John Stiegelmeier

John Stiegelmeier (born February 7, 1957) is a former American football coach. He served as the head football coach at South Dakota State University from 1997 to 2022, compiling a record of 199–112. In his final season, he led the 2022 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team to the NCAA Division I Football Championship title, the first national title in South Dakota State Jackrabbits football program history.

John Stiegelmeier
Biographical details
Born (1957-02-07) February 7, 1957
Selby, South Dakota, U.S.
Alma materSouth Dakota State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1979South Dakota State (SA)
1980Northern Iowa (assistant)
1981–1983North HS (WI) (assistant)
1984–1987Northern State (DC/DB/RC)
1988–1990South Dakota State (DB/RC)
1991–1997South Dakota State (DC)
1997–2022South Dakota State
Head coaching record
Overall199–112 (college)
Tournaments18–11 (NCAA D-I playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 NCAA Division I (2022)
1 GWC (2007)
3 MVFC (2016, 2020, 2022)
Awards
Eddie Robinson Award (2022)

Stiegelmeier was hired as the 20th head coach of the South Dakota State Jackrabbits football program in 1997. In 1999, Stiegelmeier was named the North Central Conference Coach of the Year after finishing the season with an 8–3 overall record. Stiegelmeier was also honored as the Great West Football Conference Coach of the Year in 2007 after compiling a 7–4 overall record and winning the GWFC title. He was also named by the American Football Coaches Association as the 2007 NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision Region 5 Coach of the Year along with being named one of the five finalists for the 2007 Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award. Stiegelmeier was also a finalist in 2009. Stiegelmier is the recipient of the 2022 Eddie Robinson Award.[1]

Head coaching record

College

Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs Coaches# TSN/STATS°
South Dakota State Jackrabbits (North Central Conference) (1997–2003)
1997 South Dakota State 4–63–6T–6th
1998 South Dakota State 6–55–45th
1999 South Dakota State 8–36–34th
2000 South Dakota State 6–54–56th
2001 South Dakota State 5–64–4T–4th
2002 South Dakota State 6–44–4T–4th
2003 South Dakota State 7–44–3T–4th
South Dakota State Jackrabbits (Great West Conference) (2004–2007)
2004 South Dakota State 6–52–3T–3rd
2005 South Dakota State 6–53–2T–3rd
2006 South Dakota State 7–43–12nd22
2007 South Dakota State 7–44–01st2219
South Dakota State Jackrabbits (Missouri Valley Football Conference) (2008–2022)
2008 South Dakota State 7–56–23rd
2009 South Dakota State 8–47–12ndL NCAA Division I First Round1111
2010 South Dakota State 5–64–4T–3rd
2011 South Dakota State 5–64–4T–4th
2012 South Dakota State 9–46–22ndL NCAA Division I Second Round1714
2013 South Dakota State 9–55–3T–2ndL NCAA Division I Second Round1413
2014 South Dakota State 9–55–34thL NCAA Division I Second Round1312
2015 South Dakota State 8–45–3T–3rdL NCAA Division I First Round1615
2016 South Dakota State 9–47–1T–1stL NCAA Division I Quarterfinal76
2017 South Dakota State 11–36–2T–2ndL NCAA Division I Semifinal43
2018 South Dakota State 10–36–22ndL NCAA Division I Semifinal33
2019 South Dakota State 8–55–3T–3rdL NCAA Division I Second Round1210
2020 South Dakota State 8–25–1T–1stL NCAA Division I Championship22
2021 South Dakota State 11–45–3T–3rdL NCAA Division I Semifinal54
2022 South Dakota State 14–18–01stW NCAA Division I Championship11
South Dakota State: 199–112128–70
Total:199–112
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

  1. Haley, Craig (December 8, 2022). "No. 1 Again: South Dakota State Coach John Stiegelmeier is 2022 Eddie Robinson Award Recipient". The Analyst. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
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