1977 Dakota State Trojans football team
The 1977 Dakota State Trojans football team was an American football team that represented Dakota State University as a member of the South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference (SDIC) during the 1977 NAIA Division II football season. In their first year under head coach Gary Buer, the Trojans compiled a perfect 10–0 record (5–0 in conference games), won the SDIC championship, held every opponent to seven or fewer points, and outscored opponents by a total of 190 to 42.
| 1977 Dakota State Trojans football | |
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SDIC champion | |
| Conference | South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference |
| Record | 10–0 (5–0 SDIC) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Dakota State $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota Tech | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Black Hills State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Huron | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dakota Wesleyan | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota–Springfield | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ? | – | ? | – | ? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team played its home games in Madison, South Dakota.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 3 | Northwestern (IA)* | Madison, SD | W 9–6 | ||||
| September 10 | at Southwest State (MN)* | Marshall, MN | W 34–3 | ||||
| September 17 | Wayne State (NE)* | Madison, SD | W 7–6 | ||||
| September 24 | Black Hills State | Madison, SD | W 20–7 | ||||
| October 1 | at Huron | Huron, SD | W 3–0 | ||||
| October 8 | Northern State* | Madison, SD | W 21–0 | ||||
| October 15 | South Dakota–Springfield | Madison, SD | W 23–7 | ||||
| October 22 | at South Dakota Tech | Rapid City, SD | W 31–0 | ||||
| October 29 | at Dakota Wesleyan |
| W 21–6 | [1] | |||
| November 5 | at Sioux Falls* | W 21–7 | [2][3] | ||||
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References
- "SDIC title to Trojans". Rapid City Journal. October 30, 1977. p. 43 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Dakota State invades stadium Saturday". Sioux Falls Argus-Leader. November 2, 1977. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
- "Janssen paces Trojans". Argus-Leader. November 6, 1977. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
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