2018 — The Ten-Win Year

South Dakota State's 2018 season (10-3) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 10-3
Final Result 10-win season
AP Final — post-bowls
SP+ -0.3 last-week
Era —
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
W vs Mont Sta 45-14 W vs Arka Blu 90-6 L @ Nort Sta 17-21 W vs Indi Sta 54-51 W vs Youn Sta 36-7 L @ Nort Iow 9-24 W @ Illi Sta 38-28 W vs Miss Sta 59-7 W @ Sout Ill 57-38 W vs Sout Dak 49-27 W vs Duquesne 51-6 W @ Kenn Sta 27-17 L @ Nort Sta 21-44 CFP
Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2018 season's largest margin: South Dakota State 90, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 6. A 84-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: South Dakota State 21, North Dakota State 44. A 23-point margin the season is remembered by.

The Postseason

The season's last act: South Dakota State fell to North Dakota State 21-44 in the postseason.

"Go Jacks"
— South Dakota State fanbase voice · 2018· synthesized
What It Meant

2018 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.