Schedule (2026)

	Game Date	Home VS Away	Score	Game Stats
	Aug-29 2026	South Dakota State  -VS-  Stetson Univ. (FL)	WIN 70 - 7	Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions South Dakota State 7-67 95 183 278 0 15 5 Stetson Univ. (FL) 12-106 151 207 358 2 13 5 Preview / 1st Meeting / Odds: SDSU -47-5 / Site: Dana J. Dykehouse Stadium / Brookings, SD
	Sep-05 2026	Northwestern (IL)  -VS-  South Dakota State	LOSS 34 - 18	Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions Northwestern (IL) 9-61 224 273 497 0 12 5 South Dakota State 6-45 147 285 432 1 20 8 The Jackrabbits & Wildcats have not played a FB game, in their long histories / NW is an FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision), playing in the B!0) SDSU is a member of the FCS (Football Championship Subdivision), playing in the MVFC (missouriValley Football Conference) / The "Rabbits" have qualified for 14 straight FCS playoffs (3rd longest @ the FCS level) / NW opened with Tulane last year (in New Orleans) a really tuff opener, this year (2026), SDSU is a very dangereous opener,for the Cats!
	Sep-12 2026	South Dakota State  -VS-  New Haven (CT)	WIN 57 - 14	Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions South Dakota State 7-45 256 256 512 1 12 2 New Haven (CT) 4-26 150 86 236 2 15 4
	Sep-19 2026	South Dakota State  -VS-  Youngstown St (OH)	WIN 27 - 20	Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions South Dakota State 8-80 308 153 461 1 12 4 Youngstown St (OH) 9-93 57 192 249 1 11 5
	Sep-26 2026	South Dakota State  -VS-  Eastern Illinois	WIN 42 - 7	Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions South Dakota State 4-40 408 189 597 1 14 6 Eastern Illinois 4-42 73 123 196 2 16 6
	Oct-03 2026	Illinois State  -VS-  South Dakota State	WIN 14 - 31	Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions Illinois State 5-30 92 187 279 3 17 7 South Dakota State 10-93 239 153 392 1 10 4
BYE WEEK!
	Oct-17 2026	North Dakota  -VS-  South Dakota State	LOSS 21 - 10	Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions North Dakota 4-35 175 116 291 1 12 6 South Dakota State 6-50 157 169 326 0 15 4
	Oct-24 2026	South Dakota State  -VS-  Murray State (KY)	N/A	Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions South Dakota State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Murray State (KY) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
	Oct-31 2026	South Dakota State  -VS-  South Dakota	N/A	Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions South Dakota State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 South Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
	Nov-07 2026	Northern Iowa  -VS-  South Dakota State	N/A	Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions Northern Iowa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 South Dakota State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
	Nov-14 2026	Southern Illinois  -VS-  South Dakota State	N/A	Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions Southern Illinois 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 South Dakota State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
	Nov-21 2026	South Dakota State  -VS-  Indiana State	N/A	Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions South Dakota State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Indiana State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Record 2026 Overall: W:5 L:2 T:0 Conf: W:5 L:2 T:0 Division: W:5 L:2 T:0			Totals Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions South Dakota State 48 - 420 Yards 1610 1388 2998 5 98 33 Opponents 47 - 393 Yards 922 1184 2106 11 96 38

KEY

Colored Dots Indicate that the game is outside of their division.

• = Conference Game
• = Power Four Opponent
• = Group of 5 Opponent
• = FCS Opponent
• = Non-Division I Opponent

Offense Data   Back To Top

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Offense Total Yards

Games	Yards	Avg. Yards Per Game
7	2998	428

Offense Passing

Games	Yards	Avg. Passing Yards Per Game
7	1388	198

Offense Rushing

Games	Yards	Avg. Rushing Yards Per Game
7	1610	230

Offense Scoring

Games	Total Points	Avg. Points Per Game
7	255	36

Offense Turnovers

Games	Turnovers	Avg. Turnovers Per Game
7	5	0.71

Offense Third Down Conversion

Third Down Attempts	Third Down Coversions	Third Down Conversion Percentage
98	33	33.7%

Offense Red Zone

Games	RZ Drives	RZ Scores	RZ Points	RZ Rushing TD	RZ Passing TD	RZ TD Total	RZ Field Goals	RZ Scoring Percentage	RZ TD Percentage
7	28	20	96	10	2	12	8	71%	43%

Defense Data   Back To Top

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Defense Total Yards

Games	Opponent Total Yards	Opponent Avg. Yards Per Game
7	2106	301

Defense Passing

Games	Opponent Total Passing Yards	Opponent Avg. Passing Yards Per Game
7	1184	169

Defense Rushing

Games	Opponent Total Rushing Yards	Opponent Avg. Passing Yards Per Game
7	922	132

Defense Scoring

Games	Opponent Total Points	Opponent Avg. Points Per Game
7	117	17

Defense Turnovers

Games	Opponent Turnovers	Opponent Avg. Turnovers Per Game
7	11	1.57

Defense Third Down Stops

Opponent Third Down Attempts	Opponent Third Down Coversions	Opponent Third Down Conversion Percentage
96	38	39.6%

Defense Red Zone

Games	Opponent RZ Drives	Opponent RZ Scores	Opponent RZ Points	Opponent RZ Rushing_TD	Opponent RZ Passing_TD	Opponent RZ Zone TD	Opponent RZ Field Goals	Opponent RZ Scoring Percentage	Opponent RZ TD Percentage
7	16	14	72	6	4	10	4	88%	63%