South Dakota State football, 1889–1909

The South Dakota State Jackrabbits football program represents South Dakota State University in American football. This article covers the history of the program in the first two decades. Prior to 1904, the school was known as the South Dakota Agricultural College. In 1904, the school was renamed South Dakota State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. The team played its home games at Brookings, South Dakota.

Significant milestones in the period covered include the following:

* South Dakota Agricultural began competing in intercollegiate football in 1889, eight years after the school was founded. The team played a single game against the University of South Dakota in 1889, ending in a 6–6 tie. It was the first game in the South Dakota–South Dakota State football rivalry. South Dakota State did not win a game in that rivalry until 30 years later in 1919.[1]

* After a seven-year hiatus, the program resumed intercollegiate play in 1897 with a game against the University of Sioux Falls, ending in a 22–0 loss.[1]

* In 1898, South Dakota Agricultural won its first football game, a 62–0 victory over a team from Watertown, South Dakota.[1]

* The 1899 team compiled the progam's first winning record of 3–1, including shut out victories over Huron College (55–0) and Madison Normal (23–0) and ending with a 57–0 loss to Mitchell University.[1]

* In 1903, the team commenced its rivalry with North Dakota State, now known for the Dakota Marker trophy. North Dakota State won the inaugural game by an 85–0 score. It remains the worst loss in program history, followed by an 81–0 loss to Minnesota in 1905 and an 86–6 loss to Kansas in 1947.[1]

* In 1908, the team won its first rivalry game with North Dakota State, prevailing by an 11–5 score.[1]

Regular opponents during the first two decades included the Flandreau Indian School, the Yankton College, the Huron University, Madison Normal School (now known as Dakota State University), and Dakota University at Mitchell (now known as Dakota Wesleyan University).

## 1889[edit]

1889 South Dakota Agricultural football

Conference| Independent
Record| 0–0–1
Head coach|

* None

Seasons

1897 ->

1889 Midwestern college football independents records

* v
* t
* e

| Conf |  |  | Overall

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Miami (OH) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 0  | - | 0
Butler |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 0  | - | 0
Washington University |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 0  | - | 0
Iowa College |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 0  | - | 0
Lake Forest |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 0  | - | 0
Notre Dame |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 0  | - | 0
South Dakota |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 0  | - | 1
Minnesota |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 1  | - | 0
Purdue |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 1  | - | 0
South Dakota Agricultural |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 0  | - | 1
Northwestern |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 2  | - | 0
Cincinnati |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 1  | - | 0
Wabash |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 1  | - | 0
Michigan |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 2  | - | 0
Indiana |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 1  | - | 1
Iowa |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 1  | - | 0
Wisconsin |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 2  | - | 0

The 1889 South Dakota Agricultural football team represented South Dakota Agricultural College as an independent during the 1889 college football season. In their first season of existence, they played in one game, a 6–6 tie against the University of South Dakota.[1]

### Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result

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1889| South Dakota| (rivalry)| T 6–6

## 1897[edit]

1897 South Dakota Agricultural football

Conference| Independent
Record| 0–1
Head coach|

* None

Seasons

<- 1889

1898 ->

1897 Midwestern college football independents records

* v
* t
* e

| Conf |  |  | Overall

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Butler |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 0  | - | 0
Fairmount |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 0  | - | 0
Washburn |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 0
Cincinnati |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 1  | - | 1
Iowa State Normal |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0
Ohio Wesleyan |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 1
Indiana |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 1
Ohio |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
Carthage |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 1  | - | 0
Iowa Agricultural |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 1  | - | 0
Notre Dame |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 1  | - | 1
Michigan Agricultural |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 2  | - | 1
Central Michigan |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 1  | - | 0
Baldwin–Wallace |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 1  | - | 1
Chicago Dental Infirmary |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 2  | - | 1
Missouri |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  | - | 0
Lake Forest |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 1
Drake |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0
Heidelberg |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0
Detroit College |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 2  | - | 0
Indiana Normal |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 4  | - | 0
Kansas State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 2  | - | 1
Mount Union |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 4  | - | 1
Rush Medical College |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 4  | - | 1
DePauw |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 0
Wittenberg |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 0
Haskell |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 4  | - | 0
Indiana State Normal |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 4  | - | 0
Ohio State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 7  | - | 1
South Dakota Agricultural |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 1  | - | 0
Washington University |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 2  | - | 0
North Dakota Agricultural |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 3  | - | 0

