American college football season
The 2013 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team represented South Dakota State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 17th-year head coach John Stiegelmeier, the Jackrabbits compiled an overall record of 9–5 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing in a four-way tie for second in the MVFC. South Dakota State received an at–large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where the Jackrabbits defeated Northern Arizona in the first round before falling to Eastern Washington in the second round. The team played home games at Coughlin–Alumni Stadium in Brookings, South Dakota.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 6:00 pm | Butler* | No. 6 | | Midco SN | W 55–14 | 9,729 |
September 7 | 6:00 pm | at North Dakota* | No. 6 | | | W 35–28 | 10,038 |
September 14 | 6:00 pm | Southeastern Louisiana* | No. 6 | - Coughlin–Alumni Stadium
- Brookings, SD
| | W 34–26 | 13,456 |
September 21 | 2:30 pm | at Nebraska* | No. 6 | | BTN | L 20–59 | 90,614 |
September 28 | 2:00 pm | No. 1 North Dakota State | No. 6 | | Midco SN | L 0–20 | 16,498 |
October 5 | 2:00 pm | Southern Illinois | No. 7 | - Coughlin–Alumni Stadium
- Brookings, SD
| ESPN3 | L 24–27 | 11,250 |
October 12 | 3:00 pm | at Western Illinois | No. 13 | | ESPN3 | W 38–14 | 10,232 |
October 19 | 1:00 pm | at Missouri State | No. 15 | | ESPN3 | L 21–35 | 12,321 |
October 26 | 2:00 pm | No. 17 Northern Iowa | No. 25 | - Coughlin–Alumni Stadium
- Brookings, SD
| Midco SN | W 37–34 2OT | 7,912 |
November 9 | 2:00 pm | Indiana State | No. 19 | - Coughlin–Alumni Stadium
- Brookings, SD
| | W 29–0 | 5,317 |
November 16 | 1:00 pm | at South Dakota | No. 19 | | Midco SN | W 27–12 | 10,845 |
November 23 | 1:00 pm | at No. 15 Youngstown State | No. 16 | | ESPN3 | W 42–13 | 8,973 |
November 30 | 7:00 pm | at No. 8 Northern Arizona* | No. 13 | | ESPN3 | W 26–7 | 5,077 |
December 7 | 3:00 pm | at No. 3 Eastern Washington* | No. 13 | | ESPN3 | L 17–41 | 6,127 |
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The Dakota Marker matchup against North Dakota State set a new single-game home attendance record (16,498).[3]
Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
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Sports Network | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 13 |
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Coaches | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 24–T | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 14 |
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