2022 South Dakota Coyotes football team

2022 South Dakota Coyotes football
2022 South Dakota Coyotes football
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record	3–8 (2–6 MVFC)
Head coach	Bob Nielson (7th season);
Offensive coordinator	Ted Schlafke (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Travis Johansen (4th season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	DakotaDome

2022 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

Team	W		L	W		L
No. 1 South Dakota State $^	8	–	0	14	–	1
No. 2 North Dakota State ^	7	–	1	12	–	3
No. 20 North Dakota ^	5	–	3	7	–	5
Youngstown State	5	–	3	7	–	4
Northern Iowa	5	–	3	6	–	5
Illinois State	4	–	4	6	–	5
Southern Illinois	4	–	4	5	–	6
Missouri State	3	–	5	5	–	6
	2	–	6	3	–	8
Indiana State	1	–	7	2	–	9
Western Illinois	0	–	8	0	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2022 South Dakota Coyotes football team represented the University of South Dakota in the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Coyotes competed as members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference and were led by seventh-year head coach Bob Nielson. They played their home games at the DakotaDome in Vermillion, South Dakota.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 p.m.	at Kansas State*	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS	ESPN+	L 0–34	50,469
September 10	2:00 p.m.	at No. 3 Montana*	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	ESPN+	L 7–24	24,204
September 17	1:00 p.m.	Cal Poly*	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD	ESPN+	W 38–21	6,812
September 24	1:00 p.m.	No. 1 North Dakota State	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD	ESPN+	L 17–34	6,530
October 8	2:00 p.m.	at No. 2 South Dakota State	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD (rivalry)	ESPN+	L 3–28	19,332
October 15	2:00 p.m.	at Illinois State	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	ESPN3	L 10-12	9,302
October 22	2:00 p.m.	No. 14 Southern Illinois	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD	ESPN+	W 27–24	7,599
October 29	1:00 p.m.	at Youngstown State	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	KELO Xtra	L 24–45	9,240
November 5	2:00 p.m.	Missouri State	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD	ESPN3	W 20–13	5,341
November 12	12:00 p.m.	at No. 19 North Dakota	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND (Sitting Bull Trophy)	ESPN+	L 19–28	9,516
November 19	2:00 p.m.	Northern Iowa	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD	ESPN+	L 14–58	5,490
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

At Kansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Coyotes	0	0	0	0	0
Wildcats^[3]	20	7	7	0	34

South Dakota did not hold up against Kansas State, failing to score the entire game. South Dakota gave up a blocked punt that the Wildcats turned into a touchdown, couldn't stop what was called an "impressive" ground game, and gave up a touchdown in the first ten seconds. South Dakota did hold Kansas State to just 96 passing yards. Kansas State won the game 34-0.^[4]

At No. 3 Montana

	1	2	3	4	Total
Coyotes	0	0	0	7	7
No. 3 Grizzlies	13	0	9	2	24

Cal Poly

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	7	0	0	14	21
Coyotes	21	0	0	17	38

No. 1 North Dakota State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 1 Bison	0	10	14	10	34
Coyotes	3	14	0	0	17

At No. 2 South Dakota State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Coyotes	3	0	0	0	3
No. 2 Jackrabbits	0	14	7	7	28

At Illinois State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Coyotes	0	7	3	0	10
Redbirds	3	3	6	0	12

No. 14 Southern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 14 Salukis	14	7	3	0	24
Coyotes	7	3	7	10	27

At Youngstown State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Coyotes	7	3	7	7	24
Penguins	10	28	7	0	45

Missouri State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	3	0	0	10	13
Coyotes	7	6	7	0	20

At No. 19 North Dakota

	1	2	3	4	Total
Coyotes	6	7	0	6	19
No. 19 Fighting Hawks	7	7	14	0	28

Northern Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	21	28	6	3	58
Coyotes	0	7	0	7	14

References

^ "2022 South Dakota Coyotes Football Schedule".
^ "2022 South Dakota Coyotes Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com.
^ "South Dakota Coyotes vs Kansas State Wildcats (box score)". ESPN. September 3, 2022. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
^ Robinett, Kellis (September 4, 2022). "Five key takeaways from Kansas State's 34-0 season-opening victory over South Dakota". Wichita Eagle. Retrieved September 5, 2022.

[1] "2022 South Dakota Coyotes Football Schedule".

[2] "2022 South Dakota Coyotes Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com.

[3] "South Dakota Coyotes vs Kansas State Wildcats (box score)". ESPN. September 3, 2022. Retrieved September 5, 2022.

[4] Robinett, Kellis (September 4, 2022). "Five key takeaways from Kansas State's 34-0 season-opening victory over South Dakota". Wichita Eagle. Retrieved September 5, 2022.

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South Dakota Coyotes football
Venues	Darwin Inman Memorial Stadium (1926–1978) DakotaDome (1979–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Sitting Bull Trophy (North Dakota) South Dakota State
Culture & lore	"Hail, South Dakota!" Charlie Coyote Dakota Days
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1889 1890–1893 1894 1895–1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2023 2024 2025