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2017 South Dakota

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

Schedule and results

South Dakota in 2017, game by game: won at Drake 77–7; won at Bowling Green 35–27; won vs. North Dakota 45–7; won at Western Illinois 38–33; won vs. Youngstown State 31–28; won vs. Indiana State 56–6; lost at Illinois State 21–37; won vs. Southern Illinois 42–0; lost at Northern Iowa 29–34; lost at North Dakota State 14–49; lost vs. South Dakota State 28–31; won at Nicholls 38–31; lost at Sam Houston 42–54+70−35Won 77–7 at Drake+70DrakeWon 35–27 at Bowling Green+8Bowling GreenWon 45–7 vs. North Dakota+38North DakotaWon 38–33 at Western Illinois+5Western IllinoisWon 31–28 vs. Youngstown State+3Youngstown StateWon 56–6 vs. Indiana State+50Indiana StateLost 21–37 at Illinois State-16Illinois StateWon 42–0 vs. Southern Illinois+42Southern Illino…Lost 29–34 at Northern Iowa-5Northern IowaLost 14–49 at North Dakota State-35North Dakota St…Lost 28–31 vs. South Dakota State-3South Dakota St…Won 38–31 at Nicholls+7NichollsLost 42–54 at Sam Houston-12Sam Houston
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atDrakeW 77–⁠736%
Sep 9atBowling GreenW 35–⁠2729%
Sep 16vsNorth DakotaW 45–⁠753%
Sep 30atWestern IllinoisW 38–⁠3337%
Oct 7vsYoungstown StateW 31–⁠2851%
Oct 14vsIndiana StateW 56–⁠682%
Oct 21atIllinois StateL 21–⁠3753%
Oct 28vsSouthern IllinoisW 42–⁠067%
Nov 4atNorthern IowaL 29–⁠3446%
Nov 11atNorth Dakota StateL 14–⁠4923%
Nov 18vsSouth Dakota StateL 28–⁠3142%
Nov 25atNichollsW 38–⁠3146%
Dec 2atSam HoustonL 42–⁠5427%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Sam Houston 54–⁠42; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 86 on file).

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 5th in Missouri Valley Football Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
496–⁠344
Coach
—
Elo
1412 +135 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−7.2 No. 8 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 146
Offensive coordinators
Ted Schlafke and Bill O’Boyle
Defensive coordinators
Atiba Bradley and Tyler Yelk
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

Leaders

Passing yardsChris Streveler WR306 yds
Passing touchdownsChris Streveler WR1 TD
Rushing yardsChris Streveler WR119 yds
Rushing touchdownsChris Streveler WR3 TD
Receiving yardsKody Case WR130 yds
Receiving touchdownsKody Case WR1 TD
TacklesAlex Coker LB9 tkl
SacksAlex Coker LB1 sacks
InterceptionsDoug Lewis DB1 INT

Top recruits in the 2017 class

Reggie Crawford Jr. WR★★★No. 1175
Tyler Ciurej OG★★No. 2717
Luke Chuol SDE★★No. 2786
Kolade Amusan OLB★★No. 3114
Jakob Parks PRO★★No. 3176

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

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.767
Running backs22.00.760
Receivers42.30.776
Offensive line22.00.773
Defensive line22.00.766
Linebackers12.00.768
Whole class122.10.770

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.

2017 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
North Dakota State7–⁠114–⁠1
South Dakota State7–⁠211–⁠3
Northern Iowa6–⁠38–⁠5
Western Illinois5–⁠38–⁠4
South Dakota4–⁠48–⁠5
Illinois State4–⁠46–⁠5
Youngstown State4–⁠46–⁠5
Southern Illinois2–⁠64–⁠7
Missouri State2–⁠63–⁠8
Indiana State0–⁠80–⁠11

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