Embarking on a new adventure SDSU SDSU Name of school: South Dakota State University McFadden office phone: (605) 688-6337 City/Zip: Brookings, SD 57007 Meadows office phone: (605) 688-6525 Founded: February 21, 1881 Roberts office phone: (605) 688-5331 Enrollment: 10,561 (fall, 2003) Wilkinson office phone: (605) 688-6223 Colors: Yellow and Blue Graduate Assistants: Josh Conklin, Shannon Moore, Justin Affiliation: NCAA Division I Durham Conference: Great West Football Conference 1889 SDSU, North Dakota State, Northern Colorado, 487-397-38 (106 seasons) UC Davis, Cal Poly, Southern Utah 1 President: Dr. Peggy Gordon Miller 1979 Alma Mater, Yr.: Transylvania, 1959 lost 50-7 to Youngstown Athletics Director: Dr. Fred Oien Alma Mater.Yr. South Dakota State, 1972 7-4 Athletic Dept. Phone: (605) 688-5625 5-1 Ticket Office Phone: (605) 688-6510 2-3 4-3 Head Coach: John Stiegelmeier Alma Mater/Year: South Dakota State, 197 Sports Information Dir: Ron Lenz Record at school (yrs): eighth season SID office telephone: (605) 688-4623 Career record: 42-33-0 SID home telephone: (605) 692-7787 Stiegelmeier office phone: (605) 688�5525 email: [email protected] Stiegelmeler home phone: (605) 693-3654 Assistant SID: Jason Hove Best time to reach coach: 10 a.m.-noon Asst SID telephone: (605) 688-4822 Assistant coaches: Karl Ballard (Colorado State, 1996) assistant head Asst. SID home phone: (605) 692-1679 coach, defensive coordinator, linebackers; Kris Garry (SDSU, 2001) wide receivers; Fax: (605) 688-5999 director of football operations; Doug McFadden (Friends, 2001), secondary, special SID mailing address: Sports Information Office teams; Luke Meadows (SDSU, 2001,) offensive line; running game coordinator, Stanley J. Marshall HPER Center recruiting coordinator; Kris Roberts (Colorado State, 2001 ), defensive line; Daren South Dakota State University Wilkinson (Colorado State, 1997), quarterbacks,passing game coordinator Brookings, SD 57007-1497 Ballard office phone: (605) 688-4108 Overnight address: 11th Street and 16th Avenue Garry office phone: (605) 688-6656 Lettermen Lost (19) ••** Kevin Brown - DB, KR •··• Andrew Wagstrom - OL Matt Pollock - DB •• Keith Witt - K • Anthony Robinson - m Josh Stephan - DL •• Paul Fischer- DL • Jared Schwader - TE ··•• Rodney Francois - LB Scott Cannot - OB i •••• Justin Landis - DB •• • Jeff Hesse - WR Whston Kaleimamahu,OL •· Eric Johnson - DB • Tyran Slaughter - CB ••· • Ben Studer - OL * •• Andy Lueth - OT Blake Seeds - DL • Oakly Haines- LB Lettermen Returning (32) ••• Joe Abell - DE Chris Abbott - DB ** Hank McCall - DB • Scott Breyfogle - DB • Taylor Murray - OL •·· Chris Coauette - LB •· Jeff Davis - OL Chris Molitor - DB • Kasey Deaver - OL ' Craig O'Hearn - TE •• Josh Davis -WR Greg Pe tz - FB Chet Delbridge - DL * Dusty Snyders WR-KR *** Tom Higbee - OL i * i - ... Solomon Johnson - WR .,, O.J. Fischer, DL John Perry - FB * W llie Jones - LB • Anthony Watson - RB * ••• Ryan Lowry - TE ·• Brian Janecek - WR • Travis Ahrens - DL Mitch Klein - DB 11 ·• • Brad Nelson - OB ·• Paul Keizer, DL • Neal Bainbridge - P • Marty Kranz - LB ••• Michael Suhn - OL .. Gabe Koenigsfeld - DE * Mike Blackbourn - LB • Billy Ray Kirch - LB I JACKRABBIT YEARBOOK TABLE OF CONTENTS J !.._:?_ '04 Schedule, '03 scores, '03 NCC standings ....Page 1 Coughlin-Alumni Stadium ........... ...................Page 18 About the GWFC ......... ....................................Page 50 About SDSU .................................................Pages 2-3 Player Profiles ... ....... .............................Pages 19-36 Composite Schedule .......................................Page 51 Behind the Scenes ....................................Pages 4-5-6 Team Captains .................................................Page 37 Opponents ................................................Pag es 52-57 2003 Accomplishments ..............................................7 All-NCC Selections .........................................Page 38 Lettermen .................................................Pages 58-61 Season Outlook ............................................Pages 8-9 Jacks in the Pros .............................................Page 39 Year By Year .............................................Pages 62-63 2004 Roster ..............................................Pages 10-11 2003 Statistics ...................................... ..Pages 40-41 Vs. Opponents .................................................Page 64 Coach Stig .................... .........................Pages 12-13 SDSU Records . ............ .............., ...........Pages 42-44 SDSU Year-by-Year Scores ..... ................ Pages 65-68 Assistant Coaches ....................................Pages 14-17 AII-Americans ...........................................Pag es 45-49 WHO, WHAT AND WHERE ABour SDSU FOOTBALL 2004 2004 JACKRABBIT SCHEDULE SDSU SEPTEMBER. 