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

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

11:53 p.m., October 17, 2024

Dakota marker

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

This is how you can follow the exciting game:

  • Time: 8 p.m. ET
  • Date: Saturday, October 19th
  • TV channels: ESPN2
  • Streaming: Look at ESPN
  • Location: Fargodome in Fargo, ND.
  • Live statistics: Follow live here

11:52 p.m., October 17, 2024

Here's how South Dakota State and North Dakota State stack up based on this season's results:

State of South Dakota Statistics for 2024 State of North Dakota
5:1 (2:0) Recording (Conf) 6:1 (3:0)
No. 1 FCS poll ranking #2
39.0 Points per game 37.7
14.5 Points allowed 17.6
439.8 Yards per game 444.6
298.0 Yards allowed per game 302.0
194.67 Passing yards per game 232.4
200.67 Pass yards are allowed per game 194.9
245.2 Rush yards per game 212.1
97.3 Rush yards are allowed per game 107.1
QB Mark Gronowski
1,103 yards (11 TD, 5 INT)
Overtaking leader QB Cam Miller
1,504 yards (12 TD, 0 INT)
RB Amar Johnson
480 yards (5 touchdowns)
Onrushing Leader RB CharMar Brown
544 yards (7 TD)
WR Griffin Wilde
407 yards (4 touchdowns)
Reception manager 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 p.m., October 17, 2024

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

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

11:52 p.m., October 17, 2024

No. 1 South Dakota State is ahead of No. 2 North Dakota State in the FCS Dakota Marker Coaches Poll. Here's what the rankings look like:

First place votes
Opinion poll Voting in the state of South Dakota Voting in the state of North Dakota Voting in the state of Montana
trainer 21 2 3
statistics 38 8 10

11:52 p.m., 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 ending the Dakota Marker all-time streak at 10-10. The Jackrabbits are five straight games ahead of the Bison when adding the 2022 national title game to 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 Score
November 4, 2023 Brookings, SD State of South Dakota 33-16
January 8, 2023 Frisco, TX State of South Dakota 45-21
Oct 15, 2022 Fargo, N.D State of South Dakota 23-21
November 6, 2021 Brookings, SD State of South Dakota 27-19
April 17, 2021 Fargo, N.D State of South Dakota 27-17
Oct 26, 2019 Brookings, SD State of North Dakota 23-16
December 14, 2018 Fargo, N.D State of North Dakota 44-21
September 29, 2018 Fargo, N.D State of North Dakota 21-17
November 4, 2017 Brookings, SD State of South Dakota 33-21
December 10, 2016 Fargo, N.D State of North Dakota 36-10
Oct 15, 2016 Fargo, N.D State of South Dakota 19-17
Oct 3, 2015 Brookings, SD State of North Dakota 28-7

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