2014 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

2014 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football
FCS Playoffs Second Round vs. North Dakota State, L 24–27
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	#12
FCS Coaches	#13
2014 record	9–5 (5–3 MVFC)
Head coach	John Stiegelmeier (17th year)
Offensive coordinator	Eric Eidsness
Defensive coordinator	Clint Brown
Home stadium	Coughlin–Alumni Stadium (Capacity: 15,000)

2014 MVFC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#1 North Dakota St. +^		7	–	1					15	–	1
#2 Illinois State +^		7	–	1					13	–	2
#10 Northern Iowa ^		6	–	2					9	–	5
#12 South Dakota St. ^		5	–	3					9	–	5
#19 Indiana State ^		4	–	4					8	–	6
#22 Youngstown State		4	–	4					7	–	5
Southern Illinois		3	–	5					6	–	6
Western Illinois		3	–	5					5	–	7
Missouri State		1	–	7					4	–	8
South Dakota		0	–	8					2	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2014 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team represented South Dakota State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are led by 17th-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 9–5, 5–3 in MVFC play to finish in fourth place. They were invited to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Montana State in the first round before losing in the second round to fellow MVFC member North Dakota State.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	2:30 PM	at #24 (FBS) Missouri*	#10	Faurot Field • Columbia, MO	ESPNU	L 18–38	60,589
September 6	6:00 PM	Cal Poly*	#12	Coughlin–Alumni Stadium • Brookings, SD	JE	W 44–18	12,219
September 13	7:00 PM	at Southern Utah*	#11	Eccles Coliseum • Ceder City, UT		W 26–6	5,017
September 20	6:00 PM	UW–Oshkosh*	#10	Coughlin–Alumni Stadium • Brookings, SD	JE	W 41–3	13,731
October 4	2:00 PM	at #22 Illinois State	#9	Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL		L 10–45	10,919
October 11	6:00 PM	Missouri State	#19	Coughlin–Alumni Stadium • Brookings, SD	Midco SN	W 32–28	11,348
October 18	4:00 PM	at #20 Northern Iowa	#18	UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA		W 31–28	15,049
October 25	2:00 PM	#17 Youngstown State	#13	Coughlin–Alumni Stadium • Brookings, SD	JE	L 27–30	14,480
November 1	2:30 PM	at #1 North Dakota State	#18	Fargodome • Fargo, ND (Dakota Marker)	Midco SN	L 17–37	18,832
November 8	12:00 PM	at #17 Indiana State	#22	Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN		W 32–17	4,905
November 15	2:00 PM	Western Illinois	#19	Coughlin–Alumni Stadium • Brookings, SD	JE	W 59–24	3,204
November 22	2:00 PM	South Dakota	#16	Coughlin–Alumni Stadium • Brookings, SD (Rivalry)	Midco SN	W 37–14	10,631
November 29	3:00 PM	at #17 Montana State*	#14	Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT (FCS Playoffs First Round)	ESPN3	W 47–40	7,747
December 6	2:30 PM	#2 North Dakota State	#14	Fargodome • Fargo, ND (FCS Playoffs Second Round)	ESPN3	L 24–27	18,113
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
Sports Network	10	12	11	10	9	9	19	18	13	18	22	19	16	14	12
Coaches	10	11	10	10	9	9	19	16	15	19	22	19	15	13	13