2010 South Dakota
4–6 (1–2 Great West Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Northwestern (OK) 48–14Sep 18
By 34 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at UCF | L 7–38 | 17% |
| Sep 11 | at Minnesota | W 41–38 | 15% |
| Sep 18 | vsNorthwestern (OK) | W 48–14 | 72% |
| Sep 25 | at North Dakota State | L 16–38 | 40% |
| Oct 2 | vs North Dakota | W 27–17 | 58% |
| Oct 9 | at UC Davis | L 13–17 | 47% |
| Oct 16 | vs Northern Iowa | L 14–19 | 45% |
| Oct 30 | vs Northern Colorado | W 34–6 | 71% |
| Nov 6 | vs Cal Poly | L 24–38 | 52% |
| Nov 13 | vs Lamar | L 20–24 | 58% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Lamar 24–20; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Great West Conference.
In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 86 on file).
Games missing from our records
Wikipedia’s season article lists one game of South Dakota’s 2010 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. It doesn’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23 | atSouthern Utah | L 13–31 | Southern Utah’s article |
- Record
- 4–6
- Conference
- 1–2 tied for 3rd in Great West Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 244–249
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1259 −31 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −22.3 No. 40 of 124 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- —
2010 Great West Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Southern Utah | 3–0 | 5–5 | |
| UC Davis | 3–1 | 6–4 | |
| Cal Poly | 1–2 | 6–4 | |
 South Dakota | 1–2 | 4–6 | |
| North Dakota | 0–3 | 3–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.