American college football season
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[edit]
MVFC poll[edit]
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[edit]
The Jackrabbits had five players selected to the preseason all-MVFC team.[2]
Schedule[edit]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 29 | 9:00 p.m. | at Minnesota* | No. 3 | | FS1 | L 21–28 | 49,112 |
September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | LIU* | No. 3 | | ESPN3 | W 38–3 | 10,153 |
September 14 | 1:00 p.m. | Drake* | No. 3 | - Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
- Brookings, SD
| Midco | W 38–10 | 11,565 |
September 21 | 7:00 p.m. | Southern Utah* | No. 3 | - Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
- Brookings, SD
| Midco | W 43–7 | 14,269 |
October 5 | 2:00 p.m. | Southern Illinois | No. 3 | - Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
- Brookings, SD
| ESPN+ | W 28–10 | 13,776 |
October 12 | 5:00 p.m. | at No. 19 Youngstown State | No. 3 | | ESPN+ | W 38–28 | 12,381 |
October 19 | 12:00 p.m. | at Indiana State | No. 3 | | ESPN3 | W 42–23 | 4,642 |
October 26 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 1 North Dakota State | No. 3 | | ESPN+, Midco | L 16–23 | 19,371 |
November 2 | 2:00 p.m. | at Missouri State | No. 4 | | ESPN3 | W 35–14 | 5,108 |
November 9 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 11 Illinois State | No. 4 | - Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
- Brookings, SD
| ESPN+ | L 18–27 | 7,211 |
November 16 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 4 Northern Iowa | No. 8 | - Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
- Brookings, SD
| ESPN3 | W 38–7 | 7,317 |
November 23 | 2:00 p.m. | at South Dakota | No. 5 | | ESPN+, Midco | L 21–24 | 5,405 |
December 7 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 6 Northern Iowa* | No. 10 | | ESPN3 | L 10–13 | 4,102 |
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Game summaries[edit]
At Minnesota[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 3 Jackrabbits | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
Golden Gophers | 0 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 28 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Sharks | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
No. 3 Jackrabbits | 7 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 38 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bulldogs | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
No. 3 Jackrabbits | 10 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
Southern Utah[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Thunderbirds | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
No. 3 Jackrabbits | 7 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 43 |
Southern Illinois[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Salukis | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
No. 3 Jackrabbits | 6 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 28 |
At Youngstown State[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 3 Jackrabbits | 3 | 0 | 13 | 22 | 38 |
No. 19 Penguins | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
At Indiana State[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 3 Jackrabbits | 7 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 42 |
Sycamores | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
North Dakota State[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 1 Bison | 0 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 23 |
No. 3 Jackrabbits | 6 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
At Missouri State[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 4 Jackrabbits | 6 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
Illinois State[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 11 Redbirds | 7 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 27 |
No. 4 Jackrabbits | 3 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 18 |
Northern Iowa[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 4 Panthers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
No. 8 Jackrabbits | 0 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 38 |
At South Dakota[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 5 Jackrabbits | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Coyotes | 0 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
FCS Playoffs[edit]
The Jackrabbits entered the postseason tournament as the number seven seed, with a first-round bye.[5]
Northern Iowa–Second Round[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 6 Panthers | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
No. 10 Jackrabbits | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Ranking movements[edit]
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
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STATS FCS | 3 (1) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 10 |
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Coaches | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 12 |
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