# 2013 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

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 |
| August 31 | 6:00 pm | Butler* | No. 6 | Coughlin–Alumni StadiumBrookings, SD | Midco SN | W 55–14 | 9,729 |
| September 7 | 6:00 pm | at North Dakota* | No. 6 | Alerus CenterGrand Forks, ND | | W 35–28 | 10,038 |
| September 14 | 6:00 pm | Southeastern Louisiana* | No. 6 | Coughlin–Alumni StadiumBrookings, SD | | W 34–26 | 13,456 |
| September 21 | 2:30 pm | at Nebraska* | No. 6 | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE | BTN | L 20–59 | 90,614 |
| September 28 | 2:00 pm | No. 1 North Dakota State | No. 6 | Coughlin–Alumni StadiumBrookings, SD (Dakota Marker) | Midco SN | L 0–20 | 16,498 |
| October 5 | 2:00 pm | Southern Illinois | No. 7 | Coughlin–Alumni StadiumBrookings, SD | ESPN3 | L 24–27 | 11,250 |
| October 12 | 3:00 pm | at Western Illinois | No. 13 | Hanson FieldMacomb, IL | ESPN3 | W 38–14 | 10,232 |
| October 19 | 1:00 pm | at Missouri State | No. 15 | Plaster Sports ComplexSpringfield, MO | ESPN3 | L 21–35 | 12,321 |
| October 26 | 2:00 pm | No. 17 Northern Iowa | No. 25 | Coughlin–Alumni StadiumBrookings, SD | Midco SN | W 37–34 $^{2OT}$ | 7,912 |
| November 9 | 2:00 pm | Indiana State | No. 19 | Coughlin–Alumni StadiumBrookings, SD | | W 29–0 | 5,317 |
| November 16 | 1:00 pm | at South Dakota | No. 19 | DakotaDomeVermillion, SD | Midco SN | W 27–12 | 10,845 |
| November 23 | 1:00 pm | at No. 15 Youngstown State | No. 16 | Stambaugh StadiumYoungstown, OH | ESPN3 | W 42–13 | 8,973 |
| November 30 | 7:00 pm | at No. 8 Northern Arizona* | No. 13 | Walkup SkydomeFlagstaff, AZ (NCAA Division I First Round) | ESPN3 | W 26–7 | 5,077 |
| December 7 | 3:00 pm | at No. 3 Eastern Washington* | No. 13 | Roos FieldCheney, WA (NCAA Division I Second Round) | ESPN3 | L 17–41 | 6,127 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||
The Dakota Marker matchup against North Dakota State set a new single-game home attendance record (16,498).

## Ranking movements

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking т = Tied with team above or below :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
| Sports Network | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 13 |
| Coaches | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 24–T | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 14 |