2017 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

2017 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football
Conference Missouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
STATS No. 3
FCS Coaches No. 4
2017 record 11–3 (6–2 MVFC)
Head coach John Stiegelmeier (21st season)
Offensive coordinator Eric Eidsness
Defensive coordinator Clint Brown
Home stadium Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
(Capacity: 19,340)[1]
2017 MVFC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 1 North Dakota State$^  7 –1     14 –1  
No. 3 South Dakota State^  6 –2     11 –3  
No. 19 Northern Iowa ^  6 –2     8 –5  
No. 13 Western Illinois ^  5 –3     8 –4  
No. 15 South Dakota ^  4 –4     8 –5  
Illinois State  4 –4     6 –5  
Youngstown State  4 –4     6 –5  
Southern Illinois  2 –6     4 –7  
Missouri State  2 –6     3 –8  
Indiana State  0 –8     0 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2017 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team represented South Dakota State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 21st-year head coach John Stiegelmeier and played their home games at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium in Brookings, South Dakota as members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. The Jackrabbits finished the season 11–3, 6–2 in MVFC play to finish in a tie for second place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs[2] where they defeated Northern Iowa in the second round[3][4] and New Hampshire in the quarterfinals[5] before losing in the semifinals to James Madison.[6]

Previous season

The Jackrabbits finished the 2016 season 9–4, 7–1 in MVFC play to earn a share of the MVFC title.[7][8] Due to their head-to-head victory over North Dakota State, they received the MVFC's automatic bid to the FCS playoffs[9] where they defeated Villanova in the second round[10] before losing in the quarterfinals to North Dakota State.[11]

Schedule and results

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
Non-conference regular season
August 31 7:00 p.m. Duquesne* No. 4 Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium • Brookings, SD ESPN3 W 51–13   12,218
September 9 7:00 p.m. at Montana State* No. 4 Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT Pluto TV W 31–27   19,817
September 16 6:00 p.m. Drake* No. 4 Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium • Brookings, SD ESPN3 W 51–10   15,806
MVFC regular season
September 30 7:00 p.m. at No. 6 Youngstown State No. 4 Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH ESPN3 L 7–19   17,450
October 7 6:00 p.m. Southern Illinois No. 8 Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium • Brookings, SD ESPN3 W 49–14   12,891
October 14 2:00 p.m. Northern Iowadagger No. 7 Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium • Brookings, SD ESPN3 L 18–38   14,347
October 21 2:00 p.m. at Missouri State No. 13 Robert W. Plaster Stadium • Springfield, MO ESPN3 W 62–30   6,253
October 28 1:00 p.m. at No. 12 Western Illinois No. 11 Hanson Field • Macomb, IL ESPN3 W 52–24   2,247
November 4 2:00 p.m. No. 2 North Dakota State No. 10 Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium • Brookings, SD (Dakota Marker) ESPN3 W 33–21   18,130
November 11 2:00 p.m. No. 17 Illinois State No. 6 Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium • Brookings, SD ESPN3 W 27–24 OT  9,458
November 18 2:00 p.m. at No. 15 South Dakota No. 6 DakotaDome • Vermillion, SD (South Dakota Showdown Series) ESPN3 W 31–28   10,147
FCS Playoffs
December 2 2:00 p.m. No. 20 Northern Iowa* No. 6 Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium • Brookings, SD (FCS Playoffs Second Round) ESPN3 W 37–22   7,815
December 9 2:00 p.m. No. 21 New Hampshire* No. 6 Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium • Brookings, SD (FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals) ESPN3 W 56–14   5,583
December 16 6:00 p.m. at No. 1 James Madison* No. 6 Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA (FCS Playoffs Semifinals) ESPNU L 16–51   16,528
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS at time of game. All times are in Central Time.
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Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final 
STATS FCS 4 (2) 4 (1) 4 (1) 4 (1) 4 (1) 8 7 13 11 10 6 6 6 3 
Coaches 6 (1) 4 4 4 4 9 7 13 8–T 8 5 5 6 4

Jackrabbits drafted

Draft Year Player Position Round Overall NFL Team
2018Dallas GoedertTE249Philadelphia Eagles

References

  1. ↑ "Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Gameday". September 7, 2016.
  2. ↑ "South Dakota State nabs No. 5 seed in FCS playoffs". Argus Leader. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  3. ↑ "Northern Iowa vs. South Dakota State - Game Recap - December 2, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  4. ↑ Nelson, Jim. "College football: UNI falls to SDSU in second-round of FCS playoffs, 37-22". Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  5. ↑ "New Hampshire vs. South Dakota State - Game Recap - December 9, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  6. ↑ "James Madison Dukes force 10 turnovers, end South Dakota State's season". Argus Leader. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  7. ↑ Martin, Derek. "South Dakota State earns share of MVFC with win over UNI". KMAland.com. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  8. ↑ "SDSU, NSDU Share 2016 MVFC Crown". Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  9. ↑ "SDSU Gets Top Eight Seed, First Round Bye in FCS Playoffs". ESPN 99.1 – Sioux Falls Sports Leader – Sioux Falls Sports. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  10. ↑ "Villanova vs. South Dakota State - Game Recap - December 3, 2016 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  11. ↑ "Jackrabbits overpowered by Bison in FCS quarterfinals". Argus Leader. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
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