The 2023 season's largest margin: South Dakota State 70, Drake 7. A 63-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2023 — The Ten-Win Year
South Dakota State's 2023 season (15-0) 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 last act: South Dakota State beat Montana 23-3 in the postseason.
"Go Jacks"
2023 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.