South Dakota State Jackrabbits
MVFCBrookings, SDDana J. Dykhouse Stadium
2026: 5–2 (2–1 MVFC). Last: lost at North Dakota 21–10. Next: Murray State, Saturday, Oct 24, 3 p.m. ET.
- W 70–7Stetson
- L 18–34at Northwestern
- W 57–14New Haven
- W 27–20Youngstown State
- W 42–7Eastern Illinois
- W 31–14at Illinois State
- L 10–21at North Dakota
- Oct 24Murray State
- Oct 31South Dakota
- Nov 7at Northern Iowa
- Nov 14at Southern Illinois
- Nov 21Indiana State
South Dakota State has played football since 1900 and is officially 678–485–36; 315 of its 1,199 games are in our file. They have won 14 North Central Conference titles (the last in 1963), plus five Missouri Valley Football Conference titles, one Great West Football Conference title, counting shared titles. Since 1966, the NFL Draft has taken 16 players from here in its first seven rounds, 1 of them in the first round. The most-played rival is North Dakota State: 26 meetings, North Dakota State leads 16–10. This season, they’re 5–2.
Résumé
- All-time record
- 678–485–36 official; 195–120 on file; how we count
- Postseason
- 6–5 bowls, title games, playoff
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 0 ranked
- Elo now
- 1452
- Computer rankings
- Massey No. 2 · Composite No. 1 in FCS, Oct 17; down 1 since Oct 11. From Massey Ratings
- Conference titles
- 20 last in 2024
- Seasons
- 57 since 1916, 315 games
Identity
- Fight song
- Ring the Bell
2026 season 5–2
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs Stetson | W 70–7 | 86% |
| Sep 5 | at Northwestern | L 18–34 | 29% |
| Sep 12 | vs New Haven | W 57–14 | 81% |
| Sep 19 | vs Youngstown State | W 27–20 | 63% |
| Sep 26 | vs Eastern Illinois | W 42–7 | 84% |
| Oct 3 | at Illinois State | W 31–14 | 37% |
| Oct 17 | at North Dakota | L 10–21 | 51% |
| Oct 24 | vs Murray State | Preview | 91% |
| Oct 31 | vs South Dakota | Preview | 56% |
| Nov 7 | at Northern Iowa | Preview | 63% |
| Nov 14 | at Southern Illinois | Preview | 63% |
| Nov 21 | vs Indiana State | Preview | 86% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Players
The 2026 rosterThe moneyOn the 2026 team
- Josiah Johnson734 rushing yards, 7 TD (leads South Dakota State in rushing yards)
- Chase Mason1,003 passing yards, 4 TD (leads South Dakota State in passing yards)
- James Basinger502 rushing yards, 7 TD (leads South Dakota State in rushing touchdowns)
- Jes Krcil48 tackles (leads South Dakota State in tackles)
- Dontay Johnson47 tackles
- Grahm Goering23 catches, 356 yards (leads South Dakota State in receiving yards)
Program strength since 1916
Best seasons everMost-played series
All rivalries- North Dakota State
10–16 in 26
- 2018 L 21–44
- 2019 L 16–23
- 2020 W 27–17
- 2021 W 27–19
- 2022 W 23–21
- 2022 W 45–21
- 2023 W 33–16
- 2024 L 9–13
- 2024 L 21–28
- 2025 L 7–38
Lost the last three.
- Northern Iowa
11–11 in 22
- 2017 W 37–22
- 2018 L 9–24
- 2019 W 38–7
- 2019 L 10–13
- 2020 W 24–20
- 2021 L 17–26
- 2022 W 31–28
- 2023 W 41–6
- 2024 W 41–3
- 2025 W 31–3
Won the last four.
