South Dakota at Northern Colorado Game Prediction
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
POINT SPREAD
South Dakota by 22.27
TOTAL POINTS
52
UPDATED
Sunday, October 25, 2026
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RATINGS
Northern Colorado
South Dakota 
|
78
C+
|
Overall |
97
A+
|
|
83
B-
|
Power |
98
A+
|
|
80
B-
|
Offensive |
99
A+
|
|
87
B+
|
Defensive |
98
A+
|
|
93
A-
|
SoS (Current) |
94
A
|
|
97
A+
|
SoS (Full Season) |
96
A
|
|
76
C
|
SoR (Current) |
98
A+
|
|
81
B-
|
SoR (Full Season) |
99
A+
|
RANKINGS
Northern Colorado
South Dakota
| 68 #295 overall |
Overall | 7 #76 overall |
| 52 #194 overall |
Power | 3 #102 overall |
| 62 #211 overall |
Offensive | 2 #88 overall |
| 39 #178 overall |
Defensive | 5 #116 overall |
| 19 #150 overall |
SoS (Current) | 18 #145 overall |
| 8 #130 overall |
SoS (Full Season) | 11 #133 overall |
South Dakota#790%
Northern Colorado#6810%Wk 9 (Oct 25), 2026-27: South Dakota 90%, Northern Colorado 10% at Northern Colorado.
South Dakota's win probability against Northern Colorado is trending up — from 81% to 90% over the last 6 weeks.
South Dakota's win probability against Northern Colorado is trending up — from 85% to 92% over the last 6 weeks.
South Dakota's win probability against Northern Colorado is trending up — from 88% to 94% over the last 6 weeks.
South Dakota favored
Northern Colorado favored
Even, 50%
Drag across the chart
Week-by-week table
| Week | At Northern Colorado | Neutral | At South Dakota |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | 83% | 86% | 89% |
| Wk 1 | 80% | 84% | 87% |
| Wk 2 | 82% | 86% | 89% |
| Wk 3 | 81% | 85% | 88% |
| Wk 4 | 86% | 89% | 91% |
| Wk 5 | 80% | 84% | 87% |
| Wk 6 | 85% | 88% | 91% |
| Wk 7 | 92% | 94% | 95% |
| Wk 8 | 87% | 90% | 92% |
| Wk 9 | 90% | 92% | 94% |
RECORDS
Northern Colorado
South Dakota
|
0-1 (0%) |
Head to Head |
1-0 (100%) |
|
3-6 (33.3%) |
Overall |
7-2 (77.8%) |
|
3-2 (60%) |
Home |
5-0 (100%) |
|
0-4 (0%) |
Away |
2-2 (50%) |
|
0-2 (0%) |
Versus FCS Top 25 |
1-1 (50%) |
|
1-5 (16.7%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
2-2 (50%) |
|
2-1 (66.7%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
5-0 (100%) |
|
2-3 (40%) |
Last 5 Games |
4-1 (80%) |
SUPERLATIVES
Northern Colorado
South Dakota
| #276 Cal Poly SLO | Best Win | #125 North Dakota |
| #261 Eastern Washington | Worst Loss | #72 Youngstown St |
| 24 pts vs #377 Utah Tech | Largest MOV | 39 pts vs #232 Central Conn St |
| 27 pts vs #178 UC-Davis | Largest MOD | 19 pts vs #72 Youngstown St |
OTHER STATISTICS
Northern Colorado
South Dakota
| 21.7 | Points per Game | 37.7 |
| 26.3 | Points Against | 24.2 |
| 28 | Home PPG | 40.2 |
| 23.2 | Home PA | 18 |
| 13.8 | Away PPG | 34.5 |
| 30.3 | Away PA | 32 |
| 38-36 | Opponent Record | 34-39 |
| 215.1 | Avg Opponent Rank | 209.4 |
| L 3 | Longest Streak | W 4 |
| L 1 | Current Streak | W 4 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Northern Colorado
South Dakota
| Oct 24 | at UC-Davis (5-3) | L6-33 | Oct 24 | vs North Dakota (6-3) | W26-23 |
| Oct 17 | vs Cal Poly SLO (4-5) | W28-18 | Oct 17 | at Murray St (1-7) | W48-20 |
| Oct 10 | at Eastern Washington (2-6) | L22-31 | Oct 10 | vs Southern Illinois (4-5) | W31-10 |
| Oct 3 | at Montana (5-3) | L14-36 | Oct 3 | vs Indiana St (2-6) | W44-14 |
| Sep 26 | vs Utah Tech (1-7) | W37-13 | Sep 26 | at Youngstown St (6-2) | L28-47 |
| Sep 19 | vs Northeastern St OK (4-3) | W23-17 | Sep 19 | at #24 Boise St (6-1) | L24-38 |
| Sep 12 | at Wyoming (5-3) | L13-21 | Sep 12 | vs Eastern Washington (2-6) | W41-23 |
| Sep 5 | vs South Dakota (7-2) | L23-38 | Sep 5 | at Northern Colorado (3-6) | W38-23 |
| Aug 28 | vs Weber St (5-4) | L29-30 | Aug 29 | vs Central Conn St (4-3) | W59-20 |