Stig and The Rise of South Dakota State Football

In 1997, South Dakota State Football was your everyday Division II program. Twenty-six years later, led by head coach John Stiegelmeier, they became Division I national champions. Stig and The Rise of South Dakota State Football is the deeply personal story of John's lowest and greatest moments as a father, husband, and coach, while also offering a behind the curtains view into overlooked recruits who steadily built a powerhouse program in the frozen plains of South Dakota. Discover how a program nobody seemed to believe in became the team nobody could beat.