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Ranking
STATSNo. 3
FCS CoachesNo. 4
2017 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 North Dakota State $^   7 – 1     14 – 1  
No. 3 South Dakota State ^   6 – 2     11 – 3  
No. 19 Northern Iowa ^   6 – 2     8 – 5  
No. 13 Western Illinois ^   5 – 3     8 – 4  
No. 15 South Dakota ^   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Illinois State   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Youngstown State   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Southern Illinois   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Missouri State   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Indiana State   0 – 8     0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2017 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team represented South Dakota State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 21st-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. The Jackrabbits finished the 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] where they defeated Northern Iowa in the second round[3][4] and New Hampshire in the quarterfinals[5] before losing in the semifinals to James Madison.[6]

Previous season

The Jackrabbits finished the 2016 season 9–4, 7–1 in MVFC play to earn a share of the MVFC title.[7][8] Due to their head-to-head victory over North Dakota State, they received the MVFC's automatic bid to the FCS playoffs[9] where they defeated Villanova in the second round[10] before losing in the quarterfinals to North Dakota State.[11]

Schedule and results

|- !colspan=9 style=background-color:#0032A0;color:#FFD100;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFD100, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFD100;|Non-conference regular season

August 317:00 p.m.Duquesne*No. 4

ESPN3W 51–1312,218 September 97:00 p.m.at Montana State*No. 4

Pluto TVW 31–2719,817 September 166:00 p.m.Drake*No. 4

  • Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
  • Brookings, SD

ESPN3W 51–1015,806

|- !colspan=9 style=background-color:#0032A0;color:#FFD100;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFD100, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFD100;|MVFC regular season

September 307:00 p.m.at No. 6 Youngstown StateNo. 4

ESPN3L 7–1917,450 October 76:00 p.m.Southern IllinoisNo. 8

  • Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
  • Brookings, SD

ESPN3W 49–1412,891 October 142:00 p.m.Northern IowadaggerNo. 7

  • Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
  • Brookings, SD

ESPN3L 18–3814,347 October 212:00 p.m.at Missouri StateNo. 13

ESPN3W 62–306,253 October 281:00 p.m.at No. 12 Western IllinoisNo. 11

ESPN3W 52–242,247 November 42:00 p.m.No. 2 North Dakota StateNo. 10

ESPN3W 33–2118,130 November 112:00 p.m.No. 17 Illinois StateNo. 6

  • Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
  • Brookings, SD

ESPN3W 27–24 OT9,458 November 182:00 p.m.at No. 15 South DakotaNo. 6

ESPN3W 31–2810,147

|- !colspan=9 style=background-color:#0032A0;color:#FFD100;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFD100, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFD100;|FCS Playoffs

December 22:00 p.m.No. 20 Northern Iowa*No. 6

ESPN3W 37–227,815 December 92:00 p.m.No. 21 New Hampshire*No. 6

ESPN3W 56–145,583 December 166:00 p.m.at No. 1 James Madison*No. 6

ESPNUL 16–5116,528

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Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS4 (2)4 (1)4 (1)4 (1)4 (1)871311106663
Coaches6 (1)444497138–T85564

Jackrabbits drafted

Draft Year Player Position Round Overall NFL Team
2018 Dallas Goedert TE 2 49 Philadelphia Eagles

References

  1. ^ "Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Gameday". September 7, 2016.
  2. ^ "South Dakota State nabs No. 5 seed in FCS playoffs". Argus Leader. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  3. ^ "Northern Iowa vs. South Dakota State - Game Recap - December 2, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  4. ^ Nelson, Jim. "College football: UNI falls to SDSU in second-round of FCS playoffs, 37-22". Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  5. ^ "New Hampshire vs. South Dakota State - Game Recap - December 9, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  6. ^ "James Madison Dukes force 10 turnovers, end South Dakota State's season". Argus Leader. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  7. ^ Martin, Derek. "South Dakota State earns share of MVFC with win over UNI". KMAland.com. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  8. ^ "SDSU, NSDU Share 2016 MVFC Crown". Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  9. ^ "SDSU Gets Top Eight Seed, First Round Bye in FCS Playoffs". ESPN 99.1 – Sioux Falls Sports Leader – Sioux Falls Sports. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  10. ^ "Villanova vs. South Dakota State - Game Recap - December 3, 2016 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  11. ^ "Jackrabbits overpowered by Bison in FCS quarterfinals". Argus Leader. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
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