2014 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

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2014 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football
South Dakota State University logo.svg
Conference Missouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 12
FCS CoachesNo. 13
Record9–5 (5–3 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Eric Eidsness (9th season)
Defensive coordinatorClint Brown (6th season)
Home stadium Coughlin–Alumni Stadium
Seasons
←  2013
2015  →
2014 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 North Dakota State +^  7 –1   15 –1  
No. 2 Illinois State +^  7 –1   13 –2  
No. 10 Northern Iowa ^  6 –2   9 –5  
No. 12 South Dakota St. ^  5 –3   9 –5  
No. 19 Indiana State ^  4 –4   8 –6  
No. 22 Youngstown State  4 –4   7 –5  
Southern Illinois  3 –5   6 –6  
Western Illinois  3 –5   5 –7  
Missouri State  1 –7   4 –8  
South Dakota  0 –8   2 –10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2014 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team represented South Dakota State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 18th-year head coach John Stiegelmeier, the Jackrabbits compiled an overall record of 9–5 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the MVFC. South Dakota State received an at–large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where the Jackrabbits defeated Montana State in the first round before falling to fellow MVFC member and eventual national champion, North Dakota State, in the second round. The team played home games at Coughlin–Alumni Stadium in Brookings, South Dakota.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 302:30 pmat No. 24 (FBS) Missouri *No. 10
 ESPNU L 18–3860,589
September 66:00 pm Cal Poly *No. 12
W 44–1812,219
September 137:00 pmat Southern Utah *No. 11
W 26–65,017
September 206:00 pm Wisconsin–Oshkosh *No. 10
  • Coughlin–Alumni Stadium
  • Brookings, SD
W 41–313,731
October 42:00 pmat No. 22 Illinois State No. 9
L 10–4510,919
October 116:00 pm Missouri State Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 19
  • Coughlin–Alumni Stadium
  • Brookings, SD
 Midco SN W 32–2811,348
October 184:00 pmat No. 20 Northern Iowa No. 18
W 31–2815,049
October 252:00 pmNo. 17 Youngstown State No. 13
  • Coughlin–Alumni Stadium
  • Brookings, SD
L 27–3014,480
November 12:30 pmat No. 1 North Dakota State No. 18
Midco SNL 17–3718,832
November 812:00 pmat No. 17 Indiana State No. 22
W 32–174,905
November 152:00 pm Western Illinois No. 19
  • Coughlin–Alumni Stadium
  • Brookings, SD
W 59–243,204
November 222:00 pm South Dakota No. 16
  • Coughlin–Alumni Stadium
  • Brookings, SD (rivalry)
Midco SNW 37–1410,631
November 293:00 pmat No. 17 Montana State *No. 14
ESPN3W 47–407,747
December 62:30 pmat No. 2 North Dakota StateNo. 14
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND (NCAA Division I Second Round)
ESPN3L 24–2718,113

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Ranking movements

Ranking movements
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Week
PollPre12345678910111213Final
Sports Network 10121110991918131822191614 [3] 12
Coaches 10111010991916151922191513 [4] 13

References

  1. ↑ "South Dakota State Jackrabbits Schedule 2014". ESPN . Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  2. ↑ "2014 Football Schedule". South Dakota State University Athletics. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  3. ↑ "The Sports Network - Football Championship Subdivision". www.sportsnetwork.com. Archived from the original on December 2, 2014. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  4. ↑ "FCS Coaches Poll - College Football | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Archived from the original on December 2, 2014. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
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