The Dakota State Trojans football program from 2010 to 2019 represented Dakota State University in college football during the 2010s. The Trojans were members of the Dakota Athletic Conference (DAC) in 2010, competed as an NAIA independent from 2011 to 2012, and then joined the North Star Athletic Association (NSAA) in 2013.[1] Josh Anderson, who has served as Dakota State's head coach since 2009, led the team for the entire decade. The team played home games at Trojan Field in Madison, South Dakota.

2010

2010 Dakota Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 10 Dickinson State $^   7 1     9 2  
No. 20 South Dakota Mines   6 2     7 3  
Minot State   6 2     6 4  
Black Hills State   5 3     6 4  
Jamestown   4 4     5 5  
Valley City State   3 5     4 6  
Mayville State   1 7     2 8  
Dakota State   0 8     0 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

The 2010 Dakota State Trojans football team represented Dakota State University as a member of the Dakota Athletic Conference (DAC) during the 2010 NAIA football season. Led by second-year head coach Josh Anderson, the Trojans compiled an overall record of 0–10 with a mark of 0–8 in conference play, placing last out of eighth teams in the DAC.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 287:00 p.m.Midland*L 7–38
September 1112:00 p.m.at Wisconsin–Whitewater*L 7–705,489
September 181:30 p.m.at No. 13 Dickinson State
L 7–312,000[3][4]
September 256:00 p.m.South Dakota Minesdagger
  • Trojan Field
  • Madison, SD
L 14–41
October 22:00 p.m.at Black Hills State
L 9–14[5]
October 91:30 p.m.Minot State
  • Trojan Field
  • Madison, SD
L 19–35
October 161:30 p.m.at Valley City State
L 10–54756
October 231:30 p.m.Jamestown
  • Trojan Field
  • Madison, SD
L 48–58
October 301:30 p.m.at Mayville State
L 14–21
November 79:00 a.m.vs. Valley City StateL 39–62657[6]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from NAIA Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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2011

2011 NAIA independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 16 Valley City State ^       9 2  
No. 5 Azusa Pacific ^       9 3  
Menlo       5 5  
Southern Oregon       5 5  
Mayville State       5 6  
Walsh       5 6  
Dickinson State       4 6  
Edward Waters       4 6  
Malone       4 7  
Robert Morris (IL)       4 6  
Webber International       4 6  
Jamestown       3 7  
Southern Virginia       2 7  
West Virginia Tech       1 9  
Dakota State       1 10  
Ave Maria       0 9  
Haskell       0 11  
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

The 2011 Dakota State Trojans football team represented Dakota State University as an independent during the 2011 NAIA football season. Led by third-year head coach Josh Anderson, the Trojans compiled a record of 1–10.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
August 277:00 p.m.at No. 17 Midland
L 20–471,100
September 36:00 p.m.Dakota WesleyanL 20–56
September 104:00 p.m.Doane
  • Trojan Field
  • Madison, SD
L 13–52
September 172:00 p.m.at Valley City State
L 27–44
September 244:00 p.m.Northwestern (IA)dagger
  • Trojan Field
  • Madison, SD
L 27–63
October 11:00 p.m.at Concordia (NE)
L 21–49674
October 81:00 p.m.at Hastings
L 14–44800
October 151:00 p.m.Briar Cliff
  • Trojan Field
  • Madison, SD
W 24–16
October 224:00 p.m.Dordt
  • Trojan Field
  • Madison, SD
L 20–40
October 292:00 p.m.at South Dakota MinesL 17–42
November 52:00 p.m.at Mayville State
L 0–6

[8]

2012

2012 NAIA independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Robert Morris (IL)       8 3  
No. 24 Valley City State       7 3  
Bacone       7 4  
Langston       6 4  
Edward Waters       5 6  
Jamestown       4 6  
Lindenwood–Belleville       4 6  
Mayville State       4 6  
Menlo       4 6  
SAGU       4 6  
Southern Virginia       4 6  
Webber International       4 6  
Point       2 8  
Wayland Baptist       2 8  
Dakota State       2 9  
Texas College       2 9  
Ave Maria       1 7  
Haskell       1 8  
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