The 1897 South Dakota Agricultural football team was an American football team that represented South Dakota Agricultural College as an independent during the 1897 college football season. In their first season since 1889, they played in one game, a 22–0 loss against Sioux Falls.[1]

### Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result

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1897| Sioux Falls| | L 0–22

## 1898[edit]

1898 South Dakota Agricultural football

Conference| Independent
Record| 1–1–1
Head coach|

* Bert H. Morrison (1st season)

Seasons

<- 1897

1899 ->

1898 Midwestern college football independents records

* v
* t
* e

| Conf |  |  | Overall

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Washington University |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 0  | - | 0
Detroit College |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 0  | - | 0
Carthage |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 0  | - | 0
Iowa State Normal |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 0  | - | 1
Washburn |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 0  | - | 1
Kansas |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 0
Cincinnati |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 3
Indiana |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 1  | - | 2
Nebraska |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 0
Drake |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0
Lake Forest |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 1  | - | 0
Notre Dame |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0
Western Reserve |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
Butler |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 1  | - | 1
Heidelberg |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0
Michigan Agricultural |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0
Iowa State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0
Kansas State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 1  | - | 2
Miami (OH) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 1  | - | 0
South Dakota Agricultural |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 1  | - | 1
DePauw |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 2
Iowa |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 2
Ohio |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 2  | - | 1
Ohio State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 0
Baldwin–Wallace |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0
Central Michigan |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 2  | - | 0
Indiana State Normal |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 2  | - | 0
North Dakota Agricultural |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 2  | - | 0
Wabash |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 5  | - | 1
Ohio Wesleyan |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 5  | - | 0
Haskell |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 7  | - | 0
Missouri |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 4  | - | 1
Wittenberg |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 5  | - | 1
Fairmount |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 1  | - | 0

The 1898 South Dakota Agricultural football team was an American football team that represented South Dakota Agricultural College as an independent during the 1898 college football season. In its first season under head coach Bert H. Morrison, the team compiled a 1–1–1 record.[1]

### Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Source

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| Watertown| | W 62–0|
| Yankton| | T 0–0|
| Sioux Falls (city)| | L 6–11|

## 1899[edit]

1899 South Dakota Agricultural football

Conference| Independent
Record| 3–1
Head coach|

* Bert H. Morrison (2nd season)

Seasons

<- 1898

1900 ->

1899 Midwestern college football independents records

* v
* t
* e

| Conf |  |  | Overall

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Kansas |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 0  | - | 0
North Dakota |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 0  | - | 0
Detroit College |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 0  | - | 0
Ohio State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 0  | - | 1
Iowa |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 0  | - | 1
Washington University |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0
Missouri |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 2  | - | 0
Chicago P&S |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 1  | - | 0
Mount Union |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 1
Indiana |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0
South Dakota Agricultural |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 1  | - | 0
Wabash |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 0  | - | 1
Cincinnati |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0
Drake |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0
Heidelberg |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0
Buchtel |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 1  | - | 0
Doane |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 1  | - | 0
Northern Illinois State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 0  | - | 2
Notre Dame |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 1
Central Michigan |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0
Fairmount |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 1  | - | 2
Carthage |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 2  | - | 1
Western Reserve |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
Wittenberg |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
Iowa State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 1
Rush Medical |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 3  | - | 1
Ohio |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 2  | - | 0
Ohio Wesleyan |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
Haskell |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
Lake Forest |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 2
Kansas State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0
Michigan Agricultural |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 4  | - | 1
Iowa State Normal |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 3  | - | 2
Washburn |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 5  | - | 2
Butler |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 3  | - | 0
Miami (OH) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0
Nebraska |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 7  | - | 1
North Dakota Agricultural |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 1  | - | 0
Baldwin–Wallace |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 4  | - | 0

