John Stiegelmeier
American football coach
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John Stiegelmeier (born February 7, 1957) is an American former 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.
Selby, South Dakota, U.S.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 7, 1957 Selby, South Dakota, U.S. |
| Education | 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 FCS (2022) 1 GWC (2007) 3 MVFC (2016, 2020, 2022) | |
| Awards | |
| Eddie Robinson Award (2022) | |
Coaching career
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 was the recipient of the 2022 Eddie Robinson Award.[1]
After 26 seasons, John Stiegelmeier, one of the most accomplished coaches in FCS football, announced his retirement on Thursday January 19, 2023. Stiegelmeier exited on top, as South Dakota State won the school's first-ever national title in Stiegelmeier's 26th and final season as head coach.[2][3]
Overall, Stiegelmeier led the Jackrabbits to a 199-112 record (.640 winning percentage) in 26 seasons. With Coach "Stig" as the head coach, took SDSU to the FCS playoffs 12 times (2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020-21, 2021, 2022) and is one of only two FCS programs to reach the postseason each of the past 11 seasons. SDSU won playoffs in nine of playoff seasons and finished in the top 25 of both major FCS polls in 14 of the last 17 years, including a No. 1 ranking at the end of the 2022 season.
South Dakota State reached the Football Championship Subdivision during the 2022 season. Following a season-opening, 7-3 loss at Iowa, SDSU won a school-record 14 consecutive games, as well as a 8-0 mark against Missouri Valley Football Conference.[4] Stiegelmeier won the 2022 Eddie Robinson Award[5]
He was replaced as head coach by defensive coordinator Jimmy Rogers.
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 | |||||||||