2024 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

2024 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football
MVFC co-champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 3
FCS CoachesNo. 3
Record12–3 (7–1 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRyan Olson (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorDanny Freund (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorJesse Bobbit (2nd season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumDana J. Dykhouse Stadium
2024 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 North Dakota State +^   7 – 1     14 – 2  
No. 3 +^   7 – 1     12 – 3  
No. 4 South Dakota +^   7 – 1     11 – 3  
No. 11 Illinois State ^   6 – 2     10 – 4  
Missouri State *   6 – 2     8 – 4  
Youngstown State   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Indiana State   3 – 5     4 – 8  
North Dakota   2 – 6     5 – 7  
Southern Illinois   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Northern Iowa   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Murray State   0 – 8     1 – 11  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * – Ineligible for 2024 FCS playoffs due to transition to the FBS
Rankings from STATS Poll

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

Preseason

MVFC poll

The MVFC released it preseason prediction poll on July 22, 2024. The Jackrabbits were predicted to win the conference.[1]

MVFC media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 South Dakota State 482 (42)
2 North Dakota State 437 (1)
3 South Dakota 371
4 Southern Illinois 293
5 North Dakota 276
6 Illinois State 264
7 Youngtown State 255
8 Northern Iowa 227
9 Missouri State 164 (1)
10 Indiana State 68
11 Murray State 67

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 311:00 p.m.at No. 17 (FBS) Oklahoma State*No. 1
ESPN+L 20–4452,202
September 76:00 p.m.No. 12 Incarnate Word*No. 1
MidcoSN/ESPN+W 45–2419,321
September 146:00 p.m.No. 14 (Div. II) Augustana (SD)*No. 1
  • Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
  • Brookings, SD
MidcoSN/ESPN+W 24–319,376
September 216:00 p.m.at Southeastern Louisiana*No. 1
ESPN+W 41–04,387
October 54:00 p.m.at Northern IowaNo. 1
W 41–312,611
October 122:00 p.m.Youngstown StateNo. 1
  • Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
  • Brookings, SD
MidcoSN/ESPN+W 63–1319,331
October 197:00 p.m.at No. 2 North Dakota StateNo. 1
ESPN2L 9–1318,807
October 266:30 p.m.No. 4 South DakotaNo. 3
  • Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
  • Brookings, SD (rivalry)
ESPNUW 20–17 OT19,351
November 22:00 p.m.Murray StateNo. 3
  • Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
  • Brookings, SD
W 52–616,376
November 91:00 p.m.at No. 21 North DakotaNo. 3
W 38–79,797
November 162:00 p.m.Southern IllinoisNo. 3
  • Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
  • Brookings, SD
W 41–1017,268
November 232:00 p.m.at Missouri StateNo. 3
ESPN+W 45–97,142
December 71:00 p.m.No. 13 Montana*No. 3
ESPN+W 35–1810,376
December 1411:00 a.m.No. 6 Incarnate Word*No. 2
ESPNW 55–148,640
December 2111:00 a.m.at No. 3 North Dakota State*No. 2
ABCL 21–2817,849

Game summaries

at No. 17 (FBS) Oklahoma State

See also: 2024 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team
No. 1 South Dakota State at No. 17 (FBS) Oklahoma State
Team 1 234Total
No. 1 Jackrabbits 0 677 20
• No. 17 (FBS) Cowboys 10 7216 44
  • Date: August 31
  • Location:
    Boone Pickens Stadium
    Stillwater, OK
  • Game start: 1:00 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 26 minutes
  • Game attendance: 52,202
  • Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C), Overcast
  • Referee: Kevin Boitmann
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Shawn Kenney (play-by-play) and Taylor McHargue (analyst)
        
