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2016 South Dakota State

9–⁠4 (7–⁠2 Missouri Valley Football Conference).

Schedule and results

South Dakota State in 2016, game by game: lost at No. 13 TCU 41–59; won vs. Drake 56–28; lost vs. Cal Poly 31–38; won vs. Western Illinois 52–14; won at Southern Illinois 45–39; won at North Dakota State 19–17; won vs. Youngstown State 24–10; lost at Illinois State 21–38; won vs. Missouri State 49–24; won vs. South Dakota 28–21; won at Northern Iowa 45–24; won vs. Villanova 10–7; lost at North Dakota State 10–36+38−26Lost 41–59 at No. 13 TCU-18No. 13 TCUWon 56–28 vs. Drake+28DrakeLost 31–38 vs. Cal Poly-7Cal PolyWon 52–14 vs. Western Illinois+38Western IllinoisWon 45–39 at Southern Illinois+6Southern Illino…Won 19–17 at North Dakota State+2North Dakota St…Won 24–10 vs. Youngstown State+14Youngstown StateLost 21–38 at Illinois State-17Illinois StateWon 49–24 vs. Missouri State+25Missouri StateWon 28–21 vs. South Dakota+7South DakotaWon 45–24 at Northern Iowa+21Northern IowaWon 10–7 vs. Villanova+3VillanovaLost 10–36 at North Dakota State-26North Dakota St…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3at13TCUL 41–⁠5914%
Sep 10vsDrakeW 56–⁠2876%
Sep 17vsCal PolyL 31–⁠3870%
Oct 1vsWestern IllinoisW 52–⁠1452%
Oct 8atSouthern IllinoisW 45–⁠3960%
Oct 15atNorth Dakota StateW 19–⁠1723%
Oct 22vsYoungstown StateW 24–⁠1063%
Oct 29atIllinois StateL 21–⁠3858%
Nov 5vsMissouri StateW 49–⁠2480%
Nov 12vsSouth DakotaW 28–⁠2180%
Nov 19atNorthern IowaW 45–⁠2444%
Dec 3vsVillanovaW 10–⁠763%
Dec 10atNorth Dakota StateL 10–⁠3625%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to North Dakota State 36–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; Missouri Valley Football Conference champions.

In program history: The 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 57 on file).

Missouri Valley Football Conference champions7–⁠2 in the conference, shared with North Dakota State

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
7–⁠2 2nd in Missouri Valley Football Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
431–⁠355
Coach
—
Elo
1498 +80 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−7.3 No. 7 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 149
Offensive coordinator
Eric Eidsness
Defensive coordinator
Clint Brown

Leaders

Passing yardsTaryn Christion QB333 yds
Passing touchdownsTaryn Christion QB3 TD
Rushing yardsIsaac Wallace RB112 yds
Rushing touchdownsIsaac Wallace RB1 TD
Receiving yardsJake Wieneke WR196 yds
Receiving touchdownsJake Wieneke WR2 TD
TacklesAnthony Washington CB11 tkl
InterceptionsJordan Brown CB1 INT

Top recruits in the 2016 class

Jacob Brown WR★★★No. 1274
Josh Manchigiah S★★★No. 1274
Alec Cromer TE★★★No. 1413
Blair Mulholland ATH★★No. 2976
Logan Backhaus OLB★★No. 3036

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

The 2016 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.767
Receivers23.00.832
Linebackers12.00.767
Defensive backs13.00.833
Athletes and specialists22.00.758
Whole class72.40.792

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.

2016 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
North Dakota State8–⁠112–⁠2
South Dakota State7–⁠29–⁠4
Youngstown State6–⁠212–⁠4
Illinois State4–⁠46–⁠6
Northern Iowa4–⁠45–⁠6
Western Illinois3–⁠56–⁠5
South Dakota3–⁠54–⁠7
Missouri State2–⁠64–⁠7
Indiana State2–⁠64–⁠7
Southern Illinois2–⁠64–⁠7

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