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South Dakota State University Athletics
2017 Football Roster
Wieneke, Jake
Jersey Number 19
Jake Wieneke
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 215
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Maple Grove, Minn.
- High School:
- Maple Grove H.S.
- Major:
- Physical Education/Teacher Education
Bio
HONORS AND AWARDS
• American Football Coaches Association FCS All-America First Team (2015)
• American Football Coaches Association FCS All-America Second Team (2017)
• Associated Press FCS All-America First Team (2015)
• Associated Press FCS All-America Second Team (2014)
• Associated Press FCS All-America Third Team (2016)
• STATS FCS All-America First Team (2015)
• STATS FCS All-America Second Team (2016)
• STATS FCS Walter Payton Award Finalist (2016)
• STATS FCS Offensive Player of the Year Finalist (2015)
• Sports Network FCS All-America Third Team (2014)
• Walter Camp FCS All-America Team (2015)
• HERO Sports FCS All-America Second Team (2016)
• College Sporting News FCS Fabulous Fifty (2014, 2015)
• College Sporting News FCS Freshman of the Year (2014)
• All-Missouri Valley Football Conference First Team (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)
• MVFC Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 5, 2015; Sept. 3, 2016)
• Jerry Rice Award runner-up (2014)
• MVFC Freshman of the Year (2014)
• MVFC All-Newcomer Team (2014)
• MVFC Newcomer of the Week (Oct. 11, 2014; Nov. 15, 2014)
• Campbell Trophy Finalist/National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete Team (2017)
• STATS FCS Doris Robinson Scholar-Athlete Award (2017)
• CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team (2016)
• CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team (2015)
• CoSIDA Academic All-District Team (2015, 2016, 2017)
• MVFC All-Academic First Team (2015, 2016, 2017)
• MVFC President’s Council Academic Award (2016, 2017)
• MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)
• MVFC Honor Roll (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)
• Allstate AFCA Good Works Team (2017)
RECORDS AND CAREER NOTES
• SDSU and Missouri Valley Football Conference career record holder in receptions (288), receiving yards (5,157) and receiving touchdowns (59)
• Set Football Championship Subdivision record with a reception in 53 consecutive games (all 53 games of his career)
• Ranks second in FCS history for career touchdown receptions and third for career receiving yards
• Holds three of the top four single-season receiving yardage totals in program history and posted three of the top seven single-season totals for receptions
• Tied SDSU single-game record with four touchdown receptions in Aug. 31, 2017, game against Duquesne
• Recorded four of the top 10 single-game receiving yardage totals in program history
• Topped 100 yards receiving in a game 25 times
• Caught a touchdown pass in 35 of 53 career games and tallied 17 multi-touchdown games
• Set Missouri Valley Football Conference single-season record with 1,472 receiving yards in 2015
• Established SDSU single-season record with 16 touchdown receptions in 2014 and matched that total in both 2016 and 2017
• Team captain (2017)
2017: Became the first player in program history to earn All-America honors in all four seasons, earning second-team recognition from the American Football Coaches Association ... also earned first-team all-Missouri Valley Football Conference honors for the fourth season in a row ... honored nationally as a Campbell Trophy finalist and as a member of the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team ... named recipient of the STATS FCS Doris Robinson Scholar-Athlete Award ... tied own single-season school record with 16 touchdown receptions ... opened season by tying school record with four touchdown receptions in home win over Duquesne ... hauled in a touchdown pass in four consecutive games, starting with Beef Bowl win over Drake ... caught eight passes for 97 yards and three touchdowns in road victory at Western Illinois ... both receptions — 11 and 69 yards — in regular season finale at South Dakota went for touchdowns ... established season highs of nine receptions and 140 receiving yards in FCS quarterfinal against New Hampshire ... scored three total touchdowns against New Hampshire, recording scoring receptions of 32 and 10 yards, along with scoring on a 48-yard reverse run ... again went over the 100-yard mark with seven catches for 105 yards and a touchdown in FCS semifinal at James Madison ... set Football Championship Subdivision record in James Madison game by notching a catch in his 53rd consecutive game
