2017 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

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]

2017 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 3
FCS CoachesNo. 4
2017 record11–3 (6–2 MVFC)
Head coachJohn Stiegelmeier (21st season)
Offensive coordinatorEric Eidsness
Defensive coordinatorClint Brown
Home stadiumDana J. Dykhouse Stadium
(Capacity: 19,340)[1]
2017 Missouri Valley Football Conference 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 Poll

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
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:00 p.m.Duquesne*No. 4
ESPN3W 51–1312,218
September 97:00 p.m.at Montana State*No. 4
Pluto TVW 31–2719,817
September 166:00 p.m.Drake*No. 4
  • Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
  • Brookings, SD
ESPN3W 51–1015,806
September 307:00 p.m.at No. 6 Youngstown StateNo. 4
ESPN3L 7–1917,450
October 76:00 p.m.Southern IllinoisNo. 8
  • Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
  • Brookings, SD
ESPN3W 49–1412,891
October 142:00 p.m.Northern IowaNo. 7
  • Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
  • Brookings, SD
ESPN3L 18–3814,347
October 212:00 p.m.at Missouri StateNo. 13
ESPN3W 62–306,253
October 281:00 p.m.at No. 12 Western IllinoisNo. 11
ESPN3W 52–242,247
November 42:00 p.m.No. 2 North Dakota StateNo. 10
ESPN3W 33–2118,130
November 112:00 p.m.No. 17 Illinois StateNo. 6
  • Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
  • Brookings, SD
ESPN3W 27–24 OT9,458
November 182:00 p.m.at No. 15 South DakotaNo. 6
ESPN3W 31–2810,147
December 22:00 p.m.No. 20 Northern Iowa*No. 6
ESPN3W 37–227,815
December 92:00 p.m.No. 21 New Hampshire*No. 6
ESPN3W 56–145,583
December 166:00 p.m.at No. 1 James Madison*No. 6
ESPNUL 16–5116,528
  • Source:

Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = 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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