The 1899 South Dakota Agricultural football team was an American football team that represented South Dakota Agricultural College as an independent during the 1899 college football season. In its second and final season under head coach Bert H. Morrison, the team compiled a 3–1 record.[1]

### Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Source

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| Madison Normal| | W 12–5|
| Huron| | W 55–0|
| Madison Normal| | W 23–0|
November 20| at Mitchell| Mitchell, South Dakota| L 0–57|

## 1900[edit]

1900 South Dakota Agricultural football

Conference| Independent
Record| 3–2
Head coach|

* James Hutchinson (1st season)

Seasons

<- 1899

1901 ->

1900 Midwestern college football independents records

* v
* t
* e

| Conf |  |  | Overall

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Central Michigan |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 0  | - | 0
Lake Forest |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 0  | - | 0
Haskell |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 1  | - | 0
North Dakota Agricultural |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 1
Ohio State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 1
Nebraska |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 1
Beloit |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 2
Kirksville Osteopaths |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 1
Washburn |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0
Wittenberg |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 1
Drake |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Doane |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 1  | - | 0
Notre Dame |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 1
Fairmount |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
Detroit College |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0
South Dakota Agricultural |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0
Washington University |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 2  | - | 1
Carthage |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0
Wabash |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
Missouri |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 1
Northern Illinois State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 2  | - | 2
Iowa State Normal |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 1
Buchtel |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 3  | - | 1
Cincinnati |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 1
Ohio |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 4  | - | 1
Kansas State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0
Kansas |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 5  | - | 2
Ohio Wesleyan |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 5  | - | 2
Iowa State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 5  | - | 1
Butler |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 1  | - | 3
Heidelberg |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 2  | - | 2
Michigan Agricultural |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 3  | - | 0
Chicago P&S |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 3  | - | 0
Mount Union |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 4  | - | 1
Miami (OH) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 4  | - | 0

The 1900 South Dakota Agricultural football team was an American football team that represented South Dakota Agricultural College as an independent during the 1900 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach James Hutchinson, they compiled a 3–2 record.[1]

### Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Source

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November 3| Flandreau Indian School|

* S.D.A.C. athletic grounds
* Brookings, SD

| W 23–0| [2]
| Yankton| | W 17–0|
| Huron| | W 38–0|
| Mitchell| | L 5–22|
November 16| South Dakota|

* Athletic Park
* Brookings, SD (rivalry)

| L 0–17| [3]

## 1901[edit]

1901 South Dakota Agricultural football

Conference| Independent
Record| 3–2
Head coach|

* None

Seasons

<- 1900

1902 ->

1901 Midwestern college football independents records

* v
* t
* e

| Conf |  |  | Overall

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Saint Louis |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 0  | - | 0
North Dakota Agricultural |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 0  | - | 0
Marquette |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 0  | - | 1
Northern Illinois State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 0
Notre Dame |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 1
Ohio Wesleyan |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 0
Kirksville Osteopaths |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 3  | - | 0
Nebraska |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0
Ohio |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 2
Doane |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 1  | - | 0
Haskell |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0
Lake Forest |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 5  | - | 0
Ohio State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 1
Washington University |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 1
Ohio Medical |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 1
Iowa State Normal |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 2
South Dakota Agricultural |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0
Beloit |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 3
Washburn |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 2  | - | 3
Carthage |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 1  | - | 0
Drake |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0
Detroit College |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0
Mount Union |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 1
Wittenberg |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0
Kansas State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 1
Michigan Agricultural |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 1
Iowa State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 2
Kansas |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 2
Wabash |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
Fairmount |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
Heidelberg |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 3  | - | 1
Miami (OH) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 3  | - | 1
Cincinnati |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 4  | - | 1
Case |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 7  | - | 0
Missouri |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 6  | - | 1
Butler |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 1  | - | 0
Chicago Eclectic Medical |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 3  | - | 0

