1954 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team
American college football season
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The 1954 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team was an American football team that represented South Dakota State University in the North Central Conference (NCC) during the 1954 college football season. In its eighth season under head coach Ralph Ginn, the team compiled a 7–2 record, tied for the conference championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 338 to 151.[1]
ConferenceNorth Central Conference
Record7–2 (5–1 NCC)
Headcoach
- Ralph Ginn (8th season)
Captains
- Jerry Welch
- Jack Nitz
| 1954 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football | |
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NCC co-champion | |
| Conference | North Central Conference |
| Record | 7–2 (5–1 NCC) |
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| Home stadium | State Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota State + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morningside + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State Teachers | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Augustana (SD) | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Jerry Welch with 625 rushing yards and 478 passing yards.[2] Other key players included center Herb Backlund, tackle Jack Nitz, guard Roger Kerns, and back Roger Denker.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 18 | at Iowa State* | L 6–34 | |||||
| September 25 | at St. Thomas (MN)* | W 19–6 | [3] | ||||
| October 1 | Mankato State* |
| W 66–0 | [4] | |||
| October 9 | Augustana (SD) |
| W 68–0 | [5] | |||
| October 16 | at North Dakota State | W 50–13 | 4,500 | [6] | |||
| October 23 | North Dakota |
| W 34–20 | 10,000 | [7] | ||
| October 30 | at South Dakota |
| W 20–19 | 8,000 | [8] | ||
| November 5 | Morningside |
| L 34–39 | [9] | |||
| November 13 | at Iowa State Teachers | Cedar Falls, IA | W 41–20 | [10] | |||
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