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2017 South Dakota State

11–⁠3 (7–⁠2 Missouri Valley Football Conference).

Schedule and results

South Dakota State in 2017, game by game: won vs. Duquesne 51–13; won at Montana State 31–27; won vs. Drake 51–10; lost at Youngstown State 7–19; won vs. Southern Illinois 49–14; lost vs. Northern Iowa 18–38; won at Missouri State 62–30; won at Western Illinois 52–24; won vs. North Dakota State 33–21; won vs. Illinois State 27–24; won at South Dakota 31–28; won vs. Northern Iowa 37–22; won vs. New Hampshire 56–14; lost at James Madison 16–51+42−35Won 51–13 vs. Duquesne+38DuquesneWon 31–27 at Montana State+4Montana StateWon 51–10 vs. Drake+41DrakeLost 7–19 at Youngstown State-12Youngstown StateWon 49–14 vs. Southern Illinois+35Southern Illino…Lost 18–38 vs. Northern Iowa-20Northern IowaWon 62–30 at Missouri State+32Missouri StateWon 52–24 at Western Illinois+28Western IllinoisWon 33–21 vs. North Dakota State+12North Dakota St…Won 27–24 vs. Illinois State+3Illinois StateWon 31–28 at South Dakota+3South DakotaWon 37–22 vs. Northern Iowa+15Northern IowaWon 56–14 vs. New Hampshire+42New HampshireLost 16–51 at James Madison-35James Madison
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsDuquesneW 51–⁠1365%
Sep 9atMontana StateW 31–⁠2768%
Sep 16vsDrakeW 51–⁠1080%
Sep 30atYoungstown StateL 7–⁠1947%
Oct 7vsSouthern IllinoisW 49–⁠1477%
Oct 14vsNorthern IowaL 18–⁠3872%
Oct 21atMissouri StateW 62–⁠3072%
Oct 28atWestern IllinoisW 52–⁠2442%
Nov 4vsNorth Dakota StateW 33–⁠2139%
Nov 11vsIllinois StateW 27–⁠2471%
Nov 18atSouth DakotaW 31–⁠2858%
Dec 2vsNorthern IowaW 37–⁠2265%
Dec 9vsNew HampshireW 56–⁠1473%
Dec 16Bowls & playoffatJames MadisonL 16–⁠5130%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to James Madison 51–⁠16; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 57 on file).

Record
11–⁠3
Conference
7–⁠2 2nd in Missouri Valley Football Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
521–⁠335
Coach
—
Elo
1550 +118 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−0.9 No. 3 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 144
Offensive coordinator
Eric Eidsness
Defensive coordinator
Clint Brown

Top recruits in the 2017 class

Daniel Callendar SDE★★★No. 1304
Deyon Campbell ATH★★No. 2786
Levi Brown ATH★★No. 2917
Malik Lofton ATH★★No. 2917
Ethan Bullock PRO★★No. 3045

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

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.770
Offensive line22.00.753
Defensive line22.50.797
Linebackers42.00.766
Athletes and specialists32.00.775
Whole class122.10.772

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.

Drafted in 2018

The 2018 draft
Rd 2Dallas Goedert TEPhiladelphia Eagles

2017 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
North Dakota State7–⁠114–⁠1
South Dakota State7–⁠211–⁠3
Northern Iowa6–⁠38–⁠5
Western Illinois5–⁠38–⁠4
South Dakota4–⁠48–⁠5
Illinois State4–⁠46–⁠5
Youngstown State4–⁠46–⁠5
Southern Illinois2–⁠64–⁠7
Missouri State2–⁠63–⁠8
Indiana State0–⁠80–⁠11

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