2025 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

2025 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 16
FCS CoachesNo. 18
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. 1 North Dakota State $^   8 – 0     12 – 1  
No. 12 South Dakota ^   6 – 2     10 – 5  
No. 17т Illinois State ^   5 – 3     12 – 4  
No. 19 North Dakota ^   5 – 3     8 – 6  
No. 14 Youngstown State ^   5 – 3     8 – 5  
No. 16 South Dakota State ^   4 – 4     9 – 5  
No. 23 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
As of December 24, 2025
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[1] 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.[2] 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.

Preseason

MVFC poll

Main article: 2025 Missouri Valley Football Conference season § Preseason

The Missouri Valley Football Conference released its preseason poll on July 21, 2025, voted on by league athletic directors, coaches, and media members. The Jackrabbits were predicted to finish second in the conference.[3]

Offseason

Transfers

Outgoing

Player Position Destination
Abraham Hoskins III DB Central Missouri
Davin Stoffel TE Illinois
Bryce Hawthorne DL Iowa
Mark Gronowski QB Iowa
Joey Vieth LB Nebraska–Kearney
Tak Tateoka QB Northern Arizona
Griffin Wilde WR Northwestern
Evan Beerntsen OL Northwestern
Max Elrod DL Sioux Falls
Kentrell Prejean WR Southeastern Louisiana
Dawson Rudd OL Tarleton State
Max Baloun DL Washington State
Tucker Large S Washington State
Matthew Durrance S Washington State
Angel Johnson RB Washington State
Kirby Vorhees RB Washington State
Cale Reeder DB Washington State
Caleb Francl LB Washington State
Jack Stevens K Washington State
Fernando Lecuona DE Washington State
Carsten Reynolds LB Washington State
Colby Humphrey DB Washington State
Trey Ridley S Washington State
Maxwell Woods RB Washington State
Nick Bakken OL Washington State
Anthony Palano LB Washington State
Beau Baker TE Washington State

Incoming

Player Position Previous school
Isaiah Johnson DB Bemidji State
Kevin Carrigan Jr. K Bloomsburg
Jayden Oliver DB Buffalo
Jason Thome S Colorado Mesa
John Pica OL Dakota Wesleyan
Ernest Blackshire Jr. LB DuPage
Jamari Holliman DB FIU
Julius Loughridge RB Fordham
Jalyn Thompson TE Iowa
Graham Eben LB Iowa
Reese Osgood WR Iowa
Brody Targgart DL Iowa Western CC
Jackson Powers DB Minnesota
Koby Bretz DB Nebraska
Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda WR Nebraska
Alex Bullock WR Nebraska
Luke Marble QB Northern Illinois
Eli Stader K Northwestern (IA)
Coleman Kuntz TE Sacramento State
Mason Brosseau DT Sacramento State
Tak Tateoka QB St. Thomas
Nate Adams OL Stephen F. Austin
Max Elrod DL Sioux Falls
Matt Goehring LB Sioux Falls
Kevin Carrigan P/K UCF
Kevin Spelman DL Valparaiso
Nate White RB Wisconsin

[4][5][6][7][8]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 306:00 p.m.No. 15 Sacramento State*No. 3
ESPN+W 20–319,163
September 67:00 p.m.at No. 3 Montana State*No. 2
ESPN+W 30–24 2OT22,117
September 136:00 p.m.Drake*No. 2
  • Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
  • Brookings, SD
ESPN+W 37–2119,213
September 272:00 p.m.Mercyhurst*No. 2
  • Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
  • Brookings, SD
ESPN+W 51–719,034
October 45:00 p.m.at No. 24 Youngstown StateNo. 2
ESPN+W 35–3011,068
October 112:00 p.m.Northern IowaNo. 2
  • Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
  • Brookings, SD
ESPN+W 31–319,342
October 186:00 p.m.at Murray StateNo. 2
ESPN+W 35−146,746
October 257:00 p.m.No. 1 North Dakota StateNo. 2
ESPNUL 7–3819,477
November 12:00 p.m.Indiana StateNo. 4т
  • Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
  • Brookings, SD
ESPN+L 12–2415,842
November 83:00 p.m.at No. 22 South DakotaNo. 8
ESPNUL 17–249,159
November 152:00 p.m.No. 14 Illinois StateNo. 16
  • Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
  • Brookings, SD
ESPN+L 21–3511,407
November 221:00 p.m.at No. 13 North DakotaNo. 22
ESPN+W 34–31 OT11,396
November 2912:00 p.m.No. 22 New Hampshire*No. 16
ESPN+W 41–33,843
December 61:00 p.m.at No. 3 Montana*No. 16
ESPN+L 29–5018,197

