Football

Dakota State University had their first football team in 1908. It was not called Dakota State University then; it was called Madison Normal School. At this time the team was made up of  only fourteens  players. The head coach was Charles C. Wagner. The very first game they played the Flandreau Indians.²²  Throughout the season they only played six games and were fortunate enough to lose only one!

Between 1920 and 1945, there was a lack of men due to enrollment in the army, so no games were played. The team started up again in 1946. The program continued its winning streak it previously held. The team played several successful games between 1946 through 1971. In fact, they were so successful that they were the first team to win a bowl game.²³  Head coach Lee Moran played a major role in winning this game.

During 1977, the head coach was Gary Buer. Once again, the Trojans had another very successful year; they remained undefeated in the SDIC champions. That was a perfect record for Dakota State University with a record of 10-0. ²⁴

Since then the Trojans have struggled, but with the help of head coach Gene Wockenfuss, they have been striving to regain the Trojan's successful history.

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