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South Dakota's historic start has included a number of big moments, but none of them has been bigger than the 29-yard game-winning field goal Ryan Weese delivered last week against then-No.3 Youngstown State.
Not only did that kick push the Coyotes to 5-0 for the first time in the Divison I era, it also lifted them to their highest ranking since 1987.
This week, Bob Nielson's team will face a very different kind of challenge in Indiana State. The Sycamores (0-5, 0-2 MVFC) are the only winless team in the Missouri Valley Football Conference, but, as we all know very well, there is no such thing as a guaranteed win in this league.
Tale Of The Tape
| Indiana St. | MVFC | USD | MVFC | |
| 16.2 | 10th | Scoring Off. | 45.2 | 2nd |
| 298.0 | 10th | Total Off. | 537.4 | 1st |
| 111.2 | 9th | Rushing Off. | 225.2 | 3rd |
| 186.8 | 9th | Passing Off. | 312.2 | 1st |
| 36.4 | 9th | Scoring Def. | 20.4 | 5th |
| 404.4 | 7th | Total Def. | 338.0 | 4th |
| 131.8 | 6th | Rushing Def. | 95.4 | 4th |
| 272.6 | 9th | Passing Def. | 242.6 | 5th |
For more on this week's matchup with the Sycamores, check out the latest edition of "This Week In USD Football" with special guest Mick Garry from Argus Leader Media.