Game summaries

No. 15 Sacramento State

See also: 2025 Sacramento State Hornets football team
No. 15 Sacramento State Hornets (0-0) at No. 3 South Dakota State Jackrabbits (0-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 15 Hornets 3 0 003
No. 3 Jackrabbits 3 14 0320

at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium • Brookings, SD

  • Date: August 30
  • Game time: 4:00 PM PDT
  • Game attendance: 19,163
  • Referee: Gregory Gompf
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Tyler Merriam (play-by-play) and Kurtiss Riggs (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • SDST – Eli Stader 22-yard field goal, 8:11. Jackrabbits 3–0. Drive: 5 plays, 43 yards, 1:52.
  • SAC – Grant Meadors 36-yard field goal, 5:18. Tied 3–3. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:52.
Second quarter
  • SDST – Andrew Gustad 4-yard pass from Chase Mason (Eli Stader kick), 12:38. Jackrabbits 10–3. Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 7:34.
  • SDST – Lofton O'Groske 3-yard run (Eli Stader kick), 3:51. Jackrabbits 17–3. Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 4:54.
Third quarter

No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter
  • SDST – Eli Stader 28-yard field goal, 2:27. Jackrabbits 20–3. Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 5:13.
Statistics SAC SDST
First downs 7 28
Total yards 131 430
Rushes–yards 24–24 56–240
Passing yards 107 190
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 11–27–1 17–23–0
Turnovers 2 2
Time of possession 18:54 41:06
Team Category Player Statistics
Sacramento State Passing Jaden Rashada 11/27, 107 yards, INT
Rushing Rodney Hammond Jr. 6 carries, 12 yards
Receiving Jordan Anderson 4 receptions, 49 yards
South Dakota State Passing Chase Mason 17/23, 190 yards, TD
Rushing Julius Loughridge 22 carries, 159 yards
Receiving Lofton O'Groske 5 receptions, 76 yards

at No. 3 Montana State

See also: 2025 Montana State Bobcats football team
No. 2 South Dakota State Jackrabbits (1-0) at No. 3 Montana State Bobcats (0-1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OT2OTTotal
No. 2 Jackrabbits 3 7 077630
No. 3 Bobcats 0 10 077024

at Bobcat Stadium, Bozeman, MT

  • Date: September 6
  • Game time: 6:00 PM MDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Wind: NW at 1 mile per hour (1.6 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 22,117
  • Referee: Kelly Holman
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Ben Creighton (play-by-play), Ty Gregorak (analyst) and Grace Lawrence (sideline)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (9:02) SDST – Eli Stader 25-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 68 yards, 5:58; South Dakota State 3–0)
Second Quarter
  • (10:47) MTST – Justin Lamson 7-yard run, Myles Sansted kick (Drive: 9 plays, 88 yards, 4:07; Montana State 7-3)
  • (1:06) SDST – Chase Mason 8-yard run, Eli Stader kick (Drive: 2 plays, 21 yards, 0:46; South Dakota State 10-7)
  • (0:00) MTST – Myles Sansted 33-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards, 1:00; 10-10)
Third Quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth Quarter
  • (9:08) SDST – Lofton O'Groske 8-yard pass from Chase Mason, Eli Stader kick (Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 3:40; South Dakota State 17-10)
  • (6:37) MTST – Seth Brock 2-yard fumble return, Myles Sansted kick (Drive: 4 plays, -11 yards, 1:38; 17-17)
Overtime
  • MTST – Adam Jones 2-yard run, Myles Sansted kick (Drive: 6 plays, 25 yards; Montana State 24-17)
  • SDST – Lofton O'Groske 2-yard pass from Chase Mason, Eli Stader kick (Drive: 2 plays, 25 yards; 24-24)
2nd Overtime
  • SDST – Baryden Delahoyde 25-yard pass from Chase Mason, two-point pass conversion failed (Drive: 1 play, 25 yards; South Dakota State 30-24)
Statistics SDST MTST
First downs 16 17
Total yards 297 349
Rushing yards 123 210
Passing yards 174 139
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 17-25-0 19-29-0
Time of possession 33:05 26:55
Team Category Player Statistics
South Dakota State Passing Chase Mason 17/25, 174 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Julius Loughridge 23 carries, 99 yards
Receiving Lofton O'Groske 12 receptions, 125 yards, 2 TD
Montana State Passing Justin Lamson 18/28, 123 yards
Rushing Justin Lamson 20 carries, 96 yards, TD
Receiving Dane Steel 3 receptions, 49 yards

