1977 Dakota State Trojans football team

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1977 Dakota State Trojans football
SDIC champion
Conference South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference
Record10–0 (5–0 SDIC)
Head coach
Seasons
 1976
1978 
1977 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Dakota State $ 5 0 010 0 0
South Dakota Tech 4 1 06 3 0
Black Hills State 3 2 07 3 0
Huron 2 3 03 6 0
Dakota Wesleyan 1 4 05 5 0
South Dakota–Springfield 0 5 0 ?  ?  ?
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll

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.

The team played its home games in Madison, South Dakota.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3 Northwestern (IA) * Madison, SD W 9–6
September 10at Southwest State (MN) * Marshall, MN W 34–3
September 17 Wayne State (NE) *Madison, SDW 7–6
September 24 Black Hills State Madison, SDW 20–7
October 1at Huron Huron, SD W 3–0
October 8 Northern State *Madison, SDW 21–0
October 15 South Dakota–Springfield Madison, SDW 23–7
October 22at South Dakota Tech Rapid City, SD W 31–0
October 29at Dakota Wesleyan
W 21–6 [1]
November 5at Sioux Falls *W 21–7 [2] [3]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. "SDIC title to Trojans". Rapid City Journal. October 30, 1977. p. 43 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Dakota State invades stadium Saturday". Sioux Falls Argus-Leader. November 2, 1977. p. 1B via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Janssen paces Trojans". Argus-Leader. November 6, 1977. p. 21 via Newspapers.com.