The following is a list of seasons completed by the South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team. The Jackrabbits compete in the Missouri Valley Football Conference at the NCAA Division I FCS level. Representing South Dakota State University in Brookings, South Dakota, SDSU has played their home games at the 19,300-seat Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium since 2016.
South Dakota State began playing football in 1889, competing as an independent. They joined the now-defunct North Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in 1922, competing as a member for 82 years at the NCAA Division II (formerly College Division) level. The Jackrabbits moved up to the FCS ranks in 2004, joining the Great West Conference, before finding their current home in the MVFC in 2008.
South Dakota State has claimed 18 conference titles in their history, including three in the Missouri Valley. The Jackrabbits won their first National Championship in 2022, defeating rival North Dakota State. After the season, longtime head coach John Stiegelmeier announced his retirement after 36 years coaching at the university. He was replaced by head coach Jimmy Rogers. who led the Jackrabbits to their second consecutive National Championship in 2023, defeating Montana. The current head coach, beginning with the 2025 season, is Dan Jackson.
Seasons Legend † National champions † Conference champions ^ Bowl game berth / playoff result +List of South Dakota State Jackrabbits football seasonsSeasonTeamHead coachConferenceRegular season resultsPostseason resultsFinal rankingOverallConferenceBowl game/Playoff resultSTATS/NCAA PollCoaches' PollWinLossTieWinLossTieFinishSouth Dakota State Jackrabbits 1889 1889 No coach Independent001 — — — — 1897 1897010 — — — — 1898 1898111 — — — — 1899 1899310 — — — — 1900 1900 Morrison410 — — — — 1901 1901 Leon L. Gilkey320 — — — — 1902 1902 No coach320 — — — — 1903 1903 J. Harrison Werner120 — — — — 1904 1904 William Blaine421 — — — — 1905 1905 William Juneau230 — — — — 1906 1906310 — — — — 1907 1907520 — — — — 1908 1908331 — — — — 1909 1909 Jason M. Saunderson130 — — — — 1910 1910422 — — — — 1911 1911 Fred Johnson440 — — — — 1912 1912 Harry W. Ewing231 — — — — 1913 1913530 — — — — 1914 1914520 — — — — 1915 1915511 — — — — 1916 1916420 — — — — 1917 1917510 — — — — 1918 No Games — World War I 1919 1919 Charles A. West411 — — — — 1920 1920421 — — — — 1921 1921710 — — — — 1922 1922† North Central521411 1st† — — — 1923 1923340230 4th — — — 1924 1924†610500 1st† — — — 1925 1925232112 5th — — — 1926 1926†803302 1st† — — — 1927 1927531220 3rd — — — 1928 1928 Cy Kasper910310 2nd — — — 1929 1929541211 2nd — — — 1930 1930261130 4th — — — 1931 1931630220 2nd — — — 1932 193225121 5th — — — 1933 1933†630400 1st† — — — 1934 1934 Red Threlfall640220 4th — — — 1935 1935441131 3rd — — — 1936 1936361141 7th — — — 1937 1937450230 6th — — — 1938 1938 Jack V. Barnes350230 4th — — — 1939 1939†720410 1st† — — — 1940 1940431231 5th — — — 1941 1941 Thurlo McCrady250150 7th — — — 1942 1942440330 4th — — — 1943 No Games — World War II 1944 1944110 — — — — 1945 1945141 — — — — 1946 1946332212 3rd — — — 1947 1947 Ralph Ginn450310 3rd — — — 1948 1948460240 4th — — — 1949 1949†730510 1st† — — — 1950 1950†901501 1st† — — — 1951 1951811411 2nd — — — 1952 1952441321 3rd — — — 1953 1953†531501 1st† — — — 1954 1954†720510 1st† — — — 1955 1955†621501 1st† — — — 1956 1956450330 4th — — — 1957 1957†621501 1st† — — — 1958 1958450330 3rd — — — 1959 1959270240 6th — — — 1960 1960541231 4th — — — 1961 1961†820510 1st† — — — 1962 1962†721501 1st† — — — 1963 1963†910600 1st† — — — 1964 1964280240 4th — — — 1965 1965181141 5th — — — 1966 1966370240 4th — — — 1967 1967460240 4th — — — 1968 1968460240 4th — — — 1969 1969 Dave Kragthorpe370330 3rd — — — 1970 1970 Dean Pryor280150 6th — — — 1971 1971370240 6th — — — 1972 1972 John Gregory650250 6th — — — 1973 1973551241 4th — — — 1974 1974650430 3rd — — — 1975 1975740430 4th — — — 1976 1976541411 2nd — — — 1977 19775 41331 4th — — — 1978 1978560330 3rd — — — 1979 1979930420 2nd NCAA Division II Playoffs — First Round ^ — — 1980 1980380150 7th — — — 1981 1981460250 6th — — — 1982 1982 Wayne Haensel460250 5th — — — 1983 1983560360 8th — — — 1984 1984380270 8th — — — 1985 1985740720 2nd — — — 1986 1986650540 4th — — — 1987 1987550450 7th — — — 1988 1988740630 2nd — — — 1989 1989560360 8th — — — 1990 1990380270 9th — — — 1991 1991 Mike Daly730530 4th — — — 1992 1992730540 5th — — — 1993 1993740630 3rd — — — 1994 1994740540 5th — — — 1995 1995650450 6th — — — 1996 19967463 2nd — — — 1997 1997 John Stiegelmeier4636 6th — — — 1998 19986554 5th — — — 1999 19998363 4th — — — 2000 20006545 6th — — — 2001 20015644 4th — — — 2002 20026444 4th — — — 2003 20037443 4th — — — 2004 2004 Great West6523 3rd — — — 2005 20056532 3rd — — — 2006 20067431 2nd — 22 — 2007 2007†7440 1st† — 19 22 2008 2008 Missouri Valley7562 3rd — — — 2009 20098471 2nd NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs — First Round ^ 11 11 2010 20105644 3rd — — — 2011 20115644 4th — — — 2012 20129462 2nd NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs — Second Round ^ 14 17 2013 20139553 2nd NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs — Second Round ^ 13 14 2014 20149553 4th NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs — Second Round ^ 12 13 2015 20158453 3rd NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs — First Round ^ 15 16 2016 2016†9471 1st† NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs — Quarterfinals ^ 6 7 2017 201711362 2nd NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs — Semifinals ^ 3 4 2018 201810362 2nd NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs — Semifinals ^ 3 3 2019 20198553 3rd NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs — Second Round ^ 10 12 2020 2020†8251 1st† NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs — National Championship Game ^ 2 2 2021 202111453 3rd NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs — Semifinals ^ 4 5 2022 2022†14180 1st† NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs — National Champions ^ 1 1 2023 2023† Jimmy Rogers15080 1st† NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs — National Champions ^ 1 1 2024 2024†12371 T–1st† NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs — Semifinals ^ 3 3 20252025 Dan Jackson9544T–6th NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs — Second Round ^ 13 14Totals All-time:665–483–38() Conference:367–273–24() Postseason:19–13()
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