1938 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

The 1938 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team was an American football team that represented South Dakota State University in the North Central Conference (NCC) during the 1938 college football season.

1938 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football
Conference	North Central Conference
Record	3–5 (2–3 NCC)
Head coach	Jack V. Barnes (1st season)
Home stadium	State Field
Seasons ← 1937 1939 →

1938 North Central Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
South Dakota $	5	–	0	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
North Dakota	3	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
North Dakota Agricultural	3	–	1	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
South Dakota State	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Morningside	1	–	3	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
Omaha	1	–	3	–	1			2	–	5	–	1
Iowa State Teachers	0	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
$ – Conference champion

In its first season under head coach Jack V. Barnes, the team compiled a 3–5 record and was outscored by a total of 109 to 69.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16	at South Dakota Mines*	O'Harra Stadium Rapid City, SD	L 7–18	4,000	[2]
September 23	at North Dakota	Grand Forks, ND	L 0–37		[3]
October 1	Omaha	State Field Brookings, SD	W 28–6		[4]
October 8	at St. Norbert*	West De Pere, WI	L 0–9		[5]
October 14	at Morningside	Stock Yards Park Sioux City, IA	W 14–13		[6]
October 22	Moorhead State Teachers*	State Field Brookings, SD	W 14–6		[7]
October 29	South Dakota	State Field Brookings, SD (rivalry, Hobo Day)	L 0–7	10,000	[8][9]
November 12	North Dakota Agricultural	State Field Brookings, SD (rivalry)	L 6–13		[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming