| 2015 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football | |
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FCS playoffs first round, L 17–24 vs. Montana | |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Football Conference |
| Ranking | |
| STATS | No. 15 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 16 |
| Record | 8–4 (5–3 MVFC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Eric Eidsness |
| Defensive coordinator | Clint Brown |
| Home stadium | Coughlin–Alumni Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 North Dakota State +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 13 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Illinois State +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Northern Iowa ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 South Dakota State ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri State | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2015 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team represented South Dakota State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 18th-year head coach John Stiegelmeier and played their home games at Coughlin–Alumni Stadium. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 8–4, 5–3 in MVFC play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS playoffs where they lost in the first round to Montana.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 5 | 11:00 am | at Kansas* | No. 16 | FSN | W 41–38 | 30,144 | |
| September 12 | 6:00 pm | Southern Utah* | No. 9 | ESPN3 | W 55–10 | 13,423 | |
| September 26 | 5:00 pm | Robert Morris* | No. 6 |
| Midco/ESPN3 | W 34–10 | 12,153 |
| October 3 | 6:00 pm | No. 3 North Dakota State | No. 5 |
| Midco/ESPN3 | L 7–28 | 17,348 |
| October 10 | 6:00 pm | No. 19 Indiana State | No. 8 |
| Midco/ESPN3 | W 24–7 | 9,347 |
| October 17 | 3:00 pm | at No. 11 Youngstown State | No. 7 | MVC TV/ESPN3 | W 38–8 | 14,974 | |
| October 24 | 2:00 pm | No. 22 Northern Iowa | No. 6 |
| Midco/ESPN3 | L 7–10 | 16,042 |
| October 31 | 2:00 pm | at Missouri State | No. 14 | MVC TV/ESPN3 | W 39–0 | 3,729 | |
| November 7 | 2:00 pm | No. 2 Illinois State | No. 11 |
| Midco/ESPN3 | W 25–20 | 9,081 |
| November 14 | 2:00 pm | at South Dakota | No. 5 | Midco/ESPN3 | W 30–23 | 10,345 | |
| November 21 | 1:00 pm | at Western Illinois | No. 5 | ESPN3 | L 24–30 2OT | 1,853 | |
| November 28 | 2:00 pm | at No. 16 Montana* | No. 10 | ESPN3 | L 17–24 | 14,575 | |
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Game summaries
At Kansas
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #16 Jackrabbits | 17 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 41 |
| Jayhawks | 7 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 38 |
Southern Utah
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderbirds | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| #9 Jackrabbits | 3 | 24 | 7 | 21 | 55 |
Robert Morris
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Colonials | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| #6 Jackrabbits | 7 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
North Dakota State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #3 Bison | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| #5 Jackrabbits | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Indiana State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #19 Sycamores | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| #8 Jackrabbits | 0 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 24 |
At Youngstown State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #7 Jackrabbbits | 7 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
| #11 Penguins | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
Northern Iowa
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #22 Panthers | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| #6 Jackrabbits | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
At Missouri State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #14 Jackrabbits | 10 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 39 |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Illinois State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #2 Redbirds | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| #11 Jackrabbits | 0 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 25 |
At South Dakota
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #5 Jackrabbits | 3 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 30 |
| Coyotes | 7 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 23 |
At Western Illinois
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #5 Jackrabbbits | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| Leathernecks | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 30 |
FCS playoffs
First round – at Montana
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #10 Jackrabbits | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| #16 Grizzlies | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
Ranking movements
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| STATS FCS | 16 | 9 (8) | 7 (8) | 6 (6) | 5 (6) | 8 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 10–T | 15 |
| Coaches | 15 | 10 (1) | 8 (2) | 7 (1) | 7 (1) | 9 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 16 |
References
- ↑ "Schedule". South Dakota State University Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on September 17, 2015. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
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