2023 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

2023 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football
2023 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football
NCAA Division I champion; MVFC champion
NCAA Division I Football Championship Game, ; W 23–3 vs. Montana
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 1
FCS Coaches	No. 1
Record	15–0 (8–0 MVFC)
Head coach	Jimmy Rogers (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Zach Lujan (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Jesse Bobbit (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
	Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

Last updated January 09, 2025

2023 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 1 South Dakota State $^	8	–	0	15	–	0
No. 4 South Dakota ^	7	–	1	10	–	3
No. 3 North Dakota State ^	5	–	3	11	–	4
No. 19 Youngstown State ^	5	–	3	8	–	5
No. 16 North Dakota ^	5	–	3	7	–	5
Northern Iowa	5	–	3	6	–	5
No. 12 Southern Illinois ^	4	–	4	8	–	5
Illinois State	4	–	4	6	–	5
Missouri State	3	–	5	4	–	7
Murray State	1	–	7	2	–	9
Indiana State	1	–	7	1	–	10
Western Illinois	0	–	8	0	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant As of January 9, 2025 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2023 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team represented the South Dakota State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Jimmy Rogers, the Jackrabbits compiled an overall record of 15–0 with a mark of 8–0 in conference play, winning the MVFC title for the second straight season. South Dakota State received the MVFC's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where after a first-round bye, the Jackrabbits defeated Mercer in the second round, Villanova in the quarterfinals, Albany in the semifinals, and Montana in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Game to win program's second consecutive national title. South Dakota State outscored opponents 146-15 in the four playoff games, completed a wire-to-wire season as the No. 1 ranked team in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), and extended the team's winning streak to 29 games. The team played home games on campus at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium in Brookings, South Dakota.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 p.m.	Western Oregon *	No. 1	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD	ESPN+	W 45–7	16,258
September 9	6:00 p.m.	No. 3 Montana State *	No. 1	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD	ESPN+	W 20–16	19,332
September 16	2:30 p.m.	vs. Drake *	No. 1	Target Field Minneapolis, MN	ESPN+	W 70–7	18,174
September 30	2:00 p.m.	No. 12 North Dakota	No. 1	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD	ESPN+	W 42–21	19,231
October 7	6:00 p.m.	at Illinois State	No. 1	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	ESPN+	W 40–21	8,272
October 14	2:00 p.m.	Northern Iowa	No. 1	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD	ESPN+	W 41–6	19,357
October 21	2:00 p.m.	at No. 12 Southern Illinois	No. 1	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN+	W 17–10	11,927
October 28	1:00 p.m.	at No. 4 South Dakota	No. 1	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD (South Dakota Showdown)	ESPN+	W 37–3	9,458
November 4	2:00 p.m.	No. 11 North Dakota State	No. 1	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD (Dakota Marker)	ESPN+	W 33–16	19,431
November 11	11:00 a.m.	at No. 22 Youngstown State	No. 1	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	ESPN+	W 34–0	9,303
November 18	2:00 p.m.	Missouri State	No. 1	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD	ESPN+	W 35–17	15,637
December 2	1:00 p.m.	No. 17 Mercer *	No. 1	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD (NCAA Division I Second Round)	ESPN+	W 41–0	10,171
December 9	11:00 a.m.	No. 6 Villanova *	No. 1	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)	ESPN	W 23–12	10,216
December 15	6:00 p.m.	No. 5 Albany *	No. 1	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD (NCAA Division I Semifinal)	ESPN2	W 59–0	12,265
January 7, 2024	1:00 p.m.	vs. No. 2 Montana *	No. 1	Toyota Stadium Frisco, TX (NCAA Division I Championship Game)	ABC	W 23–3	19,512
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ( ) = First-place votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	1 (56)	1 (55)	1 (52)	1 (52)	1 (54)	1 (56)	1 (56)	1 (56)	1 (56)	1 (56)	1 (56)	1 (56)	1 (56)
Coaches	1 (24)	1 (25)	1 (26)	1 (26)	1 (26)	1 (26)	1 (26)	1 (26)	1 (26)	1 (25)	1 (26)	1 (26)	1 (24)

