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South Dakota State University Athletics
Hall of Fame — Ryan Berry
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Lettered: 2005-08
Inducted: 2024
Ryan Berry set eight individual school passing records during a career from 2005-08 and helped lead the Jackrabbits through a successful transition into the Football Championship Subdivision.
A Watertown native, Berry established SDSU career records for completions (485), attempts (834), yards (6,023) and touchdown passes (56) — all of which have since been broken. He quarterbacked the Jackrabbits to the Great West Football Conference title as a junior in 2007, marking the program’s first league title in 44 years.
Berry raised his game to a whole new level as a senior in 2008 as SDSU joined the Missouri Valley Football Conference. He earned first-team all-MVFC honors after setting Jackrabbit single-season marks for completions (256), attempts (395) and passing touchdowns (30) while SDSU scored a then-school-record 427 points (35.6 points per game). His seven touchdowns versus Illinois State that season remain SDSU and MVFC single-game records.
In addition to his accomplishments on the field, Berry excelled in the classroom. He was the first Jackrabbit to be named a finalist for the Draddy Trophy (now the William V. Campbell Trophy) as the top scholar-athlete in college football. He also was awarded postgraduate scholarships by the NCAA and FCS Athletics Directors Association.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Photo Gallery
Induction Introduction and Speech
Lettered: 2005-08
Inducted: 2024
Ryan Berry set eight individual school passing records during a career from 2005-08 and helped lead the Jackrabbits through a successful transition into the Football Championship Subdivision.
A Watertown native, Berry established SDSU career records for completions (485), attempts (834), yards (6,023) and touchdown passes (56) — all of which have since been broken. He quarterbacked the Jackrabbits to the Great West Football Conference title as a junior in 2007, marking the program’s first league title in 44 years.
Berry raised his game to a whole new level as a senior in 2008 as SDSU joined the Missouri Valley Football Conference. He earned first-team all-MVFC honors after setting Jackrabbit single-season marks for completions (256), attempts (395) and passing touchdowns (30) while SDSU scored a then-school-record 427 points (35.6 points per game). His seven touchdowns versus Illinois State that season remain SDSU and MVFC single-game records.
In addition to his accomplishments on the field, Berry excelled in the classroom. He was the first Jackrabbit to be named a finalist for the Draddy Trophy (now the William V. Campbell Trophy) as the top scholar-athlete in college football. He also was awarded postgraduate scholarships by the NCAA and FCS Athletics Directors Association.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Photo Gallery
Induction Introduction and Speech