Scoring summary
18:15OSULogan Ward 42-yard field goal
(11 plays, 32 yards, 3:12)		OSU 3–0
2:03OSUBrennan Presley 6-yard pass from Alan Bowman (Logan Ward kick)
(7 plays, 47 yards, 2:36)		OSU 10–0
212:15SDSUHunter Dustman 31-yard field goal
(8 plays, 58 yards, 4:40)		OSU 10–3
8:35OSUOllie Gordon II 12-yard run (Logan Ward kick)
(10 plays, 74 yards, 3:34)		OSU 17–3
3:52SDSUHunter Dustman 48-yard field goal
(8 plays, 45 yards, 4:43)		OSU 17–6
310:46OSUOllie Gordon II 22-yard run (Logan Ward kick)
(10 plays, 65 yards, 4:14)		OSU 24–6
9:10SDSUGraham Goering 21-yard pass from Mark Gronowski (Hunter Dustman kick)
(3 plays, 75 yards, 1:36)		OSU 24–13
6:29OSURashod Owens 58-yard pass from Alan Bowman (Logan Ward kick)
(6 plays, 81 yards, 2:33)		OSU 31–13
2:29OSUOllie Gordon II 1-yard run (Logan Ward kick)
(7 plays, 56 yards, 3:11)		OSU 38–13
413:50OSULogan Ward 52-yard field goal
(4 plays, 5 yards, 1:01)		OSU 41–13
12:10SDSUGriffin Wilde 60-yard pass from Mark Gronowski (Hunter Dustman kick)
(3 plays, 78 yards, 1:37)		OSU 41–20
1:10OSULogan Ward 25-yard field goal
(4 plays, 7 yards, 1:56)		OSU 44–20
Statistics SDSU OSU
First downs 17 23
Total yards 388 394
Rushing yards 124 149
Passing yards 264 245
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 30:47 29:13
Team Category Player Statistics
South Dakota State Passing Mark Gronowski 20/36, 264 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Amar Johnson 9 carries, 73 yards
Receiving Griffin Wilde 7 receptions, 150 yards, TD
Oklahoma State Passing Alan Bowman 24/33, 245 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Ollie Gordon II 28 carries, 126 yards, 3 TD
Receiving De'Zhaun Stribling 6 receptions, 83 yards

No. 12 Incarnate Word

See also: 2024 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team
No. 12 Incarnate Word at No. 1 South Dakota State
Team 1 234Total
No. 12 Cardinals 3 777 24
• No. 1 Jackrabbits 0 171414 45
  • Date: September 7
  • Location:
    Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
    Brookings, SD
  • Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 24 minutes
  • Game attendance: 19,321
  • Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C), Sunny, Wind W 5 mph (8.0 km/h)
  • Referee: Jason Perkins
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Jay Elsen (play-by-play) & Kurtiss Riggs (analyst)
       
Scoring summary
16:06SDSUBrack Peacock 37-yard field goal
(9 plays, 61 yards, 3:55)		UIW 3–0
214:57SDSUHunter Dustman 30-yard field goal
(12 plays, 67 yards, 6:08)		TIED 3–3
11:11SDSUGreyton Gannon 41-yard pass from Mark Gronowski (Hunter Dustman kick)
(5 plays, 73 yards, 1:48)		SDSU 10–3
6:51UIWJalen Walthall 5-yard pass from Zach Calzada (Brack Peacock kick)
(10 plays, 75 yards, 4:20)		TIED 10–10
3:32SDSUGraham Goering 22-yard pass from Mark Gronowski (Hunter Dustman kick)
(8 plays, 77 yards, 3:17)		SDSU 17–10
313:11UIWJalen Walthall 69-yard pass from Zach Calzada (Brack Peacock kick)
(4 plays, 91 yards, 1:46)		TIED 17–17
7:13SDSUGriffin Wilde 11-yard pass from Mark Gronowski (Hunter Dustman kick)
(11 plays, 69 yards, 5:56)		SDSU 24–17
3:58SDSUAmar Johnson 6-yard run (Hunter Dustman kick)
(3 plays, 72 yards, 1:20)		SDSU 31–17
414:22UIWRoy Alexander 35-yard pass from Zach Calzada (Brack Peacock kick)
(9 plays, 75 yards, 4:36)		SDSU 31–24
10:34SDSUAmar Johnson 3-yard run (Hunter Dustman kick)
(8 plays, 59 yards, 3:45)		SDSU 38–24
7:47SDSUGriffin Wilde 25-yard pass from Mark Gronowski (Hunter Dustman kick)
(4 plays, 42 yards, 1:39)		SDSU 45–24
Statistics UIW SDSU
First downs 20 31
Total yards 419 515
Rushing yards 68 230
Passing yards 351 285
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 24:43 35:17
Team Category Player Statistics
Incarnate Word Passing Zach Calzada 31/39, 351 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Zach Calzada 7 carries, 43 yards
Receiving Jalen Walthall 7 receptions, 137 yards, 2 TD
South Dakota State Passing Mark Gronowski 21/32, 285 yards, 4 TD, INT
Rushing Amar Johnson 19 carries, 112 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Griffin Wilde 10 receptions, 106 yards, 2 TD

Augustana (South Dakota)

