2019 South Dakota Coyotes football | |
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Conference | Missouri Valley Football Conference |
Record | 5–7 (4–4 MVFC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Ted Schlafke (2nd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Travis Johansen (1st season) |
Home stadium | DakotaDome |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 North Dakota State $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 16 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Northern Iowa ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Illinois State ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 South Dakota State ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Illinois | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Dakota | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana State | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youngstown State | 2 | – | 6 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri State | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Illinois | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2019 South Dakota Coyotes football team represented the University of South Dakota in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Bob Nielson and played their home games in the DakotaDome. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 5–7, 4–4 in MVFC play to finish in sixth place.
In the MVFC preseason poll released on July 29, 2019, the Coyotes were predicted to finish in sixth place.[1]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | North Dakota State | 392 (32) |
2 | South Dakota State | 348 (4) |
3 | Illinois State | 289 (3) |
4 | Indiana State | 279 (1) |
5 | Northern Iowa | 266 |
6 | South Dakota | 176 |
7 | Youngstown State | 153 |
8 | Western Illinois | 128 |
9 | Southern Illinois | 89 |
10 | Missouri State | 80 |
The Coyotes had two players selected to the preseason all-MVFC team.[2]
Offense Darakai Allen – WR |
Defense Darin Greenfield – DL |
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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August 31 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 25 Montana* | ESPN+ | L 17–31 | 5,193 | |||
September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 4 (FBS) Oklahoma* | FSOK PPV | L 14–70 | 82,181 | |||
September 14 | 2:00 p.m. | Houston Baptist* |
| ESPN+ | L 52–53 | 5,077 | ||
September 21 | 3:00 p.m. | at Northern Colorado* | Pluto TV | W 14–6 | 5,745 | |||
October 5 | 2:00 p.m. | Indiana State |
| ESPN+ | W 38–0 | 5,255 | ||
October 12 | 2:00 p.m. | at Missouri State | ESPN+ | W 45–10 | 5,784 | |||
October 19 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 14 Northern Iowa | ESPN+ | L 27–42 | 10,201 | |||
October 26 | 4:00 p.m. | Southern Illinois |
| ESPN+ | L 28–48 | 4,734 | ||
November 2 | 1:00 p.m. | at Western Illinois | ESPN+ | L 34–38 | 1,728 | |||
November 9 | 2:00 p.m. | Youngstown State |
| ESPN+ | W 56–21 | |||
November 16 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 1 North Dakota State | ESPN+ | L 14–49 | ||||
November 23 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 5 South Dakota State |
| ESPN+ | W 24–21 | |||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 25 Grizzlies | 0 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
Coyotes | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
See also: 2019 Montana Grizzlies football team |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Coyotes | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
No. 4 (FBS) Sooners | 14 | 14 | 28 | 14 | 70 |
See also: 2019 Oklahoma Sooners football team |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Huskies | 0 | 17 | 21 | 15 | 53 |
Coyotes | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 52 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Coyotes | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Bears | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Sycamores | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Coyotes | 14 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 38 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Coyotes | 10 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 45 |
Bears | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
See also: 2019 Missouri State Bears football team |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Coyotes | 21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
No. 14 Panthers | 14 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Salukis | 7 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 48 |
Coyotes | 7 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Coyotes | 7 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 34 |
Leathernecks | 7 | 0 | 10 | 21 | 38 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Penguins | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Coyotes | 21 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 56 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Coyotes | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
No. 1 Bison | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 49 |
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No. 5 Jackrabbits | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Coyotes | 0 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
STATS FCS | RV | |||||||||||||
Coaches | RV |