2012 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2012 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football South Dakota State University logo.svg 125 Missouri Valley Football Conference MVFC 14 17 9–4 6–2 John Stiegelmeier 16th Eric Eidsness 7th Clint Brown 4th Jay Bubak 4th Coughlin–Alumni Stadium NCAA DIvision I Second Round L 3–28 at North Dakota State The 2012 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team represented South Dakota State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 16th-year head coach John Stiegelmeier, the Jackrabbits compiled an overall record of 9–4 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing second in the MVFC. South Dakota State received an at–large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where the Jackrabbits defeated Eastern Illinois 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 2012 NCAA Division I FCS The Sports Network Central September 1 6:00 pm l y y Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS 17–31 46,601 September 8 7:00 pm w y y Southeastern Louisiana Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA 31–14 6,278 September 15 2:00 pm w y UC Davis Coughlin–Alumni Stadium Brookings, SD Midco Sports Net 12–8 11,532 September 22 2:00 pm w y Indiana State 22 Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN 24–10 5,291 September 29 6:00 pm w 25 Missouri State Coughlin–Alumni Stadium Brookings, SD MVFC TV 17–7 14,186 October 13 6:00 pm w 20 Western Illinois Coughlin–Alumni Stadium Brookings, SD MVFC TV 31–10 10,727 October 20 4:00 pm l y 20 Northern Iowa UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA MVFC TV 6–27 13,067 October 27 2:00 pm w Youngstown State 22 Coughlin–Alumni Stadium Brookings, SD ESPN3 41–28 14,966 November 3 2:00 pm w y 21 Southern Illinois Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO 16–12 7,499 November 10 3:00 pm l y 16 North Dakota State 1 Fargodome Fargo, ND Dakota Marker FCS 17–20 18,721 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86769483/jackrabbits-lose-dakota-marker-game-to-n/ Rapid City Journal Jackrabbits lose Dakota Marker game to NDSU November 11, 2012 October 9, 2021 Newspapers.com November 17 2:00 pm w 21 South Dakota Coughlin–Alumni Stadium Brookings, SD Midco Sports Net 31–8 15,278 November 24 2:00 pm w y 19 Eastern Illinois 25 Coughlin–Alumni Stadium Brookings, SD NCAA Division I First Round ESPN3 58–10 4,367 December 1 3:00 pm l y y 19 North Dakota State 1 Fargodome Fargo, ND NCAA Division I Second Round ESPN3 3–28 18,482 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86769659/bison-defense-is-dominant-again/ The Bismarck Tribune Bison defense is dominant again December 2, 2012 October 9, 2021 Newspapers.com South Dakota State Jackrabbits Schedule 2012 https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/2571/season/2012 ESPN January 17, 2024 2012 Football Schedule https://gojacks.com/sports/football/schedule/2012 South Dakota State University Athletics January 17, 2024 References South Dakota State Category:South Dakota State Jackrabbits football seasons South Dakota State South Dakota State Jackrabbits football