Four of South Dakota State’s six home football games during the 2015 season will be played under the lights, in what will be the final season at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium.
The Jackrabbits, who finished the 2014 campaign with a 9-5 overall record and made their third consecutive appearance in the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs, open the home slate with a 6 p.m. game Sept. 12 against Southern Utah in the Dairy Drive game.
Following its lone bye week of the season, SDSU continues home action Sept. 26 with its first-ever meeting against Robert Morris (Pa.) in the 49th Annual Beef Bowl. The game will kick off at 5 p.m.
All four home games against Missouri Valley Football Conference opponents will feature contests against fellow FCS playoff qualifiers from a year ago. The league slate kicks off against defending national champion North Dakota State on Oct. 3 in the annual Battle for the Dakota Marker. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m.
The final night game of the season is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Oct. 10, when the Jackrabbits host Indiana State in what will double as the Hall of Fame Game and Military Appreciation Night.
Each of the Jackrabbits’ last two home games is scheduled for a 2 p.m. kickoff. SDSU resumes home action Oct. 24 by facing Northern Iowa on Hobo Day, with the Nov. 7 contest against Illinois State designated as the Coughlin-Alumni Stadium Farewell.
SDSU football can be heard on 570 WNAX and across the Jackrabbit Sports Network.
All but the Sept. 12 home opener are scheduled to be televised regionally by Midco Sports Network. Additionally, the Jackrabbits’ Nov. 14 matchup at the University of South Dakota is scheduled to be televised by Midco, while games Oct. 17 at Youngstown State and Oct. 31 at Missouri State are slated to be part of the MVFC television package.