Drake

See also: 2025 Drake Bulldogs football team
Drake Bulldogs (1-0) at No. 2 South Dakota State Jackrabbits (2-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 7 3 8321
No. 2 Jackrabbits 14 7 10637

at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium, Brookings, SD

  • Date: September 13
  • Game time: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: S at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 19,213
  • Referee: Jason Perkins
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Tom Nieman (play-by-play), Kurtiss Riggs (analyst) and Darron Wallace (sideline)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (12:53) DRKE – Hank Foley 31-yard pass from Xavier Washington, Harry Balke kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:07; Drake 7-0)
  • (6:34) SDST – Alex Bullock 9-yard pass from Chase Mason, Eli Stader kick (Drive: 3 plays, 40 yards, 1:03; 7-7)
  • (5:59) SDST – Julius Loughridge 15-yard run, Eli Stader kick (Drive: 2 plays, 19 yards, 0:35; South Dakota State 14-7)
Second Quarter
  • (14:56) DRKE – Harry Balke 41-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 24 yards, 2:13; South Dakota State 14-10)
  • (5:59) SDST – James Basinger 2-yard run, Eli Stader kick (Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 6:41; South Dakota State 21-10)
Third Quarter
  • (11:09) SDST – Julius Loughridge 4-yard run, Eli Stader kick (Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:51; South Dakota State 28-10)
  • (7:28) DRKE – Logan Inagawa 3-yard run, Nick Herman pass to Logan Inagawa for two-point conversion (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:41; South Dakota State 28-18)
  • (1:57) SDST – Ryan Harrington 39-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 24 yards, 2:13; South Dakota State 31-18)
Fourth Quarter
  • (8:10) SDST – Corey Blair Jr. 5-yard run, two-point pass conversion failed (Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 5:05; South Dakota State 37-18)
  • (0:04) DRKE – Harry Balke 24-yard field goal (Drive: 18 plays, 68 yards, 8:06; South Dakota State 37-21)
Statistics DRKE SDST
First downs 18 23
Total yards 295 436
Rushing yards 121 211
Passing yards 174 225
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18-29-1 18-25-0
Time of possession 27:30 32:30
Team Category Player Statistics
Drake Passing Logan Inagawa 15/25, 140 yards, INT
Rushing Logan Inagawa 14 carries, 58 yards, TD
Receiving Hank Foley 3 receptions, 54 yards, TD
South Dakota State Passing Chase Mason 18/25, 225 yards, TD
Rushing Julius Loughridge 20 carries, 83 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Lofton O'Groske 6 receptions, 78 yards

Mercyhurst

See also: 2025 Mercyhurst Lakers football team
Mercyhurst Lakers (1-3) at No. 2 South Dakota State Jackrabbits (3-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Lakers 0 7 007
No. 2 Jackrabbits 17 6 141451

