iSDSU Name of school: South Dakota State University Eidsness office phone: (605) 688-5531 City/Zip: Brookings, SD 57007 Meadows office phone: (605) 688-6525 Founded: February 21, 1881 Graduate Assistants: Josh Conklin, Kris Garry, Enrollment: 9,952 (fall, 2002) Shannon Moore Colors: Yellow and Blue First year of football: 1889 Affiliation: NCAA Division II Overall all-time record: 473-389-38 (104 seasons) Conference: North Central Intercollegiate Athletic Years in NCAA playoffs: 1 Conference, more commonly known as Last year in NCAA playoffs: 1979 the North Central Conference or NCC. Result: lost 50-7 to Youngstown President: Dr. Peggy Gordon Miller Overall Record Last Year: 6-4 Alma Mater, Yr.: Transylvania, 1959 Athletics Director: Dr. Fred Oien Alma Mater.Yr. South Dakota State, 1972 Athletic Dept. Phone: (605) 688-5625 Ticket Office Phone: (605) 688-6510 Home Record: 4-1 Away Record: 2-3 Head Coach: John Stiegelmeier ·. Conference Record: 4-4 Alma Mater/Year: South Dakota State, 1979 Record at school (yrs): seventh season Sports Information Dir: Ron Lenz Career record: 35-29-0 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 Assistant coaches: Karl Ballard (Colorado Asst SID telephone: (605) 688-4822 State, 1996) defensive coordinator, linebackers; Eric Eidsness (Sioux Falls, 1992) Asst. SID home phone: (605) 692-1679 offensive coordinator, quarterbacks; Doug McFadden (Friends, 2001). secondary, Fax: (605) 688-5999 special teams; Luke Meadows (SDSU, 2001,) offensive line; Tim Steinbach (St. SID mailing address: Sports Information Office John's, 1993) defensive line, recruiting coordinator. Stanley J. Marshal I H PER Center Ballard office phone: (605) 688-4108 South Dakota State University Steinbach office phone: (605) 688-6223 Brookings, SD 57007-1497 McFadden office phone: (605) 688-6337 Overnight address: 11th Street and 16th Avenue Lettermen Lost (19) •••• ••• Dan Fjeldheim QB •• Derek DeGeest - DL * Walter Dosh - RB •••• Shane Delbridge - DL Scott Nedved - RB - * •• ·• Ben Fast - OL ·••• Phil Oksness - LB ... Joe Ford - DB Bo Johnston - DL Matt Fritze - LB •••• Kyle Haroldson - LB ••· • Jeff Schultz - LB •·· Craig Martinmaas - FB •• Adam Threadgold - TE • Craig O'Hearn - OL •••• Jason Langland - P ·••· Brandon Theisse - LB •• Frank Blalark - DB ** Nick Wilson - QB Lettermen Returning {35) i •• Chris Coauette - LB Brad Nelson - QB • Josh Dav s - WR * Hank McCall - DB *** Kevin Brown - DB, KR * * ••* Dallas Clarksean - DE ·• Scott Cannot - DB Matt Pollock - DB D .J. Fischer, DL Chris Molitor - OB - Josh Stephan - DL • Brian Janecek - WR • James O'Neill - RB •·· Rodney Francois - LB • •. Jeff Hesse WR •·• Justin Landis - DB •• Tom Higbe.e - OL •• Michael Suhn - OL • Whiston Kaleimamahu, OL • Greg Peitz - FB ••• Ben Studer - OL • • Solomon Johnson - WR * Chris Abbott - DB • Paul Keizer, DL • John Perry - FB ••· Andrew Wagstrom - OL • • Ryan Lowry - TE • Travis Ahrens - DL * Billy Ray Kirch - LB * Blake Seeds - DL •• Joe Abell - DE '' Andy Lueth - OT • Jeff Davis - OL • Gabe Koenigsfeld - DE • Keith Witt - K JACKRABBIT YEARBOOK TABLE OF CONTENTS .. '03 Schedule, '02 scores, '02 NCC standings .... Page 1 2002 Acheivements .........................................Page 42 Jacks in the Pros .............................................Page 46 About SDSU ................................................. Pages 2-3 2002 Stats................................................ Pages 36-37 Team Captains ............................. ................... Page 47 Behind the Scenes ........................................ Pages 4-5 SDSU Records ................................ ........Pages 38-40 AII-Americans ...........................................Pages 48-52 Season Outlook ..... .............. ....................... Pages 6-7 2003 Opponents ..............................................Page 41 Coughlin-Alumni Stadium ...............................Page 53 2003 Roster....................................... ........ Pages 8-9 About the NCC ................................................ Page 42 Lettermen .................................................Pages 54-57 Coach Stig .............. ................................ Pages 10-11 Composite Schedule ............. ,......................... Page 43 Year By Year ............................................. Pages 58-59 Assistant Coaches ........ ........................... Pages 12-14 All-NCC Players ..............................................Page 44 Leaders ............................................................Page 60 Player Profiles ..... ....................................Pages 15-34 NCC Recrods................................................... Page 45 SDSU Year-by-Year Scores ...................... Pages 61-64 WHo, WHAT ANO WHER& AllouTSDSU FooTBAU. 2003 .......� l .\a:••' . r.JA � ,. �d-i�.. !�, .,. 2003 L,,Yi'' � • '"' ' • �. ,.'( f • JACKRABBIT SCHEDULE SDSU SEPTEMBER 6 NORTHWEST MISSOURI BROOKINGS Cereal Bowl • 7 P. M. (Series: 4th game - NWMSU won last meeting 23-6 at Maryville in 1996 - SDSU leads series 2-1) 13 Winona State Winona, MN 1 p.m. (Series: First meeting) 20 Western Oregon Monmouth, OR 1 p.m. (MDl) (Series: First meeting) 27 North Dakota State Fargo, ND 7 p.m. (Series: 90th game - SDSU won 25-20 last year in Brookings - NDSU leads series 48-36-5) OCTOBER 4 Nebraska-Omaha Omaha, NE 1 p.m. (Series: 35th game - last year SDSU won 38-21 at Brookings - SDSU leads series 21-12-1) 11 NORTH DAKOTA BROOKINGS Beef Bowl • 7 p.m. (Series: 83rd Game - UND won 21-13 last year at Brookingss - UND leads series 44-33-5) 18 MINNESOTA STATE, MANKATO BROOKINGS Shrine Game• 7 p.m. (Series: 34th game - SDSU won 39-13 at Mankato last year - MSU leads the series 19-14) 25 South Dakota Vermillion, SD 2 p.m. (Series: 104th game - SDSU won 27-20 last year - USO leads the series 50-46-7) NOVEMBER 1 ST. CLOUD STATE BROOKINGS Hobo Day • 2 p.m. (Series: 33rd game - St. Cloud won 28-24 at St. Cloud last year - SDSU leads series 24-8) 8 AUGUSTANA BROOKINGS 1 P.M. (Series: 59th game - Augustana won 39-33 in three overtimes last year - SDSU leads series41-15-2) 15 HUMBOLDT STATE BROOKINGS 1 P.M. (Series: First meeting) 2002 South Dakota State University 2002 North Central Conference Football Scores - Won 6, Lost 4 Football Standings SDSU Opp Team (Overall Record) W-L 28 Chadron State ........................................ 15 Northern Colorado (12-2) ................................8-0 38 Nebraska-Omaha ................................... 21 St. Cloud State (9-2) ....................................... 6-2 24 at St, Cloud State ................................... 28 Nebraska-Omaha (6-5) ................................... 5-3 13 North Dakota .......................................... 21 South Dakota State (6-4) ................................ 4-4 23 Western Washington ............................... 19 Augustana (7-4) ............................................. .4-4 33 at Augustana ................................(3 Ol) 39 Minnesota State, Mankato (4-7) ...................... 3-5 25 North Dakota State ................................. 20 NorthDakota (5-6) .......................................... 3-5 27 South Dakota .......................................... 20 South Dakota (3-8) ......................................... 2-6 17 at Northern Colorado .............................. 28 North Dakota State (2-8) ................................. 1-7 39 at Minnesota State, Mankato .................13 '03 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 eighteenth president on January 1, 1998. After territorial council member John SDFCA HALL OF FAME - The South Dakota Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame O'Brien Scobey managed to secure Dakota plaque is on display in the concourse at Frost Arena on the South Dakota StateUniversity Agricultural College for Brookings, the school campus. opened in the fall of 1884 after the president, George Lilley, was advanced $500 (one third of and 61 preparatory students. Growth was slow College of Education and Counseling in 1991. his salary) to finish three rooms in the new and erratic for many years, but by the turn of the Today, SDSU is a comprehensive four-year Central building. 'Old Central' was soon joined century there were 242 students. By 1990 SDSU university offering more than 200 majors, by South (1885) and North (1887), forming the had an enrollment of over 9,000 students. It has minors and options. nucleus of campus activities for a decade and a granted over 50,000 degrees. With 9,952 students registered for the Fall half. COLLEGES ESTABLISHED of 2002, enrollment at SDSU continues to be DEVELOPMENT The structure of the college became more the largest of all the state's institutions of higher During the first year of operation, only complex as enrollments increased. The first nine education. preparatory classes were held. College classes chairs of instruction