2025 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

2025 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 MVFC)
Head coach	Dan Jackson (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Eric Eidsness (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Brian Bergstrom (4th season)
Home stadium	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium

2025 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Illinois State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Indiana State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Murray State		0	–	0					0	–	0
North Dakota		0	–	0					0	–	0
North Dakota State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Northern Iowa		0	–	0					0	–	0
South Dakota		0	–	0					0	–	0
South Dakota State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Southern Illinois		0	–	0					0	–	0
Youngstown State		0	–	0					0	–	0
As of June 20, 2025 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team will represent South Dakota State University during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season, as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC). They will be led by first-year head coach Dan Jackson who joins the program after working at Idaho as the team's defensive coordinator. He will be replacing former coach Jimmy Rogers who left the program to be the head coach at Washington State. Jackson will be assisted by first year offensive coordinator Eric Eidsness and defensive coordinator Brian Bergstrom. The Jacks will play home games at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium in Brookings, South Dakota.

Offseason

Transfers

Outgoing

Player	Position	Destination
Davin Stoffel	TE	Illinois
Bryce Hawthorne	DL	Iowa
Mark Gronowski	QB	Iowa
Joey Vieth	LB	Nebraska–Kearney
Tak Tateoka	QB	Northern Arizona
Griffin Wilde	WR	Northwestern
Evan Beerntsen	OL	Northwestern
Max Elrod	DL	Sioux Falls
Kentrell Prejean	WR	Southeastern Louisiana
Dawson Rudd	OL	Tarleton State
Max Baloun	DL	Washington State
Tucker Large	S	Washington State
Matthew Durrance	S	Washington State
Angel Johnson	RB	Washington State
Kirby Vorhees	RB	Washington State
Cale Reeder	DB	Washington State
Caleb Francl	LB	Washington State
Jack Stevens	K	Washington State
Fernando Lecuona	DE	Washington State
Carsten Reynolds	LB	Washington State
Colby Humphrey	DB	Washington State
Trey Ridley	S	Washington State
Maxwell Woods	RB	Washington State
Nick Bakken	OL	Washington State
Anthony Palano	LB	Washington State
Beau Baker	TE	Washington State
Abraham Hoskins III	DB	Unknown

Incoming

Player	Position	Previous school
Jayden Oliver	DB	Buffalo
John Pica	OL	Dakota Wesleyan
Jamari Holliman	DB	FIU
Julius Loughridge	RB	Fordham
Jalyn Thompson	TE	Iowa
Graham Eben	LB	Iowa
Reese Osgood	WR	Iowa
Brody Targgart	DL	Iowa Western CC
Jackson Powers	DB	Minnesota
Koby Bretz	DB	Nebraska
Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda	WR	Nebraska
Alex Bullock	WR	Nebraska
Luke Marble	QB	Northern Illinois
Coleman Kuntz	TE	Sacramento State
Mason Brosseau	DT	Sacramento State
Tak Tateoka	QB	St. Thomas
Nate Adams	OL	Stephen F. Austin
Max Elrod	DL	Sioux Falls
Matt Goehring	LB	Sioux Falls
Kevin Carrigan	P/K	UCF
Nate White	RB	Wisconsin

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result
August 30	TBA	Sacramento State*	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD	ESPN+
September 6	TBA	at Montana State*	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	ESPN+
September 13	TBA	Drake*	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD	ESPN+
September 27	TBA	Mercyhurst*	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD	ESPN+
October 4	5:00 p.m.	at Youngstown State	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	ESPN+
October 11	TBA	Northern Iowa	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD	ESPN+
October 18	TBA	at Murray State	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	ESPN+
October 25	TBA	North Dakota State	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD (Dakota Marker)	ESPN Network
November 1	TBA	Indiana State	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD	ESPN+
November 8	TBA	at South Dakota	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD (rivalry)	ESPN Network
November 15	TBA	Illinois State	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD	ESPN+
November 22	1:00 p.m.	at North Dakota	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND	ESPN+
*Non-conference game All times are in Central time Source:

Roster

2025 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 5 Jon Bell Sr QB 16 Jack Henry  Fr QB 7 Chase Mason Sr QB Preston Otter Fr QB 17 Jack Thue  Fr RB James Basinger Fr RB 24 Brenden Begeman  So RB Corey Blair Jr. Fr RB Calvin Hughley Jr. Fr RB Joshua Myers Fr RB 35 Quinton Renfro  Fr RB 3 Nate White So TE 4 David Alpers Jr TE Ben Brooks Fr TE 10 Brayden Delahoyde  Fr TE Sebastyen Fries Fr TE 88 Greyton Gannon Jr TE 43 Andrew Gustad Jr TE Shane Henderson Fr TE Jozef Reisz Fr TE 33 Jalyn Thompson So OL 62 Kenyon Big Bow  So OL 69 Quinten Christensen Jr OL Thomas Dwyer Fr OL Micah Hach Fr OL 76 Sam Hagen Sr OL 73 Caden Hotz  Fr OL 58 Jackson Kerstin  So OL Landyn Lewerke Fr OL 79 Thomas Martian  Fr OL Evan McCarty Fr OL 67 Ian Mutchler  So OL Brock Osbahr Fr OL 77 William Paepke  So OL 56 John Pica Jr OL 63 Kyan Rauk  Fr OL Lincoln Semchenko Fr OL 72 Hayden Venenga  Fr OL J.B. Walters Fr OL 54 Shane Willenbring  Fr WR TyJohn Brooks Fr WR 8 Sammy Dresie  Fr WR Landon Dulaney Fr WR 6 Elijah Ervin Sr WR 2 Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda GS WR 12 Grahm Goering Sr WR Mason Kelley Fr WR Joe Kolega Fr WR 36 Dane Miller Jr WR 18 Ky Oday Jr. Jr WR 1 Lofton O'Groske So WR 15 Reese Osgood Jr WR 85 Joe Roll  So WR 19 Jack Smith  Fr WR Zac Van Meeteren Fr WR 11 Luke Womack Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB Beau Bakken Fr LB 47 Kytan Fyfe Jr LB 9 Matt Goehring Jr LB 33 Bryce Johnson Jr LB Brady Kurt Fr LB Casey Larson Fr LB 5 Cullen McShane Jr LB 48 Jack Nash  Fr LB 11 Joe Ollman Jr LB Andrew Price Fr LB 45 Boden Schiller  Fr LB 28 Chase Van Tol  So LB Spencer Wientjes Fr DE 8 Reis Kirschenman  So DE Luke Krempges Fr DE Maverick LeBrun Fr DE 99 Dawson Ripperda Jr DE 96 Rhett Schaefer  Fr DE 92 Sam Watts  Fr DE 50 Nick Wells  Fr DT 94 Kobe Clayborne Sr DT 51 Logan Green Jr DT 98 Mac Muller  Fr DT 91 Jace Sifore Jr DT 55 Aaron Wolfcale-Holsten Sr CB Austin Bradley Fr CB 30 Cody Cotton Sr CB 13 Aydan Dautermann Sr CB 21 Myles Green Fr CB Justin Kabera Fr CB 6 Jalen B. Lee Jr CB 16 Noah St-Juste  So CB 2 Myles Taylor Sr CB Josiah Young Fr S Finn Benz Fr S 25 Koby Bretz Sr S Cam Cribari Fr S, LB 20 Graham Eben  Fr S 3 Dontay Johnson Jr S 38 Max Stanard  Fr S 27 Noah Thompson Jr S Carter York Fr DL Daniel Bradley Fr DL Samuel Christensen Fr DL Reggie Kloehn Fr DL 97 Blake Leiferman  Fr DL Liam Shaw Fr DL 52 Brody Targgart Jr DB 34 Jackson Powers So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class PK, P Krayton Bergstrom Fr PK, P 99 Anthony Erickson So PK, P Ryan Harrington Fr P 41 Max Pelham Sr LS 37 Kaydon Olivia Sr LS 59 Carson Strohbeen  So	Head coach Dan Jackson (1st year) Coordinators/assistant coaches Eric Eidsness – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks Brian Bergstrom – Defensive coordinator/safeties Isaiah Jackson – Special teams coordinator Mike Bangtson – Offensive line Vince Benedetto – Tight ends Luke Bengtson – Wide receivers Zane Busekist – Linebackers Deontae Cooper – Running backs/recruiting coordinator Logan McCormick – Defensive line Marcus McLin – Cornerbacks Nathan Morris &nbdash; Director of Football Performance Ethan Beisner – Director of Football Operations Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster