2017 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

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2017 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football
South Dakota State University logo.svg
Conference Missouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 3
FCS CoachesNo. 4
Record11–3 (6–2 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Eric Eidsness (12th season)
Defensive coordinatorClint Brown (9th season)
Home stadium Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
Seasons
  2016
2018  
2017 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
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  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2017 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team represented South Dakota State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 21st-year head coach John Stiegelmeier, the Jackrabbits compiled an overall record of 11–3 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the MVFC. South Dakota State received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where, after a first-round bye, the Jackrabbits defeated Northern Iowa in the second round and New Hampshire in the quarterfinals before losing to James Madison in the semifinals. [1] The team played home games on campus at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium in Brookings, South Dakota.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 317:00 p.m. Duquesne *No. 4 ESPN3 W 51–1312,218
September 97:00 p.m.at Montana State *No. 4 Pluto TV W 31–2719,817
September 166:00 p.m. Drake *No. 4
  • Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
  • Brookings, SD
ESPN3W 51–1015,806
September 307:00 p.m.at No. 6 Youngstown State No. 4ESPN3L 7–1917,450
October 76:00 p.m. Southern Illinois No. 8
  • Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
  • Brookings, SD
ESPN3W 49–1412,891
October 142:00 p.m. Northern Iowa Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 7
  • Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
  • Brookings, SD
ESPN3L 18–3814,347
October 212:00 p.m.at Missouri State No. 13ESPN3W 62–306,253
October 281:00 p.m.at No. 12 Western Illinois No. 11ESPN3W 52–242,247
November 42:00 p.m.No. 2 North Dakota State No. 10
ESPN3W 33–2118,130
November 112:00 p.m.No. 17 Illinois State No. 6
  • Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
  • Brookings, SD
ESPN3W 27–24 OT9,458
November 182:00 p.m.at No. 15 South Dakota No. 6ESPN3W 31–2810,147
December 22:00 p.m.No. 20 Northern Iowa*No. 6
ESPN3W 37–227,815 [2] [3]
December 92:00 p.m.No. 21 New Hampshire *No. 6
  • Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
  • Brookings, SD (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)
ESPN3W 56–145,583 [4]
December 166:00 p.m.at No. 1 James Madison *No. 6
ESPNU L 16–5116,528 [5]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS 4 (2)4 (1)4 (1)4 (1)4 (1)871311106663
Coaches 6 (1)444497138–T85564

Jackrabbits drafted

Draft YearPlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL Team
2018 Dallas Goedert TE 249 Philadelphia Eagles

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