1994 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

1994 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football
1994 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football
Conference	North Central Conference
Record	7–4 (5–4 NCC)
Head coach	Mike Daly (4th season);
Home stadium	Coughlin–Alumni Stadium
	Seasons ← 1993 1995 →

The 1994 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team represented South Dakota State University as a member of the North Central Conference (NCC) during the 1994 NCAA Division II football season. Led by fourth-year Mike Daly, the Jackrabbits compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 5–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the NCC.^[1] South Dakota State played home games at Coughlin–Alumni Stadium in Brookings, South Dakota.

1994 North Central Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 15 North Dakota +^	7	–	2	–	0	10	–	3	–	0
No. 12 North Dakota State +^	7	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Mankato State	6	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Northern Colorado	6	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
No. 19 South Dakota State	5	–	4	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
St. Cloud State	5	–	4	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
South Dakota	3	–	6	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Augustana (SD)	3	–	6	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Morningside	2	–	7	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Nebraska–Omaha	1	–	8	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	1:00 p.m.	at Slippery Rock*		Coughlin–Alumni Stadium Brookings, SD	W 32–28	3,752
September 10	1:00 p.m.	South Dakota Mines*		Coughlin–Alumni Stadium Brookings, SD	W 56–6	6,042
September 17		at St. Cloud State		St. Cloud, MN	W 37–17	2,732
September 24	1:00 p.m.	Northern Colorado	No. 16	Coughlin–Alumni Stadium Brookings, SD	L 13–28	7,211
October 1	1:00 p.m.	Morningside		Coughlin–Alumni Stadium Brookings, SD	W 56–17	10,327
October 8		at No. 2 North Dakota State	No. 18	Fargodome Fargo, ND (Dakota Marker)	L 39–52	15,297	^[2]
October 15	7:00 p.m.	at Nebraska–Omaha		Al F. Caniglia Field Omaha, NE	W 20–8	1,200
October 22	1:00 p.m.	South Dakota		Coughlin–Alumni Stadium Brookings, SD (rivalry)	W 26–10	6,939
October 29	1:00 p.m.	at Augustana (SD)	No. 15	Howard Wood Field Sioux Falls, SD	W 33–15	3,817
November 5	1:00 p.m.	Mankato State	No. 16	Coughlin–Alumni Stadium Brookings, SD	L 17–18	4,037
November 12		at No. 15 North Dakota	No. 19	Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND	L 6–32	5,986
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

1994 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
PK	`7`	Adam Vinatieri

^ "Area Leagues". Sioux City Journal. Sioux City, Iowa. November 14, 1994. p. B4. Retrieved July 7, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Bison down Jacks". Rapid City Journal. October 9, 1994. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Final 1994 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
^ "1994 Football Schedule". South Dakota State University Athletics. Retrieved January 17, 2024.