South Dakota State·MVFC

2020 — The 2020 Season

South Dakota State's 2020 season (0-1) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 0-1
Final result Postseason
AP final — post-bowls
SP+ -5.3 last-week
Era —
The shape of the season · week by week, cumulative W-L below
L vs Sam Hou 21-23 Bowl
Defining moments
The setback

The season's deepest loss: South Dakota State 21, Sam Houston 23. A 2-point margin the season is remembered by.

The postseason

The season's last act: South Dakota State fell to Sam Houston 21-23 in the postseason.

"Go Jacks"
— South Dakota State fanbase voice · 2020· synthesized
What it meant

2020 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.