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2019 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

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2019 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 10
FCS CoachesNo. 12
Record8–5 (5–3 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJason Eck (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorBrian Bergstrom (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorJimmy Rogers (1st season)
Home stadiumDana J. Dykhouse Stadium
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 North Dakota State $^   8 0     16 0  
No. 5 Northern Iowa ^   6 2     10 5  
No. 7 Illinois State ^   5 3     10 5  
No. 10 South Dakota State ^   5 3     8 5  
Southern Illinois   5 3     7 5  
South Dakota   4 4     5 7  
Indiana State   3 5     5 7  
Youngstown State   2 6     6 6  
Missouri State   1 7     1 10  
Western Illinois   1 7     1 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2019 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team represented South Dakota State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 23rd-year head coach John Stiegelmeier, the Jackrabbits compiled an overall record of 8–5 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third 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 lost to Northern Iowa in the second round. The team played home games on campus at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium in Brookings, South Dakota.

Preseason

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MVFC poll

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In the MVFC preseason poll released on July 29, 2019, the Jackrabbits were predicted to finish in second place.[1]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 North Dakota State 392 (32)
2 South Dakota State 348 (4)
3 Illinois State 289 (3)
4 Indiana State 279 (1)
5 Northern Iowa 266
6 South Dakota 176
7 Youngstown State 153
8 Western Illinois 128
9 Southern Illinois 89
10 Missouri State 80

Preseason All–MVFC team

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The Jackrabbits had five players selected to the preseason all-MVFC team.[2]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 299:00 p.m.at Minnesota*No. 3FS1L 21–2849,112
September 76:00 p.m.LIU*No. 3ESPN3W 38–310,153
September 141:00 p.m.Drake*No. 3
  • Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
  • Brookings, SD
MidcoW 38–1011,565
September 217:00 p.m.Southern Utah*No. 3
  • Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
  • Brookings, SD
MidcoW 43–714,269
October 52:00 p.m.Southern IllinoisNo. 3
  • Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
  • Brookings, SD
ESPN+W 28–1013,776
October 125:00 p.m.at No. 19 Youngstown StateNo. 3ESPN+W 38–2812,381
October 1912:00 p.m.at Indiana StateNo. 3ESPN3W 42–234,642
October 262:00 p.m.No. 1 North Dakota StateNo. 3
ESPN+, MidcoL 16–2319,371
November 22:00 p.m.at Missouri StateNo. 4ESPN3W 35–145,108
November 92:00 p.m.No. 11 Illinois StateNo. 4
  • Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
  • Brookings, SD
ESPN+L 18–277,211
November 162:00 p.m.No. 4 Northern IowaNo. 8
  • Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
  • Brookings, SD
ESPN3W 38–77,317
November 232:00 p.m.at South DakotaNo. 5ESPN+, MidcoL 21–245,405
December 71:00 p.m.No. 6 Northern Iowa*No. 10
ESPN3L 10–134,102

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Game summaries

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At Minnesota

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 3 Jackrabbits 0 7 14 0 21
Golden Gophers 0 13 7 8 28

LIU

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1 2 3 4 Total
Sharks 0 3 0 0 3
No. 3 Jackrabbits 7 14 14 3 38

Drake

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 3 0 7 10
No. 3 Jackrabbits 10 7 14 7 38

Southern Utah

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1 2 3 4 Total
Thunderbirds 0 7 0 0 7
No. 3 Jackrabbits 7 14 15 7 43

Southern Illinois

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1 2 3 4 Total
Salukis 3 7 0 0 10
No. 3 Jackrabbits 6 3 12 7 28

At Youngstown State

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 3 Jackrabbits 3 0 13 22 38
No. 19 Penguins 7 7 7 7 28

At Indiana State

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 3 Jackrabbits 7 28 0 7 42
Sycamores 7 3 7 6 23

North Dakota State

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 1 Bison 0 3 13 7 23
No. 3 Jackrabbits 6 0 3 7 16

At Missouri State

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 4 Jackrabbits 6 8 7 14 35
Bears 0 0 0 14 14

Illinois State

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 11 Redbirds 7 3 3 14 27
No. 4 Jackrabbits 3 8 7 0 18

Northern Iowa

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 4 Panthers 0 0 7 0 7
No. 8 Jackrabbits 0 7 10 21 38

At South Dakota

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 5 Jackrabbits 7 0 7 7 21
Coyotes 0 10 14 0 24

FCS Playoffs

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The Jackrabbits entered the postseason tournament as the number seven seed, with a first-round bye.[5]

Northern Iowa–Second Round

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 6 Panthers 0 3 7 3 13
No. 10 Jackrabbits 10 0 0 0 10

Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213Final
STATS FCS3 (1)3333333344851010
Coaches43333333354951212

References

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  1. ^ "North Dakota State Picked to Win Missouri Valley Football Crown". www.valleynewslive.com. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
  2. ^ "MVFC Announces Preseason All-Conference Team". valley-football.org. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
  3. ^ "South Dakota State Jackrabbits Schedule 2019". ESPN. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  4. ^ "2019 Football Schedule". South Dakota State University Athletics. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  5. ^ "FCS bracket revealed for 2019 Division I football championship". ncaa.com. November 24, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.