2011 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

2011 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record	5–6 (4–4 MVFC)
Head coach	John Stiegelmeier (15th season)
Offensive coordinator	Eric Eidsness (6th season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Clint Brown (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Jay Bubak (3rd season)
Home stadium	Coughlin–Alumni Stadium

2011 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 North Dakota State +^		7	–	1					14	–	1
No. 6 Northern Iowa +^		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 20 Illinois State		5	–	3					7	–	4
Indiana State		4	–	4					6	–	5
Youngstown State		4	–	4					6	–	5
South Dakota State		4	–	4					5	–	6
Southern Illinois		2	–	6					4	–	7
Missouri State		2	–	6					2	–	9
Western Illinois		1	–	7					2	–	9
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2011 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team represented South Dakota State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 15th-year head coach John Stiegelmeier, the Jackrabbits compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fourth in the MVFC. South Dakota State played their home games at Coughlin–Alumni Stadium in Brookings, South Dakota.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	6:00 pm	Southern Utah*	Coughlin–Alumni Stadium Brookings, SD		W 29–28	10,113
September 10	11:00 am	at Illinois*	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	BTN	L 3–56	42,212
September 17	6:00 pm	at Cal Poly*	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA		L 14–48	11,075
September 24	6:00 pm	at Illinois State	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL		L 13–20	7,536
October 1	6:00 pm	No. 24 Indiana State	Coughlin–Alumni Stadium Brookings, SD		L 28–38	12,313
October 8	3:00 pm	at Youngstown State	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH		W 35–28	16,209
October 15	6:00 pm	No. 2 Northern Iowa	Coughlin–Alumni Stadium Brookings, SD		L 14–31	11,131
October 22	2:00 pm	No. 3 North Dakota State	Coughlin–Alumni Stadium Brookings, SD (Dakota Marker)		L 14–38	14,823	[1]
October 29	2:00 pm	at Missouri State	Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO		W 43–36 ^2OT	12,312
November 5	2:00 pm	Southern Illinois	Coughlin–Alumni Stadium Brookings, SD		W 45–34	12,147
November 12	1:00 pm	at Western Illinois	Hanson Field Macomb, IL		W 27–7	3,821
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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References

1. "Missed chances sting as Jacks fall to NDSU". Argus-Leader. October 23, 2011. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "South Dakota State Jackrabbits Schedule 2011". ESPN. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
3. "2011 Football Schedule". South Dakota State University Athletics. Retrieved December 23, 2022.