John Stiegelmeier

John Stiegelmeier (born February 7, 1957) is an American football coach. He is currently the head football coach at South Dakota State University, a position he has held since 1997.

John Stiegelmeier

Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	South Dakota State
Conference	MVFC
Record	164–105
Biographical details
Born	(1957-02-07) February 7, 1957 Selby South Dakota
Alma mater	South Dakota State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1979	South Dakota State (SA)
1980	Northern Iowa (assistant)
1981–1983	North HS (WI)
1984–1987	Northern State (DC/DB/RC)
1988–1990	South Dakota State (DB/RC)
1991–1997	South Dakota State (DC)
1997–present	South Dakota State
Head coaching record
Overall	158–100 (college)
Tournaments	8–8 (NCAA D-I playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 Great West (2007) 1 MVFC (2016)

Stiegelmeier was hired as the 20th head coach of the South Dakota State Jackrabbits football program in 1997. In 1999, Stiegelmeier was named the North Central Conference Coach of the Year after finishing the season with an 8–3 overall record. Stiegelmeier was also honored as the Great West Football Conference Coach of the Year in 2007 after compiling a 7–4 overall record and winning the GWFC title. He was also named by the American Football Coaches Association as the 2007 NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision Region 5 Coach of the Year along with being named one of the five finalists for the 2007 Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award. Stiegelmeier was also a finalist in 2009.

Head coaching record

College

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	Coaches^#	TSN/STATS^°
South Dakota State Jackrabbits (North Central Conference[1]) (1997–2003)
1997	South Dakota State	4–6	3–6	T–6th
1998	South Dakota State	6–5	5–4	5th
1999	South Dakota State	8–3	6–3	4th
2000	South Dakota State	6–5	4–5	6th
2001	South Dakota State	5–6	4–4	T–4th
2002	South Dakota State	6–4	4–4	T–4th
2003	South Dakota State	7–4	4–3	T–4th
South Dakota State Jackrabbits (Great West Conference) (2004–2007)
2004	South Dakota State	6–5	2–3	T–3rd[2]
2005	South Dakota State	6–5	3–2	T–3rd
2006	South Dakota State	7–4	3–1	2nd[3]			22
2007	South Dakota State	7–4	4–0	1st		22	19
South Dakota State Jackrabbits (Missouri Valley Football Conference[4]) (2008–present)
2008	South Dakota State	7–5	6–2	3rd
2009	South Dakota State	8–4	7–1	2nd	L FCS First Round	11	11
2010	South Dakota State	5–6	4–4	T–3rd
2011	South Dakota State	5–6	4–4	T–4th
2012	South Dakota State	9–4	6–2	2nd	L FCS Second Round	17	14
2013	South Dakota State	9–5	5–3	T–2nd	L FCS Second Round	14	13
2014	South Dakota State	9–5	5–3	4th	L FCS Second Round	13	12
2015	South Dakota State	8–4	5–3	T–3rd	L FCS First Round	16	15
2016	South Dakota State	9–4	7–1	T–1st	L FCS Quarterfinal	7	6
2017	South Dakota State	11–3	6–2	T–2nd	L FCS Semifinal	4	3
2018	South Dakota State	10–3	6–2	2nd	L FCS Semifinal	3	3
2019	South Dakota State	8–5	5–3	T–3rd	L FCS Second Round	12	10
South Dakota State:		164–105	106–65
Total:		164–105
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

1. http://northcentral.prestosports.com/Record_Book/08_Updates/08football.pdf
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20041214100212/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/standings?groupId=81
3. https://web.archive.org/web/20061219140254/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/standings?groupId=81
4. http://www.mvc.org/football/records.pdf

External links

• South Dakota State profile