2024 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

2024 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football
MVFC co-champion
NCAA Division I Semifinal, L 21–28 at North Dakota State
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 3
FCS Coaches	No. 3
Record	12–3 (7–1 MVFC)
Head coach	Jimmy Rogers (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Ryan Olson (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Danny Freund (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Jesse Bobbit (2nd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
Seasons ←  2023 2025  →

2024 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 North Dakota State +^		7	–	1					14	–	2
No. 3 South Dakota State +^		7	–	1					12	–	3
No. 4 South Dakota +^		7	–	1					11	–	3
No. 11 Illinois State ^		6	–	2					10	–	4
Missouri State *		6	–	2					8	–	4
Youngstown State		3	–	5					4	–	8
Indiana State		3	–	5					4	–	8
North Dakota		2	–	6					5	–	7
Southern Illinois		2	–	6					4	–	8
Northern Iowa		1	–	7					3	–	9
Murray State		0	–	8					1	–	11
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant * – Ineligible for 2024 FCS playoffs due to transition to the FBS Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2024 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team represented South Dakota State University during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season, as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They were led by second-year head coach Jimmy Rogers and played their home games at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium in Brookings, South Dakota.

Preseason

MVFC poll

The MVFC released it preseason prediction poll on July 22, 2024. The Jackrabbits were predicted to win the conference. ^[1]

MVFC media poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	South Dakota State	482 (42)
2	North Dakota State	437 (1)
3	South Dakota	371
4	Southern Illinois	293
5	North Dakota	276
6	Illinois State	264
7	Youngtown State	255
8	Northern Iowa	227
9	Missouri State	164 (1)
10	Indiana State	68
11	Murray State	67

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	1:00 p.m.	at No. 17 (FBS) Oklahoma State *	No. 1	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK	ESPN+	L 20–44	52,202
September 7	6:00 p.m.	No. 12 Incarnate Word *	No. 1	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD	MidcoSN/ESPN+	W 45–24	19,321
September 14	6:00 p.m.	No. 14 (Div. II) Augustana (SD) *	No. 1	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD	MidcoSN/ESPN+	W 24–3	19,376
September 21	6:00 p.m.	at Southeastern Louisiana *	No. 1	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	ESPN+	W 41–0	4,387
October 5	4:00 p.m.	at Northern Iowa	No. 1	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA		W 41–3	12,611
October 12	2:00 p.m.	Youngstown State	No. 1	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD	MidcoSN/ESPN+	W 63–13	19,331
October 19	7:00 p.m.	at No. 2 North Dakota State	No. 1	Fargodome Fargo, ND (Dakota Marker)	ESPN2	L 9–13	18,807
October 26	6:30 p.m.	No. 4 South Dakota	No. 3	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD (rivalry)	ESPNU	W 20–17 OT	19,351
November 2	2:00 p.m.	Murray State	No. 3	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD		W 52–6	16,376
November 9	1:00 p.m.	at No. 21 North Dakota	No. 3	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND		W 38–7	9,797
November 16	2:00 p.m.	Southern Illinois	No. 3	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD		W 41–10	17,268
November 23	2:00 p.m.	at Missouri State	No. 3	Robert W. Plaster Stadium Springfield, MO	ESPN+	W 45–9	7,142
December 7	1:00 p.m.	No. 13 Montana *	No. 3	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD (NCAA Division I Second Round)	ESPN+	W 35–18	10,376
December 14	11:00 a.m.	No. 6 Incarnate Word*	No. 2	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)	ESPN	W 55–14	8,640
December 21	11:00 a.m.	at No. 3 North Dakota State*	No. 2	Fargodome Fargo, ND (NCAA Division I Semifinal)	ABC	L 21–28	17,849
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time Source: [2] [3]

Game summaries

at No. 17 (FBS) Oklahoma State

See also: 2024 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

No. 1 South Dakota State at No. 17 (FBS) Oklahoma State

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 1 Jackrabbits	0	6	7	7	20
•No. 17 (FBS) Cowboys	10	7	21	6	44

• Date: August 31
• Location:
  Boone Pickens Stadium
  Stillwater, OK
• Game start: 1:00 p.m. CDT
• Elapsed time: 3 hours and 26 minutes
• Game attendance: 52,202
• Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C), Overcast
• Referee: Kevin Boitmann
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Shawn Kenney (play-by-play) and Taylor McHargue (analyst)

• Source: Box score

        