Game summaries

Western Oregon

Western Oregon at No. 1 South Dakota State
Dairy Drive

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolves	0	0	0	7	7
•No. 1 Jackrabbits	21	21	3	0	45

Date: August 31
Location:
Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
Brookings, SD
Game start: 7:10 p.m. CDT
Elapsed time: 2:54
Game attendance: 16,258
Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C), Sunny, Wind S 20 mph (32 km/h)
Referee: Aaron Adams
Television network: ESPN+

Source: Box Score

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Statistics	WOU	SDSU
First downs	13	21
Total yards	209	403
Rushing yards	102	209
Passing yards	107	194
Turnovers	3	0
Time of possession	30:05	29:55

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Western Oregon	Passing	Gannon Winker	12/23, 67 yards, 3 INT
	Rushing	Jordan McCarty	8 carries, 37 yards, TD
	Receiving	Damon Hickok	3 receptions, 40 yards
South Dakota State	Passing	Mark Gronowski	8/10, 121 yards, TD
	Rushing	Amar Johnson	8 carries, 70 yards
	Receiving	Griffin Wilde	4 receptions, 79 yards, TD

No. 3 Montana State

No. 3 Montana State at No. 1 South Dakota State
Beef Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 3 Bobcats	7	3	0	6	16
•No. 1 Jackrabbits	0	0	7	13	20

Date: September 9
Location:
Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
Brookings, SD
Game start: 6:05 p.m. CDT
Elapsed time: 3:07
Game attendance: 19,332
Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C), Sunny, Wind NE 10 mph (16 km/h)
Referee: Rick Warne
Television network: ESPN+

Source: Box Score

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Statistics	MSU	SDSU
First downs	17	20
Total yards	298	341
Rushing yards	211	157
Passing yards	87	184
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	35:23	24:37

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Montana State	Passing	Sean Chambers	3/9, 53 yards, INT
	Rushing	Sean Chambers	20 carries, 90 yards, TD
	Receiving	Derryk Snell	3 receptions, 38 yards
South Dakota State	Passing	Mark Gronowski	13/22, 184 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Isaiah Davis	12 carries, 66 yards
	Receiving	Griffin Wilde	2 receptions, 49 yards, TD

vs. Drake

No. 1 South Dakota State vs. Drake Bulldogs

	1	2	3	4	Total
•No. 1 Jackrabbits	14	21	21	14	70
Bulldogs	7	0	0	0	7

Date: September 16
Location:
Target Field
Minneapolis, MN
Game start: 2:35 p.m. CDT
Elapsed time: 3:07
Game attendance: 18,174
Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C), Cloudy, Wind NW 10 mph (16 km/h)
Referee: Marcel Kerr
Television network: ESPN+

Source: Box Score

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Statistics	SDSU	Drake
First downs	28	10
Total yards	618	267
Rushing yards	359	47
Passing yards	259	220
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	27:49	32:11

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Dakota State	Passing	Mark Gronowski	18/25, 226 yards, 5 TD, INT
	Rushing	Angel Johnson	4 carries, 90 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Jaxon Janke	7 receptions, 85 yards, TD
Drake	Passing	Luke Bailey	16/29, 201 yards, TD
	Rushing	Luke Bailey	3 carries, 25 yards
	Receiving	Colin Howard	3 receptions, 103 yards, TD

No. 12 North Dakota

No. 12 North Dakota at No. 1 South Dakota State
Precision Ag Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 12 Fighting Hawks	0	7	0	14	21
•No. 1 Jackrabbits	14	7	7	14	42

Date: September 30
Location:
Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
Brookings, SD
Game start: 2:05 p.m. CDT
Elapsed time: 3:05
Game attendance: 19,231
Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C), Sunny, Wind N 10 mph (16 km/h)
Referee: Jason Berg
Television network: ESPN+

Source: Box Score

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Statistics	UND	SDSU
First downs	17	26
Total yards	234	433
Rushing yards	68	266
Passing yards	166	167
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	29:39	30:21

