American college football season
The 2018 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team represented South Dakota State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season . They were led by 22nd-year head coach John Stiegelmeier and played their home games at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium in Brookings, South Dakota as members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference . They finished the season 10–3, 6–2 in MVFC play to finish in second place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Duquesne in the second round and Kennesaw State in the quarterfinals, before losing in the semifinals to North Dakota State.
Previous season [ ] The Jackrabbits finished the 2017 season 11–3, 6–2 in MVFC play to finish in a tie for second place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs [2] Northern Iowa in the second round[3] [4] New Hampshire in the quarterfinals[5] James Madison .[6]
Preseason [ ] Award watch lists [ ] Preseason MVFC poll [ ] The MVFC released their preseason poll on July 29, 2018, with the Jackrabbits predicted to finish in second place.[9]
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
North Dakota State
390 (39)
2
South Dakota State 270
3
Northern Iowa
258
4
Youngstown State
248
5
Illinois State
248
6
South Dakota
206
7
Western Illinois
163
8
Southern Illinois
139
9
Missouri State
90
10
Indiana State
41
Preseason All-MVFC Teams [ ] The Jackrabbits placed seven players at eight positions on the preseason all-MVFC teams.[10]
Schedule [ ] Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 1 7:00 p.m. at Iowa State * No. 3 Cancelled [a] – September 8 6:00 p.m. Montana State * No. 3 Midco W 45–1414,614 September 15 6:00 p.m. Arkansas–Pine Bluff * No. 3 Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD Midco W 90–614,526 September 29 2:30 p.m. at No. 1 North Dakota State No. 3 ESPN+ /MidcoL 17–2118,846 October 6 6:00 p.m. Indiana State No. 3 Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD Midco W 54–51 OT 10,318 October 13 2:00 p.m. Youngstown State No. 2 Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD Midco W 36–714,357 October 20 4:00 p.m. at No. 25 Northern Iowa No. 2 ESPN3 L 9–2412,013 October 27 12:00 p.m. at No. 11 Illinois State No. 7 ESPN3 W 38–2812,144 November 3 2:00 p.m. Missouri State No. 7 Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD Midco W 59–75,869 November 10 1:00 p.m. at Southern Illinois No. 6 ESPN+ W 57–384,433 November 17 2:00 p.m. South Dakota No. 5 Midco W 49–278,517 December 1 2:00 p.m. Duquesne * No. 5 Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD (FCS Playoffs Second Round) ESPN3 W 51–63,042 December 8 1:00 p.m. at No. 2 Kennesaw State * No. 5 ESPN3 W 27–173,262 7:00 p.m. at No. 1 North Dakota State* No. 5 Fargodome Fargo, ND (FCS Playoffs Semifinals) ESPN2 L 21–4418,286 *Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
^ Game was cancelled due to inclement weather.[11]
Roster [ ]
2018 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
WR
1
Jacob Brown Jr
QB
2
J'Bore Gibbs Fr
QB
3
Taryn Christion Sr
RB
5
Blair Mulholland So
RB
8
C. J. Wilson Fr
Defense
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
PK
4
Chase Vinatieri Jr
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) IneligibleRoster
Game summaries [ ] Montana State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bobcats
0
0
8
6
14
No. 3 Jackrabbits
7
17
14
7
45
Arkansas–Pine Bluff [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Golden Lions
6
0
0
0
6
No. 3 Jackrabbits
28
21
21
20
90
at North Dakota State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 3 Jackrabbits
7
0
10
0
17
No. 1 Bison
0
14
0
7
21
Indiana State [ ]
1
2
3
4 OT
Total
Sycamores
10
7
7
24 3
51
No. 3 Jackrabbits
7
14
21
6 6
54
Youngstown State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Penguins
7
0
0
0
7
No. 2 Jackrabbits
9
7
7
13
36
at Northern Iowa [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 2 Jackrabbits
3
0
0
6
9
No. 25 Panthers
0
7
7
10
24
at Illinois State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 7 Jackrabbits
7
21
7
3
38
No. 11 Redbirds
7
0
0
21
28
Missouri State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bears
0
7
0
0
7
No. 7 Jackrabbits
7
31
7
14
59
at Southern Illinois [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 6 Jackrabbits
10
20
20
7
57
Salukis
3
14
21
0
38
South Dakota [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Coyotes
7
0
7
13
27
No. 5 Jackrabbits
28
7
7
7
49
FCS Playoffs [ ] Duquesne–Second Round [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Dukes
0
0
6
0
6
No. 5 Jackrabbits
7
17
20
7
51
at Kennesaw State–Quarterfinals [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 5 Jackrabbits
3
14
3
7
27
No. 2 Owls
3
0
0
14
17
at North Dakota State–Semifinals [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 5 Jackrabbits
7
0
14
0
21
No. 1 Bison
7
7
21
9
44
Ranking movements [ ]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
Week
Poll
Pre
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
STATS FCS
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
7
7
6
5
5
3
Coaches
3
3
3
3
3
4–T
5
2
8
7
6
5
5
3
Players drafted into the NFL [ ] References [ ]
^ "Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Gameday" . September 7, 2016.^ "South Dakota State nabs No. 5 seed in FCS playoffs" . Argus Leader . Retrieved 2018-01-18 .^ "Northern Iowa vs. South Dakota State - Game Recap - December 2, 2017 - ESPN" . ESPN.com . Retrieved 2018-01-18 .^ Nelson, Jim. "College football: UNI falls to SDSU in second-round of FCS playoffs, 37–22" . Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier . Retrieved 2018-01-18 . ^ "New Hampshire vs. South Dakota State - Game Recap - December 9, 2017 - ESPN" . ESPN.com . Retrieved 2018-01-18 .^ "James Madison Dukes force 10 turnovers, end South Dakota State's season" . Argus Leader . Retrieved 2018-01-18 .^ "FCS football: 2018 Walter Payton Award watch list" . August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018 .^ "FCS football: 2018 Buck Buchanan Award watch list announced" . August 2, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2018 .^ http://www.valley-football.org/news/2018/7/19/football-north-dakota-state-tabbed-as-favorite-to-win-2018-mvfc-title.aspx ^ http://valley-football.org/documents/2018/7/31//2018_MVFC_Preseason_Team_and_Poll.pdf?id=41 ^ "Jackrabbits, Cyclones Cancelled" . South Dakota State Athletics. September 1, 2018. Retrieved September 2, 2018 .
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