The 1901 South Dakota Agricultural football team was an American football team that represented South Dakota Agricultural College as an independent during the 1901 college football season. The team compiled a 3–2 record.[4]

### Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Source

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October 19| at Huron| Huron, SD| W 38–0| [5][6]
November 5| Yankton|

* Athletic park
* Brookings, SD

| W 17–0| [7]
November 9| Flandreau Indian School|

* Athletic park
* Brookings, SD

| W 42–0| [8]
November 21| at South Dakota| Vermillion, SD | L 0–22 (rivalry)| [9]
November | at Mitchell| Mitchell, SD| L 5–22| [10]

## 1902[edit]

1902 South Dakota Agricultural football

Conference| Independent
Record| 3–2
Head coach|

* L. L. Gilkey (1st season)

Home stadium| Athletic Park

Seasons

<- 1901

1903 ->

1902 Midwestern college football independents records

* v
* t
* e

| Conf |  |  | Overall

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|

Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Nebraska |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 0  | - | 0
South Dakota |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 0  | - | 0
North Dakota Agricultural |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 0  | - | 0
Central Michigan |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 0  | - | 0
Ohio Medical |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 1  | - | 0
Marquette |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 1
Knox |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 2  | - | 0
Northern Illinois State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 1
Haskell |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 1
Notre Dame |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 1
Drake |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 1
Mount Union |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Iowa State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 1
Carthage |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 1  | - | 1
Cincinnati |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 2  | - | 2
Missouri |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
Miami (OH) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 1
Kansas |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
South Dakota Agricultural |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0
Fairmount |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 1
Detroit College |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0
Lake Forest |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 1
Western Illinois |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 2  | - | 0
Michigan Agricultural |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
Wittenberg |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 2
Washburn |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 0
Doane |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0
Heidelberg |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 1
Wabash |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 4  | - | 2
Buchtel |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 5  | - | 0
Washington University |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 1
Butler |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 3  | - | 0
Kansas State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 0
Michigan State Normal |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 5  | - | 1
Iowa State Normal |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 6  | - | 1
Ohio |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 5  | - | 1

The 1902 South Dakota Agricultural football team was an American football team that represented South Dakota Agricultural College as an independent during the 1902 college football season. The team compiled a 3–2 record.[1]

The team began the season with L. L. Gilkey as its coach, but he was released in late October due to the lack of funds in the Athletic Association. Gilkey then returned to his regular work purchasing chickens for the Huron Produce Co.[11]

The 1902 football season in South Dakota witnessed the death of Harry Jordan, a young man from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and led to the cancellation of games in that city.[12] At the end of the season, an editorial was published in The Daily Argus-Leader from a correspondent in Britton, South Dakota, proposing a bill "to abolish football within the precincts of South Dakota." The appeal was based on the loss of life and "mutilation" during the prior football season, the loss of study time, and the game's tendency to promote "immorality", including betting, rioting, debauchery, and "the refinement of cruelty, needless senseless cruelty." The author denounced: "That so savage and barbarious a game can meet with the approval of Christian educators and ministers of the gospel in the year of our Lord 1902 is one of the amazing exhibitions of the century."[13]

### Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Source

|
|
|
|

October| Huron| | W 17–0|
October 18| Flandreau Indian School|

* Athletic Park
* Brookings, SD

| L 5–6| [14]
November 7| South Dakota Mines| | W 17–5| [15]
November 8| Flandreau Indian School|

