2011 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

2011 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football
2011 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record	5–6 (4–4 MVFC)
Head coach	John Stiegelmeier (15th season);
Offensive coordinator	Eric Eidsness (6th season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Clint Brown (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Jay Bubak (3rd season)
Home stadium	Coughlin–Alumni Stadium
	Seasons ← 2010 2012 →

2011 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 1 North Dakota State +^	7	–	1	14	–	1
No. 6 Northern Iowa +^	7	–	1	10	–	3
No. 20 Illinois State	5	–	3	7	–	4
Indiana State	4	–	4	6	–	5
Youngstown State	4	–	4	6	–	5
South Dakota State	4	–	4	5	–	6
Southern Illinois	2	–	6	4	–	7
Missouri State	2	–	6	2	–	9
Western Illinois	1	–	7	2	–	9

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2011 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team represented South Dakota State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 15th-year head coach John Stiegelmeier, the Jackrabbits compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fourth in the MVFC. South Dakota State played their home games at Coughlin–Alumni Stadium in Brookings, South Dakota.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	6:00 pm	Southern Utah*	Coughlin–Alumni Stadium Brookings, SD		W 29–28	10,113
September 10	11:00 am	at Illinois*	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	BTN	L 3–56	42,212
September 17	6:00 pm	at Cal Poly*	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA		L 14–48	11,075
September 24	6:00 pm	at Illinois State	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL		L 13–20	7,536
October 1	6:00 pm	No. 24 Indiana State	Coughlin–Alumni Stadium Brookings, SD		L 28–38	12,313
October 8	3:00 pm	at Youngstown State	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH		W 35–28	16,209
October 15	6:00 pm	No. 2 Northern Iowa	Coughlin–Alumni Stadium Brookings, SD		L 14–31	11,131
October 22	2:00 pm	No. 3 North Dakota State	Coughlin–Alumni Stadium Brookings, SD (Dakota Marker)		L 14–38	14,823	^[1]
October 29	2:00 pm	at Missouri State	Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO		W 43–36 ^2OT	12,312
November 5	2:00 pm	Southern Illinois	Coughlin–Alumni Stadium Brookings, SD		W 45–34	12,147
November 12	1:00 pm	at Western Illinois	Hanson Field Macomb, IL		W 27–7	3,821
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

^ "Missed chances sting as Jacks fall to NDSU". Argus-Leader. October 23, 2011. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "South Dakota State Jackrabbits Schedule 2011". ESPN. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
^ "2011 Football Schedule". South Dakota State University Athletics. Retrieved December 23, 2022.

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Venues	Coughlin–Alumni Stadium (1962–2015) Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium (2016–present)
Bowls & rivalries	North Dakota State: Dakota Marker South Dakota
Culture & lore	Jack Rabbit "Ring the Bell"
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1889 1890–1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold