2014 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team
The 2014 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team represented South Dakota State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are led by 17th-year head coach John Stiegelmeier and played their home games at Coughlin–Alumni Stadium. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 9–5, 5–3 in MVFC play to finish in fourth place. They were invited to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Montana State in the first round before losing in the second round to fellow MVFC member North Dakota State.
Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
August 30 |
2:30 PM |
at No. 24 (FBS) Missouri* |
No. 10 |
Faurot Field • Columbia, MO |
ESPNU |
L 18–38 |
60,589 |
September 6 |
6:00 PM |
Cal Poly* |
No. 12 |
Coughlin–Alumni Stadium • Brookings, SD |
JE |
W 44–18 |
12,219 |
September 13 |
7:00 PM |
at Southern Utah* |
No. 11 |
Eccles Coliseum • Ceder City, UT |
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W 26–6 |
5,017 |
September 20 |
6:00 PM |
UW–Oshkosh* |
No. 10 |
Coughlin–Alumni Stadium • Brookings, SD |
JE |
W 41–3 |
13,731 |
October 4 |
2:00 PM |
at No. 22 Illinois State |
No. 9 |
Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL |
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L 10–45 |
10,919 |
October 11 |
6:00 PM |
Missouri State |
No. 19 |
Coughlin–Alumni Stadium • Brookings, SD |
Midco SN |
W 32–28 |
11,348 |
October 18 |
4:00 PM |
at No. 20 Northern Iowa |
No. 18 |
UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA |
|
W 31–28 |
15,049 |
October 25 |
2:00 PM |
No. 17 Youngstown State |
No. 13 |
Coughlin–Alumni Stadium • Brookings, SD |
JE |
L 27–30 |
14,480 |
November 1 |
2:30 PM |
at No. 1 North Dakota State |
No. 18 |
Fargodome • Fargo, ND (Dakota Marker) |
Midco SN |
L 17–37 |
18,832 |
November 8 |
12:00 PM |
at No. 17 Indiana State |
No. 22 |
Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN |
|
W 32–17 |
4,905 |
November 15 |
2:00 PM |
Western Illinois |
No. 19 |
Coughlin–Alumni Stadium • Brookings, SD |
JE |
W 59–24 |
3,204 |
November 22 |
2:00 PM |
South Dakota |
No. 16 |
Coughlin–Alumni Stadium • Brookings, SD (Rivalry) |
Midco SN |
W 37–14 |
10,631 |
November 29 |
3:00 PM |
at No. 17 Montana State* |
No. 14 |
Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT (FCS Playoffs First Round) |
ESPN3 |
W 47–40 |
7,747 |
December 6 |
2:30 PM |
No. 2 North Dakota State |
No. 14 |
Fargodome • Fargo, ND (FCS Playoffs Second Round) |
ESPN3 |
L 24–27 |
18,113 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
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Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
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Poll |
Pre |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
Final |
Sports Network |
10 |
12 |
11 |
10 |
9 |
9 |
19 |
18 |
13 |
18 |
22 |
19 |
16 |
14[2] |
12 |
Coaches |
10 |
11 |
10 |
10 |
9 |
9 |
19 |
16 |
15 |
19 |
22 |
19 |
15 |
13[3] |
13 |
References
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Culture & lore |
- Jack Rabbit
- "Ring the Bell"
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People | |
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