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 | |
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FCS Playoffs Semifinals, L 16–51 vs. James Madison | |
Conference | Missouri Valley Football Conference |
Ranking | |
STATS | No. 3 |
FCS Coaches | No. 4 |
2017 record | 11–3 (6–2 MVFC) |
Head coach |
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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. 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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August 31 | 7:00 p.m. | Duquesne* | No. 4 | ESPN3 | W 51–13 | 12,218 | |
September 9 | 7:00 p.m. | at Montana State* | No. 4 | Pluto TV | W 31–27 | 19,817 | |
September 16 | 6:00 p.m. | Drake* | No. 4 |
| ESPN3 | W 51–10 | 15,806 |
September 30 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 6 Youngstown State | No. 4 | ESPN3 | L 7–19 | 17,450 | |
October 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Southern Illinois | No. 8 |
| ESPN3 | W 49–14 | 12,891 |
October 14 | 2:00 p.m. | Northern Iowa![]() | No. 7 |
| ESPN3 | L 18–38 | 14,347 |
October 21 | 2:00 p.m. | at Missouri State | No. 13 | ESPN3 | W 62–30 | 6,253 | |
October 28 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 12 Western Illinois | No. 11 | ESPN3 | W 52–24 | 2,247 | |
November 4 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 2 North Dakota State | No. 10 |
| ESPN3 | W 33–21 | 18,130 |
November 11 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 17 Illinois State | No. 6 |
| ESPN3 | W 27–24 OT | 9,458 |
November 18 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 15 South Dakota | No. 6 | ESPN3 | W 31–28 | 10,147 | |
December 2 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 20 Northern Iowa* | No. 6 |
| ESPN3 | W 37–22 | 7,815 |
December 9 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 21 New Hampshire* | No. 6 |
| ESPN3 | W 56–14 | 5,583 |
December 16 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 1 James Madison* | No. 6 | ESPNU | L 16–51 | 16,528 | |
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Ranking movements
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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 |
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2018 | Dallas Goedert | TE | 2 | 49 | Philadelphia Eagles |
References
- "Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Gameday". September 7, 2016.
- "South Dakota State nabs No. 5 seed in FCS playoffs". Argus Leader. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
- "Northern Iowa vs. South Dakota State - Game Recap - December 2, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
- Nelson, Jim. "College football: UNI falls to SDSU in second-round of FCS playoffs, 37-22". Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
- "New Hampshire vs. South Dakota State - Game Recap - December 9, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
- "James Madison Dukes force 10 turnovers, end South Dakota State's season". Argus Leader. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
- Martin, Derek. "South Dakota State earns share of MVFC with win over UNI". KMAland.com. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
- "SDSU, NSDU Share 2016 MVFC Crown". Retrieved 2018-01-18.
- "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.
- "Villanova vs. South Dakota State - Game Recap - December 3, 2016 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
- "Jackrabbits overpowered by Bison in FCS quarterfinals". Argus Leader. Retrieved 2018-01-18.