South Dakota Coyotes football

College football team of University of South Dakota
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The South Dakota Coyotes football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the University of South Dakota located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. South Dakota's first football team was fielded in 1889. The team plays its home games at the 9,100 seat DakotaDome in Vermillion, South Dakota.

History

Classifications

  • 1952–1959: NAIA
  • 1956–1972: NCAA College Division
  • 1973–2007: NCAA Division II
  • 2008–present: NCAA Division I FCS

Conference memberships

Playoff appearances

NCAA Division II

The Coyotes appeared in the Division II playoffs four times. Their record was 4–4.

Year Round Opponent Result
1973 Quarterfinals Boise State L, 10–53
1985 Quarterfinals
Semifinals 		Central State (OH)
North Dakota State 		W, 13–10 2OT
L, 7–16
1986 Quarterfinals
Semifinals
National Championship 		UC Davis
Troy State
North Dakota State 		W, 26–23
W, 42–28
L, 7–27
2006 First Round
Second Round 		Northwood
Grand Valley State 		W, 31–28
L, 17–35

NCAA Division I-AA/FCS

The Coyotes have appeared in the FCS playoffs three times, with a combined record of 2–2.

Year Round Opponent Result
2017 First Round
Second Round		 Nicholls State
Sam Houston State		 W 38–31
L 42–54
2021 First Round Southern Illinois L 10–22
2023 Second Round
Quarterfinals		 Sacramento State
North Dakota State		 W 34–24
L 17–45

Record versus Missouri Valley Football Conference

  • Records through the end of the 2016–2017 school year.

[2]

Opponent Win % Wins Losses Ties Last meeting
Illinois State .167 1 5 – Won 27–24 on 10/22/16
Indiana State .667 2 1 – Won 33–30 on 10/15/2016
Missouri State .500 2 2 – Won 40–10 on 10/24/2015
North Dakota State .335 26 53 3 Lost 21–28 on 11/19/2016
Northern Iowa .415 19 27 1 Won 28–25 on 10/8/2016
South Dakota State .496 52 53 7 Lost 28–3
Southern Illinois .333 1 2 – Lost 28–35 11/5/2016
Western Illinois .286 2 5 – Lost 34–35 10/29/2016
Youngstown State .000 0 5 – Lost 20–30 on 10/1/2016

Notable former players

Notable alumni include:

Future non-conference opponents

Announced schedules as of July 29, 2023.[3]

2023 2024 2025 2027 2028 2030
at Missouri at Wisconsin at Iowa State McNeese at McNeese at Iowa State
St. Thomas at Lamar
Lamar Drake

References

  1. ^ University of South Dakota Graphic Standards and Editorial Guide. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  2. ^ "South Dakota Historical Data (Football)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
  3. ^ "South Dakota Coyotes Football Future Schedules". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved November 28, 2022.

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