University of St. Thomas Athletics
11/5/2026 11:29:00 AM | Football
BROOKINGS, S.D. – The University of St. Thomas announced its football team will play South Dakota State in 2027. The game will take place on Saturday, September 4 at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium in Brookings, South Dakota.
This will be the eighth all-time meeting between SDSU and St. Thomas and first since the Tommies made the leap to Division I in 2021. The series first started in 1971, with the Jackrabbits holding a 5-2-0 record against St. Thomas.
A FCS powerhouse program, SDSU won back-to-back national championships in 2022 and 2023. The Jackrabbits have also qualified for 13 consecutive NCAA Tournaments and reached at least the quarterfinals in 2016, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025. SDSU is 16-10-0 all-time against current teams in the Pioneer Football League (PFL).