at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium, Brookings, SD

  • Date: September 27
  • Game time: 2:00 PM CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind: S at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 19,034
  • Referee: Gregory Gompf
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First Quarter
  • (10:03) SDST – Eli Stader 36-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 43 yards, 4:51; South Dakota State 3-0)
  • (4:20) SDST – Alex Bullock 28-yard pass from Chase Mason, Eli Stader kick (Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 3:35; South Dakota State 10-0)
  • (3:56) SDST – Lofton O'Groske 19-yard pass from Chase Mason, Eli Stader kick (Drive: 1 play, 19 yards, 0:06; South Dakota State 17-0)
Second Quarter
  • (13:38) MERC – Evan Van Dyke 22-yard pass from Adam Urena, Max Young kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:18; South Dakota State 17-7)
  • (5:12) SDST – Eli Stader 25-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 76 yards, 8:20; South Dakota State 20-7)
  • (0:00) SDST – Eli Stader 28-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 26 yards, 1:50; South Dakota State 23-7)
Third Quarter
  • (9:59) SDST – Jack Smith 18-yard pass from Chase Mason, Eli Stader kick (Drive: 5 plays, 42 yards, 2:39; South Dakota State 30-7)
  • (4:23) SDST – James Basinger 1-yard run, Eli Stader kick (Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards, 1:07; South Dakota State 37-7)
Fourth Quarter
  • (12:48) SDST – Brenden Begeman 5-yard run, Eli Stader kick (Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 4:48; South Dakota State 44-7)
  • (1:55) SDST – James Basinger 1-yard run, Eli Stader kick (Drive: 14 plays, 67 yards, 9:19; South Dakota State 51-7)
Statistics MERC SDST
First downs 9 26
Total yards 154 469
Rushing yards 41 126
Passing yards 113 343
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 13–20–2 24–32–0
Time of possession 23:13 36:47
Team Category Player Statistics
Mercyhurst Passing Adam Urena 12/18, 103 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Brian Trobel 9 carries, 22 yards
Receiving Evan Van Dyke 5 receptions, 62 yards, TD
South Dakota State Passing Chase Mason 21/29, 321 yards, 3 TD
Rushing James Basinger 15 carries, 53 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Grahm Goering 7 receptions, 101 yards

at No. 24 Youngstown State

See also: 2025 Youngstown State Penguins football team
No. 2 South Dakota State Jackrabbits (4-0) vs. No. 24 Youngstown State Penguins (3-1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 2 Jackrabbits 0 7 21735
No. 24 Penguins 7 10 01330

at Stambaugh Stadium, Youngstown, OH

  • Date: October 4
  • Game time: 6:00 PM EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Wind: SW at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 11,068
  • Referee: John Shay
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Drae Smith (play-by-play) and Frank Stams (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (11:52) YSU – Max Tomczak 23-yard pass from Beau Brungard, Andrew Lastovka kick (Drive: 3 plays, 47 yards, 1:17; YSU 7–0)
Second Quarter
  • (14:00) YSU – Beau Brungard 4-yard run, Andrew Lastovka kick (Drive: 15 plays, 80 yards, 6:59; YSU 14–0)
  • (4:58) SDST – Greyton Gannon 4-yard pass from Chase Mason, Eli Stader kick (Drive: 9 plays, 90 yards, 3:41; YSU 14–7)
  • (2:23) YSU – Andrew Lastovka 29-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 2:29; YSU 17–7)
Third Quarter
  • (12:50) SDST – Julius Loughridge 3-yard run, Eli Stader kick (Drive: 2 plays, 54 yards, 0:35; YSU 17–14)
  • (5:54) SDST – Julius Loughridge 14-yard run, Eli Stader kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:49; SDST 21–17)
  • (2:18) SDST – Julius Loughridge 2-yard run, Eli Stader kick (Drive: 6 plays, 57 yards, 2:35; SDST 28–17)
Fourth Quarter
  • (10:31) YSU – Max Tomczak 29-yard pass from Beau Brungard, Andrew Lastovka kick (Drive: 3 plays, 59 yards, 1:26; SDST 28–24)
  • (3:17) SDST – Julius Loughridge 24-yard run, Eli Stader kick (Drive: 3 plays, 40 yards, 1:43; SDST 35–24)
  • (0:38) YSU – Max Tomczak 2-yard pass from Beau Brungard, two-point conversion failed (Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 2:37; SDST 35–30)
Statistics SDST YSU
First downs 20 25
Total yards 405 431
Rushing yards 216 156
Passing yards 189 275
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 14–29–1 29–44–0
Time of possession 29:31 30:29
Team Category Player Statistics
South Dakota State Passing Chase Mason 14/29, 189 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Julius Loughridge 25 carries, 176 yards, 4 TD
Receiving Alex Bullock 10 receptions, 162 yards
Youngstown State Passing Beau Brungard 29/44, 275 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Beau Brungard 22 carries, 130 yards, TD
Receiving Max Tomczak 8 receptions, 92 yards, 3 TD

