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American college football season

2023 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football
NCAA Division I champion
MVFC champion
NCAA Division I Football Championship Game,
W 23–3 vs. Montana
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 1
FCS CoachesNo. 1
Record15–0 (8–0 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorZach Lujan (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorJesse Bobbit (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumDana J. Dykhouse Stadium
Seasons← 20222024 →
2023 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 South Dakota State $^   8 – 0     15 – 0  
No. 4 South Dakota ^   7 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 3 North Dakota State ^   5 – 3     11 – 4  
No. 19 Youngstown State ^   5 – 3     8 – 5  
No. 16 North Dakota ^   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Northern Iowa   5 – 3     6 – 5  
No. 12 Southern Illinois ^   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Illinois State   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Missouri State   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Murray State   1 – 7     2 – 9  
Indiana State   1 – 7     1 – 10  
Western Illinois   0 – 8     0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
As of January 4, 2025
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2023 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team represented the South Dakota State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Jimmy Rogers, the Jackrabbits compiled an overall record of 15–0 with a mark of 8–0 in conference play, winning the MVFC title for the second straight season. South Dakota State received the MVFC's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where after a first-round bye, the Jackrabbits defeated Mercer in the second round, Villanova in the quarterfinals, Albany in the semifinals, and Montana in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Game to win program's second consecutive national title. South Dakota State outscored opponents 146-15 in the four playoff games, completed a wire-to-wire season as the No. 1 ranked team in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), and extended the team's winning streak to 29 games. The team played home games on campus at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium in Brookings, South Dakota.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:00 p.m.Western Oregon*No. 1ESPN+W 45–716,258
September 96:00 p.m.No. 3 Montana State*No. 1
  • Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
  • Brookings, SD
ESPN+W 20–1619,332
September 162:30 p.m.vs. Drake*No. 1ESPN+W 70–718,174
September 302:00 p.m.No. 12 North DakotaNo. 1
  • Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
  • Brookings, SD
ESPN+W 42–2119,231
October 76:00 p.m.at Illinois StateNo. 1ESPN+W 40–218,272
October 142:00 p.m.Northern IowaNo. 1
  • Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
  • Brookings, SD
ESPN+W 41–619,357
October 212:00 p.m.at No. 12 Southern IllinoisNo. 1ESPN+W 17–1011,927
October 281:00 p.m.at No. 4 South DakotaNo. 1ESPN+W 37–39,458
November 42:00 p.m.No. 11 North Dakota StateNo. 1ESPN+W 33–1619,431
November 1111:00 a.m.at No. 22 Youngstown StateNo. 1ESPN+W 34–09,303
November 182:00 p.m.Missouri StateNo. 1
  • Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
  • Brookings, SD
ESPN+W 35–1715,637
December 21:00 p.m.No. 17 Mercer*No. 1ESPN+W 41–010,171
December 911:00 a.m.No. 6 Villanova*No. 1
  • Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
  • Brookings, SD (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)
ESPNW 23–1210,216
December 156:00 p.m.No. 5 Albany*No. 1
  • Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
  • Brookings, SD (NCAA Division I Semifinal)
ESPN2W 59–012,265
January 7, 20241:00 p.m.vs. No. 2 Montana*No. 1ABCW 23–319,512

Rankings

Main article: 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS1 (56)1 (55)1 (52)1 (52)1 (54)1 (56)1 (56)1 (56)1 (56)1 (56)1 (56)1 (56)1 (56)
Coaches1 (24)1 (25)1 (26)1 (26)1 (26)1 (26)1 (26)1 (26)1 (26)1 (25)1 (26)1 (26)1 (24)

Game summaries

Western Oregon

See also: Western Oregon Wolves
Western Oregon at No. 1 South Dakota State
Dairy Drive
1 234Total
Wolves 0 007 7
• No. 1 Jackrabbits 21 2130 45
  • Date: August 31
  • Location:
    Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
    Brookings, SD
  • Game start: 7:10 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:54
  • Game attendance: 16,258
  • Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C), Sunny, Wind S 20 mph (32 km/h)
  • Referee: Aaron Adams
  • Television network: ESPN+

