QUICK FACTS SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY INFORMATION
Location: Brookings, S.D. Enrollment: 11,995 (fall 2008) Colors: Yellow and Blue Nickname: Jackrabbits Affiliation: NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision Conference: Missouri Valley Football Conference Stadium: Coughlin-Alumni Stadium (15,000 capacity)
ADMINISTRATION
President: Dr. David L. Chicoine Alma Mater: South Dakota State, 1969
Athletic Director: Justin Sell Alma Mater: Bowling Green (Ohio), 1991 Office Phone: (605) 688-6388 Associate AD-Compliance/Senior Woman Administrator: Kathy Heylens Office Phone: (605) 688-5308 Associate AD-Development: Mike Burgers Office Phone: (605) 697-7475 Associate AD-External: Mark Burgers Office Phone: (605) 688-6294 Associate AD-Internal: Rob Peterson Office Phone: (605) 688-6287
SPORTS INFORMATION
Assistant AD-Sports Information/ Football Contact: Jason Hove Office Phone: (605) 688-4623 Home Phone: (605) 692-1484 Cell Phone: (605) 695-1827 Fax: (605) 688-5999 E-Mail: Jason.Hove@sdstate.edu
Aug. 28 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22
at Iowa State L, 17-44 #14 Youngstown State (Ohio)W, 40-7 #15 Western Illinois W, 24-22 at #8 Northern Iowa L, 20-34 at Stephen F. Austin (Texas)W, 50-48 #4 McNeese State (La.) [3 OT] L, 44-46 #3 Cal Poly L, 28-42 at Indiana State W, 49-9 Missouri State W, 43-13 Illinois State W, 52-21 at #9 Southern Illinois L, 35-38 at #24 North Dakota State W, 25-24
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach: John Stiegelmeier Alma Mater: South Dakota State, 1979 Record at SDSU: 75-56-0 (12) Career Record: 75-56-0 (12) Office Phone: (605) 688-5525 E-Mail: John.Stiegelmeier@sdstate.edu
Co-Defensive Coordinator/Secondary: Jay Bubak (fifth year) Alma Mater: Nebraska Wesleyan, 1993 Office Phone: (605) 688-6337 E-Mail: Jay.Bubak@sdstate.edu
SUPPORT STAFF
Athletic Trainer: Ben Heinze Strength & Conditioning: Nate Moe Equipment Manager: Tim DeWitt Football Equipment: Rob Essig Assistant AD-Tickets: Christi Williams Assistant AD-Promotions: Justin Swanson Facilities Manager: Doug Hagman
Mailing Address: SDSU Box 2820, Stanley J. Marshall HPER Center, Brookings, SD 57007-1497 Overnight Address: 1047 16th Avenue, Brookings, SD 57007-1497 Main Office: (605) 688-5625 Ticket Office: 1-866-GO JACKS Website: www.GoJacks.com
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2008 GAME RESULTS
Associate Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/ Offensive Line: Luke Meadows (eighth year) Alma Mater: South Dakota State, 1999 Office Phone: (605) 688-6525 E-Mail: Luke.Meadows@sdstate.edu
NCAA Faculty Rep.: Mylo Hellickson
GENERAL INFORMATION
2008 RECAP OVERALL RECORD: 7-5 CONFERENCE RECORD: 6-2 (third place in Missouri Valley Football Conference) HOME RECORD: 4-2 AWAY RECORD: 3-3 FINAL RANKING: Received votes
Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line/ Recruting Coordinator: Clint Brown (first year) Alma Mater: Nebraska, 1996 Office Phone: (605) 688-4108 E-Mail: Clint.Brown@sdstate.edu Special Teams Coordinator/Quarterbacks: Shannon Moore (fourth year) Alma Mater: Black Hills State, 2000 Office Phone: (605) 688-6656 E-Mail: Shannon.Moore@sdstate.edu Linebackers: Shawn Mennenga (first year) Alma Mater: Missouri, 1993 Office Phone: (605) 688-5531 E-Mail:: Shawn.Mennenga@sdstate.edu Tight Ends: Tim Triplett Alma Mater: South Dakota, 2005 E-Mail: Timothy.Triplett@sdstate.edu
Wide Receivers: Josh Davis Alma Mater: South Dakota State, 2006 E-Mail: Joshua.Davis@sdstate.edu GRADUATE ASSISTANTS: • Jessie Currier (defensive line) • Brian Hook (wide receivers) • Thadd Sharrett (running backs) STUDENT ASSISTANTS: • Brian Bietz • Tyler Burlage • John Lentz • Nick Punt
TEAM INFORMATION
LETTERMEN RETURNING: 40 Offense: 17 Defense: 19 Special Teams: 4 LETTERMEN LOST: 15 Offense: 8 Defense: 7 Special Teams: 0 STARTERS RETURNING: 16 Offense: 6 Defense: 8 Special Teams: 2
OFFENSIVE STARTERS RETURNING (6): Casey Bender, OL; Colin Cochart, TE; Glen Fox, WR; Casey Knips, OL; Nate Koskovich, OL; Kyle Minett, RB. DEFENSIVE STARTERS RETURNING (8): Danny Batten, DL; Cole Brodie, DB; Derek Domino, LB; Brian Fischer, DL; Chris Johnson, LB; Conrad Kjerstad, DB; Jimmy Rogers, LB; Antonio Thompson, DL. SPECIAL TEAMS STARTERS RETURNING (2): Dean Priddy, P; Peter Reifenrath, K. OTHER RETURNING LETTERWINNERS (26): Ross Basham, DL; Steven Bazata, DL; Alex Beyer, TE; Joseph Blackman, DB; Dominique Clare, RB; Ryan Crawford, QB; Tyler Duffy, RB; Erich Feller, LB; Brandon Gant; WR; Kyle Harris, K; Matt Hylland, WR; Isaiah Jackson, LB; Corey Jeske, DB; Dirk Kool, LB; Michael Lien, LB; Ryan McKnight, OL; Jordan Miranda, DB/LS; Justin Mitchell, WR; General Parnell, DB; Jordan Paula, RB; Kyle Sheehan, TE; Jake Steffen; Mike Steffen, WR; Anthony Wise, DB.
CREDITS The 2009 South Dakota State University Football Media Guide was produced by Jason Hove and the Jackrabbit Sports Information Service. Action photos from the 2008 season credited to Eric Landwehr, University Relations photographer, and Ty Carlson, sports information photographer. Cover design by Nina Schmidt, University Relations.
2009 JACKRABBIT FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE