1959 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1959
| team = South Dakota State Jackrabbits
| sport=football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = North Central Conference
| short_conf = NCC
| record = 2–7
| conf_record = 2–4
| head_coach = Ralph Ginn
| hc_year = 13th
| captain =
| stadium = State Field
}}
{{1959 North Central Conference football standings}}
The 1959 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team was an American football team that represented South Dakota State University in the North Central Conference during the 1959 college football season. In its 13th season under head coach Ralph Ginn, the team compiled a 2–7 record, finished in sixth place out of seven teams in the NCC, and was outscored by a total of 153 to 80.{{cite web|title=2007 South Dakota State Football Media Guide|publisher=South Dakota State University|year=2007|page=77|url=https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1055&context=football-guides|accessdate=April 24, 2019}}
Schedule
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|September 12||Montana State
|September 19||{{cfb link|year=1959|team=Colorado State–Greeley Bears|title=Colorado State–Greeley}}
|September 26||Kansas State
|October 3|at|{{cfb link|year=1959|team=Augustana (South Dakota) Vikings|title=Augustana (SD)}}|Howard Wood Field|Sioux Falls, SD|L 0-13|5,500|
|October 10||North Dakota|Memorial Stadium|Grand Forks, ND|W 6-0|4,912 –5,000|{{cite news|title=State Wins: Rabbits Post 6-0 Victory Over Sioux|newspaper=Argus-Leader|date=October 11, 1959|page=19|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97983453/state-wins-rabbits-post-6-0-victory/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (North Dakota) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/494/stats/13013 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 22, 2022 }}
|October 17||South Dakota
|October 24||North Dakota State|State Field|Brookings, SD (rivalry)|L 6-8|4,500|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86700220/ndac-posts-86-win-over-state/|work=Rapid City Journal|title=NDAC posts 8–6 win over State|date=October 25, 1959|accessdate=October 7, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 31|at|{{cfb link|year=1959|team=Morningside Maroon Chiefs|title=Morningside}}||Sioux City, IA|L 32-34|3,000|
|November 7||{{cfb link|year=1959|team=Iowa State Teachers Panthers|title=Iowa State Teachers}}|State Field|Brookings, SD|L 12-14|1,850|
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{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (South Dakota State) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/649/stats/13013 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 24, 2022 }}
References
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