1977 Dakota State Trojans football team

1977 Dakota State Trojans football
SDIC champion
Conference	South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference
Record	10–0 (5–0 SDIC)
Head coach	Gary Buer (1st season)
Home stadium	Trojan Field

1977 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings

v t e	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			2	–	7	–	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 at Trojan Field in Madison, South Dakota.[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	Northwestern (IA)*	Madison, SD	W 9–6
September 10	at Southwest State (MN)*	Marshall, MN	W 34–3
September 17	Wayne State (NE)*	Madison, SD	W 7–6
September 24	Black Hills State	Madison, SD	W 20–7
October 1	at Huron	Huron, SD	W 3–0
October 8	Northern State*	Madison, SD	W 21–0
October 15	South Dakota–Springfield	Madison, SD	W 23–7
October 22	at South Dakota Tech	Rapid City, SD	W 31–0
October 29	at Dakota Wesleyan	Kernel Stadium Mitchell, SD	W 21–6		[2]
November 5	at Sioux Falls*	Howard Wood Field Sioux Falls, SD	W 21–7		[3][4]
*Non-conference game

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References

1. "History". dsu.edu. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
2. "SDIC title to Trojans". Rapid City Journal. October 30, 1977. p. 43 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Dakota State invades stadium Saturday". Sioux Falls Argus-Leader. November 2, 1977. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Janssen paces Trojans". Argus-Leader. November 6, 1977. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Dakota State Trojans NAIA College Football Scores". college-football-results.com. Retrieved November 6, 2024.