State 47–40; lost at North Dakota State 24–27+38−35Lost 18–38 at No. 24 Missouri-20No. 24 MissouriWon 44–18 vs. Cal Poly+26Cal PolyWon 26–6 at Southern Utah+20Southern UtahWon 41–3 vs. Wisconsin Oshkosh+38Wisconsin Oshko…Lost 10–45 at Illinois State-35Illinois StateWon 32–28 vs. Missouri State+4Missouri StateWon 31–28 at Northern Iowa+3Northern IowaLost 27–30 vs. Youngstown State-3Youngstown StateLost 17–37 at North Dakota State-20North Dakota St…Won 32–17 at Indiana State+15Indiana StateWon 59–24 vs. Western Illinois+35Western IllinoisWon 37–14 vs. South Dakota+23South DakotaWon 47–40 at Montana State+7Montana StateLost 24–27 at North Dakota State-3North Dakota St…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30at24MissouriL 18–⁠3816%
Sep 6vsCal PolyW 44–⁠1865%
Sep 13atSouthern UtahW 26–⁠664%
Sep 20vsWisconsin OshkoshW 41–⁠394%
Oct 4atIllinois StateL 10–⁠4554%
Oct 11vsMissouri StateW 32–⁠2862%
Oct 18atNorthern IowaW 31–⁠2849%
Oct 25vsYoungstown StateL 27–⁠3056%
Nov 1atNorth Dakota StateL 17–⁠3720%
Nov 8atIndiana StateW 32–⁠1752%
Nov 15vsWestern IllinoisW 59–⁠2474%
Nov 22vsSouth DakotaW 37–⁠1486%
Nov 29atMontana StateNCAA Division I Football Championship – First RoundW 47–⁠4054%
Dec 6atNorth Dakota StateL 24–⁠2727%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to North Dakota State 27–⁠24; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 57 on file).

Record
9–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠4 4th in Missouri Valley Football Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
445–⁠355
Coach
—
Elo
1494 +61 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−5.2 No. 4 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 175
Offensive coordinator
Eric Eidsness
Defensive coordinator
Clint Brown

Leaders

Passing yardsZach Lujan QB239 yds
Rushing yardsZach Zenner RB103 yds
Rushing touchdownsZach Zenner RB2 TD
Receiving yardsJake Wieneke WR107 yds

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Trey Carr CB★★No. 2166
Makiah Slade ATH★★No. 3534

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Defensive backs12.00.787
Athletes and specialists12.00.700
Whole class22.00.743

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.

2014 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
North Dakota State8–⁠115–⁠1
Illinois State8–⁠113–⁠2
Northern Iowa6–⁠39–⁠5
South Dakota State5–⁠49–⁠5
Youngstown State4–⁠47–⁠5
Indiana State4–⁠48–⁠6
Southern Illinois3–⁠56–⁠6
Western Illinois3–⁠55–⁠7
Missouri State1–⁠74–⁠8
South Dakota0–⁠82–⁠10

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