The football series began in 1889 and has been played a total of 114 times as of 2018.

Previously, both schools were long-time members of the Division II North Central Conference where the rivalry game played almost yearly.

With the upgrade of both programs to Division I FCS (SDSU in 2004 and USD in 2008), the rivalry halted between 2003 until 2012.

Since the 1979 season, the Coyotes have hosted their games at the DakotaDome (9,100 seats); previously, they played at Darwin Inman Memorial Stadium.

The numbers represent what national ranking each team was at the time of the game.