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2019 South Dakota

5–⁠7 (4–⁠4 Missouri Valley Football Conference).

Schedule and results

South Dakota in 2019, game by game: lost vs. Montana 17–31; lost at No. 4 Oklahoma 14–70; lost vs. Houston Christian 52–53; won at Northern Colorado 14–6; won vs. Indiana State 38–0; won at Missouri State 45–10; lost at Northern Iowa 27–42; lost vs. Southern Illinois 28–48; lost at Western Illinois 34–38; won vs. Youngstown State 56–21; lost at North Dakota State 14–49; won vs. South Dakota State 24–21+38−56Lost 17–31 vs. Montana-14MontanaLost 14–70 at No. 4 Oklahoma-56No. 4 OklahomaLost 52–53 vs. Houston Christian-1Houston Christi…Won 14–6 at Northern Colorado+8Northern Colora…Won 38–0 vs. Indiana State+38Indiana StateWon 45–10 at Missouri State+35Missouri StateLost 27–42 at Northern Iowa-15Northern IowaLost 28–48 vs. Southern Illinois-20Southern Illino…Lost 34–38 at Western Illinois-4Western IllinoisWon 56–21 vs. Youngstown State+35Youngstown StateLost 14–49 at North Dakota State-35North Dakota St…Won 24–21 vs. South Dakota State+3South Dakota St…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsMontanaL 17–⁠3153%
Sep 7at4OklahomaL 14–⁠706%
Sep 14vsHouston ChristianL 52–⁠5373%
Sep 21atNorthern ColoradoW 14–⁠657%
Oct 5vsIndiana StateW 38–⁠054%
Oct 12atMissouri StateW 45–⁠1055%
Oct 19atNorthern IowaL 27–⁠4238%
Oct 26vsSouthern IllinoisL 28–⁠4861%
Nov 2atWestern IllinoisL 34–⁠3860%
Nov 9vsYoungstown StateW 56–⁠2148%
Nov 16atNorth Dakota StateL 14–⁠498%
Nov 23vsSouth Dakota StateW 24–⁠2128%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat South Dakota State 24–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 86 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
4–⁠4 6th in Missouri Valley Football Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
363–⁠389
Coach
—
Elo
1331 +15 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−19.3 No. 31 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 200
Offensive coordinator
Ted Schlafke
Defensive coordinator
Travis Johansen
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
Multiple

Leaders

Passing yardsAustin Simmons QB244 yds
Passing touchdownsAustin Simmons QB2 TD
Rushing yardsAustin Simmons QB28 yds
Receiving yardsKody Case WR68 yds
Receiving touchdownsCaleb Vander Esch WR1 TD
TacklesElijah Reed DB12 tkl
SacksDarin Greenfield DL1 sacks

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Jontrell Oliver WDE★★No. 3053
Robert Ford CB★★No. 3231
Cori Fant S★★No. 3231
Joey Lombard OT

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

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Defensive line12.00.789
Defensive backs22.00.780
Whole class32.00.783

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.

2019 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
North Dakota State8–⁠016–⁠0
Northern Iowa6–⁠210–⁠5
Illinois State5–⁠310–⁠5
South Dakota State5–⁠38–⁠5
Southern Illinois5–⁠37–⁠5
South Dakota4–⁠45–⁠7
Indiana State3–⁠55–⁠7
Youngstown State2–⁠66–⁠6
Missouri State1–⁠71–⁠10
Western Illinois1–⁠71–⁠11

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