2014 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

American college football season

2014 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football

NCAA DIvision I Second Round, L 24–27 at North Dakota State

Conference| Missouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
Sports Network| No. 12
FCS Coaches| No. 13
Record| 9–5 (5–3 MVFC)
Head coach|

* John Stiegelmeier (17th season)

Offensive coordinator| Eric Eidsness (9th season)
Defensive coordinator| Clint Brown (6th season)
Home stadium| Coughlin–Alumni Stadium

Seasons

<- 2013

2015 ->

2014 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 1 North Dakota State +^  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 15  | - | 1  |
No. 2 Illinois State +^  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 13  | - | 2  |
No. 10 Northern Iowa ^  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 5  |
No. 12 South Dakota St. ^  |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 5  |
No. 19 Indiana State ^  |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 6  |
No. 22 Youngstown State |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 5  |
Southern Illinois |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 6  |
Western Illinois |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Missouri State |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
South Dakota |  | 0  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 10  |

* \+ - Conference co-champions
* ^ - FCS playoff participant

Rankings from The Sports Network poll

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.

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Time| Opponent| Rank| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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August 30| 2:30 pm| at No. 24 (FBS) Missouri*| No. 10|

* Faurot Field
* Columbia, MO

| ESPNU| L 18–38| 60,589
September 6| 6:00 pm| Cal Poly*| No. 12|

* Coughlin–Alumni Stadium
* Brookings, SD

| | W 44–18| 12,219
September 13| 7:00 pm| at Southern Utah*| No. 11|

* Eccles Coliseum
* Ceder City, UT

| | 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|

* Hancock Stadium
* Normal, IL

| | 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|

* UNI-Dome
* Cedar Falls, IA

| | 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|

* Fargodome
* Fargo, ND (Dakota Marker)

| Midco SN| L 17–37| 18,832
November 8| 12:00 pm| at No. 17 Indiana State| No. 22|

* Memorial Stadium
* Terre Haute, IN

| | 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|

* Bobcat Stadium
* Bozeman, MT (NCAA Division I First Round)

| 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

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Central time

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## Ranking movements[edit]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking| Week

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Poll| Pre| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| Final
Sports Network| 10| 12| 11| 10| 9| 9| 19| 18| 13| 18| 22| 19| 16| 14[3]| 12
Coaches| 10| 11| 10| 10| 9| 9| 19| 16| 15| 19| 22| 19| 15| 13[4]| 13

## References[edit]

1. ^ "South Dakota State Jackrabbits Schedule 2014". ESPN. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
2. ^ "2014 Football Schedule". South Dakota State University Athletics. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
3. ^ "The Sports Network - Football Championship Subdivision". www.sportsnetwork.com. Archived from the original on December 2, 2014. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
4. ^ "FCS Coaches Poll - College Football | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Archived from the original on December 2, 2014. Retrieved January 12, 2022.

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South Dakota State Jackrabbits football

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

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2014 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants

* Chattanooga
* Coastal Carolina
* Eastern Kentucky
* Eastern Washington
* Fordham
* Illinois State
* Indiana State
* Jacksonville State
* James Madison
* Liberty
* Montana
* Montana State
* Morgan State
* New Hampshire
* North Dakota State
* Northern Iowa
* Richmond
* Sacred Heart
* Sam Houston State
* San Diego
* South Dakota State
* Southeastern Louisiana
* Stephen F. Austin
* Villanova

Champion – North Dakota State
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