Scoring summary

1	8:15	OSU	Logan Ward 42-yard field goal (11 plays, 32 yards, 3:12)	OSU 3–0
	2:03	OSU	Brennan Presley 6-yard pass from Alan Bowman (Logan Ward kick) (7 plays, 47 yards, 2:36)	OSU 10–0
2	12:15	SDSU	Hunter Dustman 31-yard field goal (8 plays, 58 yards, 4:40)	OSU 10–3
	8:35	OSU	Ollie Gordon II 12-yard run (Logan Ward kick) (10 plays, 74 yards, 3:34)	OSU 17–3
	3:52	SDSU	Hunter Dustman 48-yard field goal (8 plays, 45 yards, 4:43)	OSU 17–6
3	10:46	OSU	Ollie Gordon II 22-yard run (Logan Ward kick) (10 plays, 65 yards, 4:14)	OSU 24–6
	9:10	SDSU	Graham Goering 21-yard pass from Mark Gronowski (Hunter Dustman kick) (3 plays, 75 yards, 1:36)	OSU 24–13
	6:29	OSU	Rashod Owens 58-yard pass from Alan Bowman (Logan Ward kick) (6 plays, 81 yards, 2:33)	OSU 31–13
	2:29	OSU	Ollie Gordon II 1-yard run (Logan Ward kick) (7 plays, 56 yards, 3:11)	OSU 38–13
4	13:50	OSU	Logan Ward 52-yard field goal (4 plays, 5 yards, 1:01)	OSU 41–13
	12:10	SDSU	Griffin Wilde 60-yard pass from Mark Gronowski (Hunter Dustman kick) (3 plays, 78 yards, 1:37)	OSU 41–20
	1:10	OSU	Logan Ward 25-yard field goal (4 plays, 7 yards, 1:56)	OSU 44–20

Statistics	SDSU	OSU
First downs	17	23
Total yards	388	394
Rushing yards	124	149
Passing yards	264	245
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	30:47	29:13

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Dakota State	Passing	Mark Gronowski	20/36, 264 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Amar Johnson	9 carries, 73 yards
	Receiving	Griffin Wilde	7 receptions, 150 yards, TD
Oklahoma State	Passing	Alan Bowman	24/33, 245 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Ollie Gordon II	28 carries, 126 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	De'Zhaun Stribling	6 receptions, 83 yards

No. 12 Incarnate Word

See also: 2024 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team

No. 12 Incarnate Word at No. 1 South Dakota State

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 12 Cardinals	3	7	7	7	24
•No. 1 Jackrabbits	0	17	14	14	45

• Date: September 7
• Location:
  Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
  Brookings, SD
• Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT
• Elapsed time: 3 hours and 24 minutes
• Game attendance: 19,321
• Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C), Sunny, Wind W 5 mph (8.0 km/h)
• Referee: Jason Perkins
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Jay Elsen (play-by-play) & Kurtiss Riggs (analyst)

• Source: Box score

       

Scoring summary

1	6:06	SDSU	Brack Peacock 37-yard field goal (9 plays, 61 yards, 3:55)	UIW 3–0
2	14:57	SDSU	Hunter Dustman 30-yard field goal (12 plays, 67 yards, 6:08)	TIED 3–3
	11:11	SDSU	Greyton Gannon 41-yard pass from Mark Gronowski (Hunter Dustman kick) (5 plays, 73 yards, 1:48)	SDSU 10–3
	6:51	UIW	Jalen Walthall 5-yard pass from Zach Calzada (Brack Peacock kick) (10 plays, 75 yards, 4:20)	TIED 10–10
	3:32	SDSU	Graham Goering 22-yard pass from Mark Gronowski (Hunter Dustman kick) (8 plays, 77 yards, 3:17)	SDSU 17–10
3	13:11	UIW	Jalen Walthall 69-yard pass from Zach Calzada (Brack Peacock kick) (4 plays, 91 yards, 1:46)	TIED 17–17
	7:13	SDSU	Griffin Wilde 11-yard pass from Mark Gronowski (Hunter Dustman kick) (11 plays, 69 yards, 5:56)	SDSU 24–17
	3:58	SDSU	Amar Johnson 6-yard run (Hunter Dustman kick) (3 plays, 72 yards, 1:20)	SDSU 31–17
4	14:22	UIW	Roy Alexander 35-yard pass from Zach Calzada (Brack Peacock kick) (9 plays, 75 yards, 4:36)	SDSU 31–24
	10:34	SDSU	Amar Johnson 3-yard run (Hunter Dustman kick) (8 plays, 59 yards, 3:45)	SDSU 38–24
	7:47	SDSU	Griffin Wilde 25-yard pass from Mark Gronowski (Hunter Dustman kick) (4 plays, 42 yards, 1:39)	SDSU 45–24

Statistics	UIW	SDSU
First downs	20	31
Total yards	419	515
Rushing yards	68	230
Passing yards	351	285
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	24:43	35:17

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Incarnate Word	Passing	Zach Calzada	31/39, 351 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Zach Calzada	7 carries, 43 yards
	Receiving	Jalen Walthall	7 receptions, 137 yards, 2 TD
South Dakota State	Passing	Mark Gronowski	21/32, 285 yards, 4 TD, INT
	Rushing	Amar Johnson	19 carries, 112 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Griffin Wilde	10 receptions, 106 yards, 2 TD

Augustana (South Dakota)

See also: Augustana (South Dakota) Vikings football

Augustana at No. 1 South Dakota State

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	3	0	0	0	3
•No. 1 Jackrabbits	7	10	7	0	24

• Date: September 14
• Location:
  Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
  Brookings, SD
• Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT
• Game attendance: 19,376

• Source: Box score

Statistics	AUG	SDSU
First downs	12	22
Total yards	171	374
Rushing yards	24	233
Passing yards	147	141
Turnovers	1	3
Time of possession	28:16	31:44

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Augustana	Passing	Evan Bearth	8/17, 92 yards
	Rushing	Rashad Lampkin	6 carries, 26 yards
	Receiving	Isaiah Huber	5 receptions, 53 yards
South Dakota State	Passing	Mark Gronowski	19/27, 142 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Amar Johnson	17 carries, 126 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Griffen Wilde	6 receptions, 47 yards

at Southeastern Louisiana

See also: 2024 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team

No. 1 South Dakota State at Southeastern Louisiana

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
•No. 1 Jackrabbits	7	13	14	7	41
Lions	0	0	0	0	0

• Date: September 21
• Location:
  Strawberry Stadium
  Hammond, LA
• Game start: 6:03pm CDT
• Elapsed time: 2:52
• Game attendance: 4,387

• Source: Box Score

Statistics	SDSU	SLU
First downs	18	13
Total yards	417	186
Rushing yards	341	94
Passing yards	76	92
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	25:52	34:08

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Dakota State	Passing	Mark Gronowski	7/17, 65 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Kirby Vorhees	5 carries, 179 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Amar Johnson	3 receptions, 37 yards
Southeastern Louisiana	Passing	Damon Sewart	9/20, 91 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Antonio Martin, Jr.	14 carries, 36 yards
	Receiving	Darius Lewis	5 receptions, 56 yards

at Northern Iowa

See also: 2024 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

No. 1 South Dakota State at Northern Iowa

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
•No. 1 Jackrabbits	7	20	14	0	41
Panthers	0	3	0	0	3

• Date: October 5
• Location:
  UNI-Dome
  Cedar Falls, IA
• Game start: 4:03 p.m. CDT
• Elapsed time: 3:01
• Game attendance: 12,611
• Game weather: Indoors
• Referee: Jason Berg

• Source: Box score

Statistics	SDSU	UNI
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Dakota State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Northern Iowa	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Youngstown State

See also: 2024 Youngstown State Penguins football team

Youngstown State at No. 1 South Dakota State

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Penguins	3	7	0	3	13
•No. 1 Jackrabbits	21	14	14	14	63

• Date: October 12
• Location:
  Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
  Brookings, SD
• Game start: 2:00 p.m. CDT
• Game attendance: 19,331
• Referee: Tyler Downs

• Source: Box score

Statistics	YSU	SDSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Youngstown State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
South Dakota State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at No. 2 North Dakota State

See also: 2024 North Dakota State Bison football team and Dakota Marker

No. 1 South Dakota State at No. 2 North Dakota State
Dakota Marker

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 1 Jackrabbits	0	9	0	0	9
•No. 2 Bison	0	7	0	6	13

• Date: October 19
• Location:
  Fargodome
  Fargo, ND
• Game start: 7:05 p.m. CDT
• Elapsed time: 3:16
• Game attendance: 18,807
• Referee: Jason Perkins

• Source: Box score

Statistics	SDSU	NDSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Dakota State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
North Dakota State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

No. 4 South Dakota

See also: 2024 South Dakota Coyotes football team and South Dakota Showdown

No. 4 South Dakota at No. 3 South Dakota State

Team	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
No. 4 Coyotes	7	0	0	7	3	17
•No. 3 Jackrabbits	7	7	0	0	6	20

