Schedule (2017)

	Game Date	Home VS Away	Score	Game Stats
	Sep-02 2017	Drake  -VS-  South Dakota	WIN 7 - 77	Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions Drake 11-82 -1 148 147 4 15 6 South Dakota 9-82 321 281 602 0 17 12
	Sep-09 2017	Bowling Green  -VS-  South Dakota	WIN 27 - 35	Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions Bowling Green 14-155 161 315 476 3 19 6 South Dakota 11-86 214 306 520 0 16 6
	Sep-16 2017	South Dakota  -VS-  North Dakota	WIN 45 - 7	Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions South Dakota 5-60 285 290 575 0 17 8 North Dakota 9-54 102 155 257 0 12 1
BYE WEEK!
	Sep-30 2017	Western Illinois  -VS-  South Dakota	WIN 33 - 38	Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions Western Illinois 13-120 33 441 474 1 16 6 South Dakota 7-86 189 328 517 0 17 6
	Oct-07 2017	South Dakota  -VS-  Youngstown State	WIN 31 - 28	Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions South Dakota 10-87 126 360 486 0 14 7 Youngstown State 4-27 188 156 344 0 16 8
	Oct-14 2017	South Dakota  -VS-  Indiana State	WIN 56 - 0	Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions South Dakota 3-25 295 410 705 1 11 7 Indiana State 2-9 71 161 232 1 16 4
	Oct-21 2017	Illinois State  -VS-  South Dakota	LOSS 37 - 21	Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions Illinois State 8-71 331 236 567 2 13 6 South Dakota 11-123 114 440 554 2 16 9
	Oct-28 2017	South Dakota  -VS-  Southern Illinois	WIN 42 - 0	Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions South Dakota 8-111 177 103 280 0 16 7 Southern Illinois 15-148 147 255 402 5 17 6
	Nov-04 2017	Northern Iowa  -VS-  South Dakota	LOSS 34 - 29	Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions Northern Iowa 7-54 55 228 283 0 13 5 South Dakota 4-30 89 401 490 4 19 10
	Nov-11 2017	North Dakota State  -VS-  South Dakota	LOSS 49 - 14	Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions North Dakota State 6-46 340 307 647 0 8 4 South Dakota 3-5 187 232 419 0 20 11
	Nov-18 2017	South Dakota  -VS-  South Dakota State	LOSS 28 - 31	Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions South Dakota 7-82 297 286 583 2 15 5 South Dakota State 7-52 87 299 386 1 14 4
	Nov-25 2017	Nicholls State  -VS-  South Dakota	WIN 31 - 38	Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions Nicholls State 6-80 232 232 464 4 15 6 South Dakota 12-102 74 378 452 1 11 3
	Dec-02 2017	Sam Houston  -VS-  South Dakota	LOSS 54 - 42	Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions Sam Houston 8-95 203 505 708 1 13 5 South Dakota 4-30 117 520 637 2 14 6
Record 2017 Overall: W:8 L:5 T:0 Conf: W:8 L:5 T:0 Division: W:8 L:5 T:0			Totals Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions South Dakota 94 - 909 Yards 2485 4335 6820 12 203 97 Opponents 110 - 993 Yards 1949 3438 5387 22 187 67

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
13	6820	525

Offense Passing

Games	Yards	Avg. Passing Yards Per Game
13	4335	333

Offense Rushing

Games	Yards	Avg. Rushing Yards Per Game
13	2485	191

Offense Scoring

Games	Total Points	Avg. Points Per Game
13	496	38

Offense Turnovers

Games	Turnovers	Avg. Turnovers Per Game
13	12	0.92

Offense Third Down Conversion

Third Down Attempts	Third Down Coversions	Third Down Conversion Percentage
203	97	47.8%

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
13	60	49	282	24	19	43	6	82%	72%

Defense Data   Back To Top

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Defense Total Yards

Games	Opponent Total Yards	Opponent Avg. Yards Per Game
13	5387	414

Defense Passing

Games	Opponent Total Passing Yards	Opponent Avg. Passing Yards Per Game
13	3438	264

Defense Rushing

Games	Opponent Total Rushing Yards	Opponent Avg. Passing Yards Per Game
13	1949	150

Defense Scoring

Games	Opponent Total Points	Opponent Avg. Points Per Game
13	338	26

Defense Turnovers

Games	Opponent Turnovers	Opponent Avg. Turnovers Per Game
13	22	1.69

Defense Third Down Stops

Opponent Third Down Attempts	Opponent Third Down Coversions	Opponent Third Down Conversion Percentage
187	67	35.8%

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
13	44	38	201	17	12	29	9	86%	66%