NCAA FCS Missouri Valley

South Dakota football predictions & picks

Missouri Valley

2026 record: 7-3
Missouri Valley: 4th
PPG: 36.0
Streak: L1
Last 5: Won 44–14 vs Indiana State · Sat, Oct 3 Won 31–10 vs Southern Illinois · Sat, Oct 10 Won 48–20 at Murray State · Sat, Oct 17 Won 26–23 OT vs North Dakota · Sat, Oct 24 Lost 21–31 at South Dakota State · Sat, Oct 31

South Dakota next game

Wk 11

South Dakota vs2:00 PM ET Saturday, November 14 Northern Iowa

Picks

The model publishes its moneyline, spread and over/under picks in the days before kickoff. They will be here, and on the game’s own page.

South Dakota 2026 schedule & results

Every pick graded once the game ends

WeekOpponentResult Our best pickGame page

Wk 1Sat, Aug 29Aug 29 vs Central Connecticut C Connecticut W59–20 —

Wk 1Sat, Sep 5Sep 5 @Northern Colorado N Colorado W38–23 —

Wk 2Sat, Sep 12Sep 12 vs Eastern Washington E Washington W41–23 —

Wk 3Sat, Sep 19Sep 19 @Boise State Boise St L24–38 —

Wk 4Sat, Sep 26Sep 26 @Youngstown State Youngstown St L28–47 —

Wk 5Sat, Oct 3Oct 3 vs Indiana State Indiana St W44–14 —

Wk 6Sat, Oct 10Oct 10 vs Southern Illinois S Illinois W31–10 —

Wk 7Sat, Oct 17Oct 17 @Murray State Murray St W48–20 —

Wk 8Sat, Oct 24Oct 24 vs North Dakota North Dakota W26–23 OT —

Wk 9Sat, Oct 31Oct 31 @South Dakota State S Dakota St L21–31 —

Wk 11Sat, Nov 14Nov 14 vs Northern Iowa Northern Iowa 2:00 PM ET Pick coming soon

Wk 12Sat, Nov 21Nov 21 @Illinois State Illinois St 12:00 PM ET Pick coming soon

South Dakota team stats

2026 regular season · 10 games · rank among 127 FCS teams

Offense

Points 36.0/ game 15th

Total yards 394.0/ game 36th

Passing yards 218.7/ game 53rd

Rushing yards 175.3/ game 31st

Third-down conversions 44.0% 21st

Giveaways 1.0/ game 21st

Time of possession 30:01 59th

Defense

Points allowed 24.9/ game 49th

Yards allowed 380.0/ game 70th

Passing yards allowed 206.6/ game 52nd

Rushing yards allowed 173.4/ game 83rd

Takeaways 1.4/ game 54th

Penalties 5.5/ game 35th

South Dakota leaders

2026 regular season

Passing Austyn Modrzewski 2,126yds 27 TD · 6 INT · 67.9% comp. · 10 games

Rushing Charles Pierre Jr. 726yds 7 TD · 6.2 per carry · 9 games

Receiving Brayden White 614yds 45 catches · 9 TD · 10 games

Tackles Wade Abrams 83 10 games

Sacks Chris Dixon 3 9 games

Interceptions RJ Stewart 2 1 passes defended · 5 games

Missouri Valley standings

All college standings

#Team WLT W-L PCTPFPA DIFFSTRKSTK

1 South Dakota State S Dakota St 820 8-2 .800 369162 +207 W3

2 Youngstown State Youngstown St 820 8-2 .800 406248 +158 W6

3 Illinois State Illinois St 730 7-3 .700 337193 +144 L1

4 South Dakota South Dakota 730 7-3 .700 360249 +111 L1

5 North Dakota North Dakota 740 7-4 .636 393279 +114 W1

6 Southern Illinois S Illinois 550 5-5 .500 240257 −17 W2

7 Northern Iowa Northern Iowa 450 4-5 .444 231260 −29 L1

8 Indiana State Indiana St 280 2-8 .200 247360 −113 L6

9 Murray State Murray St 190 1-9 .100 167431 −264 L7

South Dakota FAQ

Who does South Dakota play next?

Next up for South Dakota: home against Northern Iowa, Saturday, November 14, 2:00 PM ET. Our picks for it go up in the days before kickoff.

What is South Dakota’s record this season?

South Dakota is 7-3, 4th in the Missouri Valley.

Who leads South Dakota in passing yards?

Austyn Modrzewski, with 2,126 passing yards in the 2026 regular season (27 TD · 6 INT · 67.9% comp. · 10 games).

Missouri Valley rivals

All teams

Illinois State Indiana State Murray State North Dakota Northern Iowa South Dakota State Southern Illinois Youngstown State

South Dakota this week

South Dakota is 7-3, 4-2 in Missouri Valley play. Its last game was a 31–21 loss to South Dakota State on October 31, ending a four-game winning streak. Its offense averages 36.0 points a game (tied for 15th in FCS), and its defense allows 24.9 (49th).

Next up, South Dakota hosts Northern Iowa on Saturday, November 14 at 2:00 PM ET. The rest of the week’s games are on the college football picks board.