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Dakota	Passing	Tommy Schuster	19/24, 118 yards, TD
	Rushing	Gaven Ziebarth	5 carries, 22 yards
	Receiving	Red Wilson	5 receptions, 45 yards
South Dakota State	Passing	Mark Gronowski	13/22, 167 yards, TD
	Rushing	Isaiah Davis	16 carries, 132 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Jaxon Janke	3 receptions, 51 yards, TD

at Illinois State

No. 1 South Dakota State at Illinois State

	1	2	3	4	Total
•No. 1 Jackrabbits	20	14	0	6	40
Redbirds	0	14	7	0	21

Date: October 7
Location:
Hancock Stadium
Normal, IL
Game start: 6:05 p.m. CDT
Elapsed time: 2:54
Game attendance: 8,272
Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C), Cloudy, Wind SW 9 mph (14 km/h)
Referee: Gregory Gompf
Television network: ESPN+

Source: Box Score

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Statistics	SDSU	ISU
First downs	25	18
Total yards	547	293
Rushing yards	374	122
Passing yards	173	171
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	35:45	24:15

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Dakota State	Passing	Mark Gronowski	11/17, 171 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Isaiah Davis	20 carries, 197 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Jaxon Janke	5 receptions, 88 yards, TD
Illinois State	Passing	Zack Annexstad	26/33, 162 yards, TD
	Rushing	Mason Blakemore	6 carries, 57 yards, TD
	Receiving	Daniel Sobkowicz	7 receptions, 70 yards, TD

Northern Iowa

Northern Iowa at No. 1 South Dakota State
Hobo Day

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	3	0	3	6
•No. 1 Jackrabbits	14	10	14	3	41

Date: October 14
Location:
Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
Brookings, SD
Game start: 2:05 p.m. CDT
Elapsed time: 2:58
Game attendance: 19,357
Game weather: 49 °F (9 °C), Cloudy, Wind N 15 mph (24 km/h)
Referee: Jason Perkins
Television network: ESPN+

Source: Box Score

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Statistics	UNI	SDSU
First downs	14	21
Total yards	264	460
Rushing yards	40	169
Passing yards	224	291
Turnovers	5	2
Time of possession	24:37	35:23

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northern Iowa	Passing	Theo Day	16/24, 210 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Zach Brand	6 carries, 30 yards
	Receiving	Sam Schnee	4 receptions, 104 yards
South Dakota State	Passing	Mark Gronowski	21/26, 291 yards, TD
	Rushing	Isaiah Davis	16 carries, 103 yards, TD
	Receiving	Zach Heins	4 receptions, 69 yards, 2 TD

at No. 12 Southern Illinois

No. 1 South Dakota State at No. 12 Southern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
•No. 1 Jackrabbits	0	7	7	3	17
No. 12 Salukis	0	0	0	10	10

Date: October 21
Location:
Saluki Stadium
Carbondale, IL
Game start: 2:02 p.m. CDT
Elapsed time: 3:05
Game attendance: 11,927
Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C), Sunny, Wind E 13 mph (21 km/h)
Referee: CJ Jackson
Television network: ESPN+

Source: Box Score

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Statistics	SDSU	SIU
First downs	15	20
Total yards	308	308
Rushing yards	147	83
Passing yards	161	225
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	31:50	28:10

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Dakota State	Passing	Mark Gronowski	15/21, 161 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Isaiah Davis	15 carries, 91 yards, TD
	Receiving	Griffin Wilde	2 receptions, 61 yards, TD
Southern Illinois	Passing	Nic Baker	20/24, 225 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Nic Baker	15 carries, 31 yards
	Receiving	D'Ante' Cox	7 receptions, 88 yards, TD

at No. 4 South Dakota

No. 1 South Dakota State at No. 4 South Dakota

	1	2	3	4	Total
•No. 1 Jackrabbits	0	17	6	14	37
No. 4 Coyotes	3	0	0	0	3

Date: October 28
Location:
DakotaDome
Vermillion, SD
Game start: 1:06 p.m. CDT
Elapsed time: 2:49
Game attendance: 9,458
Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), Indoor
Referee: Gregory Gompf
Television network: ESPN+

Source: Box Score

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Statistics	SDSU	USD
First downs	25	13
Total yards	473	183
Rushing yards	266	50
Passing yards	207	133
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	35:59	24:01

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Dakota State	Passing	Mark Gronowski	13/19, 207 yards, INT
	Rushing	Isaiah Davis	17 carries, 69 yards
	Receiving	Jaxon Janke	3 receptions, 93 yards
South Dakota	Passing	Aidan Bouman	17/31, 133 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Travis Theis	9 carries, 29 yards
	Receiving	JJ Galbreath	8 receptions, 65 yards

No. 11 North Dakota State

No. 11 North Dakota State at No. 1 South Dakota State
Dakota Marker

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 11 Bison	6	3	0	7	16
•No. 1 Jackrabbits	7	13	7	6	33

Date: November 4
Location:
Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
Brookings, SD
Game start: 2:05 p.m. CDT
Elapsed time: 3:18
Game attendance: 19,431
Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C), Sunny, Wind S 10 mph (16 km/h)
Referee: Aaron Adams
Television network: ESPN+

Source: Box Score

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Statistics	NDSU	SDSU
First downs	19	17
Total yards	325	365
Rushing yards	158	152
Passing yards	167	213
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	30:18	29:42

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Dakota State	Passing	Cam Miller	18/29, 167 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Cam Miller	17 carries, 93 yards
	Receiving	Eli Green	4 receptions, 47 yards
South Dakota State	Passing	Mark Gronowski	12/19, 213 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Isaiah Davis	17 carries, 106 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jadon Janke	5 receptions, 89 yards, 2 TD

at No. 22 Youngstown State

No. 1 South Dakota State at No. 22 Youngstown State

	1	2	3	4	Total
•No. 1 Jackrabbits	3	17	7	7	34
No. 22 Penguins	0	0	0	0	0

Date: November 11
Location:
DakotaDome
Vermillion, SD
Game start: 12:02 p.m. CST
Elapsed time: 3:03
Game attendance: 9,303
Game weather: 46 °F (8 °C), Sunny, Wind NW 5 mph (8.0 km/h)
Referee: Rick Warne
Television network: ESPN+

Source: Box Score

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Statistics	SDSU	YSU
First downs	22	16
Total yards	490	207
Rushing yards	166	47
Passing yards	324	160
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	33:31	26:29

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Dakota State	Passing	Mark Gronowski	19/28, 295 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Isaiah Davis	19 carries, 130 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jadon Janke	7 receptions, 166 yards, 2 TD
Youngstown State	Passing	Mitch Davidson	18/30, 160 yards, INT
	Rushing	Tyshon King	7 carries, 20 yards
	Receiving	Max Tomczak	5 receptions, 57 yards

Missouri State

Missouri State at No. 1 South Dakota State
Military Appreciation Day/Senior Day

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	3	0	7	7	17
•No. 1 Jackrabbits	14	7	7	7	35

Date: November 18
Location:
Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
Brookings, SD
Game start: 2:05 p.m. CST
Elapsed time: 2:53
Game attendance: 15,637
Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C), Sunny, Wind W 10 mph (16 km/h)
Referee: Marcel Kerr
Television network: ESPN+

Source: Box Score

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Statistics	MSU	SDSU
First downs	15	29
Total yards	343	477
Rushing yards	82	154
Passing yards	261	323
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	26:05	33:55

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Missouri State	Passing	Jordan Pachot	23/35, 261 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Celdon Manning	3 carries, 41 yards
	Receiving	Raylen Sharpe	8 receptions, 86 yards
South Dakota State	Passing	Mark Gronowski	16/23, 323 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Isaiah Davis	17 carries, 85 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jadon Janke	10 receptions, 187 yards, TD

No. 17 Mercer—NCAA Division I Second Round

No. 17 Mercer at No. 1 South Dakota State
NCAA Division I Second Round

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 17 Bears	0	0	0	0	0
•No. 1 Jackrabbits	3	21	7	10	41

Date: December 2
Location:
Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
Brookings, SD
Game start: 1:02 p.m. CST
Elapsed time: 2:39
Game attendance: 10,171
Game weather: 37 °F (3 °C), Sunny, Wind S 20 mph (32 km/h)
Referee: Gary Leeper
Television network: ESPN+

