South Dakota State Jackrabbits football

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South Dakota State Jackrabbits football
2024 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team
First season	1900
Athletic director	Justin Sell
Head coach	Jimmy Rogers 1st season, 15–0 (1.000)
Stadium	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium (capacity: 19,340)
Year built	2016
Field surface	Turf
Location	Brookings, South Dakota
NCAA division	Division I FCS
Conference	Missouri Valley
Past conferences	NCC (1922–2003), Great West (2004–2007)
All-time record	657–477–35 (.577)
Playoff record	22–12
Claimed national titles	2 (Div. I FCS): 2022, 2023
Conference titles	NCC (14) 1922, 1924, 1925, 1933, 1939, 1949, 1950, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1961, 1962, 1963 GWC (1) 2007 MVFC (4) 2016, 2020, 2022, 2023
Rivalries	North Dakota State (rivalry) South Dakota (rivalry) North Dakota
Current uniform
Colors	Blue and yellow[1]
Fight song	Ring the Bell
Mascot	Jack Rabbit
Marching band	The Pride of the Dakotas
NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances	(13) 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Website	Jackrabbit Football

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 is considered to be among the few perennial powers in the FCS. 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.^[2]

The Jackrabbits currently have a 12-year streak of qualifying for the FCS playoffs, the second-longest in the country at the FCS level (the longest being North Dakota State at 13).

South Dakota State 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.^[3]

Then a year later on January 7, 2024, they repeated by defeating Montana (13–2) with a score of 23–3 and finished with a perfect 15–0 record.^[4]