American college football season
The 2015 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team represented South Dakota State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 19th-year head coach John Stiegelmeier, the Jackrabbits compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third in the MVFC. South Dakota State received an at–large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where the Jackrabbits lost to Montana in the first round. The team played home games at Coughlin–Alumni Stadium in Brookings, South Dakota.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 5 | 11:00 am | at Kansas* | No. 16 | | FSN | W 41–38 | 30,144 |
September 12 | 6:00 pm | Southern Utah* | No. 9 | | ESPN3 | W 55–10 | 13,423 |
September 26 | 5:00 pm | Robert Morris* | No. 6 | - Coughlin–Alumni Stadium
- Brookings, SD
| Midco/ESPN3 | W 34–10 | 12,153 |
October 3 | 6:00 pm | No. 3 North Dakota State | No. 5 | | Midco/ESPN3 | L 7–28 | 17,348 |
October 10 | 6:00 pm | No. 19 Indiana State | No. 8 | - Coughlin–Alumni Stadium
- Brookings, SD
| Midco/ESPN3 | W 24–7 | 9,347 |
October 17 | 3:00 pm | at No. 11 Youngstown State | No. 7 | | MVC TV/ESPN3 | W 38–8 | 14,974 |
October 24 | 2:00 pm | No. 22 Northern Iowa | No. 6 | - Coughlin–Alumni Stadium
- Brookings, SD
| Midco/ESPN3 | L 7–10 | 16,042 |
October 31 | 2:00 pm | at Missouri State | No. 14 | | MVC TV/ESPN3 | W 39–0 | 3,729 |
November 7 | 2:00 pm | No. 2 Illinois State | No. 11 | - Coughlin–Alumni Stadium
- Brookings, SD
| Midco/ESPN3 | W 25–20 | 9,081 |
November 14 | 2:00 pm | at South Dakota | No. 5 | | Midco/ESPN3 | W 30–23 | 10,345 |
November 21 | 1:00 pm | at Western Illinois | No. 5 | | ESPN3 | L 24–30 2OT | 1,853 |
November 28 | 2:00 pm | at No. 16 Montana* | No. 10 | | ESPN3 | L 17–24 | 14,575 |
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Game summaries
At Kansas
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1
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2
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3
|
4 |
Total |
#16 Jackrabbits
|
17
|
14
|
3
|
7 |
41 |
Jayhawks
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7
|
7
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14
|
10 |
38 |
Southern Utah
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Thunderbirds
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7
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0
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0
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3 |
10 |
#9 Jackrabbits
|
3
|
24
|
7
|
21 |
55 |
Robert Morris
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Colonials
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0
|
10
|
0
|
0 |
10 |
#6 Jackrabbits
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7
|
13
|
7
|
7 |
34 |
North Dakota State
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#3 Bison
|
7
|
14
|
7
|
0 |
28 |
#5 Jackrabbits
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0
|
0
|
7
|
0 |
7 |
Indiana State
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#19 Sycamores
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0
|
0
|
7
|
0 |
7 |
#8 Jackrabbits
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0
|
14
|
0
|
10 |
24 |
At Youngstown State
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#7 Jackrabbbits
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7
|
10
|
7
|
14 |
38 |
#11 Penguins
|
2
|
3
|
3
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0 |
8 |
Northern Iowa
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#22 Panthers
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0
|
3
|
7
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0 |
10 |
#6 Jackrabbits
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0
|
0
|
7
|
0 |
7 |
At Missouri State
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#14 Jackrabbits
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10
|
12
|
10
|
7 |
39 |
Bears
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0
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0
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0
|
0 |
0 |
Illinois State
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1
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2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#2 Redbirds
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7
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0
|
7
|
6 |
20 |
#11 Jackrabbits
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0
|
13
|
6
|
6 |
25 |
At South Dakota
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#5 Jackrabbits
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3
|
7
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0
|
20 |
30 |
Coyotes
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7
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0
|
13
|
3 |
23 |
At Western Illinois
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 | OT | 2OT |
Total |
#5 Jackrabbbits
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0
|
10
|
0
|
7 | 7 | 0 |
24 |
Leathernecks
|
3
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0
|
7
|
7 | 7 | 6 |
30 |
FCS playoffs
First round – at Montana
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
#10 Jackrabbits
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0
|
0
|
10
|
7 |
17 |
#16 Grizzlies
|
7
|
17
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0
|
0 |
24 |
Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes | 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 | 16 | 9 (8) | 7 (8) | 6 (6) | 5 (6) | 8 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 10–T | 15 |
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Coaches | 15 | 10 (1) | 8 (2) | 7 (1) | 7 (1) | 9 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 16 |
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