2019 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team
The 2019 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team represented South Dakota State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 23rd-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. They finished the season 8–5, 5–3 in MVFC play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where, after a first round bye, they lost in the second round to Northern Iowa.
| 2019 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football | |
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FCS Playoffs Second Round, L 10–13 vs. Northern Iowa | |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Football Conference |
| Ranking | |
| STATS | No. 10 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 12 |
| 2019 record | 8–5 (5–3 MVFC) |
| Head coach | John Stiegelmeier (23rd season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Jason Eck (1st season) |
| Co-defensive coordinator | Brian Bergstrom (3rd season) |
| Co-defensive coordinator | Jimmy Rogers (7th overall season) |
| Home stadium | Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium (Capacity: 19,340) |
| 2019 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 North Dakota State $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 16 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Northern Iowa ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Illinois State ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 South Dakota State ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 2 | – | 6 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri State | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Jackrabbits finished the season 10–3, 6–2 in MVFC play to finish in second place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Duquesne in the second round and Kennesaw State in the quarterfinals, before losing in the semifinals to North Dakota State.
Preseason
MVFC poll
In the MVFC preseason poll released on July 29, 2019, the Jackrabbits were predicted to finish in second place.[1]
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Dakota State | 392 (32) |
| 2 | South Dakota State | 348 (4) |
| 3 | Illinois State | 289 (3) |
| 4 | Indiana State | 279 (1) |
| 5 | Northern Iowa | 266 |
| 6 | South Dakota | 176 |
| 7 | Youngstown State | 153 |
| 8 | Western Illinois | 128 |
| 9 | Southern Illinois | 89 |
| 10 | Missouri State | 80 |
Preseason All–MVFC team
The Jackrabbits had five players selected to the preseason all-MVFC team.[2]
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Offense Pierre Strong, Jr. – RB Cade Johnson – WR Bradey Sorenson – LS |
Defense Ryan Earith – DL Christian Rozeboom – LB |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 29 | 9:00 p.m. | at Minnesota* | No. 3 | FS1 | L 21–28 | 49,112 | |
| September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | LIU* | No. 3 | ESPN3 | W 38–3 | 10,153 | |
| September 14 | 1:00 p.m. | Drake* | No. 3 |
| Midco | W 38–10 | 11,565 |
| September 21 | 7:00 p.m. | Southern Utah* | No. 3 |
| Midco | W 43–7 | 14,269 |
| October 5 | 2:00 p.m. | Southern Illinois | No. 3 |
| ESPN+ | W 28–10 | 13,776 |
| October 12 | 5:00 p.m. | at No. 19 Youngstown State | No. 3 | ESPN+ | W 38–28 | 12,381 | |
| October 19 | 12:00 p.m. | at Indiana State | No. 3 | ESPN3 | W 42–23 | 4,642 | |
| October 26 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 1 North Dakota State | No. 3 |
| ESPN+ Midco | L 16–23 | 19,371 |
| November 2 | 2:00 p.m. | at Missouri State | No. 4 | ESPN3 | W 35–14 | 5,108 | |
| November 9 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 11 Illinois State | No. 4 |
| ESPN+ | L 18–27 | 7,211 |
| November 16 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 4 Northern Iowa | No. 8 |
| ESPN3 | W 38–7 | 7,317 |
| November 23 | 2:00 p.m. | at South Dakota | No. 5 | ESPN+ Midco | L 21–24 | 5,405 | |
| December 7 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 6 Northern Iowa* | No. 10 |
| ESPN3 | L 10–13 | 4,102 |
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Game summaries
at Minnesota
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 3 Jackrabbits | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| Golden Gophers | 0 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 28 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 0–7 | 2009 | L, 13–16 |
LIU
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharks | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| No. 3 Jackrabbits | 7 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 38 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| First meeting | ||
Drake
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulldogs | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| No. 3 Jackrabbits | 10 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 4–8 | 2017 | W, 51–10 |
Southern Utah
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderbirds | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| No. 3 Jackrabbits | 7 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 43 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 6–1 | 2015 | W, 55–10 |
Southern Illinois
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salukis | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| No. 3 Jackrabbits | 6 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 28 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 6–3 | 2018 | W, 57–38 |
at Youngstown State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 3 Jackrabbits | 3 | 0 | 13 | 22 | 38 |
| No. 19 Penguins | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 13–7 | 2018 | W, 36–7 |
at Indiana State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 3 Jackrabbits | 7 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 42 |
| Sycamores | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 7–2 | 2018 | W, 54–51 |
North Dakota State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 1 Bison | 0 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 23 |
| No. 3 Jackrabbits | 6 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 40–60–5 | 2018 | L, 21–44 |
at Missouri State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 4 Jackrabbits | 6 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 10–1 | 2018 | W, 59–7 |
Illinois State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 11 Redbirds | 7 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 27 |
| No. 4 Jackrabbits | 3 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 18 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 5–4 | 2018 | W, 38–28 |
Northern Iowa
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 4 Panthers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| No. 8 Jackrabbits | 0 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 38 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 21–31–2 | 2018 | L, 9–24 |
at South Dakota
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 5 Jackrabbits | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Coyotes | 0 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 52–51–7 | 2018 | W, 49–27 |
FCS Playoffs
The Jackrabbits entered the postseason tournament as the number seven seed, with a first-round bye.[5]
Northern Iowa–Second Round
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 6 Panthers | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
| No. 10 Jackrabbits | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 22–31–2 | 2019 | W, 38–7 |
Ranking movements
| Week | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final | ||||||
| STATS FCS | 3 (1) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 10 | ||||||
| Coaches | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 12 | ||||||
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References
- "North Dakota State Picked to Win Missouri Valley Football Crown". www.valleynewslive.com. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
- "MVFC Announces Preseason All-Conference Team". valley-football.org. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
- "2019 South Dakota State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
- "2019 Football Schedule". South Dakota State Athletics. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
- "FCS bracket revealed for 2019 Division I football championship". ncaa.com. November 24, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
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