In the MVFC preseason poll released on July 29, 2019, the Jackrabbits were predicted to finish in second place.[1]
Predicted finish
|
Team
|
Votes (1st place)
|
1 |
North Dakota State |
392 (32)
|
2 |
South Dakota State |
348 (4)
|
3 |
Illinois State |
289 (3)
|
4 |
Indiana State |
279 (1)
|
5 |
Northern Iowa |
266
|
6 |
South Dakota |
176
|
7 |
Youngstown State |
153
|
8 |
Western Illinois |
128
|
9 |
Southern Illinois |
89
|
10 |
Missouri State |
80
|
Preseason All–MVFC team
edit
The Jackrabbits had five players selected to the preseason all-MVFC team.[2]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
---|
August 29 | 9:00 p.m. | at Minnesota* | No. 3 | | FS1 | L 21–28 | 49,112 |
September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | LIU* | No. 3 | | ESPN3 | W 38–3 | 10,153 |
September 14 | 1:00 p.m. | Drake* | No. 3 | - Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
- Brookings, SD
| Midco | W 38–10 | 11,565 |
September 21 | 7:00 p.m. | Southern Utah* | No. 3 | - Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
- Brookings, SD
| Midco | W 43–7 | 14,269 |
October 5 | 2:00 p.m. | Southern Illinois | No. 3 | - Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
- Brookings, SD
| ESPN+ | W 28–10 | 13,776 |
October 12 | 5:00 p.m. | at No. 19 Youngstown State | No. 3 | | ESPN+ | W 38–28 | 12,381 |
October 19 | 12:00 p.m. | at Indiana State | No. 3 | | ESPN3 | W 42–23 | 4,642 |
October 26 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 1 North Dakota State | No. 3 | | ESPN+, Midco | L 16–23 | 19,371 |
November 2 | 2:00 p.m. | at Missouri State | No. 4 | | ESPN3 | W 35–14 | 5,108 |
November 9 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 11 Illinois State | No. 4 | - Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
- Brookings, SD
| ESPN+ | L 18–27 | 7,211 |
November 16 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 4 Northern Iowa | No. 8 | - Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
- Brookings, SD
| ESPN3 | W 38–7 | 7,317 |
November 23 | 2:00 p.m. | at South Dakota | No. 5 | | ESPN+, Midco | L 21–24 | 5,405 |
December 7 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 6 Northern Iowa* | No. 10 | | ESPN3 | L 10–13 | 4,102 |
|
[3][4]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
No. 3 Jackrabbits
|
0
|
7
|
14
|
0 |
21 |
Golden Gophers
|
0
|
13
|
7
|
8 |
28 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Sharks
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0 |
3 |
No. 3 Jackrabbits
|
7
|
14
|
14
|
3 |
38 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bulldogs
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
7 |
10 |
No. 3 Jackrabbits
|
10
|
7
|
14
|
7 |
38 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Thunderbirds
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
0 |
7 |
No. 3 Jackrabbits
|
7
|
14
|
15
|
7 |
43 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Salukis
|
3
|
7
|
0
|
0 |
10 |
No. 3 Jackrabbits
|
6
|
3
|
12
|
7 |
28 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
No. 3 Jackrabbits
|
3
|
0
|
13
|
22 |
38 |
No. 19 Penguins
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
7 |
28 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
No. 3 Jackrabbits
|
7
|
28
|
0
|
7 |
42 |
Sycamores
|
7
|
3
|
7
|
6 |
23 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
No. 1 Bison
|
0
|
3
|
13
|
7 |
23 |
No. 3 Jackrabbits
|
6
|
0
|
3
|
7 |
16 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
No. 4 Jackrabbits
|
6
|
8
|
7
|
14 |
35 |
Bears
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
14 |
14 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
No. 11 Redbirds
|
7
|
3
|
3
|
14 |
27 |
No. 4 Jackrabbits
|
3
|
8
|
7
|
0 |
18 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
No. 4 Panthers
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
0 |
7 |
No. 8 Jackrabbits
|
0
|
7
|
10
|
21 |
38 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
No. 5 Jackrabbits
|
7
|
0
|
7
|
7 |
21 |
Coyotes
|
0
|
10
|
14
|
0 |
24 |
The Jackrabbits entered the postseason tournament as the number seven seed, with a first-round bye.[5]
Northern Iowa–Second Round
edit
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
No. 6 Panthers
|
0
|
3
|
7
|
3 |
13 |
No. 10 Jackrabbits
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
10 |
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes | Week |
---|
Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
---|
STATS FCS | 3 (1) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 10 |
---|
Coaches | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 12 |
---|