2016 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

2016 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football

MVFC co-champion
FCS Playoffs
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 7
FCS Coaches	No. 7
2016 record	9–3 (7–1 MVFC)
Head coach	John Stiegelmeier (20th year)
Offensive coordinator	Eric Eidsness
Defensive coordinator	Clint Brown
Home stadium	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium (Capacity: 19,340)^[1]

2016 MVFC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#4 North Dakota State +^		7	–	1		11	–	1
#7 South Dakota State +^		7	–	1		9	–	3
#13 Youngstown State ^		6	–	2		10	–	3
Illinois State ^		4	–	4		6	–	6
Northern Iowa		4	–	4		5	–	6
Western Illinois		3	–	5		6	–	5
South Dakota		3	–	5		4	–	7
Missouri State		2	–	6		4	–	7
Indiana State		2	–	6		4	–	7
Southern Illinois		2	–	6		4	–	7

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2016 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team represents South Dakota State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are led by 20th-year head coach John Stiegelmeier and play their home games at their new stadium Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium. They are the 2016 Co-Champions of the Missouri Valley Football Conference and winners of the leagues automatic bid to the FCS playoffs.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:00 PM	at No. 13 (FBS) TCU*	No. 8	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	FSN	L 41–59	43,450
September 10	6:00 PM	Drake*	No. 9	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium • Brookings, SD	ESPN3	W 56–28	15,171 (R)
September 17	6:00 PM	Cal Poly*	No. 9	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium • Brookings, SD	ESPN3	L 31–38	16,887 (R)
October 1	6:00 PM	No. 8 Western Illinois	No. 15	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium • Brookings, SD	ESPN3	W 52–14	14,155
October 8	6:00 PM	at Southern Illinois	No. 12	Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL	ESPN3	W 45–39	5,704
October 15	2:30 PM	at No. 1 North Dakota State	No. 11	Fargodome • Fargo, ND (Dakota Marker)	NBC ND ESPN3	W 19–17	18,828
October 22	2:00 PM	No. 13 Youngstown State	No. 7	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium • Brookings, SD	Midco SN	W 24–10	17,730 (R)
October 29	2:00 PM	at Illinois State	No. 7	Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL	CSN CH ESPN3	L 21–38	7,595
November 5	2:00 PM	Missouri State	No. 13	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium • Brookings, SD	Midco SN	W 49–24	10,826
November 12	2:00 PM	South Dakota	No. 11	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium • Brookings, SD (South Dakota Showdown Series)	Midco SN	W 28–21	15,345
November 19	4:00 PM	at Northern Iowa	No. 8	UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA	ESPN3	W 45–24	10,511
December 3	2:00 PM	No. 9 Villanova*	No. 7	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium • Brookings, SD (FCS Playoffs Second Round)	ESPN3	W 10–7
December 9	TBD	at No. 4 North Dakota State*	No. 8	Fargodome • Fargo, ND (FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals)	TBD
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

^[2]

R indicates Record Attendance

Game summaries

@ TCU

	1	2	3	4	Total
#8 Jackrabbits	3	21	14	3	41
#13 (FBS) Horned Frogs	7	17	21	14	59

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Drake

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	14	0	14	28
#9 Jackrabbits	21	7	7	21	56

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–8	1983	SDSU, 20–3

Cal Poly

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	7	10	0	21	38
#9 Jackrabbits	7	3	7	14	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–5	2014	SDSU, 44–18

Western Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
#8 Leathernecks	14	0	0	0	14
#15 Jackrabbits	7	21	24	0	52

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–5	2015	WIU, 30–24 ^2OT

@ Southern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
#12 Jackrabbits	14	14	7	10	45
Salukis	7	11	14	7	39

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–3	2013	SIU, 27–24

@ North Dakota State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#11 Jackrabbbits	0	3	7	9	19
#1 Bison	0	10	7	0	17

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
40–59–5	2015	NDSU, 28–7

Youngstown State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#13 Penguins	3	0	0	7	10
#7 Jackrabbits	14	3	7	0	24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–6	2015	SDSU, 38–8

@ Illinois State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#7 Jackrabbits	0	14	7	0	21
Redbirds	14	14	0	10	38

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–3	2015	SDSU, 25–20

Missouri State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	14	3	0	7	24
#13 Jackrabbits	14	7	21	7	49

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–1	2015	SDSU, 39–0

South Dakota

	1	2	3	4	Total
Coyotes	0	7	7	7	21
#11 Jackrabbits	7	0	14	7	28

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
52–52–7	2015	SDSU, 30–23

@ Northern Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
#8 Jackrabbbits	14	7	7	17	45
Panthers	14	3	7	0	24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19–29–2	2015	UNI, 10–7

FCS Playoffs

Second Round–Villanova

	1	2	3	4	Total
#9 Wildcats	0	7	0	0	7
#7 Jackrabbits	7	0	0	3	10

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Quarterfinals–North Dakota State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#7 Jackrabbits	0	0	0	0	0
#4 Bison	0	0	0	0	0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
41–59–5	10/15/2016	SDSU, 19–17

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	8	9	9	15	15	12	11	7	7	13	11	8	7
Coaches	14	12	10	18	16	15	14	11	10	15	12	10	7
FCS Playoffs	Not released									NR	NR	10	Not released

References

↑ "Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Project Details". March 5, 2016.
↑ "Schedule". South Dakota State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved March 5, 2016.

South Dakota State Jackrabbits football

Venues	Coughlin–Alumni Stadium (1962–2015) Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium (2016–present)

Bowls & rivalries	South Dakota Dakota Marker (North Dakota State)

Culture & lore	Jack Rabbit "Ring the Bell"

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

2016 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants

Cal Poly Central Arkansas Charleston Southern Chattanooga The Citadel Eastern Washington Illinois State Jacksonville State James Madison Lehigh New Hampshire North Carolina A&T North Dakota North Dakota State Richmond Saint Francis (PA) Samford Sam Houston State San Diego South Dakota State Villanova Weber State Wofford Youngstown State

Champion – TBD

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