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2014 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

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2014 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 12
FCS CoachesNo. 13
Record9–5 (5–3 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorEric Eidsness (9th season)
Defensive coordinatorClint Brown (6th season)
Home stadiumCoughlin–Alumni Stadium
Seasons
← 2013
2015 →
2014 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 North Dakota State +^   7 1     15 1  
No. 2 Illinois State +^   7 1     13 2  
No. 10 Northern Iowa ^   6 2     9 5  
No. 12 South Dakota St. ^   5 3     9 5  
No. 19 Indiana State ^   4 4     8 6  
No. 22 Youngstown State   4 4     7 5  
Southern Illinois   3 5     6 6  
Western Illinois   3 5     5 7  
Missouri State   1 7     4 8  
South Dakota   0 8     2 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2014 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team represented South Dakota State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 18th-year head coach John Stiegelmeier, the Jackrabbits compiled an overall record of 9–5 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the MVFC. South Dakota State received an at–large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where the Jackrabbits defeated Montana State in the first round before falling to fellow MVFC member and eventual national champion, North Dakota State, in the second round. The team played home games at Coughlin–Alumni Stadium in Brookings, South Dakota.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 302:30 pmat No. 24 (FBS) Missouri*No. 10ESPNUL 18–3860,589
September 66:00 pmCal Poly*No. 12W 44–1812,219
September 137:00 pmat Southern Utah*No. 11W 26–65,017
September 206:00 pmWisconsin–Oshkosh*No. 10
  • Coughlin–Alumni Stadium
  • Brookings, SD
W 41–313,731
October 42:00 pmat No. 22 Illinois StateNo. 9L 10–4510,919
October 116:00 pmMissouri StatedaggerNo. 19
  • Coughlin–Alumni Stadium
  • Brookings, SD
Midco SNW 32–2811,348
October 184:00 pmat No. 20 Northern IowaNo. 18W 31–2815,049
October 252:00 pmNo. 17 Youngstown StateNo. 13
  • Coughlin–Alumni Stadium
  • Brookings, SD
L 27–3014,480
November 12:30 pmat No. 1 North Dakota StateNo. 18Midco SNL 17–3718,832
November 812:00 pmat No. 17 Indiana StateNo. 22W 32–174,905
November 152:00 pmWestern IllinoisNo. 19
  • Coughlin–Alumni Stadium
  • Brookings, SD
W 59–243,204
November 222:00 pmSouth DakotaNo. 16
  • Coughlin–Alumni Stadium
  • Brookings, SD (rivalry)
Midco SNW 37–1410,631
November 293:00 pmat No. 17 Montana State*No. 14ESPN3W 47–407,747
December 62:30 pmat No. 2 North Dakota StateNo. 14
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND (NCAA Division I Second Round)
ESPN3L 24–2718,113

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Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre12345678910111213Final
Sports Network10121110991918131822191614[3]12
Coaches10111010991916151922191513[4]13

References

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  1. ^ "South Dakota State Jackrabbits Schedule 2014". ESPN. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  2. ^ "2014 Football Schedule". South Dakota State University Athletics. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  3. ^ "The Sports Network - Football Championship Subdivision". www.sportsnetwork.com. Archived from the original on December 2, 2014. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  4. ^ "FCS Coaches Poll - College Football | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Archived from the original on December 2, 2014. Retrieved January 12, 2022.