i :··2001 Jack�abbit Football � South Dakota SDSU State University Who, What· & Where of South Dakota State University ·Name of school: South Dakota State University Graduate Assistants: City/Zip: Brookings, SD 57007 Corey Shea, (William Penn, 2001) off backs Founded: February 21, 1881 Peter Jelovic (Emporia, 1999) wide receivers Enrollment: 8,719 (fall, 2000) Travis Engen, (Valley City State, 2001) DTs Colors: Yellow and Blue Ballard office phone: (605) 688-4108 Affiliation: NCAA Division II Steinbach office phone: (605) 688-6223 Conference: North Central Intercollegiate Athletic Etter office phone: (605) 688-6337 Conference, more commonly known as Eidsness office phone: (605) 688-5531 the North Central Conference or NCC. Russow office phone: (605) 688-6525 First year of football: 1889 President: Dr. Peggy Gordon Elliott Overall all-time record: 468-383-38 (103 seasons) Alma Mater, Yr.: Transylvania, 1959 NCAA playoff appearances: 1 Athletics Director: Dr. Fred Oien Last year in NCAA playoffs: 1979 Alma Mater,Yr. South' Dakota State, 1972 Result: lost 50-7 to Youngstown Athletic Dept. Phone: (605) 688-5625 Overall Record Last Year: 6-5 Ticket Office Phone: (605) 688-6510 Home Record: 4-3 Away Record: 2-3 Head Coach: John Stiegelmeier Conference Record: . 4-5 Alma Mater/Year: South Dakota State, 1979 Final ranking (poll): not ranked Record at school (yrs): fifth season Sports Information Dir: Ron Lenz Career record: 24-19-0 SID office telephone: (605) 688-4623 Stiegelmeier office phone: (605) 688-5525 SID home telephone: (605) 692-7787 Stiegelmeier home phone: (605) 693-3654 email: [email protected] Best time to reach coach: 10 a.m.-noon Assistant SID: Jason Hove Asst SID telephone: (605) 688-4822 Assistant coaches: Karl Ballard (Colorado State, 1996) linebackers; Asst. SID home phone: (605) 692-1679 Greg Etter (Mankato State, 1987) defensive coordinator, secondary; Eric Eidsness Fax: (605) 688-5999 (Sioux Falls, 1992) offensive coordinator, quarterbacks; Craig Russow (SDSU, SID mailing address: Sports Information Office 1992) offensiveline; Tim Steinbach (St. John's, 1993) defensive line; John Stanley J. Marshall HPER Center Stiegelmeier, special teams; Mark Hanson (Sioux Falls, 1996) tight ends.· South Dakota State University Brookings, SD 57007-1497 LETTERMEN LOST - 16 **** Brock Beran - WR **** Chris Paul - TE *** Dale Heiden - DB ** Brock Zierden - OT **** Keith Knuppe - LB **** Chris Reiner - LB *** Mark Nelson - FB * Tim Bottum - FB **** Travis Lindekugel - DL **** Andy Rennerfeldt - QB ** Justin Jacobs - DL * Andy Nelson - K **** Jason Melctier- DB *** Brad Beck - OL ** Chris Quai I - QB * Michael Price - OL LETTERMEN RETURNING - 40 Matt Anderson - DL Mike Kool - DB ** Jason Langland - P * Matt Arcad i - WR * Rodney Francois - RB Josh Buchholtz - WR *** Matt Peterson - DL Scott Nedved - FB * Frank Blalark - DB * Matt Henjum - OL Nate Foster - LB *** Josh Ranek - RB Phil Oksness - LB * Andrew Brandt - TE * Bo Johnston - DL Cody Franzen - LB Shane Delbridge - DL ** Nate Scheuer - OL * Kevin Brown - RB * Justin Landis - DB *** Kyle Haroldson - FB Ben Fast - OL ** Doug Schultz - OL * Dallas Clarksean - DL * Craig Martinmaas - FB Casey Hillman, CB Cory Fosher - DL ** Jeff Schultz - LB * Michael Cunningham-DL * Jesse Ranek - LB *** Matt Rock - OL Kris Garry - WR ** Adolph Shepardson- WR * Dan Fjeldheim - QB * Ben Studer - OL John Hodorff - LB Brian King - FB ** Brandon Theisse - LB * Joe Ford - DB * Andrew Wagstrom - JACKRABBIT YEARBOOK TABLE OF CONTENTS '91 Schedule, 'DO scores, 'DO NCC standings ....Page 1 SDSU School Records .............................Pages 36-38 Jacks In The Pros ............................................Page 48 Coach Stiegelmeier ........................................Page 2-3 2001 Opponents .............................................. Page 39 SDSU Team Captains ......................................Page 49 Assistant Coaches ........................................Pages 4-6 About South Dakota State........................ Pages 40-41 SDSU All-Americans ................................Pages 50-54 2000 Jacks Excel ............................................... Page 7 Behind The Scenes Staff ........................... Pages 42-43 Coughlin-Alumni Stadium ............................... Page 55 2001 Outlook ...................................... , ........Pages 8-9 About the North Central Conference ................P age 44 Jackrabbit Lettermen ................................Pages 56-59 2001 Roster ..............................................Pages 10-11 2001 Composite Schedule ..............................Page 45 SDSU Year-by-Year Won-Lost Records ...Pages 60-61 Player Profiles ..........................................Pages 12-33 SDSU All-NCC Players ....................................P age 46 SDSU