Statistics WOU SDSU
First downs 13 21
Total yards 209 403
Rushing yards 102 209
Passing yards 107 194
Turnovers 3 0
Time of possession 30:05 29:55
Team Category Player Statistics
Western Oregon Passing Gannon Winker 12/23, 67 yards, 3 INT
Rushing Jordan McCarty 8 carries, 37 yards, TD
Receiving Damon Hickok 3 receptions, 40 yards
South Dakota State Passing Mark Gronowski 8/10, 121 yards, TD
Rushing Amar Johnson 8 carries, 70 yards
Receiving Griffin Wilde 4 receptions, 79 yards, TD

No. 3 Montana State

See also: 2023 Montana State Bobcats football team
No. 3 Montana State at No. 1 South Dakota State
Beef Bowl
1 234Total
No. 3 Bobcats 7 306 16
• No. 1 Jackrabbits 0 0713 20
  • Date: September 9
  • Location:
    Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
    Brookings, SD
  • Game start: 6:05 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:07
  • Game attendance: 19,332
  • Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C), Sunny, Wind NE 10 mph (16 km/h)
  • Referee: Rick Warne
  • Television network: ESPN+

Statistics MSU SDSU
First downs 17 20
Total yards 298 341
Rushing yards 211 157
Passing yards 87 184
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 35:23 24:37
Team Category Player Statistics
Montana State Passing Sean Chambers 3/9, 53 yards, INT
Rushing Sean Chambers 20 carries, 90 yards, TD
Receiving Derryk Snell 3 receptions, 38 yards
South Dakota State Passing Mark Gronowski 13/22, 184 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Isaiah Davis 12 carries, 66 yards
Receiving Griffin Wilde 2 receptions, 49 yards, TD

vs. Drake

See also: 2023 Drake Bulldogs football team
No. 1 South Dakota State vs. Drake Bulldogs
1 234Total
• No. 1 Jackrabbits 14 212114 70
Bulldogs 7 000 7
  • Date: September 16
  • Location:
    Target Field
    Minneapolis, MN
  • Game start: 2:35 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:07
  • Game attendance: 18,174
  • Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C), Cloudy, Wind NW 10 mph (16 km/h)
  • Referee: Marcel Kerr
  • Television network: ESPN+

Statistics SDSU Drake
First downs 28 10
Total yards 618 267
Rushing yards 359 47
Passing yards 259 220
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 27:49 32:11
Team Category Player Statistics
South Dakota State Passing Mark Gronowski 18/25, 226 yards, 5 TD, INT
Rushing Angel Johnson 4 carries, 90 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Jaxon Janke 7 receptions, 85 yards, TD
Drake Passing Luke Bailey 16/29, 201 yards, TD
Rushing Luke Bailey 3 carries, 25 yards
Receiving Colin Howard 3 receptions, 103 yards, TD

No. 12 North Dakota

See also: 2023 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team
No. 12 North Dakota at No. 1 South Dakota State
Precision Ag Bowl
1 234Total
No. 12 Fighting Hawks 0 7014 21
• No. 1 Jackrabbits 14 7714 42
  • Date: September 30
  • Location:
    Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
    Brookings, SD
  • Game start: 2:05 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:05
  • Game attendance: 19,231
  • Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C), Sunny, Wind N 10 mph (16 km/h)
  • Referee: Jason Berg
  • Television network: ESPN+

Statistics UND SDSU
First downs 17 26
Total yards 234 433
Rushing yards 68 266
Passing yards 166 167
Turnovers 0 0
Time of possession 29:39 30:21
Team Category Player Statistics
North Dakota Passing Tommy Schuster 19/24, 118 yards, TD
Rushing Gaven Ziebarth 5 carries, 22 yards
Receiving Red Wilson 5 receptions, 45 yards
South Dakota State Passing Mark Gronowski 13/22, 167 yards, TD
Rushing Isaiah Davis 16 carries, 132 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Jaxon Janke 3 receptions, 51 yards, TD

at Illinois State

See also: 2023 Illinois State Redbirds football team
No. 1 South Dakota State at Illinois State
1 234Total
• No. 1 Jackrabbits 20 1406 40
Redbirds 0 1470 21
  • Date: October 7
  • Location:
    Hancock Stadium
    Normal, IL
  • Game start: 6:05 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:54
  • Game attendance: 8,272
  • Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C), Cloudy, Wind SW 9 mph (14 km/h)
  • Referee: Gregory Gompf
  • Television network: ESPN+

Statistics SDSU ISU
First downs 25 18
Total yards 547 293
Rushing yards 374 122
Passing yards 173 171
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 35:45 24:15
Team Category Player Statistics
South Dakota State Passing Mark Gronowski 11/17, 171 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Isaiah Davis 20 carries, 197 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Jaxon Janke 5 receptions, 88 yards, TD
Illinois State Passing Zack Annexstad 26/33, 162 yards, TD
Rushing Mason Blakemore 6 carries, 57 yards, TD
Receiving Daniel Sobkowicz 7 receptions, 70 yards, TD

Northern Iowa

See also: 2023 Northern Iowa Panthers football team
Northern Iowa at No. 1 South Dakota State
Hobo Day
1 234Total
Panthers 0 303 6
• No. 1 Jackrabbits 14 10143 41
  • Date: October 14
  • Location:
    Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
    Brookings, SD
  • Game start: 2:05 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:58
  • Game attendance: 19,357
  • Game weather: 49 °F (9 °C), Cloudy, Wind N 15 mph (24 km/h)
  • Referee: Jason Perkins
  • Television network: ESPN+

Statistics UNI SDSU
First downs 14 21
Total yards 264 460
Rushing yards 40 169
Passing yards 224 291
Turnovers 5 2
Time of possession 24:37 35:23
Team Category Player Statistics
Northern Iowa Passing Theo Day 16/24, 210 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Zach Brand 6 carries, 30 yards
Receiving Sam Schnee 4 receptions, 104 yards
South Dakota State Passing Mark Gronowski 21/26, 291 yards, TD
Rushing Isaiah Davis 16 carries, 103 yards, TD
Receiving Zach Heins 4 receptions, 69 yards, 2 TD

at No. 12 Southern Illinois

See also: 2023 Southern Illinois Salukis football team
No. 1 South Dakota State at No. 12 Southern Illinois
1 234Total
• No. 1 Jackrabbits 0 773 17
No. 12 Salukis 0 0010 10
  • Date: October 21
  • Location:
    Saluki Stadium
    Carbondale, IL
  • Game start: 2:02 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:05
  • Game attendance: 11,927
  • Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C), Sunny, Wind E 13 mph (21 km/h)
  • Referee: CJ Jackson
  • Television network: ESPN+

Statistics SDSU SIU
First downs 15 20
Total yards 308 308
Rushing yards 147 83
Passing yards 161 225
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 31:50 28:10
Team Category Player Statistics
South Dakota State Passing Mark Gronowski 15/21, 161 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Isaiah Davis 15 carries, 91 yards, TD
Receiving Griffin Wilde 2 receptions, 61 yards, TD
Southern Illinois Passing Nic Baker 20/24, 225 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Nic Baker 15 carries, 31 yards
Receiving D'Ante' Cox 7 receptions, 88 yards, TD

at No. 4 South Dakota

See also: 2023 South Dakota Coyotes football team and South Dakota Showdown
No. 1 South Dakota State at No. 4 South Dakota
1 234Total
• No. 1 Jackrabbits 0 17614 37
No. 4 Coyotes 3 000 3
  • Date: October 28
  • Location:
    DakotaDome
    Vermillion, SD
  • Game start: 1:06 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:49
  • Game attendance: 9,458
  • Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), Indoor
  • Referee: Gregory Gompf
  • Television network: ESPN+

Statistics SDSU USD
First downs 25 13
Total yards 473 183
Rushing yards 266 50
Passing yards 207 133
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 35:59 24:01
Team Category Player Statistics
South Dakota State Passing Mark Gronowski 13/19, 207 yards, INT
Rushing Isaiah Davis 17 carries, 69 yards
Receiving Jaxon Janke 3 receptions, 93 yards
South Dakota Passing Aidan Bouman 17/31, 133 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Travis Theis 9 carries, 29 yards
Receiving JJ Galbreath 8 receptions, 65 yards

No. 11 North Dakota State

See also: 2023 North Dakota State Bison football team and Dakota Marker
No. 11 North Dakota State at No. 1 South Dakota State
Dakota Marker
1 234Total
No. 11 Bison 6 307 16
• No. 1 Jackrabbits 7 1376 33
  • Date: November 4
  • Location:
    Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
    Brookings, SD
  • Game start: 2:05 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:18
  • Game attendance: 19,431
  • Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C), Sunny, Wind S 10 mph (16 km/h)
  • Referee: Aaron Adams
  • Television network: ESPN+

