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2019 South Dakota State

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

Schedule and results

South Dakota State in 2019, game by game: lost at Minnesota 21–28; won vs. Long Island University 38–3; won vs. Drake 38–10; won vs. Southern Utah 43–7; won vs. Southern Illinois 28–10; won at Youngstown State 38–28; won at Indiana State 42–23; lost vs. North Dakota State 16–23; won at Missouri State 35–14; lost vs. Illinois State 18–27; won vs. Northern Iowa 38–7; lost at South Dakota 21–24; lost vs. Northern Iowa 10–13+36−9Lost 21–28 at Minnesota-7MinnesotaWon 38–3 vs. Long Island University+35Long Island Uni…Won 38–10 vs. Drake+28DrakeWon 43–7 vs. Southern Utah+36Southern UtahWon 28–10 vs. Southern Illinois+18Southern Illino…Won 38–28 at Youngstown State+10Youngstown StateWon 42–23 at Indiana State+19Indiana StateLost 16–23 vs. North Dakota State-7North Dakota St…Won 35–14 at Missouri State+21Missouri StateLost 18–27 vs. Illinois State-9Illinois StateWon 38–7 vs. Northern Iowa+31Northern IowaLost 21–24 at South Dakota-3South DakotaLost 10–13 vs. Northern Iowa-3Northern Iowa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29atMinnesotaL 21–⁠2834%
Sep 7vsLong Island UniversityW 38–⁠378%
Sep 14vsDrakeW 38–⁠1079%
Sep 21vsSouthern UtahW 43–⁠787%
Oct 5vsSouthern IllinoisW 28–⁠1081%
Oct 12atYoungstown StateW 38–⁠2859%
Oct 19atIndiana StateW 42–⁠2374%
Oct 26vsNorth Dakota StateL 16–⁠2343%
Nov 2atMissouri StateW 35–⁠1484%
Nov 9vsIllinois StateL 18–⁠2775%
Nov 16vsNorthern IowaW 38–⁠762%
Nov 23atSouth DakotaL 21–⁠2472%
Dec 7vsNorthern IowaFCS Championship – Second RoundL 10–⁠1361%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Northern Iowa 13–⁠10 in the FCS Championship – Second Round; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

In program history: The 11th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 57 on file).

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Missouri Valley Football Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
386–⁠217
Coach
—
Elo
1486 +5 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−6.2 No. 5 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 214
Offensive coordinator
Jason Eck
Defensive coordinators
Brian Bergstrom and Jimmy Rogers

Leaders

Passing yardsJ’Bore Gibbs QB193 yds
Passing touchdownsJ’Bore Gibbs QB1 TD
Rushing yardsPierre Strong RB53 yds
Rushing touchdownsJ’Bore Gibbs QB1 TD
Receiving yardsCade Johnson WR90 yds
Receiving touchdownsZach Heins TE1 TD
TacklesChristian Rozeboom LB11 tkl
SacksReece Winkelman DE1 sacks
InterceptionsJoshua Manchigiah DB1 INT

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Jarod DePriest DT★★★No. 2562
Diamond Evans CB★★No. 3746
Thomas Motzko ILB★★No. 4030
Payton Shafer OLB
Tucker Kraft TE

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

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Defensive line13.00.800
Linebackers12.00.720
Defensive backs12.00.760
Whole class32.30.760

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.

2019 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
North Dakota State8–⁠016–⁠0
Northern Iowa6–⁠210–⁠5
Illinois State5–⁠310–⁠5
South Dakota State5–⁠38–⁠5
Southern Illinois5–⁠37–⁠5
South Dakota4–⁠45–⁠7
Indiana State3–⁠55–⁠7
Youngstown State2–⁠66–⁠6
Missouri State1–⁠71–⁠10
Western Illinois1–⁠71–⁠11

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