2023 South Dakota Coyotes football team
American college football season
2023 South Dakota Coyotes football | |
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NCAA Division I Quarterfinal, L 17–45 vs. North Dakota State | |
Conference | Missouri Valley Football Conference |
Ranking | |
STATS | No. 3 |
FCS Coaches | No. 3 |
Record | 10–3 (7–1 MVFC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Josh Davis (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Travis Johansen (5th season) |
Home stadium | DakotaDome |
Seasons |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 7:00 p.m. | at Missouri* | SECN | L 10–35 | 50,434 | ||
September 9 | 1:00 p.m. | St. Thomas* | MidcoSN | W 24–0 | 6,126 | ||
September 16 | 1:00 p.m. | Lamar* |
| ESPN+ | W 35–6 | 5,618 | |
September 30 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 2 North Dakota State | ESPN+/ABC ND | W 24–19 | 18,342 | ||
October 7 | 2:00 p.m. | Murray State | No. 15 |
| ESPN+ | W 38–7 | 7,907 |
October 14 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 23 Youngstown State | No. 10 |
| ESPN+ | W 34–31 | 3,608 |
October 21 | 12:00 p.m. | at Indiana State | No. 6 |
| ESPN+ | W 17–3 | 4,908 |
October 28 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 1 South Dakota State | No. 4 |
| ESPN+ | L 3–37 | 9,458 |
November 4 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 10 Southern Illinois | No. 9 | ESPN+ | W 14–7 | 7,106 | |
November 11 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 10 North Dakota | No. 6 |
| MidcoSN | W 14–10 | 6,834 |
November 18 | 1:00 p.m. | at Western Illinois | No. 5 | ESPN+ | W 48–6 | 1,935 | |
December 2 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 15 Sacramento State* | No. 3 |
| ESPN+ | W 34–24 | 6,288 |
December 9 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 8 North Dakota State* | No. 3 |
| ABC | L 17–45 | 9,141 |
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Game summaries
at Missouri (FBS)
Uniform Combination | ||
Helmet | Jersey | Pants |
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Game One – South Dakota Coyotes (0–0) at Missouri Tigers (FBS) (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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South Dakota | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
Missouri (FBS) | 14 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
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 |
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Statistics | USD | MIZZ |
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First downs | 14 | 22 |
Total yards | 60–194 | 66–437 |
Rushes/yards | 35–38 | 40–211 |
Passing yards | 156 | 266 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 15–25–0 | 20–26–1 |
Time of possession | 30:58 | 29:02 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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South Dakota | Passing | Aiden Bouman | 15–25, 156 yards, 1 TD |
Rushing | Travis Theis | 7 carries, 26 yards | |
Receiving | Jack Martens | 8 receptions, 88 yards | |
Missouri | Passing | Brady Cook | 17–21, 172 yards, 1 TD |
Rushing | Cody Schrader | 18 carries, 138 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Luther Burden III | 7 receptions, 96 yards, 1 TD |
vs. Lamar
Game Three – Lamar Cardinals at South Dakota Coyotes
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Lamar | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
South Dakota | 0 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 35 |
- 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
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Statistics
Statistics | Lamar | South Dakota |
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First downs | 22 | 22 |
Total yards | 274 | 401 |
Rushing yards | 105 | 305 |
Passing yards | 169 | 96 |
Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
Time of possession | 31:41 | 28:19 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Lamar | Passing | Robert Coleman | 14/24; 144 yds; 1 Int; long 25 yds; sack 7 |
Rushing | Khalan Griffin | 15 attempts; 63 yds; long 10 | |
Receiving | Kyndon Fuselier | 4 receptions; 37 yds; long 12 | |
South Dakota | Passing | Aidan Bouman | 7/9; 96 yds; 1 Int; 1 TD; long 29 yds |
Rushing | Nate Thomas | 19 attempts; 164 yds; long 29; 2 TDs | |
Receiving | Jack Martens | 2 receptions; 34 yds; long 29 |
at No. 2 North Dakota State
Statistics | South Dakota | North Dakota State |
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First downs | 15 | 23 |
Plays–yards | 38–269 | 65–348 |
Rushes–yards | 26–101 | 40–194 |
Passing yards | 168 | 154 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 10–12–0 | 18–25–1 |
Time of possession | 24:28 | 35:32 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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South Dakota | Passing | Aidan Bouman | 10/12, 168 yds, 2 TD |
Rushing | Nate Thomas | 14 car, 49 yds | |
Receiving | Carter Bell | 5 rec, 124 yds, 2 TD | |
North Dakota State | Passing | Cam Miller | 18/25, 154 yds, TD, INT |
Rushing | Cam Miller | 12 car, 70 yds | |
Receiving | Zach Mathis | 4 rec, 42 yds |
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No. 1 South Dakota State
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Statistics | SDSU | USD |
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First downs | 25 | 13 |
Total yards | 473 | 183 |
Rushing yards | 266 | 50 |
Passing yards | 207 | 133 |
Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
Time of possession | 35:59 | 24:01 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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South Dakota State | Passing | Mark Gronowski | 13/19, 207 yards, INT |
Rushing | Isaiah Davis | 17 carries, 69 yards | |
Receiving | Jaxon Janke | 3 receptions, 93 yards | |
South Dakota | Passing | Aidan Bouman | 17/31, 133 yards, 2 INT |
Rushing | Travis Theis | 9 carries, 29 yards | |
Receiving | JJ Galbreath | 8 receptions, 65 yards |
FCS Playoffs