Statistics NDSU SDSU
First downs 19 17
Total yards 325 365
Rushing yards 158 152
Passing yards 167 213
Turnovers 2 0
Time of possession 30:18 29:42
Team Category Player Statistics
North Dakota State Passing Cam Miller 18/29, 167 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Cam Miller 17 carries, 93 yards
Receiving Eli Green 4 receptions, 47 yards
South Dakota State Passing Mark Gronowski 12/19, 213 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Isaiah Davis 17 carries, 106 yards, TD
Receiving Jadon Janke 5 receptions, 89 yards, 2 TD

at No. 22 Youngstown State

See also: 2023 Youngstown State Penguins football team
No. 1 South Dakota State at No. 22 Youngstown State
1 234Total
• No. 1 Jackrabbits 3 1777 34
No. 22 Penguins 0 000 0
  • Date: November 11
  • Location:
    DakotaDome
    Vermillion, SD
  • Game start: 12:02 p.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:03
  • Game attendance: 9,303
  • Game weather: 46 °F (8 °C), Sunny, Wind NW 5 mph (8.0 km/h)
  • Referee: Rick Warne
  • Television network: ESPN+

Statistics SDSU YSU
First downs 22 16
Total yards 490 207
Rushing yards 166 47
Passing yards 324 160
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 33:31 26:29
Team Category Player Statistics
South Dakota State Passing Mark Gronowski 19/28, 295 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Isaiah Davis 19 carries, 130 yards, TD
Receiving Jadon Janke 7 receptions, 166 yards, 2 TD
Youngstown State Passing Mitch Davidson 18/30, 160 yards, INT
Rushing Tyshon King 7 carries, 20 yards
Receiving Max Tomczak 5 receptions, 57 yards

Missouri State

See also: 2023 Missouri State Bears football team
Missouri State at No. 1 South Dakota State
Military Appreciation Day/Senior Day
1 234Total
Bears 3 077 17
• No. 1 Jackrabbits 14 777 35
  • Date: November 18
  • Location:
    Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
    Brookings, SD
  • Game start: 2:05 p.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 2:53
  • Game attendance: 15,637
  • Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C), Sunny, Wind W 10 mph (16 km/h)
  • Referee: Marcel Kerr
  • Television network: ESPN+

Statistics MSU SDSU
First downs 15 29
Total yards 343 477
Rushing yards 82 154
Passing yards 261 323
Turnovers 0 0
Time of possession 26:05 33:55
Team Category Player Statistics
Missouri State Passing Jordan Pachot 23/35, 261 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Celdon Manning 3 carries, 41 yards
Receiving Raylen Sharpe 8 receptions, 86 yards
South Dakota State Passing Mark Gronowski 16/23, 323 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Isaiah Davis 17 carries, 85 yards, TD
Receiving Jadon Janke 10 receptions, 187 yards, TD

No. 17 Mercer—NCAA Division I Second Round

See also: 2023 Mercer Bears football team
No. 17 Mercer at No. 1 South Dakota State
NCAA Division I Second Round
1 234Total
No. 17 Bears 0 000 0
• No. 1 Jackrabbits 3 21710 41
  • Date: December 2
  • Location:
    Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
    Brookings, SD
  • Game start: 1:02 p.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 2:39
  • Game attendance: 10,171
  • Game weather: 37 °F (3 °C), Sunny, Wind S 20 mph (32 km/h)
  • Referee: Gary Leeper
  • Television network: ESPN+

Statistics MER SDSU
First downs 6 24
Total yards 151 571
Rushing yards 76 346
Passing yards 75 225
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 24:34 35:26
Team Category Player Statistics
Mercer Passing Carter Peevy 14/22, 75 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Chris Hill 1 carry, 24 yards
Receiving Ty James 2 receptions, 28 yards
South Dakota State Passing Mark Gronowski 11/16, 158 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Isaiah Davis 16 carries, 117 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Jaxon Janke 7 receptions, 106 yards, TD