Year-by-Year Scores ..................... :Pages 62-64 2000 Statistics .........................................Pages 34-35 NCC Records ................................................... Page 47 The 2001 South Dakota State University football media guide was written, edited and published by the Jackrabbit Sports Information Service and printed by the SDSU Printing Lab for distribution to media members covering SDSU and the North Central Conference. Nine hundred copies were printed at the cost of $3.52 per copy. Cover photos are by the SDSU Instructional Technology Center. Thank you for your interest in SDSU football. Inside Front Cover '01 Jackrabbit Football 2001 SDSU Schedule SEPTEMBER 1 FERRIS STATE BROOKINGS Cereal Bowl 7 P. M. (First Meetin�) 8 Chadron State Chadron, NE Noon, MDT (First meeting) 15 University of Nebraska-Omaha Omaha, NE 1 p.m. (Series: 33rd game - 24-7 at Brookings - SOSU leads series 20-11-1) 22 ST. CLOUD STATE BROOKINGS Beef Bowl 7 p.m. (Series: 31st game - SDSU won last year 42-31 in St. Cloud - SDSU leads series 23-7) 29 University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND 1 :30 p.m. (Series: 81st Game - UNO won 42-0 last year in Grand Forks - UNO leads series 42-33-5) -OCTOBER . 6 Western Washington Bellingham, WA 1 p.m. PDT (First meeting) 13 AUGUSTANA COLLEGE BROOKINGS Hobo Day 1 P.M. (Series: 57th game - SOSU won 25-24 last year at Sioux Falls - SOSU leads series 40-14-2) 20 North Dakota State University Fargo, ND 1 :30 p.m. (Series: 88th game - NOSU won last year 21-3 at Fargo - NOSU leads series 47-35-5) 27 University of South Dakota · VermiUion 6:30 p.m. (Series: 103rd game - USO won 41-28 last year - USO leads the series 50-45-7) NOVEMBER 3 UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO BROOKING� Shrine Game 1 P.M. (Series: 29th game - SOSU won 17- 7 in Brookings last year - UNC leads series 15-13) 10 MINNESOTA STATE, MANKATO BROOKINGS 1 P.M. (Series: 32nd game - Mankato won last year 21-17 in Brookings - MSU leads the series 19-12) 2000 South Dakota State University 2000 North Central Conference . Football Scores - Won 6, Lost 5 Football" Standings SDSU Opp Team (Overall Record) W-L 36 . Grand Valley State ..................................2? Nebras�a-Omaha (11-2) ................ ; ................ 9-0 65 Wayne State (NE) ......................................3 North Dakota State (12-1) ................... : .....·...... 8-1 25 at Augustana ..........................................24 North Dakota (8-3) .......................................... 6-3 17 Northern Colorado .................................... 7 South Dakota (8-3) ......................................... 6-3 51 Morningside ...........................; ........·� .......14 Augustana (7-4) .............................................. 5-4 17 Minnesota State, Mankato .................... .-.21 South Dakota State (6-5) ................................4-5 3 at North Dakota State .............................21 Northern Colorado (4-7)........................ ...........3-6 O at North Dakota ......................................42 Minnesota State, Mankato (3-8 ....................... 3-6. 7 Nebraska-Omaha ...................................24 St. Cloud State (1 -9) .......................................1-8 28 South Dakota ..........................................41 Morningside (1-10) ..........................................0-9 42 at St. Cloud State ...................................31 '01 Jackrabbit Football Page - 1 Coach Stig The 1999 North Central Conference Coach of the Year enters his fifth season as head coach at South Dakota State. There have been three winning seas<;:ms in the first four including an 8-3 campaign in 1999, SDSU's most victories since 1979. John Stiegelmeier says "I'm excited just like I am for every· season." "I continue to be amazed by the quality of the individuals that I am blessed to work with. From top to bottom, we have great people in our program. I couldn't ask for a better staff or better players. SDSU football is full of great people." Among the people Coach Stig is referring to are five assistant coaches, the graduate assistant coaches and 102 players. The players come from 11 different states and have worked hard to fulfill the philosophy of the program. So what about 2001 ? "It'll be a challenge," Stiegelmeier says. "Our schedule will be the toughest the Jacks have faced since I have been a coach here." That means since 1988. "But we have a great class of seniors. They are a great group of student athletes, and have �ade a tremendous impact on the SOSU community." Number-wise, that means 19 players suiting up for their Personal Information final season with the Jackrabbits. John Stiegelmeier In 1996, Christmas came a few days early for Coach born February 7, 1957 Stig and his