The 2021 season's largest margin: South Dakota State 55, Utah Tech 7. A 48-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2021 — The Ten-Win Year
South Dakota State's 2021 season (11-3) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
The season's deepest loss: South Dakota State 17, Montana State 31. A 14-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: South Dakota State fell to Montana State 17-31 in the postseason.
"Go Jacks"
2021 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.