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2012 South Dakota

1–⁠10 (0–⁠8 Missouri Valley Football Conference).

Schedule and results

South Dakota in 2012, game by game: lost at Montana 24–35; won vs. Colgate 31–21; lost at Northwestern 7–38; lost vs. Illinois State 31–34; lost vs. Western Illinois 17–24; lost at Missouri State 24–27; lost vs. North Dakota State 0–54; lost at Indiana State 14–45; lost at Youngstown State 10–13; lost vs. Northern Iowa 21–24; lost vs. South Dakota State 8–31+10−54Lost 24–35 at Montana-11MontanaWon 31–21 vs. Colgate+10ColgateLost 7–38 at Northwestern-31NorthwesternLost 31–34 vs. Illinois State-3Illinois StateLost 17–24 vs. Western Illinois-7Western IllinoisLost 24–27 at Missouri State-3Missouri StateLost 0–54 vs. North Dakota State-54North Dakota St…Lost 14–45 at Indiana State-31Indiana StateLost 10–13 at Youngstown State-3Youngstown StateLost 21–24 vs. Northern Iowa-3Northern IowaLost 8–31 vs. South Dakota State-23South Dakota St…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atMontanaL 24–⁠3525%
Sep 8vsColgateW 31–⁠2163%
Sep 22atNorthwesternL 7–⁠3818%
Sep 29vsIllinois StateL 31–⁠3439%
Oct 6vsWestern IllinoisL 17–⁠2467%
Oct 13atMissouri StateL 24–⁠2756%
Oct 20vsNorth Dakota StateL 0–⁠5423%
Oct 27atIndiana StateL 14–⁠4522%
Nov 3atYoungstown StateL 10–⁠1330%
Nov 10vsNorthern IowaL 21–⁠2433%
Nov 17vsSouth Dakota StateL 8–⁠3123%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to South Dakota State 31–⁠8; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

In program history: The 19th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 86 on file).

Record
1–⁠10
Conference
0–⁠8 10th in Missouri Valley Football Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
187–⁠346
Coach
—
Elo
1197 −122 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−23.7 No. 47 of 122 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Wesley Beschorner
Defensive coordinator
Jason Petrino
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

Leaders

Passing yardsJosh Vander Maten QB189 yds
Rushing yardsJosh Vander Maten QB38 yds
Rushing touchdownsJosh Vander Maten QB1 TD
Receiving yardsTerrance Terry WR66 yds

2012 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
North Dakota State7–⁠111–⁠1
South Dakota State6–⁠29–⁠4
Illinois State5–⁠39–⁠3
Indiana State5–⁠37–⁠4
Southern Illinois5–⁠36–⁠5
Youngstown State4–⁠47–⁠4
Northern Iowa4–⁠45–⁠6
Missouri State3–⁠53–⁠8
Western Illinois1–⁠73–⁠8
South Dakota0–⁠81–⁠10

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