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Live updates for the 2024 Dakota Marker: No. 1 South Dakota State vs. No. 2 North Dakota State
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Live updates for the 2024 Dakota Marker: No. 1 South Dakota State vs. No. 2 North Dakota State

11:28 PM, October 19, 2024

We are just minutes away from kickoff between No. 1 South Dakota State and No. 2 North Dakota State. Both teams have arrived at the stadium and are warming up. Kickoff is scheduled for 8:05 PM ET. You can watch on ESPN2 or click or tap here for streaming.

Uniforms

Here are the uniforms both teams are wearing. North Dakota State (the home team) wears all green, while South Dakota State (the away team) wears all white.

11:53 PM, October 17, 2024

dakota mark

Two FCS powers, No. 1 South Dakota State and No. 2 North Dakota State, meet for the 116th time on Saturday. The two will play in the 21st edition of the Dakota Marker rivalry (which dates back to 2004).

Here’s how you can watch the exciting game:

  • Time: 8:00 PM ET
  • Date: Saturday October 19
  • TV channel: ESPN2
  • Streaming: Watch ESPN
  • Location: Fargodome in Fargo, ND.
  • Live stats: Follow live here

11:52 PM, October 17, 2024

Here’s how South Dakota State and North Dakota State compare based on this season’s results:

State of South Dakota STATISTICS 2024 State of North Dakota
5-1 (2-0) Record (Conf) 6-1 (3-0)
No. 1 FCS poll position No. 2
39.0 Points per game 37.7
14.5 Points allowed 17.6
439.8 Yards per play 444.6
298.0 Yards allowed per play 302.0
194.67 Pass yards per play 232.4
200.67 Pass yards allowed per play 194.9
245.2 Rush meters per game 212.1
97.3 Rush yards allowed per game 107.1
QB Mark Gronowski
1,103 yards (11 TD, 5 INT)
Passing leader QB Cam Miller
1,504 yards (12 TD, 0 INT)
RB Amar Johnson
480 yards (5 TD)
Hasty leader RB CharMar Brown
544 yards (7 TD)
WR Griffin Wilde
407 yards (4 TD)
Receiving leader WR Bryce Lance
418 yards (5 TD)
LB Adam Bock
43 tackles (4 TFL, 1 INT)
Defense LB Logan Kopp
32 tackles (2 TFL, 1 INT)

11:52 PM, October 17, 2024

According to STATS Perform, there have been two previous regular season matchups between No. 1 and No. 2 in FCS history. See the results below.

  • October 24, 1992: No. 1 Northern Iowa 27, No. 2 Idaho 26 (regular season)
  • October 15, 2022: No. 2 South Dakota State 23, No. 1 North Dakota State 21 (regular season)

11:52 PM, October 17, 2024

No. 1 South Dakota State is ranked higher than No. 2 North Dakota State in the FCS Coaches Poll entering the Dakota Marker. This is what the ranking looks like:

First place voting
Opinion poll Voting in the state of South Dakota Voting in the state of North Dakota Voting in the state of Montana
Coaches 21 2 3
STATISTICS 38 8 10

11:52 PM, October 17, 2024

Last fall, South Dakota State dominated North Dakota State 33-16 in the Dakota Marker, winning four straight games in the rivalry and winning the all-time Dakota Marker series 10-10 in the evening. The Jackrabbits have five straight games over the Bison as they take on the 2022 national title game with the Marker games.

Here are some more memorable moments from the NDSU-SDSU rivalry

North Dakota State leads the all-time series 63-47-5. Here are all meeting results since 2015:

Date Location Winner Scoring
November 4, 2023 Brookings, SD State of South Dakota 33-16
January 8, 2023 Frisco, Texas State of South Dakota 45-21
October 15, 2022 Fargo, ND State of South Dakota 23-21
November 6, 2021 Brookings, SD State of South Dakota 27-19
April 17, 2021 Fargo, ND State of South Dakota 27-17
October 26, 2019 Brookings, SD State of North Dakota 23-16
December 14, 2018 Fargo, ND State of North Dakota 44-21
September 29, 2018 Fargo, ND State of North Dakota 21-17
November 4, 2017 Brookings, SD State of South Dakota 33-21
December 10, 2016 Fargo, ND State of North Dakota 36-10
October 15, 2016 Fargo, ND State of South Dakota 19-17
October 3, 2015 Brookings, SD State of North Dakota 28-7