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2018 South Dakota State

10–⁠3 (6–⁠2 Missouri Valley Football Conference).

Schedule and results

South Dakota State in 2018, game by game: won vs. Montana State 45–14; won vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff 90–6; lost at North Dakota State 17–21; won vs. Indiana State 54–51; won vs. Youngstown State 36–7; lost at Northern Iowa 9–24; won at Illinois State 38–28; won vs. Missouri State 59–7; won at Southern Illinois 57–38; won vs. South Dakota 49–27; won vs. Duquesne 51–6; won at Kennesaw State 27–17; lost at North Dakota State 21–44+84−23Won 45–14 vs. Montana State+31Montana StateWon 90–6 vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff+84Arkansas–Pine B…Lost 17–21 at North Dakota State-4North Dakota St…Won 54–51 vs. Indiana State+3Indiana StateWon 36–7 vs. Youngstown State+29Youngstown StateLost 9–24 at Northern Iowa-15Northern IowaWon 38–28 at Illinois State+10Illinois StateWon 59–7 vs. Missouri State+52Missouri StateWon 57–38 at Southern Illinois+19Southern Illino…Won 49–27 vs. South Dakota+22South DakotaWon 51–6 vs. Duquesne+45DuquesneWon 27–17 at Kennesaw State+10Kennesaw StateLost 21–44 at North Dakota State-23North Dakota St…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8vsMontana StateW 45–⁠1474%
Sep 15vsArkansas–Pine BluffW 90–⁠690%
Sep 29atNorth Dakota StateL 17–⁠2131%
Oct 6vsIndiana StateW 54–⁠5186%
Oct 13vsYoungstown StateW 36–⁠773%
Oct 20atNorthern IowaL 9–⁠2452%
Oct 27atIllinois StateW 38–⁠2847%
Nov 3vsMissouri StateW 59–⁠785%
Nov 10atSouthern IllinoisW 57–⁠3876%
Nov 17vsSouth DakotaW 49–⁠2780%
Dec 1vsDuquesneW 51–⁠668%
Dec 8atKennesaw StateW 27–⁠1737%
Dec 14Bowls & playoffatNorth Dakota StateL 21–⁠4429%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to North Dakota State 44–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 57 on file).

Record
10–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠2 2nd in Missouri Valley Football Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
553–⁠290
Coach
—
Elo
1571 +104 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−4.2 No. 3 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 237
Offensive coordinator
Eric Eidsness
Defensive coordinator
Clint Brown

Top recruits in the 2018 class

Saiveon Williamson ATH★★No. 3523
J’Bore Gibbs DUAL
Mason McCormick OL
Garret Greenfield OT

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

The 2018 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Athletes and specialists12.00.750

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 2019

The 2019 draft
Rd 7Jordan Brown CBCincinnati Bengals

2018 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
North Dakota State8–⁠015–⁠0
South Dakota State6–⁠210–⁠3
Indiana State5–⁠37–⁠4
Northern Iowa5–⁠37–⁠6
Western Illinois4–⁠45–⁠6
Illinois State3–⁠56–⁠5
South Dakota3–⁠54–⁠7
Youngstown State3–⁠54–⁠7
Missouri State2–⁠64–⁠7
Southern Illinois1–⁠72–⁠9

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