SDSU won the first Dakota Marker game in Brookings, SD, in 2004.

SDSU is governed by the South Dakota Board of Regents, which governs the state's six public universities and two special schools.

" The 300 + member SDSU Marching Band, " The Pride of the Dakotas ", given the special name the Millennium Band in 2000 by the South Dakota State Legislature, has marched in the 1981 and 1997 Presidential Inaugural Parades in Washington, D. C .; A Capital Fourth in 2000 in Washington DC which was broadcast on PBS ; the 2003 and 2008 Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California making them the second collegiate band in the history of the Rose Bowl to be invited to march twice when their team was not competing ; and the Korean War Monument Dedication at the state's capital Pierre in 2004, in the company of two other college bands and 60-some high school bands from across the state.

The Dakota Marker is the trophy awarded to the winner of the annual college football game played between the South Dakota State University ( SDSU ) Jackrabbits and the North Dakota State University ( NDSU ) Bison.

The Coyotes had a long spirited intrastate rivalry with the South Dakota State Jackrabbits, until 2004 when SDSU moved to Division I athletics and the two schools stopped competing in major sports.

While at SDSU, Rounds met his wife, Jean, formerly of Lake Preston, South Dakota.

In the Fall of 2011, SDSU and USD resumed regularly scheduled contests in most sports as the Coyotes joined the Summit League ( SDSU became a member in the Summit League in 2007 ).

Overall Fisher has guided SDSU to the NCAA Tournament in 2002, 2006, 2010, 2011 and 2012, and the postseason NIT in 2003, 2007, 2008, and 2009, to go along with seven 20-win seasons ( seven consecutive from 2006-present ); with the 2010-2011 season being the Aztecs ' first 30 win season in school history.

The new SDSU Wellness Center opened in Fall of 2008.

USD joins the Missouri Valley Football Conference in 2012 ( SDSU joined the MVFC in 2008 ).

In step with this land-grant heritage and mission, SDSU has a special focus on academic programs in agriculture, engineering, nursing, and pharmacy, as well as the liberal arts.

Committed to serving the diverse San Diego region, SDSU ranks among the top ten universities nationwide in terms of ethnic and racial diversity among its student body, as well as the number of bachelor's degrees conferred upon minority students.

A coaches ' dressing room and adjacent players ' meeting room located at the east end of the first base stands to be used for team functions as well as a lounge for SDSU athletes

While at SDSU, he wrote for the student newspaper, The Daily Aztec, at times penning so many articles that the paper was jokingly referred to as the " Daily Joe ".

The nation's first on-campus ethanol production facility, established at SDSU in 1979.

This was an exciting time at SDSU, as their home stadium, Frost Arena, was filled to capacity for both games with the game versus Indiana selling out in a matter of hours.

Students at SDSU have a wide variety of residential hall and apartment living choices.

Chicoine and his wife are alumni of SDSU, and prior to becoming president he was Vice President for Economic Development and Technology at the University of Illinois.

The Agricultural Heritage Museum at SDSU.

Gwynn attended college at San Diego State University ( SDSU ), where he played both college baseball and college basketball for the San Diego State Aztecs.

* Amended on March 18, 2001 at San Diego State University ( SDSU )

While construction continued on the permanent campus, classes continued to be held at the former SDSU satellite location on Los Vallecitos Boulevard.

He presently teaches summer courses at the Pierre Monteux School for conductors in Maine and is affiliated with the SDSU School of Music and Dance.

One notable co-production of his was the 1969 Mother's Day concert at Aztec Bowl ( now the site of Viejas Arena, SDSU ).

Although in the next two seasons he would not replicate the success of his freshman year, he showed in his final season at SDSU he was still an all-purpose back, catching 47 passes for 640 yards, which aided him in ranking 3rd in all-purpose yardage that year and 2nd in scoring.

While at SDSU, he also played two seasons with the local semi-pro San Diego Nomads of the Western Soccer Alliance.

Elgin became a professor at her alma mater's cross-town rival, San Diego State University ( SDSU ).

Glover was overlooked at SDSU, never winning All-American status and gaining first-team All-WAC only once in 1994.

The son of Charles F. Dryer and Genevieve Nell Clark, Dryer began his football career at Lawndale High School in Lawndale, California, and then attended El Camino Junior College before transferring to San Diego State University ( SDSU ).

Officially Viejas Arena at Aztec Bowl ( formerly named Cox Arena ), located on the San Diego State University ( SDSU ) campus in San Diego, California, is the home of the San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball and women's basketball teams.

Previously, the Aztecs played at Peterson Gymnasium also on the SDSU campus.

SDSU is also home to State University Theatre and Prairie Repertory Theatre, which produce numerous plays and musicals during the school year and summer breaks.

* The $ 11 million Parma Payne Goodall Alumni Center opened in October 2009 and is home to the SDSU Alumni Association and the Campanile Foundation.

Qualcomm Stadium, home of the San Diego Chargers and the San Diego State University ( SDSU ) Aztecs football teams, is located in Mission Valley East near the I-8 / I-15 interchange.

Tony Gwynn Stadium is the home field of the San Diego State University ( SDSU ) Aztecs college baseball team.

SDSU participates in athletics as a member of NCAA Division I, having completed transition from NCAA Division II by 2009.

In 2009 SDSU made their first ever Division 1 FCS playoff appearance, but lost to eventual Runner-up Montana 61-48 in the first round, SDSU finished with a record of 8-4 and 7-1 in the MVFC.

A public land-grant university and sun grant college, founded under the provisions of the 1862 Morrill Act, SDSU offers programs of study required by, or harmonious to, this Act.

The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching classifies SDSU as a Research University with high research activity.

SDSU awards associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees.

The total enrollment of SDSU has increased each year for the past seven years.

SDSU currently ranks amongst the Midwest's top research universities, notably in the fields of agricultural science, biological science, and engineering.

In 2010 the SDSU women again qualified for the NCAA tournament as a 14 seed, but lost in the first round to Oklahoma, eventual final four participant.

SDSU finished with a 22-11 ( 14-4 ) record.

In addition to the Medary, Grove and Larson complexes for single students, SDSU has 80 one-bedroom apartments and eight two-bedroom apartments available for rent for married students in State Court and State Village.