2015 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

2015 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football

FCS Playoffs First Round vs. Montana, L 17–24
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
STATS	#15
FCS Coaches	#16
2015 record	8–4 (5–3 MVFC)
Head coach	John Stiegelmeier (19th year)
Offensive coordinator	Eric Eidsness
Defensive coordinator	Clint Brown
Home stadium	Coughlin–Alumni Stadium (Capacity: 17,000)

2015 MVFC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#1 North Dakota State +^		7	–	1		13	–	2
#5 Illinois State +^		7	–	1		10	–	3
#8 Northern Iowa ^		5	–	3		9	–	5
#15 South Dakota State ^		5	–	3		8	–	4
Western Illinois ^		5	–	3		7	–	6
Indiana State		3	–	5		5	–	6
Youngstown State		3	–	5		5	–	6
South Dakota		3	–	5		5	–	6
Southern Illinois		2	–	6		3	–	8
Missouri State		0	–	8		1	–	10

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2015 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team represented South Dakota State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 18th-year head coach John Stiegelmeier and played their home games at Coughlin–Alumni Stadium. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 8–4, 5–3 in MVFC play to finish in a three way tie for third place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS playoffs where they lost in the first round to Montana.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	11:00 AM	at Kansas*	#16	Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS	FSN	W 41–38	30,144
September 12	6:00 PM	Southern Utah*	#9	Coughlin–Alumni Stadium • Brookings, SD	ESPN3	W 55–10	13,423
September 26	5:00 PM	Robert Morris*	#6	Coughlin–Alumni Stadium • Brookings, SD	Midco/ESPN3	W 34–10	12,153
October 3	6:00 PM	#3 North Dakota State	#5	Coughlin–Alumni Stadium • Brookings, SD (Dakota Marker)	Midco/ESPN3	L 7–28	17,348
October 10	6:00 PM	#19 Indiana State	#8	Coughlin–Alumni Stadium • Brookings, SD	Midco/ESPN3	W 24–7	9,347
October 17	3:00 PM	at #11 Youngstown State	#7	Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH	MVC TV/ESPN3	W 38–8	14,974
October 24	2:00 PM	#22 Northern Iowa	#6	Coughlin–Alumni Stadium • Brookings, SD	Midco/ESPN3	L 7–10	16,042
October 31	2:00 PM	at Missouri State	#14	Plaster Sports Complex • Springfield, MO	MVC TV/ESPN3	W 39–0	3,729
November 7	2:00 PM	#2 Illinois State	#11	Coughlin–Alumni Stadium • Brookings, SD	Midco/ESPN3	W 25–20	9,081
November 14	2:00 PM	at South Dakota	#5	DakotaDome • Vermillion, SD (South Dakota Showdown Series)	Midco/ESPN3	W 30–23	10,345
November 21	1:00 PM	at Western Illinois	#5	Hanson Field • Macomb, IL	ESPN3	L 24–30 ^2OT	1,853
November 28	2:00 PM	at #16 Montana*	#10	Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT (FCS Playoffs First Round)	ESPN3	L 17–24	14,575
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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Game summaries

@ Kansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
#16 Jackrabbits	17	14	3	7	41
Jayhawks	7	7	14	10	38

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	2012	KU, 31–17

Southern Utah

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thunderbirds	7	0	0	3	10
#9 Jackrabbits	3	24	7	21	55

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–1	2014	SDSU, 26–6

Robert Morris

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonials	0	10	0	0	10
#6 Jackrabbits	7	13	7	7	34

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

North Dakota State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#3 Bison	7	14	7	0	28
#5 Jackrabbits	0	0	7	0	7

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
40–58–5	2014, FCS 2nd Round Playoffs	NDSU, 27–24

Indiana State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#19 Sycamores	0	0	7	0	7
#8 Jackrabbits	0	14	0	10	24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–2	2014	SDSU, 32–17

@ Youngstown State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#7 Jackrabbbits	7	10	7	14	38
#11 Penguins	2	3	3	0	8

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–6	2014	YSU, 30–27

Northern Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
#22 Panthers	0	3	7	0	10
#6 Jackrabbits	0	0	7	0	7

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19–28–2	2014	SDSU, 31–28

@ Missouri State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#14 Jackrabbits	10	12	10	7	39
Bears	0	0	0	0	0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–1	2014	SDSU, 32–28

Illinois State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#2 Redbirds	7	0	7	6	20
#11 Jackrabbits	0	13	6	6	25

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–3	2014	ILST, 45–10

@ South Dakota

	1	2	3	4	Total
#5 Jackrabbits	3	7	0	20	30
Coyotes	7	0	13	3	23

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
51–52–7	2014	SDSU, 37–14

@ Western Illinois

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
#5 Jackrabbbits	0	10	0	7	7	0	24
Leathernecks	3	0	7	7	7	6	30

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–4	2014	SDSU, 59–24

FCS Playoffs

First Round–@ Montana

	1	2	3	4	Total
#10 Jackrabbits	0	0	10	7	17
#16 Grizzlies	7	17	0	0	24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–7	2009 FCS Playoffs	MONT, 61–48

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	16	9 (8)	7 (8)	6 (6)	5 (6)	8	7	6	14	11	5	5	10–T	15
Coaches	15	10 (1)	8 (2)	7 (1)	7 (1)	9	7	6	13	11	5	5	12	16

References

↑ "Schedule". South Dakota State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved April 23, 2015.

South Dakota State Jackrabbits football

Venues	Coughlin–Alumni Stadium (1962–present)

Bowls & rivalries	South Dakota Showdown Series (South Dakota) Dakota Marker (North Dakota State)

Culture & lore	Jack Rabbit "Ring the Bell"

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 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

2015 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants

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Champion – North Dakota State

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