* College gridiron
* Brookings, SD

| W 28–0| [16]
November 20| South Dakota| Brookings, SD (rivalry)| L 0–10| [17]

[1]

## 1903[edit]

1903 South Dakota Agricultural football

Conference| Independent
Record| 1–2
Head coach|

* None

Home stadium| Athletic Park

Seasons

<- 1902

1904 ->

1903 Midwestern college football independents records

* v
* t
* e

| Conf |  |  | Overall

|
|
|
|

Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Nebraska |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 0  | - | 0
North Dakota |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 0  | - | 0
Central Michigan |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 0  | - | 0
Notre Dame |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 0  | - | 1
Iowa State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 0
Marquette |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 0
Lake Forest |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 0
North Dakota Agricultural |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0
Haskell |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
Fairmount |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0
Wabash |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 3  | - | 0
St. Xavier |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
Wittenberg |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 1
Doane |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 1  | - | 0
Northern Illinois State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0
American Medical |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Kansas |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Drake |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
Kirksville Osteopaths |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
Iowa State Normal |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 1
Ohio Medical |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
Michigan State Normal |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0
Washington University |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 2
Heidelberg |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 2
Kansas State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 1
Detroit College |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 0
Shurtleff |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 4  | - | 1
Ohio |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0
South Dakota Agricultural |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 2  | - | 0
Mount Union |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 5  | - | 1
DePauw |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 1
Miami (OH) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 4  | - | 0
Missouri |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 7  | - | 1
Western Illinois |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 3  | - | 1
Cincinnati |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 8  | - | 0
Baldwin–Wallace |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 1  | - | 0
Buchtel |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 2  | - | 0
Butler |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 3  | - | 0
Chicago P&S |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 4  | - | 0

The 1903 South Dakota Agricultural football team was an American football team that represented South Dakota Agricultural College as an independent during the 1903 college football season. The team compiled a 1–2 record.[1]

### Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Source

|
|
|
|

October 19| at North Dakota Agricultral| Fargo, ND (rivalry)| L 0–85| [18]
November 7| Flandreau Indian School|

* Athletic Park
* Brookings, SD

| W 22–0| [19]
November 13| at Huron| Huron, SD| L 0–11| [20]

## 1904[edit]

1904 South Dakota State football

Conference| Independent
Record| 4–2–1
Head coach|

* J. Harrison Werner (1st season)

Home stadium| Athletic Park

Seasons

<- 1903

1905 ->

1904 Midwestern college football independents records

* v
* t
* e

| Conf |  |  | Overall

|
|
|
|

Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Saint Louis |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 0  | - | 0
Bethany (KS) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 0  | - | 0
Northern Illinois State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 0  | - | 0
Missouri State Normal |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 0  | - | 0
Haskell |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 0
Michigan Agricultural |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 0
Cincinnati |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 0
Butler |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 0
Doane |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0
Kansas |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 1
DePauw |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 0
Iowa State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
Ohio Northern |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 1
Michigan State Normal |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0
Wittenberg |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0
Marquette |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0
Nebraska |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
Detroit College |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0
South Dakota State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 2  | - | 1
Notre Dame |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
Iowa State Normal |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 1
Western Illinois |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Heidelberg |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 1
Drake |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
Carthage |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 0  | - | 2
North Dakota Agricultural |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0
Wabash |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0
Fairmount |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
Lake Forest |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 1
Ohio Medical |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 4  | - | 2
Washington University |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
Ohio |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 4  | - | 1
Missouri |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
Mount Union |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 0
Miami (OH) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0
Kansas State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 6  | - | 0
American Medical |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 3  | - | 0

The 1904 South Dakota State football team was an American football team that represented South Dakota State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts as an independent during the 1904 college football season. In its first and only year under head coach J. Harrison Werner, the team compiled a 4–2–1 record.[1]

