South Dakota State University Athletics
South Dakota State University
1979 Football Schedule
Overall9-30.750
Conference4-20.667
StreakL1
Home5-1
Away4-2
Neutral0-0
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 (Sat) | TBA | Home | St. Cloud State | Coughlin-Alumni Stadium | W 28-7 | |
| Sep 8 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Wisconsin-Whitewater | Whitewater, Wis. | W 27-7 | |
| Sep 22 (Sat) | TBA | Home | North Dakota | Coughlin-Alumni Stadium | Shrine Game | L 0-13 |
| Sep 29 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Augustana | Coughlin-Alumni Stadium | Beef Bowl | W 28-26 |
| Oct 6 (Sat) | TBA | Home | South Dakota | Coughlin-Alumni Stadium | Hobo Day | W 26-21 |
| Oct 13 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Nebraska-Omaha | Coughlin-Alumni Stadium | W 31-14 | |
| Oct 20 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Northern Iowa | Coughlin-Alumni Stadium | W 14-7 | |
| Oct 27 (Sat) | TBA | Away | North Dakota State | Fargo, N.D. | L 14-38 | |
| Nov 3 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Morningside | Sioux City, Iowa | W 24-0 | |
| Nov 10 (Sat) | TBA | Away | South Dakota | Vermillion, S.D. | W 33-28 | |
| Nov 17 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Idaho | Moscow, Idaho | W 27-13 | |
| Nov 24 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Youngstown State (Ohio) | Youngstown, Ohio | NCAA Playoffs | L 7-50 |