2024 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

2024 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football
2024 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 MVFC)
Head coach	Jimmy Rogers (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Ryan Olson (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Danny Freund (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Jesse Bobbit (2nd season)
Home stadium	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

The 2024 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team will represent South Dakota State University during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season, as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They are expected to be led by second-year head coach Jimmy Rogers and will play their home games at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium in Brookings, South Dakota.

2024 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Illinois State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Indiana State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Missouri State*	0	–	0	0	–	0
Murray State	0	–	0	0	–	0
North Dakota	0	–	0	0	–	0
North Dakota State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Northern Iowa	0	–	0	0	–	0
South Dakota	0	–	0	0	–	0
South Dakota State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Southern Illinois	0	–	0	0	–	0
Youngstown State	0	–	0	0	–	0
* Ineligible for 2024 FCS playoffs due to transition to the FBS

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant As of June 17, 2024 Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV
August 31		at No. 18 (FBS) Oklahoma State*	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK
September 7	6:00 p.m.	Incarnate Word*	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD
September 14	6:00 p.m.	Augustana (SD)*	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD
September 21		at Southeastern Louisiana*	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA
October 5		at Northern Iowa	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA
October 12	2:00 p.m.	Youngstown State	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD
October 19		at North Dakota State	Fargodome Fargo, ND (rivalry)	ESPN/2/U
October 26		South Dakota	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD (rivalry)	ESPN/2/U
November 2	2:00 p.m.	Murray State	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD
November 9		at North Dakota	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND
November 16	2:00 p.m.	Southern Illinois	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD
November 23		at Missouri State	Robert W. Plaster Stadium Springfield, MO
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time Source: ^[1]^[2]

Rankings

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS
Coaches

Game summaries

at No. 18 (FBS) Oklahoma State

South Dakota State at No. 18 (FBS) Oklahoma State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jackrabbits	0	0	0	0	0
No. 18 (FBS) Cowboys	0	0	0	0	0

Date: August 31
Location:
Boone Pickens Stadium
Stillwater, OK

Source:

Statistics	SDSU	OSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Dakota State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Oklahoma State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Incarnate Word

Incarnate Word at South Dakota State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0
Jackrabbits	0	0	0	0	0

Date: September 7
Location:
Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
Brookings, SD
Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT

Source:

Statistics	UIW	SDSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Incarnate Word	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
South Dakota State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Augustana (South Dakota)

Augustana at South Dakota State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	0	0	0	0	0
Jackrabbits	0	0	0	0	0

Date: September 14
Location:
Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
Brookings, SD
Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT

Source:

Statistics	AUG	SDSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Augustana	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
South Dakota State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Southeastern Louisiana

South Dakota State at Southeastern Louisiana

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jackrabbits	0	0	0	0	0
Lions	0	0	0	0	0

Date: September 21
Location:
Strawberry Stadium
Hammond, LA

Source:

Statistics	SDSU	SLU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Dakota State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Southeastern Louisiana	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Northern Iowa

South Dakota State at Northern Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jackrabbits	0	0	0	0	0
Panthers	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 5
Location:
UNI-Dome
Cedar Falls, IA

Source:

Statistics	SDSU	UNI
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Dakota State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Northern Iowa	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Youngstown State

Youngstown State at South Dakota State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Penguins	0	0	0	0	0
Jackrabbits	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 12
Location:
Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
Brookings, SD
Game start: 2:00 p.m. CDT

Source:

Statistics	YSU	SDSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Youngstown State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
South Dakota State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at North Dakota State

South Dakota State at North Dakota State
Dakota Marker

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jackrabbits	0	0	0	0	0
Bison	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 19
Location:
Fargodome
Fargo, ND

Source:

Statistics	SDSU	NDSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Dakota State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
North Dakota State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

South Dakota

South Dakota at South Dakota State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Coyotes	0	0	0	0	0
Jackrabbits	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 26
Location:
Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
Brookings, SD
Game start: 2:00 p.m. CDT

Source:

Statistics	USD	SDSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Dakota	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
South Dakota State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Murray State

Murray State at South Dakota State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Racers	0	0	0	0	0
Jackrabbits	0	0	0	0	0

Date: November 2
Location:
Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
Brookings, SD
Game start: 2:00 p.m. CDT

Source:

Statistics	MSU	SDSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Murray State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
South Dakota State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at North Dakota

South Dakota State at North Dakota

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jackrabbits	0	0	0	0	0
Fighting Hawks	0	0	0	0	0

Date: November 9
Location:
Alerus Center
Grand Forks, ND

Source:

Statistics	SDSU	UND
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Dakota State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
North Dakota	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Southern Illinois

