South Dakota State and South Dakota game set for Halloween afternoon

The college football game between South Dakota and South Dakota State will kick off at 3 p.m. on Oct. 31 and broadcast nationally on ESPNU.

FTMQ Sports, written by our newsroom20 October 2026 at 01:070 views

The in-state college football game between South Dakota and South Dakota State will kick off at 3 p.m. on Oct. 31 in Brookings, Yahoo Sports Top and the Mitchell Daily Republic reported. The Halloween game will air nationally on ESPNU. [1][2]

According to Yahoo Sports Top, the matchup was chosen before the season began as part of the Missouri Valley Football Conference contract to broadcast games on linear ESPN networks. This marks the third consecutive season that the rivalry game has been selected for this broadcast package. [1]

ESPNU is a 24-hour television network dedicated strictly to college sports that was launched on March 4, 2005. The network was created to expand coverage of collegiate athletics through live events and targeted programming. [6]

South Dakota State and South Dakota will play on Oct. 31 at 3 p.m. in Brookings.
The game will be broadcast nationally on ESPNU.
The selection was made prior to the season under a Missouri Valley Football Conference media deal.

Sources

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[1]SDSU-USD rivalry game picked for afternoon kickoff, airing on ESPNU in Halloween matchupYahoo Sports Top, 1h ago (the report this story comes from)
[2]SDSU-USD rivalry game picked for afternoon kickoff, airing on ESPNU in Halloween matchupMitchell Daily Republic, 7h ago

Background

[3]List of research universities in the United States on Wikipedia
[4]College football on television on Wikipedia
[5]Cowboys–Eagles rivalry on Wikipedia
[6]ESPNU on Grokipedia

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