Northern Iowa

See also: 2025 Northern Iowa Panthers football team
Northern Iowa Panthers (2-3) vs. No. 2 South Dakota State Jackrabbits (5-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Panthers 0 3 003
No. 2 Jackrabbits 7 7 71031

at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium, Brookings, SD

  • Date: October 11
  • Game time: 2:00 PM CDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C) • Wind: S at 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 19,342
  • Referee: Tyler Downs
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Tyler Merriam (play-by-play) and Kurtiss Riggs (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (4:31) SDST – Chase Mason 2-yard run, Eli Stader kick (Drive: 7 plays, 37 yards, 3:11; South Dakota State 7-0)
Second Quarter
  • (4:23) UNI – Max Bartachek 30-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 67 yards, 7:24; South Dakota State 7-3)
  • (2:02) SDST – Chase Mason 2-yard run, Eli Stader kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:21; South Dakota State 14-3)
Third Quarter
  • (1:14) SDST – Greyton Gannon 22-yard pass from Chase Mason, Eli Stader kick (Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 3:04; South Dakota State 21-3)
Fourth Quarter
  • (11:06) SDST – Andrew Gustad 11-yard pass from Chase Mason, Eli Stader kick (Drive: 6 plays, 49 yards, 2:29; South Dakota State 28-3)
  • (3:58) SDST – Eli Stader 30-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 72 yards, 4:57; South Dakota State 31-3)
Statistics UNI SDST
First downs 14 24
Total yards 221 382
Rushing yards 78 120
Passing yards 143 262
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 14-27-4 20-33-0
Time of possession 28:01 31:59
Team Category Player Statistics
Northern Iowa Passing Matthew Shecklman 12/20, 125 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Bill Jackson 10 carries, 29 yards
Receiving Tysen Kershaw 2 receptions, 48 yards
South Dakota State Passing Chase Mason 19/31, 251 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Julius Loughridge 19 carries, 76 yards
Receiving Alex Bullock 5 receptions, 82 yards

at Murray State

See also: 2025 Murray State Racers football team
No. 2 South Dakota State Jackrabbits (6-0) vs. Murray State Racers (0-6) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 2 Jackrabbits 7 7 71435
Racers 7 0 0714

at Roy Stewart Stadium, Murray, KY

  • Date: October 18
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: S at 14 miles per hour (23 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 6,746
  • Referee: Gregory Gompf
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Casey Roehl (play-by-play) and Drayton Charlton-Perrin (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (5:51) SDST – Chase Mason 6-yard run, Eli Stader kick (Drive: 14 plays, 82 yards, 7:24; South Dakota State 7-0)
  • (3:06) MUR – Darius Cannon 65-yard pass from Jim Ogle, Jack Tannehill kick (Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards, 0:36; 7-7)
Second Quarter
  • (7:14) SDST – Jack Smith 10-yard pass from Luke Marble, Eli Stader kick (Drive: 6 plays, 88 yards, 1:51; South Dakota State 14-7)
Third Quarter
  • (13:49) SDST – Jack Smith 46-yard pass from Luke Marble, Eli Stader kick (Drive: 4 plays, 59 yards, 1:04; South Dakota State 21-7)
Fourth Quarter
  • (13:15) SDST – Josiah Johnson 1-yard run, Eli Stader kick (Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 4:05; South Dakota State 28-7)
  • (12:10) MUR – Jordan Washington 60-yard pass from Jim Ogle, Jack Tannehill kick (Drive: 3 plays, 68 yards, 1:05; South Dakota State 28-14)
  • (5:51) SDST – James Basinger 6-yard run, Eli Stader kick (Drive: 10 plays, 52 yards, 5:52; South Dakota State 35-14)
Statistics SDST MUR
First downs 25 20
Total yards 469 438
Rushing yards 211 111
Passing yards 258 327
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18-27-1 20-32-4
Time of possession 35:55 24:05
Team Category Player Statistics
South Dakota State Passing Luke Marble 13/21, 189 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Julius Loughridge 25 carries, 88 yards
Receiving Alex Bullock 6 receptions, 99 yards
Murray State Passing Jim Ogle 20/32, 327 yards, 2 TD, 4 INT
Rushing Jordan Washington 13 carries, 56 yards
Receiving Darius Cannon 5 receptions, 100 yards, TD

No. 1 North Dakota State (Dakota Marker)

