List of South Dakota State Jackrabbits football seasons

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The following is a list of seasons completed by the South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team. The Jackrabbits compete in the Missouri Valley Football Conference at the NCAA Division I FCS level. Representing South Dakota State University in Brookings, South Dakota, SDSU has played their home games at the 19,300-seat Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium since 2016. [1]

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South Dakota State began playing football in 1889, competing as an independent. They joined the now-defunct North Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in 1922, competing as a member for 82 years at the NCAA Division II (formerly College Division) level. The Jackrabbits moved up to the FCS ranks in 2004, joining the Great West Conference, before finding their current home in the MVFC in 2008.

South Dakota State has claimed 18 conference titles in their history, including three in the Missouri Valley. The Jackrabbits won their first national championship in 2022, defeating rival North Dakota State. [2] After the season, longtime head coach John Stiegelmeier announced his retirement after 36 years coaching at the university. He was replaced by current head coach Jimmy Rogers. [3]

Seasons

Legend

 National champions
  Conference champions
  ^ Bowl game berth / playoff result

List of South Dakota State Jackrabbits football seasons [4]
SeasonTeamHead coachConferenceRegular season resultsPostseason resultsFinal ranking
OverallConferenceBowl game/Playoff result STATS/NCAA Poll [a] Coaches' Poll
WinLossTieWinLossTieFinish
South Dakota State Jackrabbits
1889 1889 No coach Independent 001
1897 1897 010
1898 1898 111
1899 1899 310
1900 1900 Morrison410
1901 1901 Leon L. Gilkey 320
1902 1902 No coach320
1903 1903 J. Harrison Werner 120
1904 1904 William Blaine 421
1905 1905 William Juneau 230
1906 1906 310
1907 1907 520
1908 1908 331
1909 1909 Jason M. Saunderson 130
1910 1910 422
1911 1911 Fred Johnson 440
1912 1912 Harry W. Ewing 231
1913 1913 530
1914 1914 520
1915 1915 511
1916 1916 420
1917 1917 510
1918  No Games — World War I
1919 1919 Charles A. West 411
1920 1920 421
1921 1921 710
1922 1922 North Central 5214111st
1923 1923 3402304th
1924 1924 6105001st
1925 1925 2321125th
1926 1926 8033021st
1927 1927 5312203rd
1928 1928 Cy Kasper 9103102nd
1929 1929 5412112nd
1930 1930 2611304th
1931 1931 6302202nd
1932 1932 251215th
1933 1933 6304001st
1934 1934 Red Threlfall 6402204th
1935 1935 4411313rd
1936 1936 3611417th
1937 1937 4502306th
1938 1938 Jack V. Barnes 3502304th
1939 1939 7204101st
1940 1940 4312315th
1941 1941 Thurlo McCrady 2501507th
1942 1942 4403304th
1943  No Games — World War II
1944 1944 110
1945 1945 141
1946 1946 3322123rd
1947 1947 Ralph Ginn 4503103rd
1948 1948 4602404th
1949 1949 7305101st
1950 1950 9015011st
1951 1951 8114112nd
1952 1952 4413213rd
1953 1953 5315011st
1954 1954 7205101st
1955 1955 6215011st
1956 1956 4503304th
1957 1957 6215011st
1958 1958 4503303rd
1959 1959 2702406th
1960 1960 5412314th
1961 1961 8205101st
1962 1962 7215011st
1963 1963 9106001st
1964 1964 2802404th
1965 1965 1811415th
1966 1966 3702404th
1967 1967 4602404th
1968 1968 4602404th
1969 1969 Dave Kragthorpe 3703303rd
1970 1970 Dean Pryor 2801506th
1971 1971 3702406th
1972 1972 John Gregory 6502506th
1973 [b] 1973 5512414th
1974 1974 6504303rd
1975 1975 7404304th
1976 1976 5414112nd
1977 1977 5413314th
1978 1978 5603303rd
1979 1979 9304202nd NCAA Division II Playoffs — First Round  ^
1980 1980 3801507th
1981 1981 4602506th
1982 1982 Wayne Haensel 4602505th
1983 1983 5603608th
1984 1984 3802708th
1985 1985 7407202nd
1986 1986 6505404th
1987 1987 5504507th
1988 1988 7406302nd
1989 1989 5603608th
1990 1990 3802709th
1991 1991 Mike Daly 7305304th
1992 1992 7305405th
1993 1993 7406303rd
1994 1994 7405405th
1995 1995 6504506th
1996 [c] 1996 74632nd
1997 1997 John Stiegelmeier 46366th
1998 1998 65545th
1999 1999 83634th
2000 2000 65456th
2001 2001 56444th
2002 2002 64444th
2003 2003 74434th
2004 [d] 2004 Great West 65233rd
2005 2005 65323rd
2006 2006 74312nd22
2007 2007 74401st1922
2008 2008 Missouri Valley 75623rd
2009 2009 84712nd NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs — First Round  ^1111
2010 2010 56443rd
2011 2011 56444th
2012 2012 94622nd NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs — Second Round  ^1417
2013 2013 95532nd NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs — Second Round  ^1314
2014 2014 95534th NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs — Second Round  ^1213
2015 2015 84533rd NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs — First Round  ^1516
2016 2016 94711st NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs — Quarterfinals  ^67
2017 2017 113622nd NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs — Semifinals  ^34
2018 2018 103622nd NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs — Semifinals  ^33
2019 2019 85533rd NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs — Second Round  ^1012
2020 [e] 2020 82511st NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs — National Championship Game  ^22
2021 2021 114533rd NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs — Semifinals  ^45
2022 2022 141801st NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs — National Champions  ^11
2023 2023 Jimmy Rogers 150801st NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs — National Champions  ^11
2024 202412371T–1st NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs — Semifinals  ^33
2025 2025 Dan Jackson 0000
TotalsAll-time:
656–478–38
(.576)
Conference:
363–269–24
(.572)
 Postseason:
18–12
(.600)
 

Notes

  1. Since Division I was split into subdivisions, the NCAA poll was the major poll used at the I-AA (FCS) level until 1992, when it was replaced by The Sports Network poll. Beginning in 2015, the FCS now uses the STATS poll.
  2. The NCAA switched to its current divisional system in 1973. South Dakota State was classified as a Division II program (formerly College Division).
  3. Overtime rules were added for NCAA football in 1996, thereby eliminating ties.
  4. South Dakota State moved up to the NCAA Division I FCS level in 2004.
  5. The Fall 2020 MVFC football season was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with league play resuming in a shortened Spring 2021 season.

References

  1. "Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium". GoJacks.com. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  2. "South Dakota State crowned 2022 FCS champions defeating North Dakota State". NCAA. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  3. "Jimmy Rogers introduced as South Dakota State's new head football coach". Yahoo! Finance. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  4. "2022 Football History and Record Book" (PDF). GoJacks.com. Retrieved June 20, 2023.