# Dakota State Trojans football, 2020–present

The Dakota State Trojans football program from 2020 to present represented Dakota State University in college football during the 2020s. The Trojans compete at the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) level, and were members of the North Star Athletic Association (NSAA) though the 2024 season. Dakota State will compete as a member of the Frontier Conference beginning in 2025. Josh Anderson, who has served as Dakota State's head coach since 2009, has led the team for the entire decade to date. Dakota State played home games at Trojan Field in Madison, South Dakota through the 2022 season. The Trojans hosted games Dan Beacom Track Complex in 2023 before moving to the Brian Kern Family Stadium in 2024.

## 2020

The 2020 Dakota State Trojans football team represented Dakota State University as a member of the North Star Athletic Association during the 2020–21 NAIA football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Josh Anderson, the Trojans compiled an overall record of 4–5 with all games played again conference opponents, placing fourth in the NSAA.

### Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result |
| September 12 | 2:00 p.m. | Dickinson State | Trojan FieldMadison, SD | L 14–26 |
| September 19 | 7:00 p.m. | at Presentation | Swisher FieldAberdeen, SD | W 42–0 |
| October 3 | 4:00 p.m. | Waldorf | Trojan FieldMadison, SD | L 14–20 |
| October 10 | 2:00 p.m. | at Dickinson State | Henry Biesiot Activities CenterDickinson, ND | L 3–23 |
| October 17 | 3:00 p.m. | Presentation | Trojan FieldMadison, SD | W 21–18 |
| November 7 | 2:00 p.m. | at Waldorf | Bolstorff FieldForest City, IA | L 16–17 |
| November 14 | 1:00 p.m. | Valley City State | Trojan FieldMadison, SD | L 6–14 |
| November 19 | 5:00 p.m. | at Mayville State | Jerome Berg FieldMayville, ND | W 37–28 |
| April 24 | 2:00 p.m. | Mayville State | Trojan FieldMayville, ND | W 26–7 |
| HomecomingAll times are in Central time |||||

## 2021

The 2021 Dakota State Trojans football team represented Dakota State University as a member of the North Star Athletic Association during the 2021 NAIA football season. Led by 13th-year head coach Josh Anderson, the Trojans compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, tying for third in the NSAA.

### Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result |
| August 28 | 7:05 p.m. | at Dakota Wesleyan* | Joe Quintal FieldMitchell, SD (Chamber of Commerce Traveling Cup) | W 6–0 |
| September 4 | 4:00 p.m. | Wisconsin–La Crosse* | Trojan FieldMadison, SD | L 21–42 |
| September 18 | 4:00 p.m. | Presentation | Trojan FieldMadison, SD | W 40–13 |
| September 25 | 4:00 p.m. | Mayville State | Trojan FieldMadison, SD | W 20–16 |
| October 2 | 2:00 p.m. | at Waldorf | Bolstorff FieldForest City, IA | L 21–26 |
| October 9 | 2:00 p.m. | at Dickinson State | Henry Biesiot Activities CenterDickinson, ND | L 14–34 |
| October 16 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 15 Valley City State | Trojan FieldMadison, SD | W 24–10 |
| October 23 | 1:00 p.m. | Iowa Wesleyan | Trojan FieldMadison, SD | W 53–15 |
| November 6 | 2:00 p.m. | at Valley City State | Lokken StadiumValley City, ND | L 7–33 |
| November 13 | 1:00 p.m. | at Presentation | Swisher FieldAberdeen, SD | W 16–14 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from NAIA Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||

## 2022

The 2022 Dakota State Trojans football team represented Dakota State University as a member of the North Star Athletic Association during the 2022 NAIA football season. Led by 14th-year head coach Josh Anderson, the Trojans compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the NSAA.

### Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
| August 25 | 7:05 p.m. | Dakota Wesleyan* | Trojan FieldMadison, SD (Chamber of Commerce Traveling Cup) | W 29–19 | |
| September 3 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 12 Wisconsin–La Crosse* | Veterans Memorial StadiumLa Crosse, WI | L 7–42 | 3,365 |
| September 17 | 4:00 p.m. | at Waldorf* | Bolstorff FieldForest City, IA | L 17–42 | |
| September 24 | 4:00 p.m. | Iowa Wesleyan* | Trojan FieldMadison, SD | W 24–7 | |
| October 1 | 1:00 p.m. | Dickinson State | Trojan FieldMadison, SD | L 7–27 | |
| October 8 | 4:00 p.m. | at Valley City State | Lokken StadiumValley City, ND | W 31–17 | 700 |
| October 15 | 4:00 p.m. | Presentation | Trojan FieldMadison, SD | L 19–21 | |
| October 22 | 5:00 p.m. | Mayville State | Jerome Berg StadiumMayville, ND | W 38–24 | |
| October 29 | 1:00 p.m. | at Iowa Wesleyan | Mapleleaf StadiumMount Pleasant, IA | W 12–6 | 165 |
| November 12 | 4:00 p.m. | Waldorf | Trojan FieldMadison, SD | W 13–0 | |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from NAIA Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||

## 2023

The 2023 Dakota State Trojans football team represented Dakota State University as a member of the North Star Athletic Association during the 2023 NAIA football season. Led by 15th-year head coach Josh Anderson, the Trojans compiled an overall record of 1–9 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, placing last out of five teams in the NSAA. The 2023 season was the first and only season in which the Trojans played home games at the Dan Beacom Track Complex in Madison, South Dakota.

### Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result |
| August 26 | 7:00 p.m. | at Dakota Wesleyan* | Joe Quintal StadiumMitchell, SD (Chamber of Commerce Traveling Cup) | L 13–23 |
| August 31 | 7:05 p.m. | Wisconsin–La Crosse* | Dan Beacom Track ComplexMadison, SD | L 6–31 |
| September 9 | 4:00 p.m. | at Waldorf | Bolstorff FieldForest City, IA | L 20–35 |
| September 16 | 4:00 p.m. | Valley City State | Dan Beacom Track ComplexMadison, SD | L 6–14 |
| September 30 | 3:00 p.m. | at Mayville State | Jerome Berg FieldMayville, ND | L 0–13 |
| October 7 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 22 Dickinson State | Henry Biesiot Activities CenterDickinson, ND | L 14–40 |
| October 14 | 4:00 p.m. | Waldorf | Dan Beacom Track ComplexMadison, SD | L 14–34 |
| October 21 | 4:00 p.m. | Valley City State | Lokken StadiumValley City, ND | L 14–21 |
| November 4 | 3:00 p.m. | Mayville State | Dan Beacom Track ComplexMadison, SD | W 19–14 |
| November 11 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 20 Dickinson State | Dan Beacom Track ComplexMadison, SD | L 0–52 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from NAIA Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||

## 2024

The 2024 Dakota State Trojans football team represented Dakota State University as a member of the North Star Athletic Association during the 2024 NAIA football season. Led by 16th-year head coach Josh Anderson, the Trojans compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing second in the NSAA.
Dakota State played home game at the newly opened Brian Kern Family Stadium in Madison, South Dakota. The Trojans played their first game in the new stadium on August 29, against Dakota Wesleyan, winning by a score of 34–3. To celebrate the opening of Brian Kern Family Stadium and the Beacom PREMIER Complex, Dakota State University held an event named Trojan Nights inside Brian Kern Family Stadium. This event included musical acts from Old Dominion, Brothers Osborne, and Elle King.

### Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 29 | 7:05 p.m. | Dakota Wesleyan* | Brian Kern Family StadiumMadison, SD (Chamber of Commerce Traveling Cup) | YouTube | W 34–3 | |
| September 7 | 7:00 p.m. | at Nebraska Wesleyan* | Abel StadiumLincoln, NE | Team 1 Sports | W 41–25 | 350 |
| September 14 | 4:00 p.m. | Jamestown | Brian Kern Family StadiumMadison, SD | YouTube | W 16–6 | 2,202 |
| September 21 | 4:00 p.m. | at Valley City State | Lokken StadiumValley City, ND | YouTube | W 19–8 | 450 |
| October 5 | 4:00 p.m. | Mayville State | Brian Kern Family StadiumMadison, SD | YouTube | L 12–13 | |
| October 12 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 21 Dickinson State | Brian Kern Family StadiumMadison, SD | YouTube | L 21–38 | 550 |
| October 19 | 4:00 p.m. | at Jamestown | Hansen StadiumJamestown, ND | YouTube | L 13–21 | |
| October 26 | 4:00 p.m. | Valley City State | Brian Kern Family StadiumMadison, SD | YouTube | W 13–6 | 600 |
| November 9 | 4:00 p.m. | at Mayville State | Jerome Berg FieldMayville, ND | YouTube | W 7–0 | |
| November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 15 Dickinson State | Henry Biesiot Activities CenterDickinson, ND | YouTube | L 7–38 | |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from NAIA Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

### Preseason
#### NSAA preseason poll

| | NSAA Preseason | |
| 1. | Dickinson State | 25 (5) |
| 2. | Valley City State | 19 |
| 3. | Jamestown | 15 |
| 4. | Mayville State | 8 |
| 5. | Dakota State | 7 |

### Personnel
#### Coaching staff

| Position | Name | Alma mater |
| Head coach & tight Ends | Josh Anderson | North Dakota State University |
| Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks | Logan Levy | University of Maryland, Baltimore County |
| Defensive coordinator & middle linebackers | Anvil Sinsabaugh | Morningside University |
| Defensive backs | Daidrick Kibbie | Dakota State University |
| Offensive line | Deonte Randle | Dakota State University |
| Defensive line | Ryan Ross | Briar Cliff University |
| Wide receivers | Tobin Sharp | |
| Outside linebackers | Devonte Murphy | |
| Safeties | Brock Swanson | |
| | Clifton Marshall | |
| | Mike Trimble | |
| | Cole Cartwright | |

## 2025

The 2025 Dakota State Trojans football team will represented Dakota State University as a member of the Frontier Conference during the 2025 NAIA football season. Led by 17th-year head coach Josh Anderson, the Trojans will play home games at Brian Kern Family Stadium in Madison, South Dakota.

### Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site |
| August 21 | 5:00 p.m. | Mount Marty* | Brian Kern Family StadiumMadison, SD |
| August 30 | 7:00 p.m. | at Dakota Wesleyan* | Joe Quintal FieldMitchell, SD (Chamber of Commerce Traveling Cup) |
| September 6 | 7:00 p.m. | Nebraska Wesleyan* | Brian Kern Family StadiumMadison, SD |
| September 20 | 8:00 p.m. | at Arizona Christian* | ACU Football FieldGlendale, AZ |
| September 27 | | Southern Oregon* | Brian Kern Family StadiumMadison, SD |
| October 4 | 2:00 p.m. | at Montana Tech | Alumni ColiseumButte, MT |
| October 11 | 2:00 p.m. | at Dickinson State | Henry Biesiot Activities CenterDickinson, ND |
| October 18 | 4:00 p.m. | Valley City State | Brian Kern Family StadiumMadison, SD |
| November 1 | 4:00 p.m. | Mayville State | Jerome Berg StadiumMayville, ND |
| November 8 | 12:00 p.m. | Rocky Mountain | Brian Kern Family StadiumMadison, SD |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingAll times are in Central time |||||