2016 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team
The 2016 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team represented South Dakota State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 20th-year head coach John Stiegelmeier and played their home games at their new stadium Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium. They finished the season 9–4, 7–1 in MVFC play to finish in a tie for the MVFC title. Due to their head-to-head victory over North Dakota State, they received the MVFC's automatic bid to the FCS playoffs where they defeated Villanova in the second round, before losing in the quarterfinals to North Dakota State.
| 2016 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football | |
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MVFC co-champion | |
FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals, L 10–36 vs. North Dakota State | |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Football Conference |
| Ranking | |
| STATS | No. 6 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 7 |
| 2016 record | 9–4 (7–1 MVFC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Eric Eidsness |
| Defensive coordinator | Clint Brown |
| Home stadium | Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium (Capacity: 19,340)[1] |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 North Dakota State +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 South Dakota State +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Youngstown State ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 12 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State ^ | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Iowa | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri State | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 3 | 7:00 pm | at No. 13 (FBS) TCU* | No. 8 | FSN | L 41–59 | 43,450 | |
| September 10 | 6:00 pm | Drake* | No. 9 | ESPN3 | W 56–28 | 15,171 (R) | |
| September 17 | 6:00 pm | Cal Poly* | No. 9 |
| ESPN3 | L 31–38 | 16,887 (R) |
| October 1 | 6:00 pm | No. 8 Western Illinois | No. 15 |
| ESPN3 | W 52–14 | 14,155 |
| October 8 | 6:00 pm | at Southern Illinois | No. 12 | ESPN3 | W 45–39 | 5,704 | |
| October 15 | 2:30 pm | at No. 1 North Dakota State | No. 11 | NBC ND ESPN3 | W 19–17 | 18,828 | |
| October 22 | 2:00 pm | No. 13 Youngstown State | No. 7 |
| Midco SN | W 24–10 | 17,730 (R) |
| October 29 | 2:00 pm | at Illinois State | No. 7 | CSN CH ESPN3 | L 21–38 | 7,595 | |
| November 5 | 2:00 pm | Missouri State | No. 13 |
| Midco SN | W 49–24 | 10,826 |
| November 12 | 2:00 pm | South Dakota | No. 11 |
| Midco SN | W 28–21 | 15,345 |
| November 19 | 4:00 pm | at Northern Iowa | No. 8 | ESPN3 | W 45–24 | 10,511 | |
| December 3 | 2:00 pm | No. 9 Villanova* | No. 7 |
| ESPN3 | W 10–7 | 6,154 |
| December 10 | 11:00 am | at No. 4 North Dakota State* | No. 7 |
| ESPN | L 10–36** | 18,285 |
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- ** Most watched FCS Game of all time - 1.98m viewers on ESPN
- R indicates Record Attendance
Game summaries
@ TCU
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #8 Jackrabbits | 3 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 41 |
| #13 (FBS) Horned Frogs | 7 | 17 | 21 | 14 | 59 |
Drake
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bulldogs | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
| #9 Jackrabbits | 21 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 56 |
Cal Poly
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Mustangs | 7 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 38 |
| #9 Jackrabbits | 7 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
Western Illinois
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #8 Leathernecks | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| #15 Jackrabbits | 7 | 21 | 24 | 0 | 52 |
@ Southern Illinois
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #12 Jackrabbits | 14 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 45 |
| Salukis | 7 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 39 |
@ North Dakota State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #11 Jackrabbbits | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 19 |
| #1 Bison | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
Youngstown State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #13 Penguins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| #7 Jackrabbits | 14 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
@ Illinois State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #7 Jackrabbits | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Redbirds | 14 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 38 |
Missouri State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bears | 14 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| #13 Jackrabbits | 14 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 49 |
South Dakota
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Coyotes | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| #11 Jackrabbits | 7 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
@ Northern Iowa
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #8 Jackrabbbits | 14 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 45 |
| Panthers | 14 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
FCS Playoffs
Second Round–Villanova
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #9 Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| #7 Jackrabbits | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
Quarterfinals–North Dakota State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #7 Jackrabbits | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| #4 Bison | 7 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 36 |
Ranking movements
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| 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 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Coaches | 14 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| FCS Playoffs | Not released | NR | NR | 10 | Not released | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- "Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Gameday". September 7, 2016.
- "Schedule". South Dakota State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
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