American college football season
The 2014 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team represented South Dakota State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 18th-year head coach John Stiegelmeier, the Jackrabbits compiled an overall record of 9–5 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the MVFC. South Dakota State received an at–large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where the Jackrabbits defeated Montana State in the first round before falling to fellow MVFC member and eventual national champion, North Dakota State, in the second round. The team played home games at Coughlin–Alumni Stadium in Brookings, South Dakota.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 30 | 2:30 pm | at No. 24 (FBS) Missouri* | No. 10 | | ESPNU | L 18–38 | 60,589 |
September 6 | 6:00 pm | Cal Poly* | No. 12 | | | W 44–18 | 12,219 |
September 13 | 7:00 pm | at Southern Utah* | No. 11 | | | W 26–6 | 5,017 |
September 20 | 6:00 pm | Wisconsin–Oshkosh* | No. 10 | - Coughlin–Alumni Stadium
- Brookings, SD
| | W 41–3 | 13,731 |
October 4 | 2:00 pm | at No. 22 Illinois State | No. 9 | | | L 10–45 | 10,919 |
October 11 | 6:00 pm | Missouri State | No. 19 | - Coughlin–Alumni Stadium
- Brookings, SD
| Midco SN | W 32–28 | 11,348 |
October 18 | 4:00 pm | at No. 20 Northern Iowa | No. 18 | | | W 31–28 | 15,049 |
October 25 | 2:00 pm | No. 17 Youngstown State | No. 13 | - Coughlin–Alumni Stadium
- Brookings, SD
| | L 27–30 | 14,480 |
November 1 | 2:30 pm | at No. 1 North Dakota State | No. 18 | | Midco SN | L 17–37 | 18,832 |
November 8 | 12:00 pm | at No. 17 Indiana State | No. 22 | | | W 32–17 | 4,905 |
November 15 | 2:00 pm | Western Illinois | No. 19 | - Coughlin–Alumni Stadium
- Brookings, SD
| | W 59–24 | 3,204 |
November 22 | 2:00 pm | South Dakota | No. 16 | - Coughlin–Alumni Stadium
- Brookings, SD (rivalry)
| Midco SN | W 37–14 | 10,631 |
November 29 | 3:00 pm | at No. 17 Montana State* | No. 14 | | ESPN3 | W 47–40 | 7,747 |
December 6 | 2:30 pm | at No. 2 North Dakota State | No. 14 | - Fargodome
- Fargo, ND (NCAA Division I Second Round)
| ESPN3 | L 24–27 | 18,113 |
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Ranking movements
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
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Sports Network | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 14[3] | 12 |
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Coaches | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 13[4] | 13 |
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