John Stiegelmeier

Who is John Stiegelmeier?

John Stiegelmeier is an American football coach, currently the head coach of the South Dakota State University Jackrabbit football team.

Stiegelmeier was hired as the 20th Jackrabbit head coach in 1997 and has compiled a 111–80 record at South Dakota State. In 1999, Stiegelmeier was named the North Central Conference Coach of the Year after finishing the season with an 8–3 overall record. Stiegelmeier was also honored as the Great West Football Conference Coach of the Year in 2007 after compiling a 7–4 overall record and winning the GWFC title. He was also named by the American Football Coaches Association as the 2007 NCAA Division 1 Football Championship Subdivision Region 5 Coach of the Year along with being named one of the five finalists for the 2007 Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award. Stiegelmeier was also a finalist in 2009.