2017 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 3
FCS CoachesNo. 4
Record11–3 (6–2 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorEric Eidsness (12th season)
Defensive coordinatorClint Brown (9th season)
Home stadiumDana J. Dykhouse Stadium
2017 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 North Dakota State $^  7 –1   14 –1  
No. 3 South Dakota State ^  6 –2   11 –3  
No. 19 Northern Iowa ^  6 –2   8 –5  
No. 13 Western Illinois ^  5 –3   8 –4  
No. 15 South Dakota ^  4 –4   8 –5  
Illinois State  4 –4   6 –5  
Youngstown State  4 –4   6 –5  
Southern Illinois  2 –6   4 –7  
Missouri State  2 –6   3 –8  
Indiana State  0 –8   0 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2017 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team represented South Dakota State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 21st-year head coach John Stiegelmeier, the Jackrabbits compiled an overall record of 11–3 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the MVFC. South Dakota State received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where, after a first-round bye, the Jackrabbits defeated Northern Iowa in the second round and New Hampshire in the quarterfinals before losing to James Madison in the semifinals.[1] The team played home games on campus at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium in Brookings, South Dakota.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 317:00 p.m.Duquesne*No. 4
ESPN3W 51–1312,218
September 97:00 p.m.at Montana State*No. 4
Pluto TVW 31–2719,817
September 166:00 p.m.Drake*No. 4
  • Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
  • Brookings, SD
ESPN3W 51–1015,806
September 307:00 p.m.at No. 6 Youngstown StateNo. 4
ESPN3L 7–1917,450
October 76:00 p.m.Southern IllinoisNo. 8
  • Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
  • Brookings, SD
ESPN3W 49–1412,891
October 142:00 p.m.Northern IowadaggerNo. 7
  • Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
  • Brookings, SD
ESPN3L 18–3814,347
October 212:00 p.m.at Missouri StateNo. 13
ESPN3W 62–306,253
October 281:00 p.m.at No. 12 Western IllinoisNo. 11
ESPN3W 52–242,247
November 42:00 p.m.No. 2 North Dakota StateNo. 10
ESPN3W 33–2118,130
November 112:00 p.m.No. 17 Illinois StateNo. 6
  • Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
  • Brookings, SD
ESPN3W 27–24 OT9,458
November 182:00 p.m.at No. 15 South DakotaNo. 6
ESPN3W 31–2810,147
December 22:00 p.m.No. 20 Northern Iowa*No. 6
ESPN3W 37–227,815[2][3]
December 92:00 p.m.No. 21 New Hampshire*No. 6
  • Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
  • Brookings, SD (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)
ESPN3W 56–145,583[4]
December 166:00 p.m.at No. 1 James Madison*No. 6
ESPNUL 16–5116,528[5]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[6][7]

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS4 (2)4 (1)4 (1)4 (1)4 (1)871311106663
Coaches6 (1)444497138–T85564

Jackrabbits drafted

Draft Year Player Position Round Overall NFL Team
2018Dallas GoedertTE249Philadelphia Eagles

References

  1. ↑ "South Dakota State nabs No. 5 seed in FCS playoffs". Argus Leader. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Northern Iowa vs. South Dakota State - Game Recap - December 2, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  3. ↑ Nelson, Jim. "College football: UNI falls to SDSU in second-round of FCS playoffs, 37-22". Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  4. ↑ "New Hampshire vs. South Dakota State - Game Recap - December 9, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  5. ↑ "James Madison Dukes force 10 turnovers, end South Dakota State's season". Argus Leader. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  6. ↑ "South Dakota State Jackrabbits Schedule 2017". ESPN. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  7. ↑ "2017 Football Schedule". South Dakota State University Athletics. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
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