American college football season
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
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 7:00 pm | at No. 13 (FBS) TCU* | No. 8 | | FSN | L 41–59 | 43,450 |
September 10 | 6:00 pm | Drake* | No. 9 | | ESPN3 | W 56–28 | 15,171 (R) |
September 17 | 6:00 pm | Cal Poly* | No. 9 | - Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
- Brookings, SD
| ESPN3 | L 31–38 | 16,887 (R) |
October 1 | 6:00 pm | No. 8 Western Illinois | No. 15 | - Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
- Brookings, SD
| ESPN3 | W 52–14 | 14,155 |
October 8 | 6:00 pm | at Southern Illinois | No. 12 | | ESPN3 | W 45–39 | 5,704 |
October 15 | 2:30 pm | at No. 1 North Dakota State | No. 11 | | NBC ND, ESPN3 | W 19–17 | 18,828 |
October 22 | 2:00 pm | No. 13 Youngstown State | No. 7 | - Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
- Brookings, SD
| Midco SN | W 24–10 | 17,730 (R) |
October 29 | 2:00 pm | at Illinois State | No. 7 | | CSN CH, ESPN3 | L 21–38 | 7,595 |
November 5 | 2:00 pm | Missouri State | No. 13 | - Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
- Brookings, SD
| Midco SN | W 49–24 | 10,826 |
November 12 | 2:00 pm | South Dakota | No. 11 | - Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
- Brookings, SD (rivalry)
| Midco SN | W 28–21 | 15,345 |
November 19 | 4:00 pm | at Northern Iowa | No. 8 | | ESPN3 | W 45–24 | 10,511 |
December 3 | 2:00 pm | No. 9 Villanova* | No. 7 | | ESPN3 | W 10–7 | 6,154 |
December 10 | 11:00 am | at No. 4 North Dakota State* | No. 7 | - Fargodome
- Fargo, ND (NCAA Division Quarterfinal)
| ESPN | L 10–36** | 18,285 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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- ** Most watched FCS Game of all time - 1.98m viewers on ESPN
- R indicates record attendance
Game summaries
@ TCU
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#8 Jackrabbits
|
3
|
21
|
14
|
3 |
41 |
#13 (FBS) Horned Frogs
|
7
|
17
|
21
|
14 |
59 |
Drake
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bulldogs
|
0
|
14
|
0
|
14 |
28 |
#9 Jackrabbits
|
21
|
7
|
7
|
21 |
56 |
Cal Poly
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Mustangs
|
7
|
10
|
0
|
21 |
38 |
#9 Jackrabbits
|
7
|
3
|
7
|
14 |
31 |
Western Illinois
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#8 Leathernecks
|
14
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
14 |
#15 Jackrabbits
|
7
|
21
|
24
|
0 |
52 |
@ Southern Illinois
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#12 Jackrabbits
|
14
|
14
|
7
|
10 |
45 |
Salukis
|
7
|
11
|
14
|
7 |
39 |
@ North Dakota State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#11 Jackrabbbits
|
0
|
3
|
7
|
9 |
19 |
#1 Bison
|
0
|
10
|
7
|
0 |
17 |
Youngstown State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#13 Penguins
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
7 |
10 |
#7 Jackrabbits
|
14
|
3
|
7
|
0 |
24 |
@ Illinois State
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#7 Jackrabbits
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0
|
14
|
7
|
0 |
21 |
Redbirds
|
14
|
14
|
0
|
10 |
38 |
Missouri State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bears
|
14
|
3
|
0
|
7 |
24 |
#13 Jackrabbits
|
14
|
7
|
21
|
7 |
49 |
South Dakota
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Coyotes
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
7 |
21 |
#11 Jackrabbits
|
7
|
0
|
14
|
7 |
28 |
@ Northern Iowa
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#8 Jackrabbbits
|
14
|
7
|
7
|
17 |
45 |
Panthers
|
14
|
3
|
7
|
0 |
24 |
FCS Playoffs
Second Round–Villanova
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1
|
2
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3
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4 |
Total |
#9 Wildcats
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
0 |
7 |
#7 Jackrabbits
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
3 |
10 |
Quarterfinals–North Dakota State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#7 Jackrabbits
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
10 |
#4 Bison
|
7
|
7
|
8
|
14 |
36 |
Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
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STATS FCS | 8 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
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Coaches | 14 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
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FCS Playoffs | Not released | — | — | 10 | Not released |
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