John Stiegelmeier

John Stiegelmeier
Biographical details
Born (1957-02-07) February 7, 1957 (age 67)
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)

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.

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. Stiegelmeier is the recipient of the 2022 Eddie Robinson Award.[1]

Head coaching record

College

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Coaches# TSN/STATS°
South Dakota State Jackrabbits (North Central Conference) (1997–2003)
1997 South Dakota State 4–6 3–6 T–6th
1998 South Dakota State 6–5 5–4 5th
1999 South Dakota State 8–3 6–3 4th
2000 South Dakota State 6–5 4–5 6th
2001 South Dakota State 5–6 4–4 T–4th
2002 South Dakota State 6–4 4–4 T–4th
2003 South Dakota State 7–4 4–3 T–4th
South Dakota State Jackrabbits (Great West Conference) (2004–2007)
2004 South Dakota State 6–5 2–3 T–3rd
2005 South Dakota State 6–5 3–2 T–3rd
2006 South Dakota State 7–4 3–1 2nd 22
2007 South Dakota State 7–4 4–0 1st 22 19
South Dakota State Jackrabbits (Missouri Valley Football Conference) (2008–2022)
2008 South Dakota State 7–5 6–2 3rd
2009 South Dakota State 8–4 7–1 2nd L NCAA Division I First Round 11 11
2010 South Dakota State 5–6 4–4 T–3rd
2011 South Dakota State 5–6 4–4 T–4th
2012 South Dakota State 9–4 6–2 2nd L NCAA Division I Second Round 17 14
2013 South Dakota State 9–5 5–3 T–2nd L NCAA Division I Second Round 14 13
2014 South Dakota State 9–5 5–3 4th L NCAA Division I Second Round 13 12
2015 South Dakota State 8–4 5–3 T–3rd L NCAA Division I First Round 16 15
2016 South Dakota State 9–4 7–1 T–1st L NCAA Division I Quarterfinal 7 6
2017 South Dakota State 11–3 6–2 T–2nd L NCAA Division I Semifinal 4 3
2018 South Dakota State 10–3 6–2 2nd L NCAA Division I Semifinal 3 3
2019 South Dakota State 8–5 5–3 T–3rd L NCAA Division I Second Round 12 10
2020–21 South Dakota State 8–2 5–1 T–1st L NCAA Division I Championship 2 2
2021 South Dakota State 11–4 5–3 T–3rd L NCAA Division I Semifinal 5 4
2022 South Dakota State 14–1 8–0 1st W NCAA Division I Championship 1 1
South Dakota State: 199–112 128–70
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.