The 2012 Dakota State Trojans football team represented Dakota State University as an independent during the 2011 NAIA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Josh Anderson, the Trojans compiled a record of 2–9.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
August 254:00 p.m.Peru StateL 27–35
September 17:00 p.m.at Dakota Wesleyan
L 14–402,150
September 87:00 p.m.at No. 21 Doane
L 14–35950
September 154:00 p.m.No. 21 Valley City State
  • Trojan Field
  • Madison, SD
L 31–41
September 221:00 p.m.at No. 16 Northwestern (IA)L 12–472,869
September 294:00 p.m.Concordia (NE)dagger
  • Trojan Field
  • Madison, SD
L 7–28
October 64:00 p.m.No. 21 Hastings
  • Trojan Field
  • Madison, SD
L 19–55
October 131:00 p.m.at Briar Cliff
W 35–28700
October 201:00 p.m.at Dordt
L 7–24
October 271:00 p.m.Jamestown
  • Trojan Field
  • Madison, SD
W 35–34 2OT
November 33:00 p.m.Mayville State
  • Trojan Field
  • Madison, SD
L 33–34

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2013

2013 North Star Athletic Association football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Valley City State +   3 1     5 5  
Jamestown +   3 1     3 7  
Mayville State   2 2     7 4  
Dakota State   2 2     3 8  
Presentation   0 4     5 5  
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 2013 Dakota State Trojans football team represented Dakota State University as a member of the newly-formed North Star Athletic Association (NSAA) during the 2010 NAIA football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Josh Anderson, the Trojans compiled an overall record of 2–8 with a mark of 2–2 in conference play, tying for third place in the NSAA.[10]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
August 317:00 p.m.at Peru State*
L 21–56
September 76:00 p.m.Dordt*L 13–14
September 146:00 p.m.at Valley City State
L 20–63
September 216:00 p.m.at PresentationW 35–28200
September 284:00 p.m.No. 20 Concordia (NE)*dagger
  • Trojan Field
  • Madison, SD
L 0–24
October 57:00 p.m.Dakota Wesleyan*
  • Trojan Field
  • Madison, SD
L 14–23
October 121:00 p.m.at Jamestown
W 31–281,438
October 191:00 p.m.Briar Cliff*
  • Trojan Field
  • Madison, SD
L 31–37
October 262:00 p.m.at South Dakota Mines*L 25–69
October 303:00 p.m.at Mayville State
L 14–20
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from NAIA Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[11]

2014

2014 North Star Athletic Association football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 17 Valley City State $^   6 0     9 2  
Dickinson State   5 1     7 4  
Jamestown   4 2     5 5  
Presentation   3 3     6 4  
Dakota State   2 4     6 5  
Waldorf   1 5     3 7  
Mayville State   0 6     2 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

The 2014 Dakota State Trojans football team represented Dakota State University as a member of the North Star Athletic Association (NSAA) during the 2014 NAIA football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Josh Anderson, the Trojans compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the NSAA.[12]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
August 306:00 p.m.Mayville StateW 28–20
September 66:00 p.m.at Dordt*
W 41–7
September 136:00 p.m.Valley City State
  • Trojan Field
  • Madison, SD
L 10–34
September 204:00 p.m.Presentationdagger
  • Trojan Field
  • Madison, SD
L 37–40
September 276:00 p.m.at Concordia (NE)*
W 22–211,009
October 46:00 p.m.at No. 20 Dakota Wesleyan*
L 22–272,500
October 111:00 p.m.Jamestown
  • Trojan Field
  • Madison, SD
L 29–37
October 167:00 p.m.vs. Briar Cliff*W 22–17500
October 251:00 p.m.Trinity Bible*
  • Trojan Field
  • Madison, SD
W 69–13
November 11:00 p.m.at Waldorf
W 51–41
November 82:00 p.m.at Dickinson State
L 17–20 OT
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from NAIA Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[13]