Source: Box Score

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Statistics	MER	SDSU
First downs	6	24
Total yards	151	571
Rushing yards	76	346
Passing yards	75	225
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	24:34	35:26

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Mercer	Passing	Carter Peevy	14/22, 75 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Chris Hill	1 carry, 24 yards
	Receiving	Ty James	2 receptions, 28 yards
South Dakota State	Passing	Mark Gronowski	11/16, 158 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Isaiah Davis	16 carries, 117 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Jaxon Janke	7 receptions, 106 yards, TD

No. 6 Villanova—NCAA Division I Quarterfinal

No. 6 Villanova at No. 1 South Dakota State
NCAA Division I Quarterfinal

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 6 Wildcats	0	9	0	3	12
•No. 1 Jackrabbits	3	7	7	6	23

Date: December 9
Location:
Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
Brookings, SD
Game start: 11:08 a.m. CST
Elapsed time: 2:50
Game attendance: 10,216
Game weather: 29 °F (−2 °C), Cloudy, Wind NW 30 mph (48 km/h)
Referee: Gregg Wilson
Television network: ESPN

Source: Box Score

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Statistics	VIL	SDSU
First downs	10	16
Total yards	219	343
Rushing yards	145	242
Passing yards	74	101
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	28:33	31:27

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Villanova	Passing	Connor Watkins	6/18, 74 yards, INT
	Rushing	Jalen Jackson	9 carry, 67 yards, TD
	Receiving	Rayjuon	2 receptions, 29 yards
South Dakota State	Passing	Mark Gronowski	11/19, 101 yards, TD
	Rushing	Isaiah Davis	27 carries, 192 yards, TD
	Receiving	Zach Heins	1 receptions, 26 yards

No. 5 Albany—NCAA Division I Semifinal

No. 5 Albany at No. 1 South Dakota State
NCAA Division I Semifinal

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 5 Great Danes	0	0	0	0	0
•No. 1 Jackrabbits	14	21	7	17	59

Date: December 15
Location:
Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
Brookings, SD
Game start: 6:04 p.m. CST
Elapsed time: 2:58
Game attendance: 12,265
Game weather: 39 °F (4 °C), Cloudy, Wind SE 5 mph (8.0 km/h)
Referee: Kelly Holman
Television network: ESPN2

Source: Box Score

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Statistics	ALB	SDSU
First downs	19	22
Total yards	298	556
Rushing yards	66	220
Passing yards	232	336
Turnovers	4	0
Time of possession	32:12	27:48

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Albany	Passing	Reese Poffenbarger	30/44, 232 yards, 3 INT
	Rushing	Reese Poffenbarger	9 carries, 29 yards
	Receiving	Julian Hicks	7 receptions, 76 yards
South Dakota State	Passing	Mark Gronowski	15/19, 265 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Isaiah Davis	15 carries, 107 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Jadon Janke	6 receptions, 151 yards, TD

vs. No. 2 Montana—NCAA Division I Championship Game

No. 2 Montana vs. No. 1 South Dakota State
NCAA Division I Championship Game

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 2 Grizzlies	0	3	0	0	3
•No. 1 Jackrabbits	7	0	16	0	23

Date: January 7, 2024
Location:
Toyota Stadium
Frisco, TX
Game start: 1:00 pm CST
Game attendance: 19,512
Referee: Gary Leeper
Television network: ABC

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Statistics	MONT	SDSU
First downs	17	17
Total yards	259	363
Rushing yards	47	188
Passing yards	212	175
Turnovers	3	2
Time of possession	29:55	30:05

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Montana	Passing	Clifton McDowell	22/39, 165 yards, INT
	Rushing	Nick Ostmo	6 carries, 18 yards
	Receiving	Aaron Fontes	7 receptions, 76 yards
South Dakota State	Passing	Mark Gronowski	13/21, 175 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Isaiah Davis	16 carries, 87 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jaxon Janke	4 receptions, 66 yards