### Schedule[edit]

Date| Time| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

|
|
|
|
|
|

October 1| 3:07 p.m.| Flandreau Indian School| Brookings, SD| W 15–0| | [21]
October 8 | | Madison Normal| Brookings, SD| W 11–5| | [22]
October 21| 3:00 p.m.| Mitchell|

* Athletic Park
* Brookings, SD

| L 5–6| | [23]
October 29| | vs. Huron| DeSmet, SD| W 15–0| | [24]
November 4| | at South Dakota| Vermillion, SD (rivalry)| T 6–6| | [25][26]
November 18| | Pipestone High School|

* Athletic Park
* Brookings, SD

| W 38–0| | [27]
November 25| 2:30 p.m.| at Mitchell|

* Athletic Park
* Mitchell, SD

| L 0–10| 1,000| [28][29]

## 1905[edit]

1905 South Dakota State football

Conference| Independent
Record| 2–3
Head coach|

* William Blaine (1st season)

Seasons

<- 1904

1906 ->

1905 Midwestern college football independents records

* v
* t
* e

| Conf |  |  | Overall

|
|
|
|

Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Detroit College |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 0  | - | 0
Kansas |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 1  | - | 0
Central Michigan |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 0
Doane |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0
Nebraska |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 2  | - | 0
Saint Louis |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
Butler |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 1
Kansas State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0
Northern Illinois State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 1  | - | 1
Carthage |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0
Western Illinois |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0
Iowa State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Washington University |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 2
Wittenberg |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 0
Heidelberg |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Iowa State Normal |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 2
Cincinnati |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
Miami (OH) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0
Missouri |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
Notre Dame |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
Fairmount |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 1
Haskell |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 1
Lake Forest |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Wabash |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Drake |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0
Michigan State Normal |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0
Marquette |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 0
South Dakota State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0
Ohio |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 5  | - | 2
DePauw |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
Mount Union |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 0
North Dakota Agricultural |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 4  | - | 1
Baldwin–Wallace |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 1  | - | 0
Chicago P&S |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 1  | - | 0
St. Mary's (OH) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 3  | - | 0

The 1905 South Dakota State football team was an American football team that represented South Dakota State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts as an independent during the 1905 college football season. In its first and only year under head coach William Blaine, the team compiled a 2–3 record.[1]

### Schedule[edit]

Date| Time| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

|
|
|
|
|
|

October 7| 2:00 p.m.| Flandreau Indian School|

* City base ball park
* Brookings, SD

| W 46–0| | [30][31]
October 21|  | Madison High School|

* Athletic Park
* Brookings, SD

| W 28–0| | [32]
October 27| 2:30 p.m.| Mitchell| Brookings, SD| L 0–24| | [33]
November 11| | Minnesota|

* Northrop Field
* Minneapolis, MN

| L 0–81| 1,000| [34]
November 21| | South Dakota|

* College field
* Brookings, SD (rivalry)

| L 0–17| | [35]

## 1906[edit]

1906 South Dakota State football

Conference| Independent
Record| 3–1
Head coach|

* William Juneau (1st season)

Home stadium| Ball base park

Seasons

<- 1905

1907 ->

1906 Midwestern college football independents records

* v
* t
* e

| Conf |  |  | Overall

|
|
|
|

Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Saint Louis |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 0  | - | 0
North Dakota Agricultural |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 0  | - | 0
Butler |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 0  | - | 0
Michigan State Normal |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 0  | - | 1
Iowa State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 1  | - | 0
Ohio |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 0
Notre Dame |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 0
St. Mary's (OH) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0
Fairmount |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 2
Wabash |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 1
South Dakota State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 1  | - | 0
Kansas |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 2
Michigan Agricultural |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 2
Kansas State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0
Missouri |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 1
Detroit College |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 2  | - | 1
Northern Illinois State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 2  | - | 1
Carthage |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0
Lake Forest |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0
Nebraska |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Wittenberg |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 1
Heidelberg |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 3  | - | 1
Washington University |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 2  | - | 2
Beloit |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 1
Franklin |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 0
Doane |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0
Shurtleff |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 4  | - | 2
Western State Normal (MI) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 2  | - | 0
Mount Union |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 5  | - | 1
Drake |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 5  | - | 0
Haskell |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 5  | - | 0
Marquette |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 4  | - | 2
Chicago P&S |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 1  | - | 1
Cincinnati |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 7  | - | 2
Western Illinois |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 3  | - | 0