No. 6 Villanova—NCAA Division I Quarterfinal

See also: 2023 Villanova Wildcats football team
No. 6 Villanova at No. 1 South Dakota State
NCAA Division I Quarterfinal
1 234Total
No. 6 Wildcats 0 903 12
• No. 1 Jackrabbits 3 776 23
  • Date: December 9
  • Location:
    Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
    Brookings, SD
  • Game start: 11:08 a.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 2:50
  • Game attendance: 10,216
  • Game weather: 29 °F (−2 °C), Cloudy, Wind NW 30 mph (48 km/h)
  • Referee: Gregg Wilson
  • Television network: ESPN

Statistics VIL SDSU
First downs 10 16
Total yards 219 343
Rushing yards 145 242
Passing yards 74 101
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 28:33 31:27
Team Category Player Statistics
Villanova Passing Connor Watkins 6/18, 74 yards, INT
Rushing Jalen Jackson 9 carry, 67 yards, TD
Receiving Rayjuon 2 receptions, 29 yards
South Dakota State Passing Mark Gronowski 11/19, 101 yards, TD
Rushing Isaiah Davis 27 carries, 192 yards, TD
Receiving Zach Heins 1 receptions, 26 yards

No. 5 Albany—NCAA Division I Semifinal

See also: 2023 Albany Great Danes football team
No. 5 Albany at No. 1 South Dakota State
NCAA Division I Semifinal
1 234Total
No. 5 Great Danes 0 000 0
• No. 1 Jackrabbits 14 21717 59
  • Date: December 15
  • Location:
    Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
    Brookings, SD
  • Game start: 6:04 p.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 2:58
  • Game attendance: 12,265
  • Game weather: 39 °F (4 °C), Cloudy, Wind SE 5 mph (8.0 km/h)
  • Referee: Kelly Holman
  • Television network: ESPN2

Statistics ALB SDSU
First downs 19 22
Total yards 298 556
Rushing yards 66 220
Passing yards 232 336
Turnovers 4 0
Time of possession 32:12 27:48
Team Category Player Statistics
Albany Passing Reese Poffenbarger 30/44, 232 yards, 3 INT
Rushing Reese Poffenbarger 9 carries, 29 yards
Receiving Julian Hicks 7 receptions, 76 yards
South Dakota State Passing Mark Gronowski 15/19, 265 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Isaiah Davis 15 carries, 107 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Jadon Janke 6 receptions, 151 yards, TD

vs. No. 2 Montana—NCAA Division I Championship Game

Main article: 2024 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game See also: 2023 Montana Grizzlies football team
No. 2 Montana vs. No. 1 South Dakota State
NCAA Division I Championship Game
1 234Total
No. 2 Grizzlies 0 300 3
• No. 1 Jackrabbits 7 0160 23

Statistics MONT SDSU
First downs 17 17
Total yards 259 363
Rushing yards 47 188
Passing yards 212 175
Turnovers 3 2
Time of possession 29:55 30:05
Team Category Player Statistics
Montana Passing Clifton McDowell 22/39, 165 yards, INT
Rushing Nick Ostmo 6 carries, 18 yards
Receiving Aaron Fontes 7 receptions, 76 yards
South Dakota State Passing Mark Gronowski 13/21, 175 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Isaiah Davis 16 carries, 87 yards, TD
Receiving Jaxon Janke 4 receptions, 66 yards

