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2025 South Dakota State

9–⁠5 (4–⁠4 Missouri Valley Football Conference).

Schedule and results

South Dakota State in 2025, game by game: won vs. Sacramento State 20–3; won at Montana State 30–24; won vs. Drake 37–21; won vs. Mercyhurst 51–7; won at Youngstown State 35–30; won vs. Northern Iowa 31–3; won at Murray State 35–14; lost vs. North Dakota State 7–38; lost vs. Indiana State 12–24; lost at South Dakota 17–24; lost vs. Illinois State 21–35; won at North Dakota 34–31; won vs. New Hampshire 41–3; lost at Montana 29–50+44−31Won 20–3 vs. Sacramento State+17Sacramento StateWon 30–24 at Montana State+6Montana StateWon 37–21 vs. Drake+16DrakeWon 51–7 vs. Mercyhurst+44MercyhurstWon 35–30 at Youngstown State+5Youngstown StateWon 31–3 vs. Northern Iowa+28Northern IowaWon 35–14 at Murray State+21Murray StateLost 7–38 vs. North Dakota State-31North Dakota St…Lost 12–24 vs. Indiana State-12Indiana StateLost 17–24 at South Dakota-7South DakotaLost 21–35 vs. Illinois State-14Illinois StateWon 34–31 at North Dakota+3North DakotaWon 41–3 vs. New Hampshire+38New HampshireLost 29–50 at Montana-21Montana
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsSacramento StateW 20–⁠387%
Sep 6atMontana StateW 30–⁠2448%
Sep 13vsDrakeW 37–⁠2183%
Sep 27vsMercyhurstW 51–⁠794%
Oct 4atYoungstown StateW 35–⁠3075%
Oct 11vsNorthern IowaW 31–⁠391%
Oct 18atMurray StateW 35–⁠1492%
Oct 25vsNorth Dakota StateL 7–⁠3853%
Nov 1vsIndiana StateL 12–⁠2492%
Nov 8atSouth DakotaL 17–⁠2453%
Nov 15vsIllinois StateL 21–⁠3563%
Nov 22atNorth DakotaW 34–⁠3145%
Nov 29vsNew HampshireFCS Championship – First RoundW 41–⁠361%
Dec 6atMontanaFCS Championship – Second RoundL 29–⁠5037%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Montana 50–⁠29 in the FCS Championship – Second Round; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 57 on file).

Record
9–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 6th in Missouri Valley Football Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
400–⁠307
Coach
—
Elo
1463 −75 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−12.2 No. 9 of 129 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 147
Offensive coordinator
Eric Eidsness
Defensive coordinator
Brian Bergstrom
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

Leaders

Passing yardsChase Mason QB2,021 yds
Passing touchdownsChase Mason QB15 TD
Rushing yardsJulius Loughridge RB1,004 yds
Rushing touchdownsJulius Loughridge RB7 TD
Receiving yardsAlex Bullock WR944 yds
Receiving touchdownsAlex Bullock WR5 TD
InterceptionsJalen B. Lee S3 INT

Top recruits in the 2025 class

Landon Dulaney WR★★★No. 478
Corey Blair ATH★★★No. 1325
Micah Hach OL★★★No. 2110
Calvin Hughley RB★★★No. 2409
Luke Krempges DL★★★No. 2468

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

The 2025 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs13.00.832
Receivers22.50.835
Offensive line32.70.813
Defensive line22.50.810
Defensive backs22.50.805
Athletes and specialists53.00.822
Whole class152.70.819

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.

Roster 121

The 2025 roster

121 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2025 line; 37 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 13

The 2025 portal
Julius Loughridge RB★★★from Fordham
Coleman Kuntz TE★★★from Sacramento State
Jamari Holliman CB★★★from Florida International
Jayden Oliver CB★★★from Buffalo
Koby Bretz S★★★from Nebraska
Nate White RB★★★from Wisconsin
Graham Eben LB★★from Iowa
Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda WR★★from Nebraska
Jalyn Thompson TE★★from Iowa
Luke Marble QB★★from Northern Illinois
Nate Adams OT★★from Stephen F. Austin
Alex Bullock WRfrom Nebraska

And 1 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 21

Bryce Hawthorne DL★★★★to Iowa
Griffin Wilde WR★★★to Northwestern
Mark Gronowski QB★★★to Iowa
Beau Baker TE★★★to Washington State
Caleb Francl S★★★to Washington State
Matthew Durrance S★★★to Washington State
Davin Stoffel TE★★★to Illinois
Evan Beerntsen OL★★★to Northwestern
Max Baloun DL★★★to Washington State
Tucker Large S★★★to Washington State
Angel Johnson RB★★★to Washington State
Carsten Reynolds LB★★★to Washington State

And 9 more, lower-rated or unrated.

2025 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
North Dakota State8–⁠012–⁠1
South Dakota6–⁠210–⁠5
Illinois State5–⁠312–⁠5
Youngstown State5–⁠38–⁠5
North Dakota5–⁠38–⁠6
South Dakota State4–⁠49–⁠5
Southern Illinois4–⁠47–⁠5
Indiana State1–⁠73–⁠9
Northern Iowa1–⁠73–⁠9
Murray State1–⁠71–⁠11

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