2009 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team
| 2009 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football | |
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NCAA Division I Quarterfinal, L 48–61 vs Montana | |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Football Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 11 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 11 |
| Record | 8–4 (7–1 MVFC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Luke Meadows (8th season) |
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| Home stadium | Coughlin–Alumni Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Southern Illinois $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 South Dakota State ^ | 7 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Northern Iowa | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri State | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2009 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team represented South Dakota State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 13th-year head coach John Stiegelmeier, the Jackrabbits compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, placing in second in the MVFC. South Dakota State played their home games at Coughlin–Alumni Stadium in Brookings, South Dakota. South Dakota State received an at–large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where the Jackrabbits were defeated by the Montana Grizzlies in the first round.[1] The team was ranked No. 11 in The Sports Network's postseason ranking of FCS teams.[2]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 12 | 6:00 pm | Georgia Southern* | No. 21 | W 44–6 | 12,354 | [3] | ||
| September 19 | 6:00 pm | Indiana State | No. 18 |
| W 41–0 | 13,945 | ||
| September 26 | 7:00 pm | at Illinois State | No. 17 | W 38–17 | 7,833 | [4] | ||
| October 3 | 6:00 pm | at No. 19 Cal Poly* | No. 16 | L 14–21 | 10,331 | |||
| October 10 | 2:00 pm | Missouri State | No. 19 | W 24–17 | 10,592 | [5] | ||
| October 17 | 6:00 pm | North Dakota State | No. 14 |
| KNBN-TV | W 28–13 | 14,188 | [6] |
| October 24 | 2:00 pm | No. 6 Northern Iowa | No. 11 |
| Mediacom (Ch. 10)/Midcontinent (Ch. 23) | W 24–14 | 15,523 | |
| October 31 | 4:00 pm | at Youngstown State | No. 9 | KDLT-TV/Comcast SportsNet Chicago/MyYTV | W 17–3 | 10,780 | ||
| November 7 | 1:00 pm | No. 3 Southern Illinois | No. 9 |
| L 15–34 | 10,317 | [7] | |
| November 14 | 11:00 pm | at Minnesota* | No. 12 | BTN | L 13–16 | 50,805 | ||
| November 21 | 1:00 pm | at Western Illinois | No. 12 | W 27–7 | 1,508 | |||
| November 28 | 1:00 pm | No. 2 Montana | No. 11 | KELO-TV/KPAX-TV | L 48–61 | 19,197 | ||
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References
- ^ "Montana 61-48 South Dakota State (Nov 28, 2009) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
- ^ "Sports Network's Final 2009 FCS College Football Poll". The Sports Network. December 21, 2009. Archived from the original on June 22, 2011. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
- ^ "Jacks' defense stifles Georgia Southern in season opener". Argus-Leader. September 13, 2009. Retrieved July 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Reinhardt, Randy (September 27, 2009). "Redbirds Match Jackrabbits — For A Half". The Pantagraph. p. C1. Retrieved October 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SDSU tops Missouri State, 24–17". Rapid City Journal. October 11, 2009. Retrieved June 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jackrabbits roll past Bison". Argus-Leader. October 18, 2009. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Salukis clinch share of league title". Chicago Tribune. Associated Press. November 8, 2009. p. 3:4. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "South Dakota State Jackrabbits Schedule 2009". ESPN. Retrieved November 22, 2025.
- ^ "2009 Football Schedule". South Dakota State University Athletics. Retrieved November 22, 2025.