A resolution congratulating the South Dakota State University Jackrabbits on winning the 2024 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Championship Subdivision title.

Bill: 118-sres-519
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD]
Introduced: 2024-01-11
Policy area: Sports and Recreation
Subjects: Athletes

Congressional tributes

Higher education

Ohio

Professional sports

School athletics

South Dakota
Latest action: action_date: 2024-01-11
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S81; text: CR S95)

Summaries:
action_date: 2024-01-11
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This resolution congratulates the South Dakota State University football team on a successful season and for winning the 2024 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Championship Subdivision title.</p>

action_date: 2024-01-11
action_desc: Passed House
text: <p>This resolution congratulates the South Dakota State University football team on a successful season and for winning the 2024 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Championship Subdivision title.</p>

tv_txt: III 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. RES. 519 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 11, 2024 Mr. Thune (for himself and Mr. Rounds ) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to RESOLUTION Congratulating the South Dakota State University Jackrabbits on winning the 2024 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Championship Subdivision title.

Whereas, on January 7, 2024, the South Dakota State University (referred to in this preamble as “SDSU”) Jackrabbits defeated the University of Montana Grizzlies by a score of 23-3 in the 2024 National Collegiate Athletic Association (referred to in this preamble as the “NCAA”) Division I Football Championship Subdivision (referred to in this preamble as the “FCS”) championship game in Frisco, Texas; Whereas the SDSU Jackrabbits football program, for the second consecutive year, have won the national championship; Whereas the SDSU Jackrabbits finished the 2023–2024 season undefeated with an overall record of 15 wins and 0 losses, with 8 wins and 0 losses in the Missouri Valley Football Conference, and earned the #1 seed in the FCS playoffs; Whereas the SDSU Jackrabbits have qualified for the FCS playoffs in each of the past 12 seasons; Whereas, during the 2023–2024 season, the SDSU Jackrabbits— (1) averaged 37.33 points and 449.9 yards per game; and (2) allowed only 9.27 points and 257.2 yards per game on average; Whereas the Head Coach Jimmy Rogers was introduced as the 21 st head football coach for SDSU on January 20, 2023; Whereas Coach Rogers was awarded the Stats Perform 2023 Eddie Robinson Award, given to the FCS coach of the year; and Whereas President Barry Dunn and Athletic Director Justin Sell have cultivated a standard of excellence within SDSU athletics and guided the athletic programs at SDSU to national prominence: Now, therefore, be it

That the Senate— (1) congratulates and honors the South Dakota State University football team on a successful season and for winning the 2024 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Championship Subdivision title; (2) recognizes the hard work, dedication, determination, and commitment of the South Dakota State University football players, coaches, and staff; and (3) respectfully requests that the Secretary of the Senate transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to— (A) the President of South Dakota State University, Barry Dunn; (B) the Athletic Director of South Dakota State University, Justin Sell; and (C) the Head Coach of the South Dakota State University Jackrabbits football team, Jimmy Rogers.