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Prediction updated: Saturday, August 1, 2026
South Dakota
Coyotes
Missouri Valley
23
40% win prob
Away
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
Illinois St
Redbirds
Missouri Valley
30
60% win prob
Home
POINT SPREAD
Illinois St by 6.88
TOTAL POINTS
53
UPDATED
Saturday, August 1, 2026
PRESEASON RATINGS
South Dakota
Illinois St
|
97
A+
|
Overall |
98
A+
|
|
96
A
|
Power |
97
A+
|
|
94
A-
|
Offensive |
97
A
|
|
97
A
|
Defensive |
98
A+
|
|
96
A
|
SoS (Current) |
88
B+
|
|
96
A
|
SoS (Future) |
88
B+
|
PRESEASON RANKINGS
South Dakota
Illinois St
| 96 | Overall | 69 |
| 133 | Power | 111 |
| 142 | Offensive | 114 |
| 125 | Defensive | 105 |
| 148 | SoS (Current) | 177 |
| 148 | SoS (Future) | 177 |
2025-2026 RECORDS
South Dakota
Illinois St
|
0-1 (0%) |
Head to Head |
1-0 (100%) |
|
10-5 (66.7%) |
Overall |
12-5 (70.6%) |
|
6-1 (85.7%) |
Home |
3-3 (50%) |
|
4-4 (50%) |
Away |
9-1 (90%) |
|
4-3 (57.1%) |
Versus FCS Top 25 |
5-4 (55.6%) |
|
6-5 (54.5%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
7-5 (58.3%) |
|
4-0 (100%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
5-0 (100%) |
|
4-1 (80%) |
Last 5 Games |
4-1 (80%) |
2025-2026 SUPERLATIVES
South Dakota
Illinois St
| #96 South Dakota St | Best Win | #45 North Dakota St |
| #164 Lamar | Worst Loss | #151 Southern Illinois |
| 47 pts vs #154 Mercer | Largest MOV | 32 pts vs #256 Indiana St |
| 48 pts vs #30 Iowa St | Largest MOD | 32 pts vs #10 Oklahoma |
OTHER 2025-2026 STATISTICS
South Dakota
Illinois St
| 28.5 | Points per Game | 30.8 |
| 26.3 | Points Against | 25.7 |
| 30.9 | Home PPG | 28 |
| 19.7 | Home PA | 29.2 |
| 26.4 | Away PPG | 32.1 |
| 32.1 | Away PA | 22.7 |
| 113-81 | Opponent Record | 130-92 |
| 163.3 | Avg Opponent Rank | 177.9 |
| W 5 | Longest Streak | W 4 |
| L 1 | Current Streak | L 1 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
South Dakota
Illinois St
| Dec 13 at Montana (13-2) L 42-52 | Jan 5 (22) Montana St (14-2) L 34-35 |
| Dec 6 at Mercer (9-3) W 47-0 | Dec 20 at Villanova (12-3) W 30-14 |
| Nov 29 vs Drake (8-4) W 38-17 | Dec 13 at UC-Davis (9-4) W 42-31 |
| Nov 15 at Southern Illinois (7-5) W 53-51 | Dec 6 at North Dakota St (12-1) W 29-28 |
| Nov 8 vs South Dakota St (9-5) W 24-17 | Nov 29 at SE Louisiana (9-4) W 21-3 |
| Nov 1 vs North Dakota (8-6) W 26-21 | Nov 22 vs Southern Illinois (7-5) L 7-37 |
| Oct 25 vs Illinois St (12-5) L 13-21 | Nov 15 at South Dakota St (9-5) W 35-21 |
| Oct 18 at Northern Iowa (3-9) W 17-14 | Nov 8 at Indiana St (3-9) W 52-20 |
| Oct 11 at Indiana St (3-9) W 19-14 | Nov 1 vs Northern Iowa (3-9) W 31-16 |
| Oct 4 vs Murray St (1-11) W 49-24 | Oct 25 at South Dakota (10-5) W 21-13 |
| Sep 27 at North Dakota St (12-1) L 13-51 | Oct 18 vs Youngstown St (8-5) L 35-40 |
| Sep 20 vs Drake (8-4) W 42-21 | Oct 11 at Murray St (1-11) W 46-32 |
| Sep 13 vs Northern Colorado (4-8) W 24-17 | Oct 4 vs North Dakota St (12-1) L 16-33 |
| Sep 6 at Lamar (8-5) L 13-20 | Sep 20 vs North Alabama (2-10) W 38-36 |
| Aug 30 at Iowa St (8-4) L 7-55 | Sep 13 at Eastern Illinois (3-9) W 42-30 |
