2023 South Dakota Coyotes football team

The 2023 South Dakota Coyotes football team will represent the University of South Dakota in the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Coyotes will compete as members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference and are led by eighth-year head coach Bob Nielson. They play home games at the DakotaDome in Vermillion, South Dakota.

2023 South Dakota Coyotes football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 4
FCS CoachesNo. 9
Record6–1 (4–0 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJosh Davis (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorTravis Johansen (5th season)
Home stadiumDakotaDome
(capacity: 9,100)
2023 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 South Dakota State  4 –0   7 –0  
No. 4 South Dakota  4 –0   6 –1  
No. 23 Northern Iowa  3 –1   4 –3  
No. 11 Southern Illinois  2 –2   5 –2  
No. 12 North Dakota State  2 –2   5 –2  
No. 15 North Dakota  2 –2   4 –3  
No. 24 Youngstown State  2 –2   4 –3  
Illinois State  2 –2   4 –3  
Missouri State  2 –2   3 –4  
Murray State  1 –3   2 –5  
Indiana State  0 –4   0 –7  
Western Illinois  0 –4   0 –7  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
As of October 25, 2023
Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule
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+
November 41:00 p.m.at Southern Illinois
ESPN+
November 1112:00 p.m.North Dakota
  • DakotaDome
  • Vermillion, SD
MidcoSN
November 181:00 p.m.at Western Illinois
ESPN+

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Game summaries

at Missouri (FBS)
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
Period 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)
StatisticsUSDMIZZ
First downs1422
Total yards60–19466–437
Rushes/yards35–3840–211
Passing yards156266
Passing: Comp–Att–Int15–25–020–26–1
Time of possession30:5829:02
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
South Dakota PassingAiden Bouman15–25, 156 yards, 1 TD
RushingTravis Theis7 carries, 26 yards
ReceivingJack Martens8 receptions, 88 yards
Missouri PassingBrady Cook17–21, 172 yards, 1 TD
RushingCody Schrader18 carries, 138 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingLuther Burden III7 receptions, 96 yards, 1 TD

References
  1. "South Dakota Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  2. "2023 Football Schedule". University of South Dakota Athletics. Retrieved March 24, 2023.


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