Roster

2023 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`13`	Jack Amer	Fr
QB	`17`	Jeff Becker	Fr
QB	`16`	Jon Bell	So
QB	`11`	Mark Gronowski	Jr
QB	`7`	Chase Mason	So
RB	`45`	Brenden Begeman	Fr
RB	`22`	Isaiah Davis	Sr
RB	`3`	Amar Johnson	Jr
RB	`21`	Angel Johnson	So
RB	`39`	Isaac Kracl	Fr
RB	`37`	Kirby Vorhees	Fr
FB/TE	`34`	Michael Morgan	Sr
TE	`83`	David Alpers	Fr
TE	`44`	Kevin Brenner	Sr
TE	`89`	Brody Gormley	Fr
TE	`88`	Greyton Gannon	Fr
TE	`87`	Zach Heins	Sr
TE	`81`	Joey Neumann	Fr
TE	`49`	Davin Stoffel	Fr
OL	`71`	Noah Atherton	Fr
OL	`66`	Brady Beck	Sr
OL	`61`	Evan Beerntsen	Sr
OL	`62`	Kenyon Big Bow	Fr
OL	`79`	Jharett Bloomenrader	Sr
OL	`70`	Colby Christensen	Jr
OL	`69`	Quinten Christensen	Fr
OL	`76`	Bo Donald	Sr
OL	`74`	Garret Greenfield	Sr
OL	`65`	Cole Jarrett	Fr
OL	`68`	Jackson Kerstin	Fr
OL	`54`	Jalen Lee	Jr
OL	`60`	Mason McCormick	Sr
OL	`50`	Gus Miller	Jr
OL	`67`	Ian Mutchler	Fr
OL	`78`	John O'Brian	Sr
OL	`77`	William Paepke	Fr
OL	`75`	Dawson Rudd	Fr
OL	`64`	Ethan Vibert	Sr
WR	`15`	Devon Cole Jr.	Jr
WR	`19`	Elijah Ervin	Jr
WR	`18`	Grahm Goering	So
WR	`86`	Patrick Hoffmann	Jr
WR	`1`	Jadon Janke	Sr
WR	`10`	Jaxon Janke	Sr
WR	`36`	Dane Miller	Fr
WR	`82`	Ky Oday Jr.	Fr
WR	`80`	Kentrell Prejean	Fr
WR	`2`	Marcus Preston	Jr
WR	`84`	Joe Randle	Fr
WR	`85`	Joe Roll	Fr
WR	`18`	Griffin Wilde	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`32`	Adam Bock	Sr
LB	`9`	Caleb Francl	Sr
LB	`11`	Jason Freeman	Sr
LB	`47`	Kytan Fyfe	Fr
LB	`56`	Andrew Gustad	Fr
LB	`49`	Bryce Johnson	Fr
LB	`40`	Aaron Kusler	Jr
LB	`43`	Adam Kusler	Jr
LB	`0`	Daeton Mcgaughy	Sr
LB	`46`	Cullen McShane	Fr
LB	`41`	Joe Ollman	Fr
LB	`38`	Trevor Scott	Fr
LB	`29`	Graham Spalding	Sr
LB	`2`	Isaiah Stalbird	Sr
LB	`42`	Davion Sterner	Jr
LB	`28`	Chase Van Tol	Fr
LB	`6`	Saiveon Williamson	Sr
DE	`48`	Quinton Hicks	Sr
DE	`53`	Caden Johnson	Sr
DE	`90`	Randy Keumogne	Sr
DE	`97`	Reis Kirschenman	Fr
DE	`58`	Aidan Murphy	Fr
DE	`8`	Blake Peterson	Sr
DE	`99`	Dawson Ripperda	Fr
DE	`94`	Cade Terveer	Sr
DE	`57`	Levi Vanden Bos	So
DE	`50`	Nick Wells	Fr
DE	`95`	Zac Wilson	Sr
DT	`93`	Max Baloun	Jr
DT	`59`	Grant Conaway	Jr
DT	`52`	Jarod DePriest	Sr
DT	`51`	Logan Green	Fr
DT	`96`	Bryce Hawthorne	Fr
DT	`91`	Jace Sifore	Fr
DT	`98`	Ryan Van Marel	Sr
DT	`92`	Brian Williams	Sr
DT	`55`	Aaron Wolfcale-Holsten	So
CB	`26`	Steven Arrell	Jr
CB	`7`	Dalys Beanum	Sr
CB	`30`	Cody Cotton	So
CB	`13`	Aydan Dautermann	So
CB	`5`	DyShawn Gales	Sr
CB	`17`	Abe Hoskins III	Jr
CB	`31`	Jalen B. Lee	Fr
CB	`16`	Noah St-Juste	Fr
CB	`20`	Myles Taylor	So
S	`23`	Matthew Durrance	So
S	`35`	Beau Giblin	Fr
S	`14`	Colby Huerter	Jr
S	`3`	Dontay Johnson	Fr
S	`37`	Tucker Large	So
S	`25`	Cale Reeder	Sr
S	`27`	Noah Thompson	Fr
S	`26`	Kolten Tilford	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
PK/P	`10`	Hunter Dustman	Sr
PK/P	`96`	Jackson Isakson	Fr
LS	`37`	Kaydon Olivia	So