See also: 2025 North Dakota State Bison football team and Dakota Marker
No. 1 North Dakota State Bison (7-0) vs. No. 2 South Dakota State Jackrabbits (7-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 1 Bison 14 17 0738
No. 2 Jackrabbits 0 7 007

at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium, Brookings, SD

  • Date: October 25
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 57 °F (14 °C) • Wind: SE at 14 miles per hour (23 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 19,477
  • Referee: David Hergert
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Richard Cross (play-by-play), Taylor McHargue (analyst), Tori Petry (sideline)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (5:11) NDSU – Cole Payton 1-yard run, Eli Ozick kick (Drive: 16 plays, 84 yards, 9:00; North Dakota State 7–0)
  • (0:16) NDSU – Cole Payton 2-yard run, Eli Ozick kick (Drive: 5 plays, 63 yards, 3:00; North Dakota State 14–0)
Second Quarter
  • (10:55) NDSU – Barika Kpeenu 2-yard run, Eli Ozick kick (Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 3:48; North Dakota State 21–0)
  • (5:54) SDSU – Lofton O'Groske 17-yard pass from Luke Marble, Eli Stader kick (Drive: 2 plays, 43 yards, 0:28; North Dakota State 21–7)
  • (2:38) NDSU – Cole Payton 57-yard run, Eli Ozick kick (Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 3:10; North Dakota State 28–7)
  • (0:02) NDSU – Eli Ozick 43-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 0:58; North Dakota State 31–7)
Third Quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth Quarter
  • (11:55) NDSU – Cole Payton 47-yard run, Eli Ozick kick (Drive: 1 play, 47 yards, 0:09; North Dakota State 38–7)
Statistics NDSU SDST
First downs 24 11
Total yards 500 166
Rushing yards 257 43
Passing yards 243 123
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–24–1 9–19–0
Time of possession 38:01 21:59
Team Category Player Statistics
North Dakota State Passing Cole Payton 18/23, 243 yards, INT
Rushing Cole Payton 17 carries, 137 yards, 4 TD
Receiving Bryce Lance 5 receptions, 103 yards
South Dakota State Passing Luke Marble 7/16, 89 yards, TD
Rushing Julius Loughridge 10 carries, 38 yards
Receiving Lofton O'Groske 2 receptions, 43 yards, TD

Indiana State

See also: 2025 Indiana State Sycamores football team
Indiana State Sycamores (2-6) vs. No. 4т South Dakota State Jackrabbits (7-1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Sycamores 7 3 7724
No. 4т Jackrabbits 3 3 0612

at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium, Brookings, SD

  • Date: November 1
  • Game time: 2:00 PM CDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 41 °F (5 °C) • Wind: N at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 15,842
  • Referee: Jason Perkins
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First Quarter
  • (11:39) SDST – Eli Stader 44-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 3:17; South Dakota State 3–0)
  • (11:25) INST – Rashad Rochelle 95-yard kickoff return, Sebastian Lopez kick (Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00; Indiana State 7–3)
Second Quarter
  • (14:19) INST – Sebastian Lopez 46-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 43 yards, 3:39; Indiana State 10–3)
  • (9:27) SDST – Eli Stader 46-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 32 yards, 4:46; Indiana State 10-6)
Third Quarter
  • (5:03) INST – Rashad Rochelle 14-yard pass from Keegan Patterson, Sebastian Lopez kick (Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 4:28; Indiana State 17-6)
Fourth Quarter
  • (8:36) SDST – Alex Bullock 27-yard pass from Luke Marble, two-point run conversion failed (Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 3:58; Indiana State 17-12)
  • (3:06) INST – Rashad Rochelle 57-yard pass from Keegan Patterson, Sebastian Lopez kick (Drive: 2 plays, 57 yards, 0:47; Indiana State 24-12)
Statistics INST SDST
First downs 9 26
Total yards 228 441
Rushing yards 40 162
Passing yards 188 279
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 15-25-0 24-42-2
Time of possession 18:48 41:12
Team Category Player Statistics
Indiana State Passing Keegan Patterson 15/25, 188 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Kaden Patterson 6 carries, 34 yards
Receiving Rashad Rochelle 4 receptions, 84 yards, 2 TD
South Dakota State Passing Luke Marble 17/29, 181 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Josiah Johnson 14 carries, 75 yards
Receiving Alex Bullock 7 receptions, 107 yards, TD

at No. 22 South Dakota (rivalry)

