2024 — The Ten-Win Year

South Dakota State's 2024 season (12-3) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 12-3
Final Result 12-win season
AP Final — post-bowls
SP+ +6.6 last-week
Era —
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
L @ Okla St 20-44 W vs Inca Wor 45-24 W vs Augu (SD 24-3 W @ SE Lou 41-0 W @ Nort Iow 41-3 W vs Youn Sta 63-13 L @ Nort Sta 9-13 W vs Sout Dak 20-17 W vs Murr Sta 52-6 W @ Nort Dak 38-7 W vs Sout Ill 41-10 W @ Miss Sta 45-9 W vs Montana 35-18 W vs Inca Wor 55-14 L @ Nort Sta 21-28 CFP
Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2024 season's largest margin: South Dakota State 63, Youngstown State 13. A 50-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: South Dakota State 20, Oklahoma State 44. A 24-point margin the season is remembered by.

The Postseason

The season's last act: South Dakota State fell to North Dakota State 21-28 in the postseason.

"Go Jacks"
— South Dakota State fanbase voice · 2024· synthesized
What It Meant

2024 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.