4 University of California Davis Davis, California 6 p.m. (Third meeting - UC Davis won last game 30-13 in 1998) 11 WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY • BROOKINGS (Cereal Bowl) 7 P.M. (Second meeting -Winona State won 30-23 last year in Winona.) 18 WESTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY BROOKINGS (Shrine Game) 7 P.M. (Second meeting - SOSU won 37-10 last year in Oregon.) 25 Southern University Baton Rouge, Louisiana 7 p.m. (First meeting.) OCTOBER 2 California Polytechnic University San Luis Obispo, California 6 p.m. (First Meeting.) 9 NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY BROOKINGS (Beef Bowl) 4 P.M. (91st meeting - NOSU leads series 49-36-5 after winning 24-0 at Fargo last year.) 16 Open date 23 Montana State University Bozeman, Montana 1:05 p.m. (12th meeting - MSU leads 9-2 ... teams played annually 1956 to 1966 ... MSU won last game 41-6.) 30 Georgia Southern University Statesboro.Georgia. 1 p.m. (First meeting.) NOVEMBER 6 AUGUSTANA COLLEGE BROOKINGS (Hobo Day) 1 P.M. (71st meeting - SOSU won 42-22 last year and leads series 42-16-2) 13 Southern Utah University Cedar City, Utah 3p.m. (First meeting.) 20 University of Northern Colorado Greeley, Colorado Noon (31st game -UNC won 28-17 in Greeley'in 2002 and leads the series 17-13) 2003 South Dakota State University 2003 North Central Conference Football Scores - Won 7, Lost 4 Football Standings SDSU Opp 20 Northwest Missouri ...................................................0 Team (Overall Record) W-L 23 at Winona State .......................................................30 North Dakota (12-2) ..........................................................7-0 37 at Western Oreg on ...................................................10 Nebraska-Omaha (8-3) ......................................................5-2 0 at North Dakota State ............................................... 24 North Dakota State (8-3) ....................................................5-2 17 at Nebraska-Omaha .................................................34 South Dakota State (7-4) .................................................. .4-3 24 North Dakota ........................................................... 25 St. Cloud State (7-4) ............ :............... ............................ .4-3 38 Minnesota State, Mankato .........................................6 South Dakota (5-6) ............................................................2-5 22 at South Dakota ....... .-...............................................11 Augustana (3-8)........... ......................................................1-6 27 St. Cloud State ........................................................ 24 Minnesota State, Mankato (0-11) ...................................... 0-7 42 Augustana ...............................................................22 47 Humboldt State ..........................................................6 1 04 JACKRABBIT FOOTBALL PAGE - 1 About South Dakota State University EARLY HISTORY South Dakota State University, the state's land grant institution, was authorized in 1881 by the Territorial Legislative Assembly and is a university with a strong emphasis on teaching, research and extension. With a national reputation, SDSU was ranked as the most efficient university in the Midwest by US News and World Report and has made the magazine's listing for an exceptional combination of quality and value. Peggy Gordon Miller became SDSU's 1, 1998. eighteenth presidenti on January SDFCA HALL OF FAME - The South Dakota Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame After territor al counci I member John plaque is on displayin the concourse at Frost Arena on the South Dakota State University O'Brien Scobey managed to secure Dakota campus. Agricultural College for Brookings, the school opened in the fall of 1884 after the president, 61 1991. $500 and preparatory students. Growth was slow College of Education and Counseling in George Lilley, was advanced (one third of and erratic for many years, but by the turn of the Today, SDSU is a comprehensive four-year his salary) to finish three rooms in the new century there were 242 students. By 1990 SDSU university offering more than 200 majors, Central building. 'Old Central" was soon joined 9,000 (18851 (1887), had an enrollment of over students. It has minors and options. by South and North forming the granted over 50,000 degrees. With 10,561 students registered for the Fall nucleus of campus activities for a decade and a CO LLEGES ESTABLISHED of 2003, enrollment at SDSU continues to be half. DEVELOPMENT The structure of the college became more the largest of all the state's institutions of higher complex as enrollments increased. The first nine education. During the