• Date: October 26
• Location:
  Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
  Brookings, SD
• Game start: 6:35 p.m. CDT
• Elapsed time: 3:33
• Game attendance: 19,351
• Game weather: 53 °F (12 °C), Clear, Wind S 15 mph (24 km/h)
• Referee: David Hergert
• TV announcers (ESPNU): Lowell Galindo (play-by-play) and Fozzy Whittaker (analyst)

• Source: Box score

  

Scoring summary

1	9:33	USD	Travis Theis 1-yard run (Will Leyland kick) (10 plays, 65 yards, 5:27)	USD 7–0
	6:13	SDSU	Mark Gronowski 1-yard run (Hunter Dustman kick) (7 plays, 80 yards, 3:20)	TIED 7–7
2	4:53	SDSU	Amar Johnson 1-yard run (Hunter Dustman kick) (8 plays, 46 yards, 3:58)	SDSU 14–7
4	4:41	USD	Mi'Quise Grace 15-yard fumble recovery (Will Leyland kick)	TIED 14–14
	0:00	USD	Will Leyland 40-yard field goal (4 plays, 2 yards, 0:00)	USD 17–14
OT	0:00	SDSU	Amar Johnson 3-yard run (8 plays, 25 yards, 0:00)	SDSU 20–17

Statistics	USD	SDSU
First downs	18	19
Total yards	275	329
Rushing yards	81	166
Passing yards	194	163
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	28:22	31:38

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Dakota	Passing	Aidan Bouman	20/32, 164 yards
	Rushing	Travis Theis	15 carries, 78 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jack Martens	3 receptions, 66 yards
South Dakota State	Passing	Mark Gronowski	20/27, 163 yards
	Rushing	Angel Johnson	14 carries, 81 yards
	Receiving	Griffin Wilde	5 receptions, 61 yards

Murray State

See also: 2024 Murray State Racers football team

Murray State at No. 3 South Dakota State

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Racers	3	3	0	0	6
•No. 3 Jackrabbits	14	24	14	0	52

• Date: November 2
• Location:
  Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
  Brookings, SD
• Game start: 2:06 p.m. CDT
• Elapsed time: 3:08
• Game attendance: 16,376
• Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C), Sunny, Wind S 10 mph (16 km/h)
• Referee: Tyler Downs

• Source: Box score

Statistics	MSU	SDSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Murray State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
South Dakota State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at No. 21 North Dakota

See also: 2024 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team

No. 3 South Dakota State at No. 21 North Dakota

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
•No. 3 Jackrabbits	3	28	7	0	38
No. 21 Fighting Hawks	7	0	0	0	7

• Date: November 9
• Location:
  Alerus Center
  Grand Forks, ND
• Game start: 1:06 p.m. CDT
• Elapsed time: 3:06
• Game attendance: 9,797
• Game weather: Indoors
• Referee: Aaron Adams

• Source: Box score

Statistics	SDSU	UND
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Dakota State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
North Dakota	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Southern Illinois

See also: 2024 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

Southern Illinois at No. 3 South Dakota State

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Salukis	0	0	7	3	10
•No. 3 Jackrabbits	3	28	10	0	41

• Date: November 16
• Location:
  Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
  Brookings, SD
• Game start: 2:05 p.m. CDT
• Elapsed time: 2:54
• Game attendance: 17,268
• Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C), Sunny, Wind NW 20 mph (32 km/h)
• Referee: Gregory Gompf

• Source: Box score

Statistics	SIU	SDSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Southern Illinois	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
South Dakota State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Missouri State

See also: 2024 Missouri State Bears football team

South Dakota State at Missouri State

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
•No. 3 Jackrabbits	7	17	14	7	45
Bears	0	9	0	0	9

• Date: November 23
• Location:
  Plaster Stadium
  Springfield, MO
• Game start: 2:02 p.m. CDT
• Elapsed time: 3:04
• Game attendance: 7,142
• Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C), Sunny, Wind S 7 mph (11 km/h)
• Referee: John Shay
• Television network: ESPN+

• Source: Box score

Statistics	SDSU	MSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Dakota State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Missouri State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Roster