See also: 2025 South Dakota Coyotes football team and South Dakota–South Dakota State football rivalry
No. 8 South Dakota State Jackrabbits (7–2) at No. 22 South Dakota Coyotes (6–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 8 Jackrabbits 10 7 0017
No. 22 Coyotes 7 10 7024

at DakotaDome, Vermillion, South Dakota

  • Date: November 8
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: None (played indoors)
  • Game attendance: 9,159
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Chuckie Kempf (play-by-play) and Darius Walker (analyst)
Statistics SDST SDAK
First downs 16 20
Total yards 330 333
Rushing yards 191 175
Passing yards 139 158
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 13–24–1 14–21–0
Time of possession 27:24 32:36
Team Category Player Statistics
South Dakota State Passing Jack Henry 13/24, 139 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Jack Smith 3 carries, 82 yards, TD
Receiving Jack Smith 6 receptions, 61 yards
South Dakota Passing Aidan Bouman 14/21, 158 yards, TD
Rushing L. J. Phillips Jr. 27 carries, 168 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Larenzo Fenner 4 receptions, 68 yards, TD

No. 14 Illinois State

See also: 2025 Illinois State Redbirds football team
No. 14 Illinois State Redbirds (7-3) vs. No. 16 South Dakota State Jackrabbits (7-3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 14 Redbirds 28 7 0035
No. 16 Jackrabbits 0 13 0821

at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium, Brookings, SD

  • Date: November 15
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 52 °F (11 °C) • Wind: N at 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 11,407
  • Referee: Grant Henderson
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Tyler Merriam (play-by-play) and Mason Lieseth (analyst)
Statistics ILST SDST
First downs 20 22
Total yards 275 320
Rushing yards 134 66
Passing yards 141 254
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 17–33–0 32–51–2
Time of possession 28:56 31:04
Team Category Player Statistics
Illinois State Passing Tommy Rittenhouse 17/32, 141 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Victor Dawson 20 carries, 98 yards
Receiving Daniel Sobkowicz 5 receptions, 55 yards, 3 TD
South Dakota State Passing Jack Henry 32/51, 254 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Jack Henry 18 carries, 41 yards, TD
Receiving Alex Bullock 9 receptions, 68 yards

at No. 13 North Dakota

See also: 2025 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team
No. 22 South Dakota State Jackrabbits (7-4) vs. No. 13 North Dakota Fighting Hawks (7-4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 22 Jackrabbits - - --0
No. 13 Fighting Hawks - - --0

at Alerus Center, Grand Forks, ND

  • Date: November 22
  • Game time: 1:00 PM CST
Statistics SDST UND
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
South Dakota State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
North Dakota Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213Final
STATS FCS32 (2)2 (7)2 (4)2 (4)2 (4)2 (1)2 (1)2 (1)4т8162216
Coaches322 (2)2 (1)2 (1)2 (1)22259152218