Roster

2023 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 13 Jack Amer Fr
QB 17 Jeff Becker  Fr
QB 16 Jon Bell So
QB 11 Mark Gronowski Jr
QB 7 Chase Mason So
RB 45 Brenden Begeman Fr
RB 22 Isaiah Davis Sr
RB 3 Amar Johnson Jr
RB 21 Angel Johnson So
RB 39 Isaac Kracl  Fr
RB 37 Kirby Vorhees Fr
FB/TE 34 Michael Morgan Sr
TE 83 David Alpers  Fr
TE 44 Kevin Brenner Sr
TE 89 Brody Gormley  Fr
TE 88 Greyton Gannon  Fr
TE 87 Zach Heins Sr
TE 81 Joey Neumann Fr
TE 49 Davin Stoffel Fr
OL 71 Noah Atherton Fr
OL 66 Brady Beck Sr
OL 61 Evan Beerntsen Sr
OL 62 Kenyon Big Bow Fr
OL 79 Jharett Bloomenrader Sr
OL 70 Colby Christensen Jr
OL 69 Quinten Christensen  Fr
OL 76 Bo Donald Sr
OL 74 Garret Greenfield Sr
OL 65 Cole Jarrett Fr
OL 68 Jackson Kerstin Fr
OL 54 Jalen Lee Jr
OL 60 Mason McCormick Sr
OL 50 Gus Miller Jr
OL 67 Ian Mutchler Fr
OL 78 John O'Brian Sr
OL 77 William Paepke Fr
OL 75 Dawson Rudd  Fr
OL 64 Ethan Vibert Sr
WR 15 Devon Cole Jr. Jr
WR 19 Elijah Ervin Jr
WR 18 Grahm Goering So
WR 86 Patrick Hoffmann Jr
WR 1 Jadon Janke Sr
WR 10 Jaxon Janke Sr
WR 36 Dane Miller  Fr
WR 82 Ky Oday Jr.  Fr
WR 80 Kentrell Prejean Fr
WR 2 Marcus Preston Jr
WR 84 Joe Randle Fr
WR 85 Joe Roll Fr
WR 18 Griffin Wilde Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 32 Adam Bock Sr
LB 9 Caleb Francl Sr
LB 11 Jason Freeman Sr
LB 47 Kytan Fyfe  Fr
LB 56 Andrew Gustad  Fr
LB 49 Bryce Johnson  Fr
LB 40 Aaron Kusler Jr
LB 43 Adam Kusler Jr
LB 0 Daeton Mcgaughy Sr
LB 46 Cullen McShane  Fr
LB 41 Joe Ollman  Fr
LB 38 Trevor Scott  Fr
LB 29 Graham Spalding Sr
LB 2 Isaiah Stalbird Sr
LB 42 Davion Sterner Jr
LB 28 Chase Van Tol Fr
LB 6 Saiveon Williamson Sr
DE 48 Quinton Hicks Sr
DE 53 Caden Johnson Sr
DE 90 Randy Keumogne Sr
DE 97 Reis Kirschenman Fr
DE 58 Aidan Murphy  Fr
DE 8 Blake Peterson Sr
DE 99 Dawson Ripperda  Fr
DE 94 Cade Terveer Sr
DE 57 Levi Vanden Bos So
DE 50 Nick Wells Fr
DE 95 Zac Wilson Sr
DT 93 Max Baloun Jr
DT 59 Grant Conaway Jr
DT 52 Jarod DePriest Sr
DT 51 Logan Green  Fr
DT 96 Bryce Hawthorne Fr
DT 91 Jace Sifore  Fr
DT 98 Ryan Van Marel Sr
DT 92 Brian Williams Sr
DT 55 Aaron Wolfcale-Holsten So
CB 26 Steven Arrell Jr
CB 7 Dalys Beanum Sr
CB 30 Cody Cotton So
CB 13 Aydan Dautermann So
CB 5 DyShawn Gales Sr
CB 17 Abe Hoskins III Jr
CB 31 Jalen B. Lee  Fr
CB 16 Noah St-Juste Fr
CB 20 Myles Taylor So
S 23 Matthew Durrance So
S 35 Beau Giblin Fr
S 14 Colby Huerter Jr
S 3 Dontay Johnson  Fr
S 37 Tucker Large So
S 25 Cale Reeder Sr
S 27 Noah Thompson  Fr
S 26 Kolten Tilford Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
PK/P 10 Hunter Dustman Sr
PK/P 96 Jackson Isakson Fr
LS 37 Kaydon Olivia So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Zach Lujan – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
  • Jesse Bobbit – Defensive coordinator/linebackers
  • Ryan Olson – Run game coordinator/offensive line
  • Pat Cashmore – Special teams coordinator
  • Chris Meyers – Recruiting coordinator/tight ends
  • Mike Banks – Cornerbacks
  • Jalon Bibbs – Defensive line
  • Jake Menage – Wide receivers
  • Pete Menage – Safeties
  • Robbie Rouse – Running backs
  • Jonathan Shaeffer – Director of Football Operations
  • Matt Jacobs – Director of strength & conditioning
  • Kyle Saddler – Offensive quality control
  • Kellen Soulek – Defensive quality control
  • Chuck Case – Offensive quality control
  • Evan Traxler – Defensive quality control
  • Brayden Gage – Special teams quality control/video coordinator
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

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