2019 South Dakota Coyotes football team
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.
| 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 (capacity: 10,000) |
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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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Preseason
MVFC poll
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 |
Preseason All–MVFC team
The Coyotes had two players selected to the preseason all-MVFC team.[2]
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Offense Darakai Allen – WR |
Defense Darin Greenfield – DL |
Schedule
| 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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Game summaries
Montana
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 25 Grizzlies | 0 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
| Coyotes | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
At Oklahoma
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Coyotes | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| No. 4 (FBS) Sooners | 14 | 14 | 28 | 14 | 70 |
Houston Baptist
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Huskies | 0 | 17 | 21 | 15 | 53 |
| Coyotes | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 52 |
At Northern Colorado
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Coyotes | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Indiana State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Sycamores | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coyotes | 14 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 38 |
At Missouri State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Coyotes | 10 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 45 |
| Bears | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
At Northern Iowa
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Coyotes | 21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
| No. 14 Panthers | 14 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
Southern Illinois
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Salukis | 7 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 48 |
| Coyotes | 7 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
At Western Illinois
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Coyotes | 7 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 34 |
| Leathernecks | 7 | 0 | 10 | 21 | 38 |
Youngstown State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Penguins | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Coyotes | 21 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 56 |
At North Dakota State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Coyotes | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| No. 1 Bison | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 49 |
South Dakota State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 5 Jackrabbits | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Coyotes | 0 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
Ranking movements
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| STATS FCS | RV | |||||||||||||
| Coaches | RV | |||||||||||||
References
- "North Dakota State Picked to Win Missouri Valley Football Crown". www.valleynewslive.com. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
- "MVFC Announces Preseason All-Conference Team". valley-football.org. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
- "2019 South Dakota Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
- "2019 Football Schedule". University of South Dakota Athletics. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
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