2020 South Dakota State
8–2. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Southern Illinois 44–3Mar 20
By 41 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19 | at Northern Iowa | W 24–20 | 43% |
| Feb 27 | at North Dakota | L 17–28 | 55% |
| Mar 6 | vs Western Illinois | W 45–10 | 84% |
| Mar 13 | vs Youngstown State | W 19–17 | 78% |
| Mar 20 | at Southern Illinois | W 44–3 | 44% |
| Apr 17 | at North Dakota State | W 27–17 | 27% |
| Apr 24 | vs Holy Cross | W 31–3 | 75% |
| May 2 | vsSouthern Illinois | W 31–26 | 74% |
| May 8 | vs Delaware | W 33–3 | 68% |
| May 16Bowls & playoff | vs Sam Houston | L 21–23 | 54% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Sam Houston 23–21; unranked in the final AP poll; Missouri Valley Football Conference champions.
In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 57 on file).
Missouri Valley Football Conference championsshared with Missouri State and North Dakota
- Record
- 8–2
- Conference
- 5–1 shared first in the Missouri Valley Football Conference (Wikipedia)
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 292–150
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1544 +120 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- Recruiting class
- No. 194
- Offensive coordinator
- Jason Eck
- Defensive coordinators
- Brian Bergstrom and Jimmy Rogers
Top recruits in the 2020 class
| Brandon Lane Jr. SDE | ★★★ | No. 1780 |
| Colby Christensen OT | ★★ | No. 3116 |
| Mark Gronowski QB | ||
| Dalys Beanum CB | ||
| Jalen Lee OT |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2020 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive line | 1 | 2.0 | 0.790 |
| Defensive line | 1 | 3.0 | 0.832 |
| Whole class | 2 | 2.5 | 0.811 |
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.