2020 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team
2020 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football | |
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MVFC co-champion | |
FCS Championship Game, L 21–23 vs. Sam Houston State | |
Conference | Missouri Valley Football Conference |
Ranking | |
STATS | No. 2 |
FCS Coaches | No. 2 |
2020 record | 8–2 (5–1 MVFC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Jason Eck (5th overall season) |
Co-defensive coordinator | Brian Bergstrom (4th overall season) |
Co-defensive coordinator | Jimmy Rogers (8th overall season) |
Home stadium | Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium (Capacity: 19,340) |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 South Dakota State +^ | 5 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Missouri State +^ | 5 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 North Dakota ^ | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 North Dakota State ^ | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Southern Illinois ^ | 3 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Iowa | 3 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Dakota | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State† | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Illinois† | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youngstown State | 1 | – | 6 | 1 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2020 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team represented South Dakota State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 24th-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.
Previous season[]
The Jackrabbits finished the 2019 season 8–5, 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, after a first round bye, they lost in the second round to Northern Iowa.
Preseason[]
On May 27, 2020 HERO Sports ranked the Jackrabbits 2nd in their Top 25 poll for the 2020 season. This is SDSU's highest ranking in a preseason poll.
Schedule[]
South Dakota State had games scheduled against Butler, Nebraska, and Tarleton State, which were later canceled before the start of the 2020 season.[1][2][3]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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February 19 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 3 Northern Iowa | No. 5 | ESPN+ | W 24–20 | 2,137 | |||
February 27 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 14 North Dakota | No. 3 | ESPN+ | L 17–28 | 3,638 | |||
March 6 | 2:00 p.m. | Western Illinois | No. 8 | ESPN+ | W 45–10 | 2,347 | |||
March 13 | 2:00 p.m. | Youngstown State | No. 8 |
| ESPN+ | W 19–17 | 2,653 | ||
March 20 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 5 Southern Illinois | No. 6 | ESPN+ | W 44–3 | 2,400 | |||
| | | No. 4 |
| | Canceled[a] | |||
| | | No. 4 |
| | Canceled | |||
April 17 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 2 North Dakota State | No. 4 | ESPN+ | W 27–17 | 8,762 | |||
April 24 | 3:00 p.m. | Holy Cross | No. 2 |
| ESPN3 | W 31–3 | 2,996 | ||
May 2 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 14 Southern Illinois | No. 2 |
| ESPN2 | W 31–26 | |||
May 8 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 5 Delaware | No. 2 |
| ESPN | W 33–3 | |||
May 16 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 4 Sam Houston State | No. 2 |
| ABC | L 21–23 | 7,840 | ||
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- ^ On March 21, 2021, Illinois State announced that it would opt-out of the remainder of the 2021 spring season due to safety concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
References[]
- ^ Myerberg, Paul. "Big Ten football reduces season schedule to only conference games, maybe setting stage for others to follow". USA TODAY. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ Kelley, Kevin (27 July 2020). "Pioneer Football League to play conference-only football schedule in 2020". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ "Tarleton State Postpones Football Season Until Spring". NBC DFW. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
- ^ "2020 South Dakota State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
- 2020 Missouri Valley Football Conference season
- South Dakota State Jackrabbits football seasons
- Missouri Valley Football Conference champion seasons
- 2020 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants
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