2024 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 13 Jack Amer  Fr QB 5 Jon Bell Jr QB 11 Mark Gronowski Sr QB 16 Jack Henry Fr QB 7 Chase Mason Jr QB 17 Jack Thue Fr RB 24 Brenden Begeman  Fr RB 3 Amar Johnson Sr RB 21 Angel Johnson Jr RB 35 Quinton Renfro Fr RB 20 Kirby Vorhees  Fr RB 34 Maxwell Woods Fr TE 83 David Alpers So TE 49 Beau Baker Fr TE 44 Kevin Brenner Sr TE 40 Brayden Delahoyde Fr TE 88 Greyton Gannon So TE 43 Andrew Gustad So TE 46 Blake Leiferman Fr TE 81 Joey Neumann  Fr TE 87 Davin Stoffel  Fr OL 68 Nick Bakken Fr OL 61 Evan Beerntsen Sr OL 62 Kenyon Big Bow  Fr OL 69 Quinten Christensen So OL 76 Sam Hagen Jr OL 78 Marcus Hicks Sr OL 73 Caden Hotz Fr OL 58 Jackson Kerstin  Fr OL 79 Thomas Martian Fr OL 50 Gus Miller Sr OL 67 Ian Mutchler  Fr OL 77 William Paepke  Fr OL 63 Kyan Rauk Fr OL 72 Hayden Venenga Fr OL 64 Ethan Vibert Sr OL 74 Shane Willenbring Fr WR 15 Devon Cole Jr. Sr WR 8 Sammy Dresie Fr WR 6 Elijah Ervin Jr WR 12 Grahm Goering Jr WR 86 Patrick Hoffmann Sr WR 36 Dane Miller So WR 82 Ky Oday Jr. So WR 80 Lofton O'Groske Fr WR 4 Kentrell Prejean  Fr WR 2 Marcus Preston Sr WR 84 Joe Randle  Fr WR 85 Joe Roll  Fr WR 19 Jack Smith Fr WR 18 Griffin Wilde So	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 32 Adam Bock Sr LB 9 Caleb Francl Sr LB 47 Kytan Fyfe So LB 40 Aaron Kusler Sr LB 33 Bryce Johnson So LB 0 Daeton Mcgaughy Sr LB 46 Cullen McShane So LB 15 Hudson Metcalf Sr LB 48 Jack Nash Fr LB 11 Joe Ollman So LB 42 Anthony Palano Fr LB 37 Carsten Reynolds Fr LB 45 Boden Schiller Fr LB 29 Graham Spalding Sr LB 28 Chase Van Tol  Fr LB 53 Joseph Vieth Fr DE 90 Randy Keumogne Sr DE 97 Reis Kirschenman  Fr DE 56 Fernando Lecuona Fr DE 8 Blake Peterson GS DE 99 Dawson Ripperda So DE 66 Rhett Schaefer Fr DE 57 Levi Vanden Bos Jr DE 92 Sam Watts Fr DE 50 Nick Wells  Fr DE 95 Zac Wilson Sr DT 93 Max Baloun Sr DT 71 Max Chapman Fr DT 94 Kobe Clayborne Jr DT 52 Jarod DePriest Sr DT 51 Logan Green So DT 96 Bryce Hawthorne  Fr DT 98 Mac Muller Fr DT 91 Jace Sifore So DT 55 Aaron Wolfcale-Holsten Jr CB 4 Steven Arrell Sr CB 7 Dalys Beanum Sr CB 30 Cody Cotton Jr CB 13 Aydan Dautermann Jr CB 17 Abe Hoskins III Sr CB 22 Colby Humphrey Sr CB 6 Jalen B. Lee So CB 16 Noah St-Juste  Fr CB 20 Myles Taylor Jr S 23 Matthew Durrance Jr S 14 Colby Huerter Sr S 3 Dontay Johnson So S 1 Tucker Large Jr S 25 Cale Reeder Sr S 31 Trey Ridley Fr S 38 Max Stanard Fr S 27 Noah Thompson So S 26 Kolten Tilford  Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class PK, P 10 Hunter Dustman Sr PK, P 96 Jackson Isakson  Fr PK 99 Jack Stevens Fr P 41 Max Pelham Jr LS 37 Kaydon Olivia Jr LS 59 Carson Strohbeen  Fr	Head coach Jimmy Rogers (2nd year) Coordinators/assistant coaches Ryan Olson –Offensive coordinator/offensive line Danny Freund –Co-Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks Jesse Bobbit –Defensive coordinator/linebackers 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 Brayden Gage –Special teams quality control/video coordinator Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Rankings

Main article: 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
STATS FCS	1 (52)	1 (36)	1 (44)	1 (41)	1 (40)	1 (38)	1 (36)	1 (38)	3	3	3	3	3	2 (1)	3
Coaches	1 (25)	1 (17)	1 (22)	1 (22)	1 (22)	1 (21)	1 (21)	1 (21)	3	3	3	3	3	2 (2)	3

References

1. "Valley Football 2024 Preseason Team and Poll". Missouri Valley Football Conference. July 22, 2024. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
2. "2024 South Dakota State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
3. "2024 Football Schedule". South Dakota State Jackrabbits . Retrieved February 11, 2024.