# Dakota State Trojans football, 2010–2019

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. 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

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.

### Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
| August 28 | 7:00 p.m. | Midland* | Trojan FieldMadison, SD | L 7–38 | |
| September 11 | 12:00 p.m. | at Wisconsin–Whitewater* | Perkins StadiumWhitewater, WI | L 7–70 | 5,489 |
| September 18 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 13 Dickinson State | Badland Activities CenterDickinson, ND | L 7–31 | 2,000 |
| September 25 | 6:00 p.m. | South Dakota Mines | Trojan FieldMadison, SD | L 14–41 | |
| October 2 | 2:00 p.m. | at Black Hills State | Lyle Hare StadiumSpearfish, SD | L 9–14 | |
| October 9 | 1:30 p.m. | Minot State | Trojan FieldMadison, SD | L 19–35 | |
| October 16 | 1:30 p.m. | at Valley City State | Lokken FieldValley City, ND | L 10–54 | 756 |
| October 23 | 1:30 p.m. | Jamestown | Trojan FieldMadison, SD | L 48–58 | |
| October 30 | 1:30 p.m. | at Mayville State | Jerome Berg FieldMayville, ND | L 14–21 | |
| November 7 | 9:00 a.m. | vs. Valley City State | FargodomeFargo, ND (DAC Bowl) | L 39–62 | 657 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from NAIA Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## 2011

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

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
| August 27 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 17 Midland | Memorial FieldFremont, NE | L 20–47 | 1,100 |
| September 3 | 6:00 p.m. | Dakota Wesleyan | Trojan FieldMadison, SD | L 20–56 | |
| September 10 | 4:00 p.m. | Doane | Trojan FieldMadison, SD | L 13–52 | |
| September 17 | 2:00 p.m. | at Valley City State | Shelly Ellig FieldValley City, ND | L 27–44 | |
| September 24 | 4:00 p.m. | Northwestern (IA) | Trojan FieldMadison, SD | L 27–63 | |
| October 1 | 1:00 p.m. | at Concordia (NE) | Bulldog StadiumSeward, NE | L 21–49 | 674 |
| October 8 | 1:00 p.m. | at Hastings | Lloyd Wilson FieldHastings, NE | L 14–44 | 800 |
| October 15 | 1:00 p.m. | Briar Cliff | Trojan FieldMadison, SD | W 24–16 | |
| October 22 | 4:00 p.m. | Dordt | Trojan FieldMadison, SD | L 20–40 | |
| October 29 | 2:00 p.m. | at South Dakota Mines | O'Harra StadiumRapid City, SD | L 17–42 | |
| November 5 | 2:00 p.m. | at Mayville State | Jerome Berg FieldMayville, ND | L 0–6 | |
| HomecomingRankings from NAIA Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||

## 2012

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

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
| August 25 | 4:00 p.m. | Peru State | Trojan FieldMadison, SD | L 27–35 | |
| September 1 | 7:00 p.m. | at Dakota Wesleyan | Joe Quintal FieldMitchell, SD | L 14–40 | 2,150 |
| September 8 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 21 Doane | Simon FieldCrete, NE | L 14–35 | 950 |
| September 15 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 21 Valley City State | Trojan FieldMadison, SD | L 31–41 | |
| September 22 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 16 Northwestern (IA) | DeValois StadiumOrange City, IA | L 12–47 | 2,869 |
| September 29 | 4:00 p.m. | Concordia (NE) | Trojan FieldMadison, SD | L 7–28 | |
| October 6 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 21 Hastings | Trojan FieldMadison, SD | L 19–55 | |
| October 13 | 1:00 p.m. | at Briar Cliff | Memorial FieldSioux City, IA | W 35–28 | 700 |
| October 20 | 1:00 p.m. | at Dordt | Open Space ParkSioux Center, IA | L 7–24 | |
| October 27 | 1:00 p.m. | Jamestown | Trojan FieldMadison, SD | W 35–34 $^{2OT}$ | |
| November 3 | 3:00 p.m. | Mayville State | Trojan FieldMadison, SD | L 33–34 | |
| HomecomingRankings from NAIA Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||

## 2013

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.

### Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 7:00 p.m. | at Peru State* | Bulldog StadiumAuburn, NE | L 21–56 | |
| September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Dordt* | Trojan FieldMadison, SD | L 13–14 | |
| September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | at Valley City State | Shelly Ellig FieldValley City, ND | L 20–63 | |
| September 21 | 6:00 p.m. | at Presentation | Swisher FieldAberdeen, SD | W 35–28 | 200 |
| September 28 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 20 Concordia (NE)* | Trojan FieldMadison, SD | L 0–24 | |
| October 5 | 7:00 p.m. | Dakota Wesleyan* | Trojan FieldMadison, SD | L 14–23 | |
| October 12 | 1:00 p.m. | at Jamestown | Rollie Greeno FieldJamestown, ND | W 31–28 | 1,438 |
| October 19 | 1:00 p.m. | Briar Cliff* | Trojan FieldMadison, SD | L 31–37 | |
| October 26 | 2:00 p.m. | at South Dakota Mines* | O'Harra StadiumRapid City, SD | L 25–69 | |
| October 30 | 3:00 p.m. | at Mayville State | Jerome Berg FieldMayville, ND | L 14–20 | |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from NAIA Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||

## 2014

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.

### Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
| August 30 | 6:00 p.m. | Mayville State | Trojan FieldMadison, SD | W 28–20 | |
| September 6 | 6:00 p.m. | at Dordt* | Open Space ParkSioux Center, IA | W 41–7 | |
| September 13 | 6:00 p.m. | Valley City State | Trojan FieldMadison, SD | L 10–34 | |
| September 20 | 4:00 p.m. | Presentation | Trojan FieldMadison, SD | L 37–40 | |
| September 27 | 6:00 p.m. | at Concordia (NE)* | Bulldog StadiumSeward, NE | W 22–21 | 1,009 |
| October 4 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 20 Dakota Wesleyan* | Joe Quintal StadiumMitchell, SD | L 22–27 | 2,500 |
| October 11 | 1:00 p.m. | Jamestown | Trojan FieldMadison, SD | L 29–37 | |
| October 16 | 7:00 p.m. | vs. Briar Cliff* | DakotaDomeVermillion, SD | W 22–17 | 500 |
| October 25 | 1:00 p.m. | Trinity Bible* | Trojan FieldMadison, SD | W 69–13 | |
| November 1 | 1:00 p.m. | at Waldorf | Bolstorff FieldForest City, IA | W 51–41 | |
| November 8 | 2:00 p.m. | at Dickinson State | Bolstorff FieldForest City, IA | L 17–20 $^{OT}$ | |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from NAIA Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||

## 2015

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.

### Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
| August 29 | 6:00 p.m. | Dakota Wesleyan* | Trojan FieldMadison, SD | L 27–40 | 4,500 |
| September 5 | 6:00 p.m. | Dordt* | Trojan FieldMadison, SD | W 28–24 | |
| September 12 | 6:00 p.m. | Waldorf | Trojan FieldMadison, SD | L 17–24 | |
| September 19 | 1:00 p.m. | Jamestown | Rollie Greeno StadiumJamestown, ND | W 38–13 | |
| September 26 | 1:00 p.m. | at St. Ambrose* | Brady Street StadiumDavenport, IA | L 35–39 | |
| October 3 | 3:00 p.m. | Trinity Bible* | Trojan FieldMadison, SD | W 60–6 | |
| October 10 | 1:00 p.m. | Valley City State | Lokken StadiumValley City, ND | L 24–32 | |
| October 17 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 24 Dickinson State | Trojan FieldMadison, SD | W 54–21 | |
| October 24 | 3:00 p.m. | at Mayville State | Jerome Berg FieldMayville, ND | W 28–21 | |
| October 31 | 2:00 p.m. | Presentation | Trojan FieldMadison, SD | W 27–16 | |
| November 8 | 4:00 p.m. | vs. Dickinson State* | FargodomeFargo, ND | L 30–49 | |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from NAIA Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## 2016

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. 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.

### Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
| August 26 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 16 Dakota Wesleyan* | Joe Quintal FieldMitchell, SD | W 34–30 | 3,500 |
| September 3 | 6:00 p.m. | at Dordt* | Open Space ParkSioux Center, IA | L 42–45 | |
| September 10 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 24 St. Ambrose* | Trojan FieldMadison, SD | W 62–48 | |
| September 17 | 6:00 p.m. | Waldorf* | Trojan FieldMadison, SD | W 36–14 | |
| September 24 | 4:00 p.m. | Jamestown | Trojan FieldMadison, SD | W 36–17 | |
| October 1 | 4:00 p.m. | at Waldorf | Bolstorff FieldForest City, IA | W 37–13 | 431 |
| October 15 | 4:00 p.m. | Valley City State | Trojan FieldMadison, SD | L 22–41 | |
| October 22 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 12 Dickinson State | Henry Biesiot Activities CenterDickinson, ND | L 12–31 | |
| October 29 | 1:00 p.m. | Mayville State | Trojan FieldMadison, SD | L 25–27 | |
| November 5 | 5:00 p.m. | at Presentation | Swisher FieldAberdeen, SD | W 24–10 | |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from NAIA Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||

## 2017

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. 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. The Trojans finished the season ranked No. 23 in the NAIA.

### Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
| August 24 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 17 Dakota Wesleyan* | Trojan FieldMadison, SD (Chamber of Commerce Traveling Cup) | W 56–39 | |
| September 2 | 1:00 p.m. | at St. Ambrose* | Brady Street StadiumDavenport, IA | L 24–27 | |
| September 9 | 1:00 p.m. | at Briar Cliff* | Memorial FieldSioux City, IA | W 49–33 | |
| September 16 | 6:00 p.m. | Mayville State | Trojan FieldMadison, SD | W 48–16 | |
| September 25 | 2:00 p.m. | Presentation | Howard Wood FieldSioux Falls, SD | L 21–22 | |
| September 30 | 1:00 p.m. | at Jamestown | Rollie Greeno FieldJamestown, ND | W 20–14 $^{OT}$ | |
| October 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Waldorf | Trojan FieldMadison, SD | W 59–20 | |
| October 21 | 4:00 p.m. | at Valley City State | Shelly Ellig FieldValley City, ND | W 31–28 | 600 |
| October 28 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 15 Dickinson State | Trojan FieldMadison, SD | L 25–28 | |
| November 4 | 3:00 p.m. | at Mayville State | Jerome Berg FieldMayville, ND | W 34–6 | |
| November 11 | 1:00 p.m. | at Presentation | Swisher FieldAberdeen, SD | W 59–21 | |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from NAIA Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||

## 2018

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.

### Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
| August 23 | 7:00 p.m. | at Dakota Wesleyan* | Joe Quintal FieldMitchell, SD (Chamber of Commerce Traveling Cup) | W 27–18 | 3,367 |
| September 1 | 1:00 p.m. | St. Ambrose* | Trojan FieldMadison, SD | L 27–49 | |
| September 6 | 7:00 p.m. | Briar Cliff* | Trojan FieldMadison, SD | L 20–49 | |
| September 15 | 6:00 p.m. | at Wisconsin–Stevens Point* | Goerke ParkStevens Point, WI | L 28–51 | 1,956 |
| September 22 | 4:00 p.m. | at Waldorf | Bolstorff FieldForest City, IA | L 35–50 | 447 |
| September 29 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 18 Dickinson State | Trojan FieldMadison, SD | L 27–33 | |
| October 6 | 4:00 p.m. | Valley City State | Trojan FieldMadison, SD | L 16–27 | |
| October 13 | 4:00 p.m. | Presentation | Trojan FieldMadison, SD | W 44–28 | |
| October 20 | 4:00 p.m. | at Mayville State | Jerome Berg FieldMayville, ND | W 28–19 | |
| October 27 | 4:00 p.m. | Waldorf | Trojan FieldMadison, SD | L 37–51 | |
| November 3 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 16 Dickinson State | Henry Biesiot Activities CenterDickinson, ND | L 25–41 | |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from NAIA Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||

## 2019

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. They finished the season with a 5–5 record (3–4 NSAA) and finished 4th in the conference standings.

### Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
| August 29 | 7:00 p.m. | Dakota Wesleyan* | Trojan FieldMadison, SD (Chamber of Commerce Traveling Cup) | W 33–30 | |
| September 7 | 1:00 p.m. | at Briar Cliff* | Memorial FieldSioux City, IA | L 10–13 | 600 |
| September 21 | 4:00 p.m. | Wisconsin–Stevens Point* | Trojan FieldMadison, SD | W 38–21 | |
| September 28 | 2:00 p.m. | at Valley City State | Lokken StadiumValley City, ND | L 6–10 | |
| October 5 | 4:00 p.m. | Presentation | Trojan FieldMadison, SD | W 43–16 | |
| October 13 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 14 Dickinson State | Trojan FieldMadison, SD | L 14–31 | |
| October 19 | 2:00 p.m. | at Waldorf | Bolstorff FieldForest City, IA | L 9–59 | |
| October 26 | 2:00 p.m. | at Mayville State | Jerome Berg FieldMayville, ND | W 35–14 | |
| November 2 | 4:00 p.m. | Valley City State | Trojan FieldMadison, SD | L 18–30 | |
| November 9 | 1:00 p.m. | at Presentation | Swisher FieldAberdeen, SD | W 31–29 | |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from NAIA Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||