The 2015 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team represented South Dakota State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 19th-year head coach John Stiegelmeier, the Jackrabbits compiled an overall record of 8âÂÂ4 with a mark of 5âÂÂ3 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third in the MVFC. South Dakota State received an atâÂÂlarge bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where the Jackrabbits lost to Montana in the first round. The team played home games at CoughlinâÂÂAlumni Stadium in Brookings, South Dakota.