2015 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team
American college football season
2015 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football | |
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NCAA Division I First Round, L 17–24 vs. Montana | |
Conference | Missouri Valley Football Conference |
Ranking | |
STATS | No. 15 |
FCS Coaches | No. 16 |
Record | 8–4 (5–3 MVFC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Eric Eidsness (10th season) |
Defensive coordinator | Clint Brown (7th season) |
Home stadium | Coughlin–Alumni Stadium |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 North Dakota State +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 13 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Illinois State +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Northern Iowa ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 South Dakota State ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Illinois ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana State | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youngstown State | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Dakota | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Illinois | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri State | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2015 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team represented South Dakota State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 19th-year head coach John Stiegelmeier, the Jackrabbits compiled an overall record of 8–4 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 the Jackrabbits lost to Montana in the first round. The team played home games at Coughlin–Alumni Stadium in Brookings, South Dakota.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 5 | 11:00 am | at Kansas* | No. 16 | FSN | W 41–38 | 30,144 | |
September 12 | 6:00 pm | Southern Utah* | No. 9 | ESPN3 | W 55–10 | 13,423 | |
September 26 | 5:00 pm | Robert Morris* | No. 6 |
| Midco/ESPN3 | W 34–10 | 12,153 |
October 3 | 6:00 pm | No. 3 North Dakota State | No. 5 |
| Midco/ESPN3 | L 7–28 | 17,348 |
October 10 | 6:00 pm | No. 19 Indiana State | No. 8 |
| Midco/ESPN3 | W 24–7 | 9,347 |
October 17 | 3:00 pm | at No. 11 Youngstown State | No. 7 | MVC TV/ESPN3 | W 38–8 | 14,974 | |
October 24 | 2:00 pm | No. 22 Northern Iowa | No. 6 |
| Midco/ESPN3 | L 7–10 | 16,042 |
October 31 | 2:00 pm | at Missouri State | No. 14 | MVC TV/ESPN3 | W 39–0 | 3,729 | |
November 7 | 2:00 pm | No. 2 Illinois State | No. 11 |
| Midco/ESPN3 | W 25–20 | 9,081 |
November 14 | 2:00 pm | at South Dakota | No. 5 | Midco/ESPN3 | W 30–23 | 10,345 | |
November 21 | 1:00 pm | at Western Illinois | No. 5 | ESPN3 | L 24–30 2OT | 1,853 | |
November 28 | 2:00 pm | at No. 16 Montana* | No. 10 | ESPN3 | L 17–24 | 14,575 | |
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Game summaries
At Kansas
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#16 Jackrabbits | 17 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 41 |
Jayhawks | 7 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 38 |
Southern Utah
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Thunderbirds | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
#9 Jackrabbits | 3 | 24 | 7 | 21 | 55 |
Robert Morris
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Colonials | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
#6 Jackrabbits | 7 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
North Dakota State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#3 Bison | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
#5 Jackrabbits | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Indiana State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#19 Sycamores | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
#8 Jackrabbits | 0 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 24 |
At Youngstown State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#7 Jackrabbbits | 7 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
#11 Penguins | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
Northern Iowa
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#22 Panthers | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
#6 Jackrabbits | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
At Missouri State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#14 Jackrabbits | 10 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 39 |
Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Illinois State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#2 Redbirds | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
#11 Jackrabbits | 0 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 25 |
At South Dakota
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#5 Jackrabbits | 3 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 30 |
Coyotes | 7 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 23 |
At Western Illinois
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total | |
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#5 Jackrabbbits | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
Leathernecks | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 30 |
FCS playoffs
First round – at Montana
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#10 Jackrabbits | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
#16 Grizzlies | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
Ranking movements
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
STATS FCS | 16 | 9 (8) | 7 (8) | 6 (6) | 5 (6) | 8 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 10–T | 15 |
Coaches | 15 | 10 (1) | 8 (2) | 7 (1) | 7 (1) | 9 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 16 |