2016: Earned all-Missouri Valley Football Conference and All-America honors for third season in a row ... led team and league in receiving yards (1,316), while ranking second on team in receptions (78) ... matched his own school record with 16 touchdown receptions ... topped 100-yard mark for receiving in eight games, starting with eight-catch, 196-yard and two-touchdown performance in season opener at TCU ... scored first touchdown in Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium history on a 3-yard reception and added two more touchdown catches in win over Drake ... tallied three more scores the next week versus Cal Poly as he totaled nine catches for 114 yards to begin string of four consecutive 100-yard games ... caught six balls for 164 yards and two touchdowns in road win at Southern Illinois ... hauled in game-winning 2-yard touchdown with one second remaining to knock off top-ranked North Dakota State as part of six-catch, 108-yard outing ... continued to put up big numbers with 10-catch, 173-yard, two-touchdown performance in losing effort at Illinois State ... accounted for three touchdowns — two receiving and one passing — in win at Northern Iowa that clinched MVFC title ... ended day at UNI with seven receptions for 136 yards, while his touchdown pass to Taryn Christion covered 16 yards ... wrapped up season with five catches for 75 yards in Football Championship Subdivision playoff game at North Dakota State
2015: Received first-team All-America recognition from STATS, the American Football Coaches Association, Associated Press and Walter Camp ... also honored on College Sporting News FCS Fabulous Fifty All-America Team ... set MVFC single-season record with 1,472 receiving yards en route to repeating on all-league first team ... named MVFC Offensive Player of the Week, as well as a National All-Star by College Sporting News, after catching eight passes for 160 yards and two touchdowns in season-opening win at Kansas ... established career highs with 11 catches for 205 yards and scored twice in home opener versus Southern Utah ... closed non-conference portion of schedule with seven-reception, 163-yard and two-TD outing against Robert Morris (Pa.) ... ended season with five straight 100-yard games, starting with seven-catch, 161-yard performance versus Missouri State ... scored pair of touchdowns in home finale versus Illinois State ... hauled in six receptions for 180 yards in road win at South Dakota ... tallied six catches for 128 yards in FCS playoff game at Montana
2014: Led the Jackrabbits with 73 receptions for 1,404 yards and a school-record 16 touchdowns ... named MVFC Freshman of the Year and finished as runner-up for Jerry Rice Award as top freshman in Football Championship Subdivision ... earned All-America honors from Associated Press (second team) and Sports Network (third team) ... also named College Sporting News FCS Freshman of the Year and honored as a member of the College Sporting news FCS Fabulous Fifty ... his 73 catches tied for second most in a season by a Jackrabbit player and his 1,404 receiving yards were the most by a Jackrabbit freshman and second most (now third) in program history ... first-team all-MVFC selection after leading league in total receiving yards, receiving yards per game (100.3 ypg) and touchdowns, while ranking third in total catches ... caught a touchdown pass in all eight regular season league games ... posted seven 100-yard receiving games ... top yardage total was 183 yards on eight catches with three touchdowns against Missouri State ... twice caught 10 passes in a game, racking up 178 receiving yards and a touchdown against Youngstown State on Hobo Day and 159 yards and three TDs versus Western Illinois ... tied Jackrabbit record with 91-yard touchdown reception at Indiana State ... closed regular season with six catches for 177 yards and a touchdown versus South Dakota ... caught 3-yard touchdown pass in waning minutes of FCS playoff game at North Dakota State as Jackrabbit upset bid came up short
2013: Redshirted
BEFORE SDSU: Established himself as one of the top wide receivers in the state of Minnesota during his senior season at Maple Grove High School ... was a first-team all-state selection and Mr. Football finalist after recording 68 receptions for 1,330 yards and 13 touchdowns ... was named the North Offensive MVP in the Minnesota All-Star Game in June 2013 after catching two touchdown passes ... younger brother, Clark, also is a member of the Jackrabbit football team
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