2020 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

The 2020 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team will represent South Dakota State University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They will be led by 24th-year head coach John Stiegelmeier and play their home games at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium in Brookings, South Dakota as members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

2020 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
2020 record0–0 (0–0 MVFC)
Head coachJohn Stiegelmeier (24th season)
Offensive coordinatorJason Eck (5th overall season)
Co-defensive coordinatorBrian Bergstrom (4th overall season)
Co-defensive coordinatorJimmy Rogers (8th overall season)
Home stadiumDana J. Dykhouse Stadium
(Capacity: 19,340)
2020 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Illinois State   –      –  
Indiana State   –      –  
Missouri State   –      –  
North Dakota   –      –  
North Dakota State   –      –  
Northern Iowa   –      –  
South Dakota   –      –  
South Dakota State   –      –  
Southern Illinois   –      –  
Western Illinois   –      –  
Youngstown State   –      –  
  • Note: Due to COVID-19, the Missouri Valley Football suspended the 2020 football season.
As of August 14, 2020; Rankings from STATS Poll

Previous season
Main article: 2019 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

The Jackrabbits finished the 2019 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.

Preseason

On May 27th, 2020 HERO Sports ranked the Jackrabbits 2nd in their Top 25 poll for the 2020 season. This is SDSU's highest ranking in a preseason poll.


Schedule

South Dakota State had games scheduled against Butler, Nebraska, and Tarleton State, which were later canceled before the start of the 2020 season.[1][2][3]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26 Indiana State
October 3 at North Dakota
October 10 South Dakota
  • Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
  • Brookings, SD (rivalry)
October 17 at North Dakota State
October 24 at Southern Illinois
October 31 Western Illinois
  • Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
  • Brookings, SD
November 7 at Northern Iowa
November 21 Youngstown State
  • Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
  • Brookings, SD

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References
  1. Myerberg, Paul. "Big Ten football reduces season schedule to only conference games, maybe setting stage for others to follow". USA TODAY. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  2. Kelley, Kevin (27 July 2020). "Pioneer Football League to play conference-only football schedule in 2020". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  3. "Tarleton State Postpones Football Season Until Spring". NBC DFW. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
  4. "2020 South Dakota State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
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