John Stiegelmeier

John Stiegelmeier

Biographical details
Born	(1957-02-07) February 7, 1957 Selby, South Dakota, U.S.
Alma mater	South Dakota State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1979	South Dakota State (SA)
1980	Northern Iowa (assistant)
1981–1983	North HS (WI) (assistant)
1984–1987	Northern State (DC/DB/RC)
1988–1990	South Dakota State (DB/RC)
1991–1997	South Dakota State (DC)
1997–2022	South Dakota State
Head coaching record
Overall	199–112 (college)
Tournaments	18–11 (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.

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

External links

• South Dakota State profile