The 1906 South Dakota State football team was an American football team that represented South Dakota State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts as an independent during the 1906 college football season. In its first year under head coach William Juneau, the team compiled a 3–1 record.[1]

### Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

|
|
|
|
|

October 13| Huron|

* Ball base park
* Brookings, SD

| W 36–4| | [36]
November 2| North Dakota|

* Ball base park
* Brookings, SD

| W 5–4| 500| [37]
November 15| at Dakota Wesleyan|  Mitchell, SD| W 11–4| | [38]
November 22| at South Dakota| Vermillion, SD (rivalry)| L 0–22| | [39]

## 1907[edit]

1907 South Dakota State football

Conference| Independent
Record| 5–2
Head coach|

* William Juneau (2nd season)

Captain| Charles Coughlin
Home stadium| Fair grounds

Seasons

<- 1906

1908 ->

1907 Midwestern college football independents records

* v
* t
* e

| Conf |  |  | Overall

|
|
|
|

Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Marquette |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 0  | - | 0
North Dakota Agricultural |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 0  | - | 0
Notre Dame |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 0  | - | 1
Miami (OH) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 0
Michigan |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0
Mount Union |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 2  | - | 0
Fairmount |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 0
Iowa State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0
Lake Forest |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 1  | - | 1
South Dakota State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0
St. Vincent's (IL) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0
Wabash |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0
Saint Louis |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
Michigan Agricultural |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 2  | - | 1
Western State Normal |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 2  | - | 1
Kansas State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
Michigan State Normal |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0
Wittenberg |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
Central Michigan |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0
Drake |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 1
Ohio |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 1
Western Illinois |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0
Franklin |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 1
Heidelberg |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 4  | - | 1
Butler |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 3  | - | 2
Carthage |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 5  | - | 0
Haskell |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 1
Chicago P&S |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 3  | - | 0
Detroit College |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 3  | - | 0
Northern Illinois State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 4  | - | 1
Doane |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0
St. Mary's (OH) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 4  | - | 0
Baldwin–Wallace |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 6  | - | 0

The 1907 South Dakota State football team was an American football team that represented South Dakota State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts as an independent during the 1907 college football season. In its second and final year under head coach William Juneau, the team compiled a 5–2 record.[1]

### Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Source

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October 12| Huron| Brookings, SD| L 0–4| [40]
October 19| Flandreau Indian School|

* Fair grounds
* Brookings, SD

| W 46–0| [41]
October 26| Toland's Business College|

* Fair grounds
* Brookings, SD

| W 29–0| [42]
November 1| at North Dakota| Grand Forks, ND| L 6–24| [43]
November 8| Dakota Wesleyan|

* Fair grounds
* Brookings, SD

| W 5–0| [44][45]
November 16| at Yankton| Yankton, SD| W 12–10| [46]
November 22 (?)| Huron| | W 8–4| [47]

## 1908[edit]

1908 South Dakota State football

1908 South Dakota State football team

Conference| Independent
Record| 3–3–1
Head coach|

* Jason M. Saunderson (1st season)

