2023 South Dakota Coyotes football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 3
FCS CoachesNo. 3
Record10–3 (7–1 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJosh Davis (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorTravis Johansen (5th season)
Home stadiumDakotaDome
2023 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 South Dakota State $^  8 –0   15 –0  
No. 4 South Dakota ^  7 –1   10 –3  
No. 3 North Dakota State ^  5 –3   11 –4  
No. 19 Youngstown State ^  5 –3   8 –5  
No. 16 North Dakota ^  5 –3   7 –5  
Northern Iowa  5 –3   6 –5  
No. 12 Southern Illinois ^  4 –4   8 –5  
Illinois State  4 –4   6 –5  
Missouri State  3 –5   4 –7  
Murray State  1 –7   2 –9  
Indiana State  1 –7   1 –10  
Western Illinois  0 –8   0 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
As of January 9, 2024
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2023 South Dakota Coyotes football team represented the University of South Dakota in the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Coyotes competed as members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference and were led by eighth-year head coach Bob Nielson. They played home games at the DakotaDome in Vermillion, South Dakota.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:00 p.m.at Missouri*
SECNL 10–3550,434
September 91:00 p.m.St. Thomas*
MidcoSNW 24–06,126
September 161:00 p.m.Lamar*
  • DakotaDome
  • Vermillion, SD
ESPN+W 35–65,618
September 301:00 p.m.at No. 2 North Dakota State
ESPN+/ABC NDW 24–1918,342
October 72:00 p.m.Murray StateNo. 15
  • DakotaDome
  • Vermillion, SD
ESPN+W 38–77,907
October 141:00 p.m.No. 23 Youngstown StateNo. 10
  • DakotaDome
  • Vermillion, SD
ESPN+W 34–313,608
October 2112:00 p.m.at Indiana StateNo. 6
ESPN+W 17–34,908
October 281:00 p.m.No. 1 South Dakota StateNo. 4
ESPN+L 3–379,458
November 41:00 p.m.at No. 10 Southern IllinoisNo. 9
ESPN+W 14–77,106
November 1112:00 p.m.No. 10 North DakotaNo. 6
  • DakotaDome
  • Vermillion, SD
MidcoSNW 14–106,834
November 181:00 p.m.at Western IllinoisNo. 5
ESPN+W 48–61,935
December 21:00 p.m.No. 15 Sacramento State*No. 3
ESPN+W 34–246,288
December 91:30 p.m.No. 8 North Dakota State*No. 3
  • DakotaDome
  • Vermillion, SD (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)
ABCL 17–459,141

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Game summaries

at Missouri (FBS)

Uniform Combination
Helmet Jersey Pants
Game One – South Dakota Coyotes (0–0) at Missouri Tigers (FBS) (0–0) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
South Dakota 0 3 0710
Missouri (FBS) 14 14 0735

at Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri

  • Date: Thursday, August 31, 2023
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C)
  • Game attendance: 50,434
  • TV announcers (SECN): Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Aaron Murray (color analyst), and Ashley ShahAhmadi (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
  • (7:47) MIZZ – Mekhi Miller 18-yard pass from Brady Cook (Harrison Mevis kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 2:29; Missouri 7–0)
  • (3:19) MIZZ – Nathaniel Peat 1-yard run (Harrison Mevis kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 38 yards, 2:53; Missouri 14–0)
Second quarter
  • (7:06) USD – Will Leyland 40-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 47 yards, 6:45; Missouri 14–3)
  • (1:48) MIZZ – Cody Schrader 2-yard run (Harrison Mevis kick) (Drive: 14 plays, 81 yards, 5:11; Missouri 21–3)
  • (0:33) MIZZ – Brady Cook 15-yard run (Harrison Mevis kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 83 yards, 0:52; Missouri 28–3)
Third quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth quarter
  • (12:14) USD – Mike Mansaray 6-yard pass from Aidan Bouman (Jack Martens kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 29 yards, 1:08; Missouri 28–10)
  • (1:42) MIZZ – Luther Burden III 15-yard pass from Sam Horn (Harrison Mevis kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 4:47; Missouri 35–10)
StatisticsUSDMIZZ
First downs1422
Total yards60–19466–437
Rushes/yards35–3840–211
Passing yards156266
Passing: Comp–Att–Int15–25–020–26–1
Time of possession30:5829:02
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
South Dakota PassingAiden Bouman15–25, 156 yards, 1 TD
RushingTravis Theis7 carries, 26 yards
ReceivingJack Martens8 receptions, 88 yards
Missouri PassingBrady Cook17–21, 172 yards, 1 TD
RushingCody Schrader18 carries, 138 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingLuther Burden III7 receptions, 96 yards, 1 TD

