South Dakota State Jackrabbits football
| South Dakota State Jackrabbits football | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| First season | 1900 | ||
| Athletic director | Justin Sell | ||
| Head coach | Dan Jackson 1st season, 9–5 (.643) | ||
| Location | Brookings, South Dakota | ||
| Stadium | Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium (capacity: 19,340) | ||
| NCAA division | Division I FCS | ||
| Conference | Missouri Valley | ||
| Colors | Blue and yellow | ||
| All-time record | 678–485–36 (.580) | ||
| NCAA Division I FCS championships | |||
| 2022, 2023 | |||
| Conference championships | |||
| NCC: 1922, 1924, 1925, 1933, 1939, 1949, 1950, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1961, 1962, 1963 GWC: 2007 MVFC: 2016, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024 | |||
| Rivalries | North Dakota State (rivalry) South Dakota (rivalry) North Dakota | ||
| Fight song | Ring the Bell | ||
| Mascot | Jack Rabbit | ||
| Marching band | The Pride of the Dakotas | ||
| Website | South Dakota State Jackrabbits Athletics | ||
The South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team represents South Dakota State University in college football. The program competes at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level as member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC). The Jackrabbits play their home games at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium on South Dakota State's campus in Brookings, South Dakota.
South Dakota State has been year in and year out one of the best teams in Division I FCS over the past two decades. South Dakota State is also one of only 13 FCS schools to host ESPN's College GameDay.
For the 2019 GameDay matchup, the No. 3 Jackrabbits hosted the No. 1 North Dakota State Bison, where they would lose in a close battle 23–16 after losing their starting QB to a season ending knee injury.
As of November 2025, the Jackrabbits possess a 14- year streak of qualifying for the FCS playoffs, the second-longest in the country at the FCS level.
The Jackrabbits are two-time national champions. They achieved their first national championship win in school history on January 8, 2023, defeating North Dakota State 45-21.
The following season, on January 7, 2024, the Jacks defended their title by defeating Montana (13–2) with a score of 23–3. The Jackrabbits finished the season with a perfect 15–0 record under first-year head coach Jimmy Rogers, who previously served as defensive coordinator and was a captain of the 2009 SDSU team himself. It was the Jackrabbits first undefeated season in more than 70 years since the 1950 South Dakota State Jackrabbits compiled a 9–0–1 record.