2016 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team
The 2016 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team represent South Dakota State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are led by 20th-year head coach John Stiegelmeier and play their home games at their new stadium Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium. They are a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference.
Schedule
| Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
| September 3 |
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at TCU* |
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Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX |
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| September 10 |
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Drake* |
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Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium • Brookings, SD |
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| September 17 |
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Cal Poly* |
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Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium • Brookings, SD |
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| October 1 |
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Western Illinois |
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Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium • Brookings, SD |
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| October 8 |
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at Southern Illinois |
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Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL |
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| October 15 |
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at North Dakota State |
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Fargodome • Fargo, ND (Dakota Marker) |
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| October 22 |
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Youngstown State |
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Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium • Brookings, SD |
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| October 29 |
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at Illinois State |
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Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL |
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| November 5 |
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Missouri State |
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Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium • Brookings, SD |
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| November 12 |
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South Dakota |
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Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium • Brookings, SD (South Dakota Showdown Series) |
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| November 19 |
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at Northern Iowa |
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UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA |
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*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
@ TCU
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Jackrabbits |
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0 |
| Horned Frogs |
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0 |
| Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
| First meeting |
Drake
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Bulldogs |
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0 |
| Jackrabbits |
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0 |
| Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
| 2–8 |
1983 |
SDSU, 20–3 |
Cal Poly
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Mustangs |
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0 |
| Jackrabbits |
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0 |
| Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
| 3–5 |
2014 |
SDSU, 44–18 |
Western Illinois
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Leathernecks |
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0 |
| Jackrabbits |
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0 |
| Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
| 8–5 |
2015 |
WIU, 30–24 2OT |
@ Southern Illinois
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Jackrabbits |
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0 |
| Salukis |
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0 |
| Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
| 3–3 |
2013 |
SIU, 27–24 |
@ North Dakota State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Jackrabbbits |
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0 |
| Bison |
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0 |
| Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
| 40–59–5 |
2015 |
NDSU, 28–7 |
Youngstown State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Penguins |
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0 |
| Jackrabbits |
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0 |
| Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
| 11–6 |
2015 |
SDSU, 38–8 |
@ Illinois State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Jackrabbits |
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0 |
| Bears |
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0 |
| Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
| 3–3 |
2015 |
SDSU, 25–20 |
Missouri State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Bears |
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0 |
| Jackrabbits |
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0 |
| Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
| 7–1 |
2015 |
SDSU, 39–0 |
South Dakota
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Coyotes |
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0 |
| Jackrabbits |
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0 |
| Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
| 52–52–7 |
2015 |
SDSU, 30–23 |
@ Northern Iowa
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Jackrabbbits |
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0 |
| Panthers |
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0 |
| Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
| 19–29–2 |
2015 |
UNI, 10–7 |
Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
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Final |
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References
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| | Culture & lore |
- Jack Rabbit
- "Ring the Bell"
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