2017 South Dakota Coyotes football team

2017 South Dakota Coyotes football
Conference Missouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
STATS No. 15
FCS Coaches No. 16
2017 record 8–5 (4–4 MVFC)
Head coach Bob Nielson (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator Ted Schlafke (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator Bill O'Boyle (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator Atiba Bradley (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator Tyler Yelk (2nd season)
Home stadium DakotaDome
(Capacity: 10,000)
2017 MVFC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 1 North Dakota State$^  7 –1     14 –1  
No. 3 South Dakota State^  6 –2     11 –3  
No. 19 Northern Iowa ^  6 –2     8 –5  
No. 13 Western Illinois ^  5 –3     8 –4  
No. 15 South Dakota ^  4 –4     8 –5  
Illinois State  4 –4     6 –5  
Youngstown State  4 –4     6 –5  
Southern Illinois  2 –6     4 –7  
Missouri State  2 –6     3 –8  
Indiana State  0 –8     0 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2017 South Dakota Coyotes football team represented the University of South Dakota in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Bob Nielson and played their home games in the DakotaDome. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference.[1] They finished the season 8–5, 4–4 in MVFC play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs, which was the schools first ever FCS Playoff bid, where they defeated Nicholls State in the first round before losing to Sam Houston State in the second round.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 2 6:00 p.m. at Drake* Drake Stadium • Des Moines, IA BV W 77–7   3,332
September 9 5:00 p.m. at Bowling Green* Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH ESPN3 W 35–27   17,912
September 16 2:00 p.m. No. 10 North Dakota* No. 23 DakotaDome • Vermillion, SD (Sitting Bull Trophy) ESPN3
Midco		 W 45–7   9,645
September 30 3:00 p.m. at No. 13 Western Illinois No. 10 Hanson Field • Macomb, IL ESPN3
MVC TV		 W 38–33   5,631
October 7 2:00 p.m. No. 3 Youngstown State No. 7 DakotaDome • Vermillion, SD ESPN3
Midco		 W 31–28   10,056
October 14 2:00 p.m. Indiana State No. 4 DakotaDome • Vermillion, SD ESPN3
Midco		 W 56–6   8,390
October 21 2:00 p.m. at No. 24 Illinois State No. 4 Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL ESPN3
NBCS CH		 L 21–37   12,113
October 28 3:00 p.m. Southern Illinois No. 6 DakotaDome • Vermillion, SD ESPN3
Midco		 W 42–0   8,498
November 4 1:00 p.m. at Northern Iowa No. 6 UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA ESPN3
PSN		 L 29–34   10,814
November 11 2:30 p.m. at No. 5 North Dakota State No. 10 Fargodome • Fargo, ND ESPN3
NBC ND		 L 14–49   18,623
November 18 2:00 p.m. No. 6 South Dakota State No. 15 DakotaDome • Vermillion, SD (South Dakota Showdown Series) ESPN3
Midco		 L 28–31   10,147
November 25 3:00 p.m. at Nicholls State* No. 16 John L. Guidry Stadium • Thibodaux, LA (FCS Playoffs First Round) ESPN3 W 38–31   9,612
December 2 2:00 p.m. at No. 5 Sam Houston State* No. 16 Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, TX (FCS Playoffs Second Round) ESPN3 L 42–54   4,401
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS at time of game. All times are in Central Time.

Game summaries

at Drake

1 2 3 4 Total
Coyotes 28 28 7 14 77
Bulldogs 0 7 0 0 7
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–11 2015 USD, 52–0

at Bowling Green

1 2 3 4 Total
Coyotes 21 0 7 7 35
Falcons 3 6 7 11 27
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

North Dakota

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 10 Fighting Hawks 0 0 7 0 7
No. 23 Coyotes 17 14 7 7 45
Overall record Last meeting Result
29–61–5 2016 UND, 47–44 2OT

at Western Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 10 Coyotes 7 17 14 0 38
No. 13 Leathernecks 0 6 14 13 33
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–5 2016 WIU, 35–34

Youngstown State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 3 Penguins 7 7 7 7 28
No. 7 Coyotes 7 14 7 3 31
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–5 2016 YSU, 30–20

Indiana State

1 2 3 4 Total
Sycamores 3 3 0 0 6
No. 4 Coyotes 7 21 14 14 56
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–1 2016 USD, 33–30 2OT

at Illinois State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 4 Coyotes 0 14 0 7 21
No. 24 Redbirds 14 3 7 13 37
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–5 2016 USD, 27–24

Southern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Salukis 0 0 0 0 0
No. 6 Coyotes 14 7 7 14 42
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–2 2016 SIU, 35–28

at Northern Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 6 Coyotes 7 9 7 6 29
Panthers 3 10 7 14 34
Overall record Last meeting Result
19–27–1 2016 USD, 28–25

at North Dakota State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 10 Coyotes 7 7 0 0 14
No. 5 Bison 14 14 14 7 49
Overall record Last meeting Result
26–53–3 2016 NDSU, 28–21

South Dakota State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 6 Jackrabbits 0 17 7 7 31
No. 15 Coyotes 0 14 7 7 28
Overall record Last meeting Result
52–53–7 2016 SDSU, 28–21

FCS Playoffs

at Nicholls State–First Round

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 16 Coyotes 7 10 14 7 38
Colonels 0 7 14 10 31
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Sam Houston State–Second Round

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 16 Coyotes 7 7 14 14 42
No. 5 Bearkats 14 27 0 13 54
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

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 23 13 10 7 4 4 6 6 10 15 16 15 
Coaches RV RV 23 14 10 6 4 4 7 6 10 16 18 16

References

  1. ↑ "Coyote football to open 2017 at Drake". University of South Dakota Athletics. December 9, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
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