Next: Nov 7
- Youngstown State
16–3 in 19
- 2016 W 24–10
- 2017 L 7–19
- 2018 W 36–7
- 2019 W 38–28
- 2020 W 19–17
- 2021 W 47–16
- 2023 W 34–0
- 2024 W 63–13
- 2025 W 35–30
- 2026 W 27–20
Won the last eight.
| Opponent | Games | SDST record |
|---|---|---|
| North Dakota State | 26 | 10–16 |
| Northern Iowa | 22 | 11–11 |
| Youngstown State | 19 | 16–3 |
| Southern Illinois | 15 | 11–4 |
| Missouri State | 15 | 14–1 |
| Illinois State | 14 | 8–6 |
| Western Illinois | 14 | 12–2 |
| Indiana State | 13 | 10–3 |
Rivals the program names: North Dakota State, South Dakota, North Dakota.
Every opponent (76)
Every program South Dakota State has played, A to Z, with South Dakota State’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Arizona 0–1
- Arkansas–Pine Bluff 1–0
- Augustana (SD) 1–0
- Bradley 0–1
- Butler 2–0
- Cal Poly 2–6
- Central Arkansas 2–0
- Colorado State 1–2
- Creighton 2–1
- Delaware 2–1
- Detroit Mercy 0–1
- Drake 7–4
- Duquesne 2–0
- Eastern Illinois 2–0
- Georgia Southern 1–3
- Holy Cross 2–0
- Illinois 0–1
- Illinois State 8–6
- Incarnate Word 2–0
- Indiana State 10–3
- Iowa 0–1
- Iowa State 0–3
- James Madison 0–1
- Kansas 1–2
- Kansas State 0–2
- Kennesaw State 1–0
- Lindenwood 1–0
- Long Island University 1–0
- Louisville 0–1
- Marquette 0–2
- McNeese 1–1
- Mercer 1–0
- Mercyhurst 1–0
- Minnesota 0–7
- Missouri 0–1
- Missouri S&T 1–0
- Missouri State 14–1
- Montana 2–5
- Montana State 6–2
- Murray State 2–0
- Nebraska 0–3
- New Hampshire 2–0
- New Haven 1–0
- Nicholls 1–0
- North Dakota 7–2
- North Dakota State 10–16
- Northern Arizona 1–0
- Northern Colorado 2–0
- Northern Iowa 11–11
- Northwestern 0–1
- Oklahoma State 0–1
- Robert Morris 1–0
- Sacramento State 2–0
- Sam Houston 0–1
- SE Louisiana 3–0
- South Dakota 10–3
- Southern Illinois 11–4
- Southern Utah 6–1
- Stephen F. Austin 2–0
- Stetson 1–0
- Tampa 1–0
- TCU 0–1
- Texas State 1–1
- UAlbany 1–0
- UC Davis 5–0
- Utah Tech 1–0
- Valparaiso 1–0
- Villanova 3–0
- Western Illinois 12–2
- Western Oregon 1–0
- Wichita State 0–2
- Wisconsin 1–8
- Wisconsin La Crosse 1–0
- Wisconsin Oshkosh 1–0
- Wyoming 0–1
- Youngstown State 16–3
Conference titles
20, counting shared titles- Great West Football Conference 1
- 2007
As the program counts them in its Wikipedia article, shared titles included, and listed under each conference’s current name (a Western Conference title of the 1900s counts as a Big Ten title); season pages use the name the conference had that year. A title the article files under a conference the team wasn’t in that season is listed under the one it was. Division titles include years the team tied for its division.
Conferences
- Independent 1889–1917 and 1919–1921
- North Central Conference 1973–2003
- Great West Conference 2004–2007
- MVFC since 2008
- 2004Joined the Great West Conference from the North Central Conference in football. Source
- 2008Joined the MVFC from the Great West Conference in football. Source
South Dakota State’s football conferences by season, from CollegeFootballData.com’s memberships (renamed conferences keep the name of the time). The moves and their announcement dates from Wikipedia’s lists of NCAA Division I conference changes; the year is the first season in the new conference. Conference realignment: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL Draft
By college- Drafted, rounds 1–7
- 16 since 1966
- First-round picks
- 1
| 1975 | Lynn Boden OG | No. 13, Detroit Lions |
The school
South Dakota State University- Enrollment
- 12,056 10,719 undergraduates, fall 2024
- Where
- Brookings, South Dakota
- Public or private
- Public Research 2
- Founded
- 1881
- Graduates’ median earnings
- $55,070 10 years after starting
Enrollment, place and Carnegie research tier from the National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS, public domain). Earnings from the US Department of Education’s College Scorecard (CC BY 4.0): the median for students who received federal aid and were working, not in school. Founding year from Wikidata. Every school’s in the data.
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 1452 | ||||
| 2025 | 9–5 | 4–4 | 1463 | ||||
| 2024 | 12–3 | 7–1 | 1657 | ||||
| 2023 | 15–0 | 8–0 | 1722 | ||||
| 2022 | 14–1 | 8–0 | 1664 | ||||
| 2021 | 11–4 | 5–3 | 1553 | ||||
| 2020 | 8–2 | 1544 | |||||
| 2019 | 8–5 | 5–3 | 1486 | ||||
| 2018 | 10–3 | 6–2 | 1571 | ||||
| 2017 | 11–3 | 7–2 | 1550 | ||||
| 2016 | 9–4 | 7–2 | 1498 | ||||
| 2015 | 8–4 | 5–3 | 1478 | ||||
| 2014 | 9–5 | 5–4 | 1494 | ||||
| 2013 | 9–4 | 5–3 | 1499 | ||||
| 2012 | 9–4 | 6–2 | 1442 | ||||
| 2011 | 5–6 | 4–4 | 1348 | ||||
| 2010 | 5–6 | 4–4 | 1398 | ||||
| 2009 | 8–4 | 7–1 | 1465 | ||||
| 2008 | 7–5 | 6–2 | 1432 | ||||
| 2007 | 7–4 | 4–0 | 1462 | ||||
| 2006 | 3–2 | 1333 | |||||
| 2005 | 6–5 | 3–2 | 1296 | ||||
| 2004 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1161 | ||||
| 1984 | 0–1 | 1164 | |||||
| 1983 | 1–0 | 1178 |
Every season back to 1916 (32 more)
| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0–1 | 1112 | |||||
| 1967 | 1–0 | 1126 | |||||
| 1966 | 0–1 | 1083 | |||||
| 1965 | 0–1 | 1088 | |||||
| 1963 | 0–1 | 1093 | |||||
| 1960 | 0–1 | 1094 | |||||
| 1959 | 0–1 | 1100 | |||||
| 1958 | 1–1 | 1116 | |||||
| 1957 | 0–1 | 1081 | |||||
| 1956 | 0–1 | 1081 | |||||
| 1955 | 0–1 | 1078 | |||||
| 1954 | 0–1 | 1075 | |||||
| 1953 | 0–2 | 1071 | |||||
| 1952 | 0–1 | 1071 | |||||
| 1949 | 0–2 | 1063 | |||||
| 1948 | 0–1 | 1091 | |||||
| 1947 | 0–1 | 1103 | |||||
| 1945 | 0–1 | 1111 | |||||
| 1937 | 0–1 | 1125 | |||||
| 1936 | 0–1 | 1148 | |||||
| 1935 | 1–0 | 1183 | |||||
| 1934 | 1–1 | 1154 | |||||
| 1933 | 0–1 | 1099 | |||||
| 1932 | 0–1 | 1101 | |||||
| 1930 | 0–2 | 1105 | |||||
| 1929 | 0–1 | 1117 | |||||
| 1928 | 1–0 | 1129 | |||||
| 1927 | 0–2 | 1077 | |||||
| 1922 | 0–1 | 1094 | |||||
| 1921 | 0–1 | 1094 | |||||
| 1917few games on file | 0–1 | 1094 | |||||
| 1916few games on file | 0–2 | 1095 |
Officially 678–485–36 since 1900 (per Wikipedia, through the 2025 season); game by game here, 195–120 (315 of its 1,199 games are on file). Our file starts in 1916; the program began in 1900. Some games are missing from our source.
No season on file for 1918–20, 1923–26, 1931, 1938–44, 1946, 1950–51, 1961–62, 1964, 1968–77, 1979–82, 1985–2003: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.