See also: Augustana (South Dakota) Vikings football
Augustana at No. 1 South Dakota State
Team 1 234Total
Vikings 3 000 3
• No. 1 Jackrabbits 7 1070 24
Statistics AUG SDSU
First downs 12 22
Total yards 171 374
Rushing yards 24 233
Passing yards 147 141
Turnovers 1 3
Time of possession 28:16 31:44
Team Category Player Statistics
Augustana Passing Evan Bearth 8/17, 92 yards
Rushing Rashad Lampkin 6 carries, 26 yards
Receiving Isaiah Huber 5 receptions, 53 yards
South Dakota State Passing Mark Gronowski 19/27, 142 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Amar Johnson 17 carries, 126 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Griffen Wilde 6 receptions, 47 yards

at Southeastern Louisiana

See also: 2024 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team
No. 1 South Dakota State at Southeastern Louisiana
Team 1 234Total
• No. 1 Jackrabbits 7 13147 41
Lions 0 000 0
Statistics SDSU SLU
First downs 18 13
Total yards 417 186
Rushing yards 341 94
Passing yards 76 92
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 25:52 34:08
Team Category Player Statistics
South Dakota State Passing Mark Gronowski 7/17, 65 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Kirby Vorhees 5 carries, 179 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Amar Johnson 3 receptions, 37 yards
Southeastern Louisiana Passing Damon Sewart 9/20, 91 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Antonio Martin, Jr. 14 carries, 36 yards
Receiving Darius Lewis 5 receptions, 56 yards

at Northern Iowa

See also: 2024 Northern Iowa Panthers football team
No. 1 South Dakota State at Northern Iowa
Team 1 234Total
• No. 1 Jackrabbits 7 20140 41
Panthers 0 300 3
  • Date: October 5
  • Location:
    UNI-Dome
    Cedar Falls, IA
  • Game start: 4:03 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:01
  • Game attendance: 12,611
  • Game weather: Indoors
  • Referee: Jason Berg
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

See also: 2024 Youngstown State Penguins football team
Youngstown State at No. 1 South Dakota State
Team 1 234Total
Penguins 3 703 13
• No. 1 Jackrabbits 21 141414 63
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 No. 2 North Dakota State

See also: 2024 North Dakota State Bison football team and Dakota Marker
No. 1 South Dakota State at No. 2 North Dakota State
Dakota Marker
Team 1 234Total
No. 1 Jackrabbits 0 900 9
• No. 2 Bison 0 706 13
  • Date: October 19
  • Location:
    Fargodome
    Fargo, ND
  • Game start: 7:05 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:16
  • Game attendance: 18,807
  • Referee: Jason Perkins
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

No. 4 South Dakota

See also: 2024 South Dakota Coyotes football team and South Dakota Showdown
No. 4 South Dakota at No. 3 South Dakota State
Team 1 234OTTotal
No. 4 Coyotes 7 0073 17
• No. 3 Jackrabbits 7 7006 20
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

See also: 2024 Murray State Racers football team
Murray State at No. 3 South Dakota State
Team 1 234Total
Racers 3 300 6
• No. 3 Jackrabbits 14 24140 52
  • Date: November 2
  • Location:
    Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
    Brookings, SD
  • Game start: 2:06 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:08
  • Game attendance: 16,376
  • Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C), Sunny, Wind S 10 mph (16 km/h)
  • Referee: Tyler Downs
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 No. 21 North Dakota

See also: 2024 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team
No. 3 South Dakota State at No. 21 North Dakota
Team 1 234Total
• No. 3 Jackrabbits 3 2870 38
No. 21 Fighting Hawks 7 000 7
  • Date: November 9
  • Location:
    Alerus Center
    Grand Forks, ND
  • Game start: 1:06 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:06
  • Game attendance: 9,797
  • Game weather: Indoors
  • Referee: Aaron Adams
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

See also: 2024 Southern Illinois Salukis football team
Southern Illinois at No. 3 South Dakota State
Team 1 234Total
Salukis 0 073 10
• No. 3 Jackrabbits 3 28100 41
  • Date: November 16
  • Location:
    Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
    Brookings, SD
  • Game start: 2:05 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:54
  • Game attendance: 17,268
  • Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C), Sunny, Wind NW 20 mph (32 km/h)
  • Referee: Gregory Gompf
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