2015

2015 North Star Athletic Association football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 18 Dickinson State $^   5 1     8 3  
Valley City State   4 2     7 3  
Dakota State   4 2     6 5  
Mayville State   3 3     5 5  
Jamestown   3 3     4 6  
Waldorf   2 4     3 7  
Presentation   0 6     3 6  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

The 2015 Dakota State Trojans football team represented Dakota State University as a member of the North Star Athletic Association (NSAA) during the 2015 NAIA football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Josh Anderson, the Trojans compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the NSAA.[14]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 296:00 p.m.Dakota Wesleyan*L 27–404,500[15][16]
September 56:00 p.m.Dordt*
  • Trojan Field
  • Madison, SD
W 28–24
September 126:00 p.m.Waldorf
  • Trojan Field
  • Madison, SD
L 17–24
September 191:00 p.m.Jamestown
W 38–13
September 261:00 p.m.at St. Ambrose*
L 35–39
October 33:00 p.m.Trinity Bible*dagger
  • Trojan Field
  • Madison, SD
W 60–6
October 101:00 p.m.Valley City State
L 24–32
October 171:00 p.m.No. 24 Dickinson State
  • Trojan Field
  • Madison, SD
W 54–21[17][18]
October 243:00 p.m.at Mayville State
W 28–21[19]
October 312:00 p.m.Presentation
  • Trojan Field
  • Madison, SD
W 27–16
November 84:00 p.m.vs. Dickinson State*L 30–49
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from NAIA Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[20][21]

2016

2016 North Star Athletic Association football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 14 Dickinson State $^   6 0     9 3  
Valley City State   4 2     6 4  
Presentation   3 3     7 3  
Dakota State   3 3     6 4  
Jamestown *   3 3     4 7  
Mayville State   2 4     4 6  
Waldorf   0 6     1 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
    * – Jamestown later forfeited or vacated all its wins. Valley City State and Waldorf were given wins by forfeit.
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

The 2016 Dakota State Trojans football team represented Dakota State University as a member of the North Star Athletic Association (NSAA) during the 2016 NAIA football season.[22] Led by eighth-year head coach Josh Anderson, the Trojans compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third in the NSAA.[23][24]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
August 267:00 p.m.at No. 16 Dakota Wesleyan*
W 34–303,500
September 36:00 p.m.at Dordt*
L 42–45
September 101:00 p.m.No. 24 St. Ambrose*W 62–48
September 176:00 p.m.Waldorf*
  • Trojan Field
  • Madison, SD
W 36–14
September 244:00 p.m.Jamestowndagger
  • Trojan Field
  • Madison, SD
W 36–17
October 14:00 p.m.at Waldorf
W 37–13431
October 154:00 p.m.Valley City State
  • Trojan Field
  • Madison, SD
L 22–41
October 222:00 p.m.at No. 12 Dickinson State
L 12–31
October 291:00 p.m.Mayville State
  • Trojan Field
  • Madison, SD
L 25–27
November 55:00 p.m.at PresentationW 24–10
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from NAIA Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[25][26]

2017

2017 North Star Athletic Association football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 14 Dickinson State $^   8 0     9 2  
No. 23 Dakota State   6 2     8 3  
Waldorf   5 3     7 4  
Valley City State   4 4     5 5  
Presentation   3 5     4 6  
Jamestown   2 6     2 9  
Mayville State   0 8     0 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
    * – Jamestown later forfeited or vacated both its wins. Waldorf was given a win by forfeit.
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