Home stadium| Fair grounds

Seasons

<- 1907

1909 ->

1908 Midwestern college football independents records

* v
* t
* e

| Conf |  |  | Overall

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Miami (OH) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 0  | - | 0
Iowa State Normal |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 0  | - | 0
St. Mary's (OH) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 0  | - | 1
DePaul |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 0  | - | 1
Butler |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 0  | - | 1
Ohio Northern |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 1  | - | 0
Fairmount |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 0
Notre Dame |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 0
Michigan Agricultural |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 0  | - | 2
Lake Forest |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 1  | - | 1
Saint Louis |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 2
Kansas State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0
Michigan |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 1
Marquette |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 2  | - | 1
St. Viator |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
Central Michigan |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0
Mount Union |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 1
Doane |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0
South Dakota State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 3  | - | 1
Western State Normal (MI) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0
Buchtel |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 0
Western Illinois |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 3  | - | 1
Carthage |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0
Haskell |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 1
Wittenberg |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 1
Ohio |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 0
North Dakota Agricultural |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0
Cincinnati |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 4  | - | 1
Wabash |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 0
Northern Illinois State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 5  | - | 1
Michigan State Normal |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 4  | - | 0
Heidelberg |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 6  | - | 0
Franklin |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 9  | - | 1
Baldwin–Wallace |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 2  | - | 0
Chicago P&S |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 4  | - | 0

The 1908 South Dakota State football team was an American football team that represented South Dakota State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts as an independent during the 1908 college football season. In its first year under head coach Jason M. Saunderson, the team compiled a 3–3–1 record.[1][48]

### Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Source

|
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|
|

October 10| at Northern Normal|

* College grounds
* Brookings, SD

| W 16–0| [49]
October 23| at North Dakota Agricultural| Fargo, ND (rivalry)| W 11–5| [50]
October 30| Madison Normal|

* Fair grounds
* Brookings, SD

| T 0–0| [51]
November 7| St. Thomas (MN)|

* Fair grounds
* Brookings, SD

| W 29–12| [52][53]
November 13| Yankton| Brookings, SD| L 0–21| [54][55]
| Dakota Wesleyan| | L 0–6| [1]
November 26| at Huron| Huron, SD| L 0–17| [56]

## 1909[edit]

1909 South Dakota State football

Conference| Independent
Record| 1–3
Head coach|

* Jason M. Saunderson (2nd season)

Home stadium| Fair grounds

Seasons

<- 1908

1910 ->

1909 Midwestern college football independents records

* v
* t
* e

| Conf |  |  | Overall

|
|
|
|

Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Iowa State Normal |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 0  | - | 0
Notre Dame |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 0  | - | 1
Michigan Agricultural |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 0
Carthage |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 0
Michigan |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 0
Western State Normal (MI) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 0
Mount Union |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 0
Lake Forest |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 1
Haskell |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
Detroit College |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 1  | - | 2
Butler |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
Central Michigan |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0
St. Mary's (OH) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0
Cincinnati |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 1
Doane |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 2  | - | 3
Buchtel |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0
Rose Poly |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0
Marquette |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 2  | - | 1
North Dakota Agricultural |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 2  | - | 1
Wabash |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 1
Miami (OH) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 0
Ohio |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 4  | - | 2
Saint Louis |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 0
Michigan State Normal |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0
Western Illinois |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 2  | - | 0
Fairmount |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 5  | - | 1
Northern Illinois State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 0
South Dakota State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 3  | - | 0
Heidelberg |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 7  | - | 2

The 1909 South Dakota State football team was an American football team that represented South Dakota State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts as an independent during the 1909 college football season. In its second year under head coach Jason M. Saunderson, the team compiled a 1–3 record.[1]

### Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Source

|
|
|
|

October 22| North Dakota Agricultural|

* Fair grounds
* Brookings, SD (rivalry)

| L 5–11| [57][58]
October 29| Dakota Wesleyan|

* Fair grounds
* Brookings, SD

| L 0–3| [59]
November 4| at Yankton| Yankton, SD| L 12–14| [60]
November 25| Huron|

* Fair grounds
* Brookings, SD

| W 44–0| [61]

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Huron 0". The Brookings Register. Brookings, South Dakota. November 3, 1904. p. 1. Retrieved January 16, 2024 - via Newspapers.com .
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