2016 South Dakota Coyotes football team

2016 South Dakota Coyotes football
Conference Missouri Valley Football Conference
2016 record 4–7 (3–5 MVFC)
Head coach Bob Nielson (1st season)
Offensive coordinator Ted Schlafke (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator Atiba Bradley
Co-defensive coordinator Tyler Yelk
Home stadium DakotaDome
(Capacity: 10,000)
2016 MVFC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
#3 North Dakota State +^  7 –1     12 –2  
#6 South Dakota State +^  7 –1     9 –4  
#2 Youngstown State ^  6 –2     12 –4  
Illinois State ^  4 –4     6 –6  
Northern Iowa  4 –4     5 –6  
Western Illinois  3 –5     6 –5  
South Dakota  3 –5     4 –7  
Missouri State  2 –6     4 –7  
Indiana State  2 –6     4 –7  
Southern Illinois  2 –6     4 –7  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2016 South Dakota Coyotes football team represented the University of South Dakota in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-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 4–7, 3–5 in MVFC play to finish in a tie for sixth place.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 1 7:00 PM at New Mexico* University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM RTRM L 21–48   20,221
September 10 2:00 PM Weber State* DakotaDome • Vermillion, SD Midco SN W 52–49 2OT  8,114
September 17 4:00 PM at North Dakota* Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND (Potato Bowl/Sitting Bull Trophy) Midco SN L 44–47 2OT  11,477
October 1 3:00 PM at No. 20 Youngstown State Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH ESPN3 L 20–30   15,151
October 8 2:00 PM No. 11 Northern Iowadagger DakotaDome • Vermillion, SD Midco SN W 28–25   10,221
October 15 2:00 PM at Indiana State Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN ESPN3 W 33–30 2OT  3,297
October 22 2:00 PM Illinois State DakotaDome • Vermillion, SD ESPN3
MVC TV		 W 27–24   7,416
October 29 2:00 PM No. 13 Western Illinois DakotaDome • Vermillion, SD Midco SN L 34–35   8,412
November 5 2:00 PM at Southern Illinois Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL ESPN3
MVC TV		 L 28–35   5,689
November 12 2:00 PM at No. 11 South Dakota State Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium • Brookings, SD (South Dakota Showdown Series) Midco SN L 21–28   15,345
November 19 2:00 PM No. 4 North Dakota State DakotaDome • Vermillion, SD Midco SN L 21–28   10,011
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS at time of game. All times are in Central Time.

Game summaries

at New Mexico

1 2 3 4 Total
Coyotes 14 0 7 0 21
Lobos 14 21 6 7 48
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Weber State

1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Wildcats 28 0 14 070 49
Coyotes 14 7 0 2173 52
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–0–1 1970 TIE, 21–21

at North Dakota

1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Coyotes 3 24 7 073 44
Fighting Hawks 7 7 3 1776 47
Overall record Last meeting Result
29–60–5 2011 UND, 38–37

at Youngstown State

1 2 3 4 Total
Coyotes 3 0 3 14 20
#20 Penguins 10 10 0 10 30
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–4 2015 YSU, 31–3

Northern Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total
#11 Panthers 14 3 0 8 25
Coyotes 14 7 7 0 28
Overall record Last meeting Result
18–27–1 2015 UNI, 20–7

at Indiana State

1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Coyotes 17 0 10 033 33
Sycamores 10 0 7 1030 30
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–1 2013 USD, 17–14

Illinois State

1 2 3 4 Total
Redbirds 7 10 0 7 24
Coyotes 17 7 3 0 27
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–5 2015 ILST, 46–0

Western Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
#13 Leathernecks 14 0 14 7 35
Coyotes 17 14 0 3 34
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–4 2015 WIU, 40–21

at Southern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Coyotes 0 7 7 14 28
Salukis 7 14 7 7 35
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–1 2015 USD, 34–31

at South Dakota State

1 2 3 4 Total
Coyotes 0 7 7 7 21
#11 Jackrabbits 7 0 14 7 28
Overall record Last meeting Result
52–52–7 2015 SDSU, 30–23

North Dakota State

1 2 3 4 Total
#4 Bison 7 14 7 0 28
Coyotes 7 7 0 7 21
Overall record Last meeting Result
26–52–3 2015 USD, 24–21

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final 
STATS FCS RV RV RV NR NR NR RV RV RV RV NR NR NR  
Coaches RV NR RV NR NR RV RV RV 25 RV NR NR NR

References

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