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2015 South Dakota State

8–⁠4 (5–⁠3 Missouri Valley Football Conference).

Schedule and results

South Dakota State in 2015, game by game: won at Kansas 41–38; won vs. Southern Utah 55–10; won vs. Robert Morris 34–10; lost vs. North Dakota State 7–28; won vs. Indiana State 24–7; won at Youngstown State 38–8; lost vs. Northern Iowa 7–10; won at Missouri State 39–0; won vs. Illinois State 25–20; won at South Dakota 30–23; lost at Western Illinois 24–30; lost at Montana 17–24+45−21Won 41–38 at Kansas+3KansasWon 55–10 vs. Southern Utah+45Southern UtahWon 34–10 vs. Robert Morris+24Robert MorrisLost 7–28 vs. North Dakota State-21North Dakota St…Won 24–7 vs. Indiana State+17Indiana StateWon 38–8 at Youngstown State+30Youngstown StateLost 7–10 vs. Northern Iowa-3Northern IowaWon 39–0 at Missouri State+39Missouri StateWon 25–20 vs. Illinois State+5Illinois StateWon 30–23 at South Dakota+7South DakotaLost 24–30 at Western Illinois-6Western IllinoisLost 17–24 at Montana-7Montana
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5atKansasW 41–⁠3845%
Sep 12vsSouthern UtahW 55–⁠1075%
Sep 26vsRobert MorrisW 34–⁠1085%
Oct 3vsNorth Dakota StateL 7–⁠2840%
Oct 10vsIndiana StateW 24–⁠761%
Oct 17atYoungstown StateW 38–⁠853%
Oct 24vsNorthern IowaL 7–⁠1065%
Oct 31atMissouri StateW 39–⁠080%
Nov 7vsIllinois StateW 25–⁠2045%
Nov 14atSouth DakotaW 30–⁠2374%
Nov 21atWestern IllinoisL 24–⁠3068%
Nov 28atMontanaNCAA Division I Football Championship – First RoundL 17–⁠2448%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Montana 24–⁠17 in the NCAA Division I Football Championship – First Round; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 57 on file).

Record
8–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Missouri Valley Football Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
341–⁠208
Coach
—
Elo
1478 +49 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−7.2 No. 6 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 158
Offensive coordinator
Eric Eidsness
Defensive coordinator
Clint Brown

Leaders

Passing yardsZach Lujan QB293 yds
Passing touchdownsZach Lujan QB3 TD
Rushing yardsIsaac Wallace RB118 yds
Rushing touchdownsBrady Mengarelli RB1 TD
Receiving yardsJake Wieneke WR160 yds
Receiving touchdownsJake Wieneke WR2 TD

Top recruits in the 2015 class

Michael Daniel RB★★★No. 1807
Taryn Christion ATH★★No. 2308
Chase Vinatieri K★★No. 2709
Ryan Earith DT★★No. 3405
Marquise Lewis WR★★No. 3405

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

The 2015 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs42.30.728
Receivers22.00.722
Offensive line12.00.700
Defensive line12.00.733
Athletes and specialists22.00.781
Whole class102.10.735

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.

2015 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
North Dakota State8–⁠113–⁠2
Illinois State7–⁠110–⁠3
South Dakota State5–⁠38–⁠4
Western Illinois5–⁠37–⁠6
Northern Iowa5–⁠49–⁠5
South Dakota3–⁠55–⁠6
Indiana State3–⁠55–⁠6
Youngstown State3–⁠55–⁠6
Southern Illinois2–⁠63–⁠8
Missouri State0–⁠81–⁠10

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