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Drake vs South Dakota State Timeline

Explore every documented meeting, final score and season in the recorded history between Drake and South Dakota State.

PROGRAM ONEDrake4 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD4–7WINS · LOSSES
PROGRAM TWOSouth Dakota State7 recorded wins
11Recorded meetings
1945Earliest documented
2025Most recent season
0Tied games
THE RIVALRY THROUGH TIME

Head-to-head timeline

Meetings are listed oldest first. Scores and dates reflect the available historical records.

11 games
  1. 1945
    Drake34 — 0South Dakota State
    Oct 13, 1945Drake won
  2. 1948
    Drake47 — 0South Dakota State
    Sep 18, 1948Drake won
  3. 1949
    Drake40 — 0South Dakota State
    Sep 17, 1949Drake won
  4. 1957
    Drake25 — 7South Dakota State
    Sep 28, 1957Drake won
  5. 1958
    Drake6 — 12South Dakota State
    Sep 13, 1958South Dakota State won
  6. 1983
    Drake3 — 20South Dakota State
    Sep 10, 1983South Dakota State won
  7. 2016
    Drake28 — 56South Dakota State
    Sep 10, 2016South Dakota State wonDana J. Dykhouse Stadium
  8. 2017
    Drake10 — 51South Dakota State
    Sep 16, 2017South Dakota State wonDana J. Dykhouse Stadium
  9. 2019
    Drake10 — 38South Dakota State
    Sep 14, 2019South Dakota State wonDana J. Dykhouse Stadium
  10. 2023
    Drake7 — 70South Dakota State
    Sep 16, 2023South Dakota State wonTarget Field
  11. 2025
    Drake21 — 37South Dakota State
    Sep 13, 2025South Dakota State wonDana J. Dykhouse Stadium
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
2025Drake vs South Dakota State21–37South Dakota State won
2023Drake vs South Dakota State7–70South Dakota State won
2019Drake vs South Dakota State10–38South Dakota State won
2017Drake vs South Dakota State10–51South Dakota State won
2016Drake vs South Dakota State28–56South Dakota State won
1983Drake vs South Dakota State3–20South Dakota State won
1958Drake vs South Dakota State6–12South Dakota State won
1957Drake vs South Dakota State25–7Drake won
1949Drake vs South Dakota State40–0Drake won
1948Drake vs South Dakota State47–0Drake won
1945Drake vs South Dakota State34–0Drake won
OUR DATA STANDARD

Sources and historical coverage

These results are compiled from season-by-season records imported from CollegeFootballData. Only games with both final scores are counted. Older seasons and some lower-division records may be incomplete; the earliest documented year is not necessarily the first meeting ever played.

Page updated November 7, 2026 · Historical records are subject to correction.