2012 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

2012 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football

FCS Playoffs Second Round vs. North Dakota State, L 3–28
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	#19
FCS Coaches	#21
2012 record	9–4 (6–2 MVFC)
Head coach	John Stiegelmeier (16th year)
Offensive coordinator	Eric Eidsness
Defensive coordinator	Clint Brown/Jay Bubak
Home stadium	Coughlin–Alumni Stadium

2012 MVFC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#1 North Dakota State $^		7	–	1		14	–	1
#14 South Dakota State ^		6	–	2		9	–	4
#8 Illinois State ^		5	–	3		9	–	4
Indiana State		5	–	3		7	–	4
Southern Illinois		5	–	3		6	–	5
Youngstown State		4	–	4		7	–	4
Northern Iowa		4	–	4		5	–	6
Missouri State		3	–	5		3	–	8
Western Illinois		1	–	7		3	–	8
South Dakota		0	–	8		1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2012 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team represented South Dakota State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 15th year head coach John Stiegelmeier and played their home games at Coughlin–Alumni Stadium. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 9–4, 6–2 in MVFC play to finish in second place. The received an at–large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Eastern Illinois in the first round before falling to fellow MVFC member North Dakota State in the second round.

Schedule

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Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 PM	at Kansas*		Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS		L 17–31	46,601
September 8	7:00 PM	at Southeastern Louisiana*		Strawberry Stadium • Hammond, LA		W 31–14	6,278
September 15	2:00 PM	UC Davis*		Coughlin–Alumni Stadium • Brookings, SD	Midco Sports Net	W 12–8	11,532
September 22	2:00 PM	at #22 Indiana State		Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN		W 24–10	5,291
September 29	6:00 PM	Missouri State	#25	Coughlin–Alumni Stadium • Brookings, SD	MVFC TV	W 17–7	14,186
October 13	6:00 PM	Western Illinois	#20	Coughlin–Alumni Stadium • Brookings, SD	MVFC TV	W 31–10	10,727
October 20	4:00 PM	at Northern Iowa	#20	UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA	MVFC TV	L 6–27	13,067
October 27	2:00 PM	#22 Youngstown State		Coughlin–Alumni Stadium • Brookings, SD	ESPN3	W 41–28	14,966
November 3	2:00 PM	at Southern Illinois	#21	Plaster Sports Complex • Springfield, MO		W 16–12	7,499
November 10	3:00 PM	at #1 North Dakota State	#16	Fargodome • Fargo, ND (Dakota Marker)	FCS	L 17–20	18,721
November 17	2:00 PM	South Dakota	#21	Coughlin–Alumni Stadium • Brookings, SD	Midco Sports Net	W 31–8	15,278
November 24	2:00 PM	#25 Eastern Illinois*	#19	Coughlin–Alumni Stadium • Brookings, SD (FCS Playoffs First Round)	ESPN3	W 58–10	4,367
December 1	3:00 PM	at #1 North Dakota State*		Fargodome • Fargo, ND (FCS Playoffs Second Round)	ESPN3	L 3–28	18,482
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

References

↑ "Schedule".

South Dakota State Jackrabbits football

Venues	Coughlin–Alumni Stadium (1962–present)

Bowls & rivalries	South Dakota Showdown Series (South Dakota) Dakota Marker (North Dakota State)

Culture & lore	Jack Rabbit "Ring the Bell"

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

2012 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants

Appalachian State Bethune-Cookman Cal Poly Central Arkansas Coastal Carolina Colgate Eastern Illinois Eastern Washington Georgia Southern Illinois State Montana State New Hampshire North Dakota State Old Dominion Sam Houston State South Dakota State Stony Brook Villanova Wagner Wofford

Champion – North Dakota State

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