No. 15 Sacramento State – Second Round
FCS Playoffs Second Round: No. 15 Sacramento State Hornets (8–4) at No. 3 South Dakota Coyotes (9–2) – Game summary
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 15 Hornets | 0 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 24 |
No. 3 Coyotes | 3 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 34 |
- Date: December 2, 2023
- Game time: 11:00 a.m. PST
- Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C) • Indoors
- Game attendance: 6,288
- Referee: Tim Barker
- TV announcers (ESPN+): Play-by-Play: Jack Benjamin • Analysis: Craig Haubert
- Sources:
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Statistics | SAC | USD |
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First downs | 18 | 15 |
Total yards | 350 | 368 |
Rushing yards | 148 | 194 |
Passing yards | 202 | 174 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 17–30–1 | 11–17–0 |
Time of possession | 27:13 | 32:47 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Sacramento State | Passing | Carson Camp | 14/23, 168 yards, TD |
Rushing | Marcus Fulcher | 13 carries, 67 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Anderson Grover | 3 receptions, 79 yards | |
South Dakota | Passing | Aidan Bouman | 11/16, 174 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Charles Pierre Jr. | 13 carries, 123 yards | |
Receiving | JJ Galbreath | 1 reception, 75 yards, TD |
No. 8 North Dakota State – Quarterfinal
No. 8 North Dakota State Bison (10–3) vs. No. 3 (3) South Dakota Coyotes (10–2)
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 8 Bison | 21 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 45 |
No. 3 (3) Coyotes | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
at DakotaDome, Vermillion, SD
- Date: December 9, 2023
- Game time: 1:30 p.m. (CT)
- Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
- Game attendance: 9,141
- Referee: Gary Leeper
- TV announcers (ABC): Roy Philpott, Roddy Jones, Lauren Sisler
Statistics | North Dakota State | South Dakota |
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First downs | 22 | 16 |
Plays–yards | 60–416 | 52–298 |
Rushes–yards | 45–206 | 20–52 |
Passing yards | 210 | 246 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 13–15–0 | 18–32–3 |
Time of possession | 36:08 | 23:52 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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North Dakota State | Passing | Cam Miller | 13/15, 210 yds, TD |
Rushing | Cole Payton | 6 car, 65 yds, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Eli Green | 5 rec, 116 yds | |
South Dakota | Passing | Aidan Bouman | 13/22, 199 yds, TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Travis Theis | 6 car, 32 yds | |
Receiving | Javion Phelps | 3 rec, 81 yds, TD |
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Coaching staff
South Dakota Coyotes | ||||
Name | Position | Consecutive season at South Dakota in current position | Previous position | USD profile |
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Bob Nielson | Head coach | 8th | Western Illinois head coach (2013–2015) | [3] |
Travis Johansen | Associate head coach and defensive coordinator | 5th | Grand View defensive coordinator (2013–2018) | [4] |
Josh Davis | Offensive coordinator | 1st | South Dakota State pass game coordinator and wide receivers coach (2022) | [5] |
Dante Warren | Running backs coach | 6th | Augustana (IL) graduate assistant (2016–2017) | [6] |
Miles Taylor | Defensive pass game coordinator and defensive backs coach | 4th | Iowa graduate assistant (2018–2019) | [7] |
Elijah Hodge | Inside linebackers coach | 2nd | N/A | [8] |
Jeff Nady | Offensive line coach | 1st | Nevada offensive line coach (2022) | [9] |
Craig Bagnell | Wide receivers coach | 1st | Mary head coach (2018–2022) | [10] |
Rob Snyder | Defensive line coach | 1st | Jesuit HS (LA) defensive coordinator and defensive line coach (2022) | [11] |
Tim Morrison | Tight ends coach | 1st | Upper Iowa assistant head coach and offensive coordinator (2021–2022) | [12] |
Steve Ferentz | Outside linebackers coach | 2nd | Miami Dolphins assistant linebackers coach (2020–2021) | [13] |
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References
- ^ "South Dakota Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
- ^ "2023 Football Schedule". University of South Dakota Athletics. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
- ^ "Bob Nielson - Football Coach". University of South Dakota Athletics. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
- ^ "Travis Johansen - Football Coach". University of South Dakota Athletics. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
- ^ "Josh Davis - Football Coach". University of South Dakota Athletics. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
- ^ "Dante Warren - Football Coach". University of South Dakota Athletics. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
- ^ "Miles Taylor - Football Coach". University of South Dakota Athletics. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
- ^ "Elijah Hodge - Football Coach". University of South Dakota Athletics. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
- ^ "Jeff Nady - Football Coach". University of South Dakota Athletics. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
- ^ "Craig Bagnell - Football Coach". University of South Dakota Athletics. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
- ^ "Rob Snyder - Football Coach". University of South Dakota Athletics. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
- ^ "Tim Morrison - Football Coach". University of South Dakota Athletics. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
- ^ "Steve Ferentz - Football Coach". University of South Dakota Athletics. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
- ^ "2023 Football Roster". University of South Dakota Athletics. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
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