2019 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

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2019 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football
South Dakota State University logo.svg
Conference Missouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 10
FCS CoachesNo. 12
Record8–5 (5–3 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Jason Eck (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinators
Home stadium Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
Seasons
  2018
2020  
2019 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf.Overall
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  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2019 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team represented South Dakota State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 23rd-year head coach John Stiegelmeier, the Jackrabbits compiled an overall record of 8–5 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third 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 lost to Northern Iowa in the second round. The team played home games on campus at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium in Brookings, South Dakota.

Contents

Preseason

MVFC poll

In the MVFC preseason poll released on July 29, 2019, the Jackrabbits were predicted to finish in second place. [1]

Preseason All–MVFC team

The Jackrabbits had five players selected to the preseason all-MVFC team. [2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 299:00 p.m.at Minnesota *No. 3 FS1 L 21–2849,112
September 76:00 p.m. LIU *No. 3 ESPN3 W 38–310,153
September 141:00 p.m. Drake *No. 3
  • Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
  • Brookings, SD
Midco W 38–1011,565
September 217:00 p.m. Southern Utah *No. 3
  • Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
  • Brookings, SD
MidcoW 43–714,269
October 52:00 p.m. Southern Illinois No. 3
  • Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
  • Brookings, SD
ESPN+ W 28–1013,776
October 125:00 p.m.at No. 19 Youngstown State No. 3ESPN+W 38–2812,381
October 1912:00 p.m.at Indiana State No. 3ESPN3W 42–234,642
October 262:00 p.m.No. 1 North Dakota State No. 3
ESPN+, MidcoL 16–2319,371
November 22:00 p.m.at Missouri State No. 4ESPN3W 35–145,108
November 92:00 p.m.No. 11 Illinois State No. 4
  • Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
  • Brookings, SD
ESPN+L 18–277,211
November 162:00 p.m.No. 4 Northern Iowa No. 8
  • Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
  • Brookings, SD
ESPN3W 38–77,317
November 232:00 p.m.at South Dakota No. 5ESPN+, MidcoL 21–245,405
December 71:00 p.m.No. 6 Northern Iowa*No. 10
ESPN3L 10–134,102

[3] [4]

Game summaries

At Minnesota

1234Total
No. 3 Jackrabbits0714021
Golden Gophers0137828

LIU

1234Total
Sharks03003
No. 3 Jackrabbits71414338

Drake

1234Total
Bulldogs030710
No. 3 Jackrabbits10714738

Southern Utah

1234Total
Thunderbirds07007
No. 3 Jackrabbits71415743

Southern Illinois

1234Total
Salukis370010
No. 3 Jackrabbits6312728

At Youngstown State

1234Total
No. 3 Jackrabbits30132238
No. 19 Penguins777728

At Indiana State

1234Total
No. 3 Jackrabbits7280742
Sycamores737623

North Dakota State

1234Total
No. 1 Bison0313723
No. 3 Jackrabbits603716

At Missouri State

1234Total
No. 4 Jackrabbits6871435
Bears0001414

Illinois State

1234Total
No. 11 Redbirds7331427
No. 4 Jackrabbits387018

Northern Iowa

1234Total
No. 4 Panthers00707
No. 8 Jackrabbits07102138

At South Dakota

1234Total
No. 5 Jackrabbits707721
Coyotes01014024

FCS Playoffs

The Jackrabbits entered the postseason tournament as the number seven seed, with a first-round bye. [5]

Northern Iowa–Second Round

1234Total
No. 6 Panthers037313
No. 10 Jackrabbits1000010

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213Final
STATS FCS 3 (1)3333333344851010
Coaches 43333333354951212

References

  1. "North Dakota State Picked to Win Missouri Valley Football Crown". www.valleynewslive.com. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
  2. "MVFC Announces Preseason All-Conference Team". valley-football.org. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
  3. "South Dakota State Jackrabbits Schedule 2019". ESPN . Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  4. "2019 Football Schedule". South Dakota State University Athletics. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  5. "FCS bracket revealed for 2019 Division I football championship". ncaa.com. November 24, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.