Southern Illinois at South Dakota State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Salukis	0	0	0	0	0
Jackrabbits	0	0	0	0	0

Date: November 16
Location:
Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
Brookings, SD
Game start: 2:00 p.m. CDT

Source:

Statistics	SIU	SDSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Southern Illinois	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
South Dakota State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Missouri State

South Dakota State at Missouri State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jackrabbits	0	0	0	0	0
Bears	0	0	0	0	0

Date: November 23
Location:
Plaster Stadium
Springfield, MO

Source:

Statistics	SDSU	MSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Dakota State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Missouri State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Roster

2024 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`13`	Jack Amer	Fr
QB	`9`	Jeff Becker	So
QB	`5`	Jon Bell	Jr
QB	`11`	Mark Gronowski	Sr
QB	`7`	Chase Mason	Jr
RB	`45`	Brenden Begeman	Fr
RB	`3`	Amar Johnson	Sr
RB	`21`	Angel Johnson	Jr
RB	`39`	Isaac Kracl	So
RB	`37`	Kirby Vorhees	Fr
TE	`83`	David Alpers	So
TE	`44`	Kevin Brenner	Sr
TE	`88`	Greyton Gannon	So
TE	`89`	Brody Gormley	So
TE	`56`	Andrew Gustad	So
TE	`81`	Joey Neumann	Fr
TE	`49`	Davin Stoffel	Fr
OL	`71`	Noah Atherton	Fr
OL	`66`	Brady Beck	Sr
OL	`61`	Evan Beerntsen	Sr
OL	`62`	Kenyon Big Bow	Fr
OL	`70`	Colby Christensen	Sr
OL	`69`	Quinten Christensen	So
OL	`76`	Bo Donald	Sr
OL	`65`	Cole Jarrett	Fr
OL	`68`	Jackson Kerstin	Fr
OL	`54`	Jalen Lee	Sr
OL	`50`	Gus Miller	Sr
OL	`67`	Ian Mutchler	Fr
OL	`77`	William Paepke	Fr
OL	`75`	Dawson Rudd	So
OL	`64`	Ethan Vibert	Sr
WR	`15`	Devon Cole Jr.	Sr
WR	`19`	Elijah Ervin	Jr
WR	`12`	Grahm Goering	Jr
WR	`86`	Patrick Hoffmann	Sr
WR	`36`	Dane Miller	So
WR	`82`	Ky Oday Jr.	So
WR	`80`	Kentrell Prejean	Fr
WR	`2`	Marcus Preston	Sr
WR	`84`	Joe Randle	Fr
WR	`85`	Joe Roll	Fr
WR	`18`	Griffin Wilde	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`32`	Adam Bock	Sr
LB	`9`	Caleb Francl	Sr
LB	`47`	Kytan Fyfe	So
LB	`43`	Adam Kusler	Sr
LB	`40`	Aaron Kusler	Sr
LB	`33`	Bryce Johnson	So
LB	`0`	Daeton Mcgaughy	Sr
LB	`46`	Cullen McShane	So
LB	`41`	Joe Ollman	So
LB	`38`	Trevor Scott	So
LB	`29`	Graham Spalding	Sr
LB	`28`	Chase Van Tol	Fr
DE	`90`	Randy Keumogne	Sr
DE	`97`	Reis Kirschenman	Fr
DE	`58`	Aidan Murphy	So
DE	`8`	Blake Peterson	GS
DE	`99`	Dawson Ripperda	So
DE	`57`	Levi Vanden Bos	Jr
DE	`50`	Nick Wells	Fr
DE	`95`	Zac Wilson	Sr
DT	`93`	Max Baloun	Sr
DT	`59`	Grant Conaway	Sr
DT	`52`	Jarod DePriest	Sr
DT	`51`	Logan Green	So
DT	`96`	Bryce Hawthorne	Fr
DT	`91`	Jace Sifore	So
DT	`55`	Aaron Wolfcale-Holsten	Jr
CB	`4`	Steven Arrell	Sr
CB	`7`	Dalys Beanum	Sr
CB	`30`	Cody Cotton	Jr
CB	`13`	Aydan Dautermann	Jr
CB	`17`	Abe Hoskins III	Sr
CB	`31`	Jalen B. Lee	So
CB	`16`	Noah St-Juste	Fr
CB	`20`	Myles Taylor	Jr
S	`23`	Matthew Durrance	Jr
S	`35`	Beau Giblin	Fr
S	`14`	Colby Huerter	Sr
S	`3`	Dontay Johnson	So
S	`1`	Tucker Large	Jr
S	`25`	Cale Reeder	Sr
S	`27`	Noah Thompson	So
S	`26`	Kolten Tilford	Fr