See also: 2024 Missouri State Bears football team
South Dakota State at Missouri State
Team 1 234Total
• No. 3 Jackrabbits 7 17147 45
Bears 0 900 9
  • Date: November 23
  • Location:
    Plaster Stadium
    Springfield, MO
  • Game start: 2:02 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:04
  • Game attendance: 7,142
  • Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C), Sunny, Wind S 7 mph (11 km/h)
  • Referee: John Shay
  • Television network: ESPN+
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 5 Jon Bell Jr
QB 11 Mark Gronowski Sr
QB 16 Jack Henry Fr
QB 7 Chase Mason Jr
QB 17 Jack Thue Fr
RB 24 Brenden Begeman  Fr
RB 3 Amar Johnson Sr
RB 21 Angel Johnson Jr
RB 35 Quinton Renfro Fr
RB 20 Kirby Vorhees  Fr
RB 34 Maxwell Woods Fr
TE 83 David Alpers So
TE 49 Beau Baker Fr
TE 44 Kevin Brenner Sr
TE 40 Brayden Delahoyde Fr
TE 88 Greyton Gannon So
TE 43 Andrew Gustad So
TE 46 Blake Leiferman Fr
TE 81 Joey Neumann  Fr
TE 87 Davin Stoffel  Fr
OL 68 Nick Bakken Fr
OL 61 Evan Beerntsen Sr
OL 62 Kenyon Big Bow  Fr
OL 69 Quinten Christensen So
OL 76 Sam Hagen Jr
OL 78 Marcus Hicks Sr
OL 73 Caden Hotz Fr
OL 58 Jackson Kerstin  Fr
OL 79 Thomas Martian Fr
OL 50 Gus Miller Sr
OL 67 Ian Mutchler  Fr
OL 77 William Paepke  Fr
OL 63 Kyan Rauk Fr
OL 72 Hayden Venenga Fr
OL 64 Ethan Vibert Sr
OL 74 Shane Willenbring Fr
WR 15 Devon Cole Jr. Sr
WR 8 Sammy Dresie Fr
WR 6 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 Lofton O'Groske Fr
WR 4 Kentrell Prejean  Fr
WR 2 Marcus Preston Sr
WR 84 Joe Randle  Fr
WR 85 Joe Roll  Fr
WR 19 Jack Smith 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 40 Aaron Kusler Sr
LB 33 Bryce Johnson So
LB 0 Daeton Mcgaughy Sr
LB 46 Cullen McShane So
LB 15 Hudson Metcalf Sr
LB 48 Jack Nash Fr
LB 11 Joe Ollman So
LB 42 Anthony Palano Fr
LB 37 Carsten Reynolds Fr
LB 45 Boden Schiller Fr
LB 29 Graham Spalding Sr
LB 28 Chase Van Tol  Fr
LB 53 Joseph Vieth Fr
DE 90 Randy Keumogne Sr
DE 97 Reis Kirschenman  Fr
DE 56 Fernando Lecuona Fr
DE 8 Blake Peterson GS
DE 99 Dawson Ripperda So
DE 66 Rhett Schaefer Fr
DE 57 Levi Vanden Bos Jr
DE 92 Sam Watts Fr
DE 50 Nick Wells  Fr
DE 95 Zac Wilson Sr
DT 93 Max Baloun Sr
DT 71 Max Chapman Fr
DT 94 Kobe Clayborne Jr
DT 52 Jarod DePriest Sr
DT 51 Logan Green So
DT 96 Bryce Hawthorne  Fr
DT 98 Mac Muller 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 22 Colby Humphrey Sr
CB 6 Jalen B. Lee So
CB 16 Noah St-Juste  Fr
CB 20 Myles Taylor Jr
S 23 Matthew Durrance Jr
S 14 Colby Huerter Sr
S 3 Dontay Johnson So
S 1 Tucker Large Jr
S 25 Cale Reeder Sr
S 31 Trey Ridley Fr
S 38 Max Stanard Fr
S 27 Noah Thompson So
S 26 Kolten Tilford  Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
PK, P 10 Hunter Dustman Sr
PK, P 96 Jackson Isakson  Fr
PK 99 Jack Stevens Fr
P 41 Max Pelham Jr
LS 37 Kaydon Olivia Jr
LS 59 Carson Strohbeen  Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Ryan Olson – Offensive coordinator/offensive line
  • Danny Freund – Co-Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
  • Jesse Bobbit – Defensive coordinator/linebackers
  • Pat Cashmore – Special teams coordinator
  • Chris Meyers – Recruiting coordinator/tight ends
  • Mike Banks – Cornerbacks
  • Jalon Bibbs – Defensive line
  • Jake Menage – Wide receivers
  • Pete Menage – Safeties
  • Robbie Rouse – Running backs
  • Jonathan Shaeffer – Director of Football Operations
  • Matt Jacobs – Director of strength & conditioning
  • Kyle Saddler – Offensive quality control
  • Brayden Gage – Special teams quality control/video coordinator
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

Rankings

Main article: 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213Final
STATS FCS1 (52)1 (36)1 (44)1 (41)1 (40)1 (38)1 (36)1 (38)333332 (1)3
Coaches1 (25)1 (17)1 (22)1 (22)1 (22)1 (21)1 (21)1 (21)333332 (2)3

References

  1. ^ "Valley Football 2024 Preseason Team and Poll". Missouri Valley Football Conference. July 22, 2024. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
  2. ^ "2024 South Dakota State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  3. ^ "2024 Football Schedule". South Dakota State Jackrabbits. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
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