1977 Dakota State Trojans football team

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1977 Dakota State Trojans football
SDIC champion
ConferenceSouth Dakota Intercollegiate Conference
Record10–0 (5–0 SDIC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1976
1978 →
1977 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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 ? ? ?
  • $ – 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[edit]

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

References[edit]

  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.