The 2017 Dakota State Trojans football team represented Dakota State University as a member of the North Star Athletic Association (NSAA) during the 2017 NAIA football season.[27] Led by ninth-year head coach Josh Anderson, the Trojans compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing second in the NSAA.[28][29][30] The Trojans finished the season ranked No. 23 in the NAIA.[31]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
August 247:00 p.m.No. 17 Dakota Wesleyan*W 56–39
September 21:00 p.m.at St. Ambrose*
L 24–27
September 91:00 p.m.at Briar Cliff*
W 49–33
September 166:00 p.m.Mayville State
  • Trojan Field
  • Madison, SD
W 48–16
September 252:00 p.m.PresentationdaggerL 21–22
September 301:00 p.m.at Jamestown
W 20–14 OT
October 76:00 p.m.Waldorf
  • Trojan Field
  • Madison, SD
W 59–20
October 214:00 p.m.at Valley City State
W 31–28600
October 2812:00 p.m.No. 15 Dickinson State
  • Trojan Field
  • Madison, SD
L 25–28
November 43:00 p.m.at Mayville State
W 34–6
November 111:00 p.m.at PresentationW 59–21
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from NAIA Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[32]

2018

2018 North Star Athletic Association football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 8 Dickinson State $^   6 1     9 3  
Valley City State   5 2     6 4  
Waldorf   5 2     5 5  
Presentation   3 4     5 5  
Dakota State   2 5     3 8  
Mayville State   0 7     1 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

The 2018 Dakota State Trojans football team represented Dakota State University as a member of the North Star Athletic Association (NSAA) during the 2018 NAIA football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Josh Anderson, the Trojans compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, placing fifth in the NSAA.[33][34][35]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
August 237:00 p.m.at Dakota Wesleyan*W 27–183,367
September 11:00 p.m.St. Ambrose*L 27–49
September 67:00 p.m.Briar Cliff*
  • Trojan Field
  • Madison, SD
L 20–49
September 156:00 p.m.at Wisconsin–Stevens Point*L 28–511,956
September 224:00 p.m.at Waldorf
L 35–50447
September 293:00 p.m.No. 18 Dickinson Statedagger
  • Trojan Field
  • Madison, SD
L 27–33
October 64:00 p.m.Valley City State
  • Trojan Field
  • Madison, SD
L 16–27
October 134:00 p.m.Presentation
  • Trojan Field
  • Madison, SD
W 44–28
October 204:00 p.m.at Mayville State
W 28–19
October 274:00 p.m.Waldorf
  • Trojan Field
  • Madison, SD
L 37–51
November 32:00 p.m.at No. 16 Dickinson State
L 25–41
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from NAIA Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[36]

2019

2019 North Star Athletic Association football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 17 Dickinson State $^   6 1     8 3  
Valley City State   5 2     7 3  
No. 23 Waldorf   5 2     7 3  
Dakota State   3 4     5 5  
Mayville State   1 6     2 8  
Presentation   1 6     1 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

The 2019 Dakota State Trojans football team represented Dakota State University as a member of the North Star Athletic Association during the 2019 NAIA football season. The Trojans were led by 11th-year head coach Josh Anderson.[37][38] They finished the season with a 5–5 record (3–4 NSAA) and finished 4th in the conference standings.[39]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
August 297:00 p.m.Dakota Wesleyan*W 33–30
September 71:00 p.m.at Briar Cliff*
L 10–13600
September 214:00 p.m.Wisconsin–Stevens Point*dagger
  • Trojan Field
  • Madison, SD
W 38–21
September 282:00 p.m.at Valley City State
L 6–10
October 54:00 p.m.Presentation
  • Trojan Field
  • Madison, SD
W 43–16
October 131:00 p.m.No. 14 Dickinson State
  • Trojan Field
  • Madison, SD
L 14–31
October 192:00 p.m.at Waldorf
L 9–59
October 262:00 p.m.at Mayville State
W 35–14
November 24:00 p.m.Valley City State
  • Trojan Field
  • Madison, SD
L 18–30
November 91:00 p.m.at PresentationW 31–29
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from NAIA Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[40]

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