South Dakota State·MVFC

2026 — The Chapter Being Written

The 2026 season is in progress. This chapter is still being written.

Record 7-2
Final result In-progress
AP final — post-bowls
SP+ +0.6 last-week
Era —
The shape of the season · week by week, cumulative W-L below
W vs Stetson 70-7 L @ Northw 18-34 W vs New Hav 57-14 W vs Youn Sta 27-20 W vs East Ill 42-7 W @ Illi Sta 31-14 L @ Nort Dak 10-21 W vs Murr Sta 42-9 W vs Sout Dak 31-21
Defining moments
The statement

The 2026 season's largest margin: South Dakota State 70, Stetson 7. A 63-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The setback

The season's deepest loss: South Dakota State 18, Northwestern 34. A 16-point margin the season is remembered by.

"Go Jacks"
— South Dakota State fanbase voice · 2026· synthesized
What it meant

2026 is a middle chapter for South Dakota State — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.