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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)
Offensive schemePistol
Defensive coordinatorTravis Johansen (5th season)
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadiumDakotaDome
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
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 December 25, 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

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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

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at Missouri (FBS)

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See also: 2023 Missouri Tigers football team
Uniform Combination
Helmet Jersey Pants
Game One – South Dakota Coyotes (0–0) at Missouri Tigers (FBS) (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 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)
Statistics USD MIZZ
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
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

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See also: 2023 Lamar Cardinals football team
Game Three – Lamar Cardinals at South Dakota Coyotes
Quarter 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 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
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

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See also: 2023 North Dakota State Bison football team
South Dakota Coyotes (2–1) vs No. 2 North Dakota State Bison (3–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Coyotes 7 14 0324
No. 2 Bison 3 0 7919

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

  • Date: September 30, 2023
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. (CT)
  • Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 18,342
  • Referee: Marcel Kerr
  • TV: ESPN+
Statistics South Dakota North Dakota State
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
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
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP USD NDSU
1st 11:23 6 75 3:37 USD Carter Bell (#14) 50-yard touchdown reception from Aidan Bouman (#2), Will Leyland (#15) kick good 7 0
1st 1:16 16 56 10:07 NDSU 37-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#39) 7 3
2nd 9:47 11 78 6:23 USD Keyondre Jones (#21) 8-yard touchdown run, Will Leyland (#15) kick good 14 3
2nd 5:30 2 46 1:11 USD Carter Bell (#14) 52-yard touchdown reception from Aidan Bouman (#2), Will Leyland (#15) kick good 21 3
3rd 7:23 12 89 7:31 NDSU Cam Miller (#7) 7-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 21 10
4th 11:10 16 80 9:24 NDSU 26-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#39) 21 13
4th 2:49 12 54 8:14 USD 37-yard field goal by Will Leyland (#15) 24 13
4th 0:36 12 75 2:13 NDSU Joe Stoffel (#82) 2-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), 2-point pass failed 24 19
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 24 19

No. 1 South Dakota State

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See also: 2023 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team and South Dakota Showdown
No. 1 South Dakota State at No. 4 South Dakota
1 234Total
• No. 1 Jackrabbits 0 17614 37
No. 4 Coyotes 3 000 3
  • Date: October 28
  • Location:
    DakotaDome
    Vermillion, SD
  • Game start: 1:06 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:49
  • Game attendance: 9,458
  • Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), Indoor
  • Referee: Gregory Gompf
  • Television network: ESPN+
Statistics SDSU USD
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
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

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No. 15 Sacramento State – Second Round

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See also: 2023 Sacramento State Hornets football team and 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season
FCS Playoffs Second Round: No. 15 Sacramento State Hornets (8–4) at No. 3 South Dakota Coyotes (9–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 15 Hornets 0 14 01024
No. 3 Coyotes 3 21 7334

at DakotaDome, Vermillion, SD

  • 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:
Game information
Statistics SAC USD
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
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

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See also: 2023 North Dakota State Bison football team and 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season
No. 8 North Dakota State Bison (10–3) vs. No. 3 (3) South Dakota Coyotes (10–2)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 8 Bison 21 14 3745
No. 3 (3) Coyotes 3 0 7717

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
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
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
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP NDSU USD
1st 8:30 10 75 6:30 NDSU Cam Miller (#7) 9-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 7 0
1st 5:32 8 60 2:58 USD 32-yard field goal by Will Leyland (#15) 7 3
1st 1:57 7 76 3:30 NDSU Cole Payton (#9) 43-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 14 3
1st 0:05 NDSU Punt returned 82 yards for touchdown by Jayden Price (#23), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 21 3
2nd 6:59 9 81 5:27 NDSU Joe Stoffel (#82) 4-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 28 3
2nd 0:23 7 54 3:35 NDSU Cole Payton (#9) 17-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 35 3
3rd 10:07 9 75 4:53 USD Javion Phelps (#8) 16-yard touchdown reception from Aidan Bouman (#2), Will Leyland (#15) kick good 35 10
3rd 0:50 53 15 9:17 NDSU 40-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#39) 38 10
4th 9:12 7 45 4:40 NDSU TaMerik Williams (#22) 19-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 45 10
4th 2:58 14 74 6:09 USD Charles Pierre Jr. (#3) 5-yard touchdown run, Will Leyland (#15) kick good 45 17
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 45 17

Coaching staff

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South Dakota Coyotes
Name Position Consecutive season at South Dakota in current position Previous position USD profile
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]
Reference:[14]

References

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  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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