Program · never held the belt · belt games 1921–2016

South Dakota State

2Belt games

0–2Record

0Reigns

South Dakota State has lined up against the belt holder 2 times and walked off without it every time — the closest was lost 41–59 to TCU on September 3, 2016. Embed the South Dakota State belt badge →

By the numbers

South Dakota State and the belt

Heartbreak list →

Shots at the belt2

belt games as the challenger, 1921–2016 · record 0–2

Closest call18 pts

lost 41–59 to TCU on September 3, 2016

Last shot41–59

September 3, 2016 against TCU

Holders faced2

Wisconsin and TCU, one shot each

Among the 143 programs still chasing it58th

in attempts · the heartbreak list

This season

The belt and South Dakota State right now

Every path →

No path yet

Nothing on South Dakota State’s schedule runs through Notre Dame or anyone who could take the belt from them first. Bowl pairings can change that.

Season outlook

under 1% to hold the belt when the season’s games run out, per the season outlook.

Every attempt

2 belt games, newest first

Compare with another team →

September 3, 2016 · South Dakota State at TCU 41–59lost by 18 October 8, 1921 · South Dakota State at Wisconsin 3–24lost by 21

A program gets a shot at the belt only by being scheduled against whoever holds it, so a short list here says as much about the schedule as the program. Win one, and this page turns into a reign.