| South Dakota State Jackrabbits | |||
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| First season | 1900 | ||
| Athletic director | Justin Sell | ||
| Head coach | John Stiegelmeier | ||
| Home stadium | Coughlin-Alumni Stadium | ||
| Year built | 1962 | ||
| Stadium capacity | 15,000 | ||
| Stadium surface | Grass | ||
| Location | Brookings, South Dakota | ||
| Conference | Missouri Valley Football | ||
| Past conferences | NCC (1922–2003), Great West (2004–2007) | ||
| All-time record | 528–423–38 | ||
| Postseason bowl record | 0–0–0 | ||
| Conference titles | North Central Conference Championships (14) 1922, 1924, 1925, 1933, 1939, 1949, 1950, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1961, 1962, 1963 | ||
| Heisman winners | 0 | ||
| Consensus All-Americans | 0 | ||
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| Colors | Blue and Yellow | ||
| Fight song | Ring the Bell | ||
| Mascot | Jack Rabbit | ||
| Website | Jackrabbit Football | ||
The South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team is a Football Championship Subdivision (formerly known as Division I-AA) program that competes in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. The Jackrabbits were a Division II program in the North Central Conference until moving to Football Championship Subdivision in 2004. The current head coach is John Stiegelmeier. In March 2007, SDSU was accepted into the Missouri Valley Football Conference and began league play in the 2008 season.
Players in the National Football League
A total of 33 Jackrabbits have played for NFL Clubs, including six currently:
- Adam Vinatieri - Indianapolis Colts
- Mitch Erickson - Seattle Seahawks
- Danny Batten - Buffalo Bills
- Casey Bender - Cleveland Browns
- Casey Knips - Arizona Cardinals
- Dale Moss - Chicago Bears
28 Jackrabbits have been drafted in the NFL Draft. Jim Langer is the only Jackrabbit, and the only North Central Conference football player, to be inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame
Head coaches
| # | Name | Tenure |
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| 1 | Mr. Morrison | 1900 |
| 2 | L.L. Gilkey | 1901 |
| 3 | J. Harrison Werner | 1903 |
| 4 | William Blaine | 1904 |
| 5 | William Juneau | 1905–1908 |
| 6 | J.M. Saunderson | 1909–1910 |
| 7 | Frederick Johnson | 1911 |
| 8 | Harry "Buck" Ewing | 1912–1917 |
| 9 | no football | 1918 |
| 10 | C.A. "Jack" West | 1919–1927 |
| 11 | T.C. "Cy" Kasper | 1928–1933 |
| 12 | R.H. "Red" Threlfall | 1934–1937 |
| 13 | Jack Barnes | 1938–1940 |
| 14 | Thurlo McCrady | 1941–1946 |
| 15 | Ralph Ginn | 1947–1968 |
| 16 | Dave Kragthorpe | 1969 |
| 17 | Dean Pryor | 1970–1971 |
| 18 | John Gregory | 1972–1981 |
| 19 | Wayne Haensel | 1982–1990 |
| 20 | Mike Daly | 1991–1996 |
| 21 | John Stiegelmeier | 1997– |
Stadiums
- State Field
- Coughlin-Alumni Stadium 1962–present
South Dakota State University and the South Dakota Board of Regents are in the design phase for a new stadium, to be constructed on the location of the current Coughlin-Alumni Stadium. The stadium is proposed to hold 22,500 fans, with construction to begin by 2014 if final designs are approved.
Media Coverage
All home and road games are covered on the Jackrabbit Sports Network. The broadcast range of the Jackrabbit Sports Network covers eight states (South Dakota, Minnesota, North Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas, and Wyoming), and consists of the following stations:
- WNAX 570AM (Flagship Station)
- KJJQ 910AM
- KRKI 99.1FM
- KOLY 1300AM
- KBFS 1450AM
- KGFX 1060AM
- KSDR 1480AM
The team does not have an official television partner, but Jackrabbit games have been televised on Midco Sports Net, Fox College Sports, the Big Ten Network, Fox Sports North, and local television networks.
External links
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