| Year: | 2013 |
| Team: | South Dakota State Jackrabbits |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Missouri Valley Football Conference |
| Short Conf: | MVFC |
| Tsnrank: | 13 |
| Fcscoachrank: | 14 |
| Record: | 9–5 |
| Conf Record: | 5–3 |
| Head Coach: | John Stiegelmeier |
| Hc Year: | 17th |
| Off Coach: | Eric Eidsness |
| Oc Year: | 8th |
| Def Coach: | Clint Brown |
| Dc Year: | 5th |
| Bowl: | NCAA Division I Second Round |
| Bowl Result: | L 17–41 at Eastern Washington |
The 2013 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team represented South Dakota State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 17th-year head coach John Stiegelmeier, the Jackrabbits compiled an overall record of 9–5 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing in a four-way tie for second in the MVFC. South Dakota State received an at–large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where the Jackrabbits defeated Northern Arizona in the first round before falling to Eastern Washington in the second round. The team played home games at Coughlin–Alumni Stadium in Brookings, South Dakota.
The Dakota Marker matchup against North Dakota State set a new single-game home attendance record (16,498).[3]