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MVFC

SOUTH DAKOTA COYOTES

6–2 overall · 3–1 conference · Vermillion, SD · DakotaDome ↗

South Dakota is 6–2 overall and 3–1 in MVFC play. The team is tied for No. 3 in the MVFC through Week 7. South Dakota has won 3 straight, with a +26.3 average scoring margin over its last three. 4 regular-season games remain, beginning with North Dakota on Oct 24.

Updated Oct 18

FORECAST + SCHEDULE CONTEXT

POWER OUTLOOK

POWER SIGNALNO. 42Division I average scoring margin

REMAINING SLATE0 TOP 25opponents across 4 games

NEXT GAMEPENDINGwin probability not posted

Next-game probability appears when qualifying data is available in The Football Grid. No estimate is shown before then.

NATIONAL COMPARISON

TEAM PROFILE

Division I · through Week 7

SCORING OFFENSE39.1NO. 21points per game

SCORING DEFENSE24.4NO. 116points allowed/game

AVG. MARGIN+14.8NO. 42points per game

Calculated from completed 2026 games in The Football Grid dataset.

WEEK 8

UP NEXT

MVFC GAME

SDAK

South Dakota6–2 · MVFC 3–1

VSSAT, OCT 242P ET · Midco Sports Plus

North DakotaMVFC

UND

DakotaDome ↗ · Vermillion, SD Game details ↗

WIN PROBABILITYPENDING

FORMSDAK W3 · UND W1

SCORING MARGINSDAK +14.8 · UND +11.5

STAKESConference game

South Dakota brings the stronger scoring profile and the home-field edge.

ALL SEASON · ONE VIEW

2026 SCHEDULE

8 played · 4 remaining

AUG 29VSCentral ConnecticutVermillion, SDMidco Sports NetW 59–20

SEP 5@Northern ColoradoGreeley, COESPN+W 38–23

SEP 12VSEastern WashingtonVermillion, SDMidco Sports NetW 41–23

SEP 19@#21 Boise StateBoise, IDCBSSNL 24–38

SEP 26@Youngstown StateYoungstown, OHESPN+L 28–47

OCT 3VSIndiana StateVermillion, SDMidco Sports PlusW 44–14

OCT 10VSSouthern IllinoisVermillion, SDMidco Sports NetW 31–10

OCT 17@Murray StateMurray, KYESPN+W 48–20

OCT 24VSNorth DakotaVermillion, SDMidco Sports Plus2P

OCT 31@South Dakota StateRIVALRYBrookings, SDTBDTBD

NOV 7—BYE WEEKNo game scheduled—BYE

NOV 14VSNorthern IowaVermillion, SDESPN+2P

NOV 21@Illinois StateNormal, ILESPN+1P

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