2016 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2016 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football South Dakota State University logo.svg 125 Missouri Valley Football Conference MVFC 6 7 9–4 7–1 John Stiegelmeier 20th Eric Eidsness 11th Clint Brown 8th Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium MVFC co-champion FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals L 10–36 vs. North Dakota State The 2016 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team represented South Dakota State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 20th-year head coach John Stiegelmeier, the Jackrabbits compiled an overall record of 9–4 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, sharing the MVFC with North Dakota State. Due to their head-to-head victory over North Dakota State during the regular season, South Dakota State received the MVFC's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where, after a first-round bye, the Jackrabbits defeated Villanova in the second round, before losing in the quarterfinals in a re-match with North Dakota State. The team played home games on campus at the newly-opened Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium in Brookings, South Dakota. Schedule 2016 NCAA Division I FCS STATS Central September 3 7:00 pm l y y 8 TCU 13 (FBS) Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX FSN 41–59 43,450 September 10 6:00 pm w y 9 Drake Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD ESPN3 56–28 15,171 (R) September 17 6:00 pm l y 9 Cal Poly Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD ESPN3 31–38 16,887 (R) October 1 6:00 pm w 15 Western Illinois 8 Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD ESPN3 52–14 14,155 October 8 6:00 pm w y 12 Southern Illinois Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL ESPN3 45–39 5,704 October 15 2:30 pm w y 11 North Dakota State 1 Fargodome Fargo, ND Dakota Marker NBC ND, ESPN3 19–17 18,828 October 22 2:00 pm w y 7 Youngstown State 13 Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD Midco SN 24–10 17,730 (R) October 29 2:00 pm l y 7 Illinois State Hancock Stadium Normal, IL CSN CH, ESPN3 21–38 7,595 November 5 2:00 pm w 13 Missouri State Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD Midco SN 49–24 10,826 November 12 2:00 pm w 11 South Dakota Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD rivalry Midco SN 28–21 15,345 November 19 4:00 pm w y 8 Northern Iowa UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA ESPN3 45–24 10,511 December 3 2:00 pm w y 7 Villanova 9 Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD NCAA Division Second Round ESPN3 10–7 6,154 December 10 11:00 am l y y 7 North Dakota State 4 Fargodome Fargo, ND NCAA Division Quarterfinal ESPN 10–36** 18,285 South Dakota State Jackrabbits Schedule 2016 https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/2571/season/2016 ESPN January 17, 2024 2016 Football Schedule https://gojacks.com/sports/football/schedule/2016 South Dakota State University Athletics January 17, 2024 ** Most watched FCS Game of all time - 1.98m viewers on ESPN R indicates record attendance Game summaries @ TCU #8 Jackrabbits 3 21 14 3 #13 (FBS) Horned Frogs 7 17 21 14 2016 TCU Horned Frogs football team Drake Bulldogs 0 14 0 14 #9 Jackrabbits 21 7 7 21 2016 Drake Bulldogs football team Cal Poly Mustangs 7 10 0 21 #9 Jackrabbits 7 3 7 14 2016 Cal Poly Mustangs football team Western Illinois #8 Leathernecks 14 0 0 0 #15 Jackrabbits 7 21 24 0 2016 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team @ Southern Illinois #12 Jackrabbits 14 14 7 10 Salukis 7 11 14 7 2016 Southern Illinois Salukis football team @ North Dakota State #11 Jackrabbbits 0 3 7 9 #1 Bison 0 10 7 0 2016 North Dakota State Bison football team Dakota Marker Youngstown State #13 Penguins 3 0 0 7 #7 Jackrabbits 14 3 7 0 2016 Youngstown State Penguins football team @ Illinois State #7 Jackrabbits 0 14 7 0 Redbirds 14 14 0 10 2016 Illinois State Redbirds football team Missouri State Bears 14 3 0 7 #13 Jackrabbits 14 7 21 7 2016 Missouri State Bears football team South Dakota Coyotes 0 7 7 7 #11 Jackrabbits 7 0 14 7 2016 South Dakota Coyotes football team South Dakota–South Dakota State football rivalry @ Northern Iowa #8 Jackrabbbits 14 7 7 17 Panthers 14 3 7 0 2016 Northern Iowa Panthers football team FCS Playoffs Second Round–Villanova #9 Wildcats 0 7 0 0 #7 Jackrabbits 7 0 0 3 2016 Villanova Wildcats football team Quarterfinals–North Dakota State #7 Jackrabbits 10 0 0 0 #4 Bison 7 7 8 14 Ranking movements STATS FCS 0 13 8 9 9 15 15 12 11 7 7 13 11 8 7 6 Coaches 0 13 14 12 10 18 16 15 14 11 10 15 12 10 7 7 FCS Playoffs 9 11 NR NR 10 References South Dakota State Category:South Dakota State Jackrabbits football seasons Category:Missouri Valley Football Conference champion seasons South Dakota State South Dakota State Jackrabbits football