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2013 South Dakota

4–⁠8 (3–⁠5 Missouri Valley Football Conference).

Schedule and results

South Dakota in 2013, game by game: won vs. UC Davis 10–7; lost at Kansas 14–31; lost at Northern Arizona 16–22; lost at Western Illinois 10–24; won vs. Missouri State 17–14; won vs. Indiana State 17–14; won at Northern Iowa 38–31; lost at Illinois State 14–28; lost vs. Youngstown State 34–38; lost vs. Montana 27–31; lost vs. South Dakota State 12–27; lost at North Dakota State 0–42+7−42Won 10–7 vs. UC Davis+3UC DavisLost 14–31 at Kansas-17KansasLost 16–22 at Northern Arizona-6Northern ArizonaLost 10–24 at Western Illinois-14Western IllinoisWon 17–14 vs. Missouri State+3Missouri StateWon 17–14 vs. Indiana State+3Indiana StateWon 38–31 at Northern Iowa+7Northern IowaLost 14–28 at Illinois State-14Illinois StateLost 34–38 vs. Youngstown State-4Youngstown StateLost 27–31 vs. Montana-4MontanaLost 12–27 vs. South Dakota State-15South Dakota St…Lost 0–42 at North Dakota State-42North Dakota St…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsUC DavisW 10–⁠752%
Sep 7atKansasL 14–⁠3126%
Sep 21atNorthern ArizonaL 16–⁠2231%
Sep 28atWestern IllinoisL 10–⁠2442%
Oct 5vsMissouri StateW 17–⁠1449%
Oct 12vsIndiana StateW 17–⁠1445%
Oct 19atNorthern IowaW 38–⁠3117%
Oct 26atIllinois StateL 14–⁠2832%
Nov 2vsYoungstown StateL 34–⁠3829%
Nov 9vsMontanaL 27–⁠3128%
Nov 16vsSouth Dakota StateL 12–⁠2733%
Nov 23atNorth Dakota StateL 0–⁠426%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to North Dakota State 42–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

In program history: The 17th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 86 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 7th in Missouri Valley Football Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
209–⁠309
Coach
—
Elo
1211 −20 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−20.9 No. 43 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 209
Offensive coordinator
Wesley Beschorner
Defensive coordinator
Jason Petrino
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

Leaders

Passing yardsJosh Vander Maten QB67 yds
Passing touchdownsJosh Vander Maten QB1 TD
Rushing yardsJosh Vander Maten QB78 yds
Rushing touchdownsJosh Vander Maten QB1 TD
Receiving yardsTyson Graham WR37 yds
Receiving touchdownsDrew Potter WR1 TD

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Miles Bergner K★★No. 2564

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Athletes and specialists12.00.767

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.

Drafted in 2014

The 2014 draft
Rd 7Tyler Starr OLBAtlanta Falcons

2013 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
North Dakota State8–⁠013–⁠0
South Dakota State5–⁠39–⁠4
Youngstown State5–⁠38–⁠4
Southern Illinois5–⁠37–⁠5
Missouri State5–⁠35–⁠7
Illinois State4–⁠45–⁠6
Northern Iowa3–⁠57–⁠5
South Dakota3–⁠54–⁠8
Western Illinois2–⁠64–⁠8
Indiana State0–⁠81–⁠11

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