Roster

2025 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 5 Jon Bell Sr
QB 16 Jack Henry  Fr
QB 13 Luke Marble  Fr
QB 7 Chase Mason Sr
QB Preston Otter Fr
QB 17 Jack Thue  Fr
RB 32 James Basinger Fr
RB 24 Brenden Begeman  So
RB 29 Corey Blair Jr. Fr
RB 34 Josiah Johnson Fr
RB 15 Julius Loughridge Sr
RB 44 Joshua Myers Fr
RB 35 Quinton Renfro  Fr
TE 4 David Alpers Jr
TE 87 Ben Brooks Fr
TE 10 Brayden Delahoyde  Fr
TE 89 Sebastyen Fries Fr
TE 88 Greyton Gannon Jr
TE 43 Andrew Gustad Jr
TE 46 Shane Henderson Fr
TE 82 Coleman Kuntz Sr
TE 46 Evan McCarty Fr
TE 83 John Pica Jr
TE 49 Jozef Reisz Fr
TE 33 Jalyn Thompson So
OL 73 Nate Adams Sr
OL 62 Kenyon Big Bow  So
OL 69 Quinten Christensen Jr
OL 64 Thomas Dwyer Fr
OL 78 Micah Hach Fr
OL 76 Sam Hagen Sr
OL 53 Caden Hotz  Fr
OL 58 Jackson Kerstin  So
OL 67 Ian Mutchler  So
OL 66 Brock Osbahr Fr
OL 77 William Paepke  So
OL 63 Kyan Rauk  Fr
OL 70 Lincoln Semchenko Fr
OL 74 J.B. Walters Fr
OL 54 Shane Willenbring  Fr
WR 84 Alex Bullock GS
WR 8 Sammy Dresie  Fr
WR 0 Landon Dulaney Fr
WR 6 Elijah Ervin Sr
WR 2 Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda GS
WR 12 Grahm Goering Sr
WR 23 Joe Kolega Fr
WR 18 Ky Oday Jr. Jr
WR 1 Lofton O'Groske So
WR 14 Reese Osgood Jr
WR 85 Joe Roll  So
WR 19 Jack Smith  Fr
WR 80 Zac Van Meeteren Fr
WR 11 Luke Womack Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 39 Beau Bakken Fr
LB 17 Ernest Blackshire Jr. Jr
LB 20 Graham Eben  Fr
LB 47 Kytan Fyfe Jr
LB 9 Matt Goehring Jr
LB 33 Bryce Johnson Jr
LB 42 Brady Kurt Fr
LB 44 Casey Larson Fr
LB 5 Cullen McShane Jr
LB 48 Jack Nash  Fr
LB 11 Joe Ollman Jr
LB 4 Andrew Price Fr
LB 45 Boden Schiller  Fr
LB 28 Chase Van Tol  So
LB 41 Spencer Wientjes Fr
DE 90 Daniel Bradley Fr
DE 8 Reis Kirschenman  So
DE 49 Luke Krempges Fr
DE 46 Maverick LeBrun Fr
DE 97 Blake Leiferman  Fr
DE 99 Dawson Ripperda Jr
DE 40 Liam Shaw Fr
DE 92 Sam Watts  Fr
DE 50 Nick Wells  Fr
DT 95 Mason Brosseau Sr
DT 57 Samuel Christensen Fr
DT 94 Kobe Clayborne Sr
DT 51 Logan Green Jr
DT 71 Reggie Kloehn Fr
DT 98 Mac Muller  Fr
DT 96 Rhett Schaefer  Fr
DT 91 Jace Sifore Jr
DT 55 Aaron Wolfcale-Holsten Sr
CB 37 Austin Bradley Fr
CB 30 Cody Cotton  Jr
CB 13 Aydan Dautermann Sr
CB 21 Myles Green Fr
CB 22 Jamari Holliman So
CB 36 Justin Kabera Fr
CB 16 Noah St-Juste  So
CB 2 Myles Taylor Sr
S 35 Finn Benz Fr
S 25 Koby Bretz Sr
S 43 Cam Cribari Fr
S 3 Dontay Johnson Jr
S 6 Jalen B. Lee Jr
S 38 Max Stanard  Fr
S 12 Jason Thome Jr
S 27 Noah Thompson Jr
S 31 Carter York Fr
DL 93 Kevin Spelman Sr
DL 52 Brody Targgart Jr
DB 0 Isaiah Johnson Sr
DB 1 Jayden Oliver GS
DB 34 Jackson Powers So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
PK 48 Krayton Bergstrom Fr
PK 40 Kevin Carrigan Jr. Jr
PK 99 Anthony Erickson So
PK 81 Ryan Harrington Fr
PK 26 Eli Strader GS
P 41 Max Pelham Sr
LS 37 Kaydon Olivia Sr
LS 59 Carson Strohbeen  So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Eric Eidsness – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
  • Brian Bergstrom – Defensive coordinator/safeties
  • Isaiah Jackson – Special teams coordinator
  • Mike Bangtson – Offensive line
  • Vince Benedetto – Tight ends
  • Luke Bengtson – Wide receivers
  • Zane Busekist – Linebackers
  • Deontae Cooper – Running backs/recruiting coordinator
  • Logan McCormick – Defensive line
  • Marcus McLin – Cornerbacks
  • Nathan Morris &nbdash; Director of Football Performance
  • Ethan Beisner – Director of Football Operations
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

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  3. ^ "Missouri Valley Football Announces predicted order of finish". valley-football.org. Missouri Valley Football Conference. July 21, 2025. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  4. ^ "South Dakota State Jackrabbits 2025 College Football Transfer Portal Latest Activity". 247Sports.
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