2016 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

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2016 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football
MVFC co-champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 6
FCS CoachesNo. 7
Record9–4 (7–1 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorEric Eidsness (11th season)
Defensive coordinatorClint Brown (8th season)
Home stadiumDana J. Dykhouse Stadium
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 North Dakota State +^   7 – 1     12 – 2  
No. 6 South Dakota State +^   7 – 1     9 – 4  
No. 2 Youngstown State ^   6 – 2     12 – 4  
Illinois State ^   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Northern Iowa   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Western Illinois   3 – 5     6 – 5  
South Dakota   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Indiana State   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Missouri State   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Southern Illinois   2 – 6     4 – 7  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2016 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team represented South Dakota State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 20th-year head coach John Stiegelmeier, the Jackrabbits compiled an overall record of 9–4 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, sharing the MVFC with North Dakota State. Due to their head-to-head victory over North Dakota State during the regular season, South Dakota State received the MVFC's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where, after a first-round bye, the Jackrabbits defeated Villanova in the second round, before losing in the quarterfinals in a re-match with North Dakota State. The team played home games on campus at the newly-opened Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium in Brookings, South Dakota.

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 37:00 pmat No. 13 (FBS) TCU*No. 8
FSNL 41–5943,450
September 106:00 pmDrake*No. 9
ESPN3W 56–2815,171 (R)
September 176:00 pmCal Poly*No. 9
  • Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
  • Brookings, SD
ESPN3L 31–3816,887 (R)
October 16:00 pmNo. 8 Western IllinoisNo. 15
  • Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
  • Brookings, SD
ESPN3W 52–1414,155
October 86:00 pmat Southern IllinoisNo. 12
ESPN3W 45–395,704
October 152:30 pmat No. 1 North Dakota StateNo. 11
NBC ND, ESPN3W 19–1718,828
October 222:00 pmNo. 13 Youngstown StatedaggerNo. 7
  • Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
  • Brookings, SD
Midco SNW 24–1017,730 (R)
October 292:00 pmat Illinois StateNo. 7
CSN CH, ESPN3L 21–387,595
November 52:00 pmMissouri StateNo. 13
  • Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
  • Brookings, SD
Midco SNW 49–2410,826
November 122:00 pmSouth DakotaNo. 11
  • Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
  • Brookings, SD (rivalry)
Midco SNW 28–2115,345
November 194:00 pmat Northern IowaNo. 8
ESPN3W 45–2410,511
December 32:00 pmNo. 9 Villanova*No. 7
ESPN3W 10–76,154
December 1011:00 amat No. 4 North Dakota State*No. 7
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND (NCAA Division Quarterfinal)
ESPNL 10–36**18,285
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[1][2]

  • ** Most watched FCS Game of all time - 1.98m viewers on ESPN
  • R indicates record attendance

Game summaries[edit]

@ TCU[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
#8 Jackrabbits 3 21 14 3 41
#13 (FBS) Horned Frogs 7 17 21 14 59
See also: 2016 TCU Horned Frogs football team

Drake[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 14 0 14 28
#9 Jackrabbits 21 7 7 21 56
See also: 2016 Drake Bulldogs football team

Cal Poly[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 7 10 0 21 38
#9 Jackrabbits 7 3 7 14 31
See also: 2016 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

Western Illinois[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
#8 Leathernecks 14 0 0 0 14
#15 Jackrabbits 7 21 24 0 52
See also: 2016 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

@ Southern Illinois[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
#12 Jackrabbits 14 14 7 10 45
Salukis 7 11 14 7 39
See also: 2016 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

@ North Dakota State[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
#11 Jackrabbbits 0 3 7 9 19
#1 Bison 0 10 7 0 17
See also: 2016 North Dakota State Bison football team and Dakota Marker

Youngstown State[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
#13 Penguins 3 0 0 7 10
#7 Jackrabbits 14 3 7 0 24
See also: 2016 Youngstown State Penguins football team

@ Illinois State[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
#7 Jackrabbits 0 14 7 0 21
Redbirds 14 14 0 10 38
See also: 2016 Illinois State Redbirds football team

Missouri State[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 14 3 0 7 24
#13 Jackrabbits 14 7 21 7 49
See also: 2016 Missouri State Bears football team

South Dakota[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Coyotes 0 7 7 7 21
#11 Jackrabbits 7 0 14 7 28
See also: 2016 South Dakota Coyotes football team and South Dakota–South Dakota State football rivalry

@ Northern Iowa[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
#8 Jackrabbbits 14 7 7 17 45
Panthers 14 3 7 0 24
See also: 2016 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

FCS Playoffs[edit]

Second Round–Villanova[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
#9 Wildcats 0 7 0 0 7
#7 Jackrabbits 7 0 0 3 10
See also: 2016 Villanova Wildcats football team

Quarterfinals–North Dakota State[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
#7 Jackrabbits 10 0 0 0 10
#4 Bison 7 7 8 14 36

Ranking movements[edit]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS89915151211771311876
Coaches14121018161514111015121077
FCS PlayoffsNot released——10Not released

References[edit]

  1. ^ "South Dakota State Jackrabbits Schedule 2016". ESPN. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  2. ^ "2016 Football Schedule". South Dakota State University Athletics. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
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