2020 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

The 2020 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team represented South Dakota State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 24th-year head coach John Stiegelmeier, the Jackrabbits compiled an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, sharing the MVFC title with Missouri State. South Dakota State received an the MVFC's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where the Jackrabbits defeated Holy Cross in the first round, fellow MVFC member Southern Illinois in the quarterfinals, and Delaware in the semifinals before losing to Sam Houston State in the NCAA Division I Championship Game. The team played home games on campus at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium in Brookings, South Dakota.

2020 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football
MVFC co-champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 2
FCS CoachesNo. 2
Record8–2 (5–1 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJason Eck (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorBrian Bergstrom (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorJimmy Rogers (2nd season)
Home stadiumDana J. Dykhouse Stadium
2020 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 South Dakota State +^  5 1   8 2  
No. 12 Missouri State +^  5 1   5 5  
No. 7 North Dakota ^  4 1   5 2  
No. 6 North Dakota State ^  5 2   7 3  
No. 14 Southern Illinois ^  3 3   6 4  
Northern Iowa  3 4   3 4  
South Dakota  1 3   1 3  
Illinois State 1 3   1 3  
Western Illinois 1 5   1 5  
Youngstown State  1 6   1 6  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
  • Note: Indiana State opted out of the spring season.
    † – Illinois State and Western Illinois opted out of the remainder of the spring season on March 21 and April 5, 2021, respectively.
Rankings from STATS Poll
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