Head coach

Jimmy Rogers (1st year)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Zach Lujan –Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
Jesse Bobbit –Defensive coordinator/linebackers
Ryan Olson –Run game coordinator/offensive line
Pat Cashmore –Special teams coordinator
Chris Meyers –Recruiting coordinator/tight ends
Mike Banks –Cornerbacks
Jalon Bibbs –Defensive line
Jake Menage –Wide receivers
Pete Menage –Safeties
Robbie Rouse –Running backs
Jonathan Shaeffer –Director of Football Operations
Matt Jacobs –Director of strength & conditioning
Kyle Saddler –Offensive quality control
Kellen Soulek –Defensive quality control
Chuck Case –Offensive quality control
Evan Traxler –Defensive quality control
Brayden Gage –Special teams quality control/video coordinator

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster

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v t e South Dakota State Jackrabbits football
Venues	Coughlin–Alumni Stadium (1962–2015) Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium (2016–present)
Bowls & rivalries	North Dakota State: Dakota Marker South Dakota
Culture & lore	Jack Rabbit "Ring the Bell"
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1889 1890–1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold

v t e NCAA Division I-AA/FCS football champions
1970s	1978: Florida A&M 1979: Eastern Kentucky
1980s	1980: Boise State 1981: Idaho State 1982: Eastern Kentucky 1983: Southern Illinois 1984: Montana State 1985: Georgia Southern 1986: Georgia Southern 1987: Northeast Louisiana 1988: Furman 1989: Georgia Southern
1990s	1990: Georgia Southern 1991: Youngstown State 1992: Marshall 1993: Youngstown State 1994: Youngstown State 1995: Montana 1996: Marshall 1997: Youngstown State 1998: UMass 1999: Georgia Southern
2000s	2000: Georgia Southern 2001: Montana 2002: Western Kentucky 2003: Delaware 2004: James Madison 2005: Appalachian State 2006: Appalachian State 2007: Appalachian State 2008: Richmond 2009: Villanova
2010s	2010: Eastern Washington 2011: North Dakota State 2012: North Dakota State 2013: North Dakota State 2014: North Dakota State 2015: North Dakota State 2016: James Madison 2017: North Dakota State 2018: North Dakota State 2019: North Dakota State
2020s	2020: Sam Houston State 2021: North Dakota State 2022: South Dakota State 2023: South Dakota State 2024: North Dakota State

2023 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football

NCAA Division I champion MVFC champion
NCAA Division I Football Championship Game, W 23–3 vs. Montana
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 1
FCS Coaches	No. 1
Record	15–0 (8–0 MVFC)
Head coach	Jimmy Rogers (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Zach Lujan (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Jesse Bobbit (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

2023 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

Contents

Schedule

Rankings

Game summaries

Western Oregon

No. 3 Montana State

vs. Drake

No. 12 North Dakota

at Illinois State

Northern Iowa

at No. 12 Southern Illinois

at No. 4 South Dakota

No. 11 North Dakota State

at No. 22 Youngstown State

Missouri State

No. 17 Mercer—NCAA Division I Second Round

No. 6 Villanova—NCAA Division I Quarterfinal

No. 5 Albany—NCAA Division I Semifinal

vs. No. 2 Montana—NCAA Division I Championship Game

Roster

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