2015 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team
The 2015 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team represented South Dakota State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 18th-year head coach John Stiegelmeier and played their home games at Coughlin–Alumni Stadium. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 8–4, 5–3 in MVFC play to finish in a three way tie for third place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS playoffs where they lost in the first round to Montana.
Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 5 |
11:00 AM |
at Kansas* |
No. 16 |
Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS |
FSN |
W 41–38 |
30,144 |
September 12 |
6:00 PM |
Southern Utah* |
No. 9 |
Coughlin–Alumni Stadium • Brookings, SD |
ESPN3 |
W 55–10 |
13,423 |
September 26 |
5:00 PM |
Robert Morris* |
No. 6 |
Coughlin–Alumni Stadium • Brookings, SD |
Midco/ESPN3 |
W 34–10 |
12,153 |
October 3 |
6:00 PM |
No. 3 North Dakota State |
No. 5 |
Coughlin–Alumni Stadium • Brookings, SD (Dakota Marker) |
Midco/ESPN3 |
L 7–28 |
17,348 |
October 10 |
6:00 PM |
No. 19 Indiana State |
No. 8 |
Coughlin–Alumni Stadium • Brookings, SD |
Midco/ESPN3 |
W 24–7 |
9,347 |
October 17 |
3:00 PM |
at No. 11 Youngstown State |
No. 7 |
Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH |
MVC TV/ESPN3 |
W 38–8 |
14,974 |
October 24 |
2:00 PM |
No. 22 Northern Iowa |
No. 6 |
Coughlin–Alumni Stadium • Brookings, SD |
Midco/ESPN3 |
L 7–10 |
16,042 |
October 31 |
2:00 PM |
at Missouri State |
No. 14 |
Plaster Sports Complex • Springfield, MO |
MVC TV/ESPN3 |
W 39–0 |
3,729 |
November 7 |
2:00 PM |
No. 2 Illinois State |
No. 11 |
Coughlin–Alumni Stadium • Brookings, SD |
Midco/ESPN3 |
W 25–20 |
9,081 |
November 14 |
2:00 PM |
at South Dakota |
No. 5 |
DakotaDome • Vermillion, SD (South Dakota Showdown Series) |
Midco/ESPN3 |
W 30–23 |
10,345 |
November 21 |
1:00 PM |
at Western Illinois |
No. 5 |
Hanson Field • Macomb, IL |
ESPN3 |
L 24–30 2OT |
1,853 |
November 28 |
2:00 PM |
at No. 16 Montana* |
No. 10 |
Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT (FCS Playoffs First Round) |
ESPN3 |
L 17–24 |
14,575 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
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Game summaries
@ Kansas
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#16 Jackrabbits |
17 |
14 |
3 |
7 |
41 |
Jayhawks |
7 |
7 |
14 |
10 |
38 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
0–2 |
2012 |
KU, 31–17 |
Southern Utah
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Thunderbirds |
7 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
10 |
#9 Jackrabbits |
3 |
24 |
7 |
21 |
55 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
5–1 |
2014 |
SDSU, 26–6 |
Robert Morris
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Colonials |
0 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
#6 Jackrabbits |
7 |
13 |
7 |
7 |
34 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
First Meeting |
North Dakota State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#3 Bison |
7 |
14 |
7 |
0 |
28 |
#5 Jackrabbits |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
40–58–5 |
2014, FCS 2nd Round Playoffs |
NDSU, 27–24 |
Indiana State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#19 Sycamores |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
#8 Jackrabbits |
0 |
14 |
0 |
10 |
24 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
5–2 |
2014 |
SDSU, 32–17 |
@ Youngstown State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#7 Jackrabbbits |
7 |
10 |
7 |
14 |
38 |
#11 Penguins |
2 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
8 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
10–6 |
2014 |
YSU, 30–27 |
Northern Iowa
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#22 Panthers |
0 |
3 |
7 |
0 |
10 |
#6 Jackrabbits |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
19–28–2 |
2014 |
SDSU, 31–28 |
@ Missouri State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#14 Jackrabbits |
10 |
12 |
10 |
7 |
39 |
Bears |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
6–1 |
2014 |
SDSU, 32–28 |
Illinois State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#2 Redbirds |
7 |
0 |
7 |
6 |
20 |
#11 Jackrabbits |
0 |
13 |
6 |
6 |
25 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
2–3 |
2014 |
ILST, 45–10 |
@ South Dakota
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#5 Jackrabbits |
3 |
7 |
0 |
20 |
30 |
Coyotes |
7 |
0 |
13 |
3 |
23 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
51–52–7 |
2014 |
SDSU, 37–14 |
@ Western Illinois
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 | OT | 2OT |
Total |
#5 Jackrabbbits |
0 |
10 |
0 |
7 | 7 | 0 |
24 |
Leathernecks |
3 |
0 |
7 |
7 | 7 | 6 |
30 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
8–4 |
2014 |
SDSU, 59–24 |
FCS Playoffs
First Round–@ Montana
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#10 Jackrabbits |
0 |
0 |
10 |
7 |
17 |
#16 Grizzlies |
7 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
24 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
0–7 |
2009 FCS Playoffs |
MONT, 61–48 |
Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
| Week |
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 |
References
- ↑ "Schedule". South Dakota State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
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