BROOKINGS — The South Dakota State soccer team has completed its 2025 schedule and will embark on its 26th season as a program this fall. The Jackrabbits make their return to the pitch after a 2024 season that saw SDSU earn its second consecutive Summit League tournament championship and its 15th overall conference title. 
 
SDSU's first three team public showings take place in Brookings at Fishback Soccer Park. The Jackrabbits take part in their annual Blue vs. Yellow Scrimmage on July 31. They follow it with a pair of exhibition matches, starting with an Aug. 5 meeting against Nebraska that kicks off at 6 p.m. The Jacks' last exhibition sees the Yellow and Blue host Iowa Lakes Community College at 7 p.m. on Aug. 8. 
 
The Jackrabbits officially begin their 2025 season with a two-match road trip to take on Missouri (Aug. 14) and Kansas (Aug. 17). 
 
SDSU's home opener sees the Jacks host Southwest Minnesota State at Fishback Soccer Park on Aug. 22. 

 
The Jacks will then head to the Aloha State for the first time since 2021. South Dakota State is slated to play three contests in Hawaii at the Waipi'o Soccer Complex. The Jacks will play host Hawaii Pacific (Aug. 25) followed by matches against Cal Baptist (Aug. 28) and Northern Arizona (Aug. 31). 
 
South Dakota State opens September by playing six of its next seven contests at Fishback Soccer Park. 
 
The Jackrabbits host matches against Oregon State (Sept. 7), Northern Colorado (Sept. 14) and Wyoming (Sept. 18). SDSU's lone away game sees the Jackrabbits travel to Des Moines, Iowa, to take on Drake on Sept. 10. 
 
SDSU's eight-match Summit League slate begins on Sept. 25 by facing St. Thomas in Brookings. The Jackrabbits host North Dakota (Oct. 2) and North Dakota State (Oct. 5) before traveling to Denver to play the Pioneers on Oct. 9. 
 
The Jackrabbits will host their Senior Day match versus Omaha on Oct. 12. 
 
State's final three games of the regular season take place on the road. SDSU is scheduled to play South Dakota, as part of the Interstate Series presented by First Interstate Bank, on Oct. 18 in Vermillion. The Jackrabbits then travel further south to play at Kansas City (Oct. 23) and Oral Roberts (Oct. 26). 
 
The 2025 Summit League Championship tournament is slated to run from Nov. 1-9. Home sites for the three rounds of competition are to be determined based on regular season standings.