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1913 South Dakota

1–⁠2. The season’s Wikipedia article records 3–⁠3, over six games to the three on file here.

Schedule and results

South Dakota in 1913, game by game: lost at Minnesota 0–14; lost at Notre Dame 7–20; won at Denver 43–0+43−14Lost 0–14 at Minnesota-14MinnesotaLost 7–20 at Notre Dame-13Notre DameWon 43–0 at Denver+43Denver
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27atMinnesotaL 0–⁠147%
Oct 18atNotre DameL 7–⁠208%
Oct 25atDenverW 43–⁠014%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Denver 43–⁠0.

In program history: The 16th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 86 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season article lists three games of South Dakota’s 1913 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. They don’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here.

DateOpponentResultSource
Oct 4vsNebraska WesleyanW 57–⁠7South Dakota’s article
Nov 15atMichigan StateL 7–⁠19South Dakota’s article
Nov 22atCreightonW 17–⁠0South Dakota’s article
Record
1–⁠2
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
50–⁠34
Coach
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Elo
1234 +69 this season
SP+ rating
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Recruiting class
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