List of South Dakota State Jackrabbits football seasons

The following is a list of seasons completed by the South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team. The Jackrabbits compete in the Missouri Valley Football Conference at the NCAA Division I FCS level. Representing South Dakota State University in Brookings, South Dakota, SDSU has played their home games at the 19,300-seat Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium since 2016.[1]

South Dakota State began playing football in 1889, competing as an independent. They joined the now-defunct North Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in 1922, competing as a member for 82 years at the NCAA Division II (formerly College Division) level. The Jackrabbits moved up to the FCS ranks in 2004, joining the Great West Conference, before finding their current home in the MVFC in 2008.

South Dakota State has claimed 18 conference titles in their history, including three in the Missouri Valley. The Jackrabbits won their first national championship in 2022, defeating rival North Dakota State.[2] After the season, longtime head coach John Stiegelmeier announced his retirement after 36 years coaching at the university. He was replaced by current head coach Jimmy Rogers.[3]

Seasons

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Legend

 National champions
  Conference champions
   ^ Bowl game berth / playoff result

List of South Dakota State Jackrabbits football seasons[4]
Season Team Head coach Conference Regular season results Postseason results Final ranking
Overall Conference Bowl game/Playoff result STATS/NCAA Poll[a] Coaches' Poll
Win Loss Tie Win Loss Tie Finish
South Dakota State Jackrabbits
1889 1889 No coach Independent 0 0 1
1897 1897 0 1 0
1898 1898 1 1 1
1899 1899 3 1 0
1900 1900 Morrison 4 1 0
1901 1901 Leon L. Gilkey 3 2 0
1902 1902 No coach 3 2 0
1903 1903 J. Harrison Werner 1 2 0
1904 1904 William Blaine 4 2 1
1905 1905 William Juneau 2 3 0
1906 1906 3 1 0
1907 1907 5 2 0
1908 1908 3 3 1
1909 1909 Jason M. Saunderson 1 3 0
1910 1910 4 2 2
1911 1911 Fred Johnson 4 4 0
1912 1912 Harry W. Ewing 2 3 1
1913 1913 5 3 0
1914 1914 5 2 0
1915 1915 5 1 1
1916 1916 4 2 0
1917 1917 5 1 0
1918   No Games — World War I
1919 1919 Charles A. West 4 1 1
1920 1920 4 2 1
1921 1921 7 1 0
1922 1922 North Central 5 2 1 4 1 1 1st
1923 1923 3 4 0 2 3 0 4th
1924 1924 6 1 0 5 0 0 1st
1925 1925 2 3 2 1 1 2 5th
1926 1926 8 0 3 3 0 2 1st
1927 1927 5 3 1 2 2 0 3rd
1928 1928 Cy Kasper 9 1 0 3 1 0 2nd
1929 1929 5 4 1 2 1 1 2nd
1930 1930 2 6 1 1 3 0 4th
1931 1931 6 3 0 2 2 0 2nd
1932 1932 2 5 1 2 1 5th
1933 1933 6 3 0 4 0 0 1st
1934 1934 Red Threlfall 6 4 0 2 2 0 4th
1935 1935 4 4 1 1 3 1 3rd
1936 1936 3 6 1 1 4 1 7th
1937 1937 4 5 0 2 3 0 6th
1938 1938 Jack V. Barnes 3 5 0 2 3 0 4th
1939 1939 7 2 0 4 1 0 1st
1940 1940 4 3 1 2 3 1 5th
1941 1941 Thurlo McCrady 2 5 0 1 5 0 7th
1942 1942 4 4 0 3 3 0 4th
1943   No Games — World War II
1944 1944 1 1 0
1945 1945 1 4 1
1946 1946 3 3 2 2 1 2 3rd
1947 1947 Ralph Ginn 4 5 0 3 1 0 3rd
1948 1948 4 6 0 2 4 0 4th
1949 1949 7 3 0 5 1 0 1st
1950 1950 9 0 1 5 0 1 1st
1951 1951 8 1 1 4 1 1 2nd
1952 1952 4 4 1 3 2 1 3rd
1953 1953 5 3 1 5 0 1 1st
1954 1954 7 2 0 5 1 0 1st
1955 1955 6 2 1 5 0 1 1st
1956 1956 4 5 0 3 3 0 4th
1957 1957 6 2 1 5 0 1 1st
1958 1958 4 5 0 3 3 0 3rd
1959 1959 2 7 0 2 4 0 6th
1960 1960 5 4 1 2 3 1 4th
1961 1961 8 2 0 5 1 0 1st
1962 1962 7 2 1 5 0 1 1st
1963 1963 9 1 0 6 0 0 1st
1964 1964 2 8 0 2 4 0 4th
1965 1965 1 8 1 1 4 1 5th
1966 1966 3 7 0 2 4 0 4th
1967 1967 4 6 0 2 4 0 4th
1968 1968 4 6 0 2 4 0 4th
1969 1969 Dave Kragthorpe 3 7 0 3 3 0 3rd
1970 1970 Dean Pryor 2 8 0 1 5 0 6th
1971 1971 3 7 0 2 4 0 6th
1972 1972 John Gregory 6 5 0 2 5 0 6th
