The 2014 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team represented South Dakota State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 18th-year head coach John Stiegelmeier, the Jackrabbits compiled an overall record of 9âÂÂ5 with a mark of 5âÂÂ3 in conference play, placing fourth in the MVFC. South Dakota State received an atâÂÂlarge bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where the Jackrabbits defeated Montana State in the first round before falling to fellow MVFC member and eventual national champion, North Dakota State, in the second round. The team played home games at CoughlinâÂÂAlumni Stadium in Brookings, South Dakota.