vs. Lamar

Game Three – Lamar Cardinals at South Dakota Coyotes
Period 1 2 34Total
Lamar 3 3 006
South Dakota 0 7 141435

at DakotaDome, Vermillion, SD

  • Date: September 16
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Weather: Indoor • Temp: 72
  • Game attendance: 5,618
  • Referee: Aaron Adams
  • TV: ESPN+
  • Box Score
Game information
First Quarter
  • LU – 4:53 Esqueda,Chris 26 yd field goal LU 3–0 Drive: 7 plays, 12 yards, TOP 03:25
Second Quarter
  • LU – 10:06 Esqueda,Chris 26 yd field goal LU 6–0 Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, TOP 06:45
  • USD – 02:14 Theis,Travis 2 yd run (Leyland,Will kick) USD 6–7 Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, TOP 07:52
Third Quarter
  • USD – 9:27 Thomas,Nate 1 yd run (Leyland,Will kick), USD 6–14 Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, TOP 05:27
  • USD – 4:12 Galbreath,JJ 20 yd pass from Bouman,Aidan (Leyland,Will kick) USD 6–21 Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, TOP 02:35
Fourth Quarter
  • USD – 10:47 Theis,Travis 32 yd run (Leyland,Will kick) USD 6–28 Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, TOP 03:50
  • USD – 3:23 homas,Nate 2 yd run (Mata,Zeke kick) USD 6–35 Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards, TOP 04:09

Statistics

Statistics Lamar South Dakota
First downs2222
Total yards274401
Rushing yards105305
Passing yards16996
Turnovers22
Time of possession31:4128:19
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
LamarPassingRobert Coleman14/24; 144 yds; 1 Int; long 25 yds; sack 7
RushingKhalan Griffin15 attempts; 63 yds; long 10
ReceivingKyndon Fuselier4 receptions; 37 yds; long 12
South DakotaPassingAidan Bouman7/9; 96 yds; 1 Int; 1 TD; long 29 yds
RushingNate Thomas19 attempts; 164 yds; long 29; 2 TDs
ReceivingJack Martens2 receptions; 34 yds; long 29

Coaching staff

South Dakota Coyotes
NamePositionConsecutive season at South Dakota in current positionPrevious positionUSD profile
Bob NielsonHead coach8thWestern Illinois head coach (2013–2015) [3]
Travis JohansenAssociate head coach and defensive coordinator5thGrand View defensive coordinator (2013–2018) [4]
Josh DavisOffensive coordinator1stSouth Dakota State pass game coordinator and wide receivers coach (2022) [5]
Dante WarrenRunning backs coach6thAugustana (IL) graduate assistant (2016–2017) [6]
Miles TaylorDefensive pass game coordinator and defensive backs coach4thIowa graduate assistant (2018–2019) [7]
Elijah HodgeInside linebackers coach2ndN/A [8]
Jeff NadyOffensive line coach1stNevada offensive line coach (2022) [9]
Craig BagnellWide receivers coach1stMary head coach (2018–2022) [10]
Rob SnyderDefensive line coach1stJesuit HS (LA) defensive coordinator and defensive line coach (2022) [11]
Tim MorrisonTight ends coach1stUpper Iowa assistant head coach and offensive coordinator (2021–2022) [12]
Steve FerentzOutside linebackers coach2ndMiami Dolphins assistant linebackers coach (2020–2021) [13]
Reference:[14]

References

  1. ↑ "South Dakota Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  2. ↑ "2023 Football Schedule". University of South Dakota Athletics. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Bob Nielson - Football Coach". University of South Dakota Athletics. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Travis Johansen - Football Coach". University of South Dakota Athletics. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Josh Davis - Football Coach". University of South Dakota Athletics. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Dante Warren - Football Coach". University of South Dakota Athletics. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Miles Taylor - Football Coach". University of South Dakota Athletics. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Elijah Hodge - Football Coach". University of South Dakota Athletics. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Jeff Nady - Football Coach". University of South Dakota Athletics. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Craig Bagnell - Football Coach". University of South Dakota Athletics. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Rob Snyder - Football Coach". University of South Dakota Athletics. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Tim Morrison - Football Coach". University of South Dakota Athletics. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Steve Ferentz - Football Coach". University of South Dakota Athletics. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  14. ↑ "2023 Football Roster". University of South Dakota Athletics. Retrieved December 30, 2023.


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