| Year: | 2011 |
| Team: | South Dakota State Jackrabbits |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Missouri Valley Football Conference |
| Short Conf: | MVFC |
| Record: | 5–6 |
| Conf Record: | 4–4 |
| Head Coach: | John Stiegelmeier |
| Hc Year: | 15th |
| Off Coach: | Eric Eidsness |
| Oc Year: | 6th |
| Codef Coach1: | Clint Brown |
| Codc1 Year: | 3rd |
| Codef Coach2: | Jay Bubak |
| Codc2 Year: | 3rd |
The 2011 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team represented South Dakota State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 15th-year head coach John Stiegelmeier, the Jackrabbits compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fourth in the MVFC. South Dakota State played their home games at Coughlin–Alumni Stadium in Brookings, South Dakota.