2025 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

2025 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 13
FCS CoachesNo. 14
Record9–5 (4–4 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorEric Eidsness (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorBrian Bergstrom (4th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumDana J. Dykhouse Stadium
2025 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4т North Dakota State $^   8 0     12 1  
No. 9 South Dakota ^   6 2     10 5  
No. 2 Illinois State ^   5 3     12 5  
No. 14 North Dakota ^   5 3     8 6  
No. 18 Youngstown State ^   5 3     8 5  
No. 13 South Dakota State ^   4 4     9 5  
No. 25 Southern Illinois   4 4     7 5  
Northern Iowa   1 7     3 9  
Murray State   1 7     1 11  
Indiana State   1 7     3 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team represented South Dakota State University during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season, as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC). They were led by first-year head coach Dan Jackson who joins the program after working at Idaho as the team's defensive coordinator. He is replacing former coach Jimmy Rogers who left the program to be the head coach at Washington State. Jackson is assisted by first year offensive coordinator Eric Eidsness and defensive coordinator Brian Bergstrom. The Jacks played home games at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium in Brookings, South Dakota.

The South Dakota State Jackrabbits drew an average home attendance of 17,640, the 8th-highest of all NCAA Division I FCS football teams.