2022 South Dakota Coyotes football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Record3–8 (2–6 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTed Schlafke (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorTravis Johansen (4th season)
Home stadiumDakotaDome
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 South Dakota State $^   8 – 0     14 – 1  
No. 2 North Dakota State ^   7 – 1     12 – 3  
No. 20 North Dakota ^   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Youngstown State   5 – 3     7 – 4  
Northern Iowa   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Illinois State   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Southern Illinois   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Missouri State   3 – 5     5 – 6  
South Dakota   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Indiana State   1 – 7     2 – 9  
Western Illinois   0 – 8     0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
As of February 1, 2024
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2022 South Dakota Coyotes football team represented the University of South Dakota in the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Coyotes competed as members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference and were led by seventh-year head coach Bob Nielson. They played their home games at the DakotaDome in Vermillion, South Dakota.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 36:00 p.m.at Kansas State*
ESPN+L 0–3450,469
September 102:00 p.m.at No. 3 Montana*
ESPN+L 7–2424,204
September 171:00 p.m.Cal Poly*
ESPN+W 38–216,812
September 241:00 p.m.No. 1 North Dakota State
  • DakotaDome
  • Vermillion, SD
ESPN+L 17–346,530
October 82:00 p.m.at No. 2 South Dakota State
ESPN+L 3–2819,332
October 152:00 p.m.at Illinois State
ESPN3L 10-129,302
October 222:00 p.m.No. 14 Southern Illinois
  • DakotaDome
  • Vermillion, SD
ESPN+W 27–247,599
October 291:00 p.m.at Youngstown State
KELO XtraL 24–459,240
November 52:00 p.m.Missouri State
  • DakotaDome
  • Vermillion, SD
ESPN3W 20–135,341
November 1212:00 p.m.at No. 19 North Dakota
ESPN+L 19–289,516
November 192:00 p.m.Northern Iowa
  • DakotaDome
  • Vermillion, SD
ESPN+L 14–585,490

[1][2]

Game summaries

At Kansas State

1 2 3 4 Total
Coyotes 0 0 0 0 0
Wildcats[3] 20 7 7 0 34

See also: 2022 Kansas State Wildcats football team

South Dakota did not hold up against Kansas State, failing to score the entire game. South Dakota gave up a blocked punt that the Wildcats turned into a touchdown, couldn't stop what was called an "impressive" ground game, and gave up a touchdown in the first ten seconds. South Dakota did hold Kansas State to just 96 passing yards. Kansas State won the game 34-0.[4]

At No. 3 Montana

1 2 3 4 Total
Coyotes 0 0 0 7 7
No. 3 Grizzlies 13 0 9 2 24

See also: 2022 Montana Grizzlies football team

Cal Poly

1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 7 0 0 14 21
Coyotes 21 0 0 17 38

See also: 2022 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

No. 1 North Dakota State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 1 Bison 0 10 14 10 34
Coyotes 3 14 0 0 17

See also: 2022 North Dakota State Bison football team

At No. 2 South Dakota State

1 2 3 4 Total
Coyotes 3 0 0 0 3
No. 2 Jackrabbits 0 14 7 7 28

See also: 2022 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team and South Dakota–South Dakota State football rivalry

At Illinois State

1 2 3 4 Total
Coyotes 0 7 3 0 10
Redbirds 3 3 6 0 12

See also: 2022 Illinois State Redbirds football team

No. 14 Southern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 14 Salukis 14 7 3 0 24
Coyotes 7 3 7 10 27

See also: 2022 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

At Youngstown State

1 2 3 4 Total
Coyotes 7 3 7 7 24
Penguins 10 28 7 0 45

See also: 2022 Youngstown State Penguins football team

Missouri State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 3 0 0 10 13
Coyotes 7 6 7 0 20

See also: 2022 Missouri State Bears football team

At No. 19 North Dakota

1 2 3 4 Total
Coyotes 6 7 0 6 19
No. 19 Fighting Hawks 7 7 14 0 28

See also: 2022 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team and Sitting Bull Trophy

Northern Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 21 28 6 3 58
Coyotes 0 7 0 7 14

See also: 2022 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

References

  1. ^ "2022 South Dakota Coyotes Football Schedule".
  2. ^ "2022 South Dakota Coyotes Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com.
  3. ^ "South Dakota Coyotes vs Kansas State Wildcats (box score)". ESPN. September 3, 2022. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  4. ^ Robinett, Kellis (September 4, 2022). "Five key takeaways from Kansas State's 34-0 season-opening victory over South Dakota". Wichita Eagle. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
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