1973[b] 1973 5 5 1 2 4 1 4th
1974 1974 6 5 0 4 3 0 3rd
1975 1975 7 4 0 4 3 0 4th
1976 1976 5 4 1 4 1 1 2nd
1977 1977 5 4 1 3 3 1 4th
1978 1978 5 6 0 3 3 0 3rd
1979 1979 9 3 0 4 2 0 2nd NCAA Division II Playoffs — First Round ^
1980 1980 3 8 0 1 5 0 7th
1981 1981 4 6 0 2 5 0 6th
1982 1982 Wayne Haensel 4 6 0 2 5 0 5th
1983 1983 5 6 0 3 6 0 8th
1984 1984 3 8 0 2 7 0 8th
1985 1985 7 4 0 7 2 0 2nd
1986 1986 6 5 0 5 4 0 4th
1987 1987 5 5 0 4 5 0 7th
1988 1988 7 4 0 6 3 0 2nd
1989 1989 5 6 0 3 6 0 8th
1990 1990 3 8 0 2 7 0 9th
1991 1991 Mike Daly 7 3 0 5 3 0 4th
1992 1992 7 3 0 5 4 0 5th
1993 1993 7 4 0 6 3 0 3rd
1994 1994 7 4 0 5 4 0 5th
1995 1995 6 5 0 4 5 0 6th
1996[c] 1996 7 4 6 3 2nd
1997 1997 John Stiegelmeier 4 6 3 6 6th
1998 1998 6 5 5 4 5th
1999 1999 8 3 6 3 4th
2000 2000 6 5 4 5 6th
2001 2001 5 6 4 4 4th
2002 2002 6 4 4 4 4th
2003 2003 7 4 4 3 4th
2004[d] 2004 Great West 6 5 2 3 3rd
2005 2005 6 5 3 2 3rd
2006 2006 7 4 3 1 2nd 22
2007 2007 7 4 4 0 1st 19 22
2008 2008 Missouri Valley 7 5 6 2 3rd
2009 2009 8 4 7 1 2nd NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs — First Round ^ 11 11
2010 2010 5 6 4 4 3rd
2011 2011 5 6 4 4 4th
2012 2012 9 4 6 2 2nd NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs — Second Round ^ 14 17
2013 2013 9 5 5 3 2nd NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs — Second Round ^ 13 14
2014 2014 9 5 5 3 4th NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs — Second Round ^ 12 13
2015 2015 8 4 5 3 3rd NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs — First Round ^ 15 16
2016 2016 9 4 7 1 1st NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs — Quarterfinals ^ 6 7
2017 2017 11 3 6 2 2nd NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs — Semifinals ^ 3 4
2018 2018 10 3 6 2 2nd NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs — Semifinals ^ 3 3
2019 2019 8 5 5 3 3rd NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs — Second Round ^ 10 12
2020[e] 2020 8 2 5 1 1st NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs — National Championship Game ^ 2 2
2021 2021 11 4 5 3 3rd NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs — Semifinals ^ 4 5
2022 2022 14 1 8 0 1st NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs — National Champions ^ 1 1
2023 2023 Jimmy Rogers 15 0 8 0
Totals All-time:
644–475–38
(.573)
Conference:
356–268–24
(.568)
  Postseason:
18–12
(.600)
 

Notes

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  1. ^ Since Division I was split into subdivisions, the NCAA poll was the major poll used at the I-AA (FCS) level until 1992, when it was replaced by The Sports Network poll. Beginning in 2015, the FCS now uses the STATS poll.
  2. ^ The NCAA switched to its current divisional system in 1973. South Dakota State was classified as a Division II program (formerly College Division).
  3. ^ Overtime rules were added for NCAA football in 1996, thereby eliminating ties.
  4. ^ South Dakota State moved up to the NCAA Division I FCS level in 2004.
  5. ^ The Fall 2020 MVFC football season was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with league play resuming in a shortened Spring 2021 season.

References

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  1. ^ "Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium". GoJacks.com. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  2. ^ "South Dakota State crowned 2022 FCS champions defeating North Dakota State". NCAA. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  3. ^ "Jimmy Rogers introduced as South Dakota State's new head football coach". Yahoo! Finance. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  4. ^ "2022 Football History and Record Book" (PDF). GoJacks.com. Retrieved June 20, 2023.