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| South Dakota schedule | Rating: 79.27 (D-I #82) Projected season record: 8 - 4 overall, 5 - 3 MVC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Overall | Conf | Ratings and projections | |||||||||||||||||
| Game | Division I opponent | Site | Result | Score | record | record | Streak | Last 5 | Rating | Projection (correct/incorrect winner) | South Dakota win probability | ||||||||
| 1 | Central Connecticut State | Home | Win | 59 - 20 | 1 - 0 | 0 - 0 | W1 | 82.41 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Northern Colorado | Road | Win | 38 - 23 | 2 - 0 | 0 - 0 | W2 | 80.78 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Eastern Washington | Home | Win | 41 - 23 | 3 - 0 | 0 - 0 | W3 | 81.02 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Boise State | Road | Loss | 24 - 38 | 3 - 1 | 0 - 0 | L1 | 81.71 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Youngstown State | Road | Loss | 28 - 47 | 3 - 2 | 0 - 1 | L2 | 3-2 | 78.26 | South Dakota by 5 | 60% | ||||||||
| 6 | Indiana State | Home | Win | 44 - 14 | 4 - 2 | 1 - 1 | W1 | 3-2 | 79.27 | South Dakota by 23 | 85% | ||||||||
| 7 | Southern Illinois | Home | 10/10/2026 | South Dakota by 16 | 76% | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | Murray State | Road | 10/17/2026 | South Dakota by 33 | 92% | ||||||||||||||
| 9 | North Dakota | Home | 10/24/2026 | South Dakota by 10 | 68% | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | South Dakota State | Road | 10/31/2026 | South Dakota State by 7 | 38% | ||||||||||||||
| 11 | Northern Iowa | Home | 11/14/2026 | South Dakota by 13 | 73% | ||||||||||||||
| 12 | Illinois State | Road | 11/21/2026 | South Dakota by 2 | 53% | ||||||||||||||
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