Some ghosts from college football’s past are making an appearance this Halloween weekend.
South Dakota is trying to end a 26-year road drought, Alabama A&M has four years of Magic City Classic losses to avenge, and Eastern Washington is preparing to play its 100th game on the famous red turf.
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South Dakota Hasn’t Won In Brookings Since 2000
The last time South Dakota won a football game in Brookings, Bill Clinton was president. Twenty-six years later, the Coyotes are still searching for another road win against South Dakota State.
No. 6 South Dakota (7-2) visits No. 5 South Dakota State (6-2) on Saturday in the Interstate Series, a rivalry dating to May 1889, six months before South Dakota officially became a state.
The Jackrabbits lead the series 32-14-3 in Brookings and have won all six home meetings since the rivalry resumed at the Division I level in 2012. But the Coyotes won last year’s meeting 24-17 in Vermillion and enter Saturday fresh off a 26-23 overtime victory over North Dakota.
Ending the Brookings drought would make this candy-filled weekend particularly sweet for South Dakota.
The Magic City Classic Turns 85
The Magic City Classic has brought Alabama State and Alabama A&M together since 1945. On Halloween, they’ll meet for the 85th edition of one of HBCU football’s biggest annual traditions.
The rivalry takes over Birmingham’s historic Legion Field, with a downtown parade, enormous tailgates and the halftime Battle of the Bands featuring Alabama A&M’s Marching Maroon & White and Alabama State’s Mighty Marching Hornets.
Alabama A&M also has a four-game losing streak in the Classic to end. Alabama State won last year’s matchup 56-13 in front of 69,372 fans.
Eastern Washington’s 100th Red-Turf Game Brings Everything Full Circle
On Sept. 18, 2010, Eastern Washington beat Montana 36-27 in the first game on the red turf at Roos Field. Sixteen years later, the Eagles will host the Grizzlies for the field’s 100th game.
Eastern has gone 75-24 on the red turf, and Montana didn’t earn its first win there until 2024. No. 14 Montana (5-3) returns to Cheney after two straight Big Sky losses, with a chance to extend its record of 29 FCS playoff appearances on the line.
Eastern Washington (2-6) has struggled this season, but the Eagles lead the Big Sky in first downs per game at 23.9 and have converted 29 of 31 red-zone opportunities.
The Eagles will also recognize Native American Heritage Month with Salish helmet decals and a national anthem sung in both English and Salish.
For the 100th game on the red turf, the opponent couldn’t be more fitting.
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