2011 South Dakota Coyotes football team

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2011 South Dakota Coyotes football
South Dakota Coyotes wordmark.svg
Conference Great West Conference
Record6–5 (2–2 Great West)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Wesley Beschorner (6th season)
Defensive coordinator Chuck Morrell (1st season)
Home stadium DakotaDome
Seasons
 2010
2012  
2011 Great West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 23 North Dakota +  3 1   8 3  
Cal Poly +  3 1   6 5  
South Dakota  2 2   6 5  
Southern Utah  1 3   6 5  
UC Davis  1 3   4 7  
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2011 South Dakota Coyotes football team represented the University of South Dakota in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Coyotes were led by eighth year head coach Ed Meierkort, played their home games at the DakotaDome, and they were members of the Great West Conference. This was South Dakota's final year as a member of the Great West as they became a member of The Summit League in 2012 and a football-only member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 31:00 p.m.at Air Force * The Mtn. L 20–3739,105
September 104:00 p.m.No. 1 Eastern Washington * Midco SN3 W 30–178,696
September 174:00 p.m. Northwestern Oklahoma State *No. 24
  • DakotaDome
  • Vermillion, SD
W 48–107,136
September 242:30 p.m.at No. 7 (FBS) Wisconsin *No. 18 BTN L 10–5978,880
October 14:00 p.m. Lindenwood *No. 21
  • DakotaDome
  • Vermillion, SD
W 30–07,293
October 84:00 p.m.No. 22 Southern Utah Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 18
  • DakotaDome
  • Vermillion, SD
W 24–1910,169
October 153:00 p.m.at Illinois State *No. 15L 3–2810,014
October 224:00 p.m. UC Davis No. 25
  • DakotaDome
  • Vermillion, SD
W 27–248,263
October 298:00 p.m.at Cal Poly No. 17L 24–2710,557
November 154:00 p.m. Missouri S&T *No. 24
  • DakotaDome
  • Vermillion, SD
Midco SN3W 48–146,896
November 191:00 p.m.at North Dakota No. 22Midco SN3L 37–387,400

Roster

2011 South Dakota Coyotes football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 1Dustin NowotnySr
QB 2Dante WarrenSr
WR 3Anthony WilliamsSo
WR 4Terrance Terry Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 5Jeremy BlountSr
WR 10Alex LitzenFr
QB 13Nick MeyerFr
QB 14Kevin EarlFr
TE 15Tyler WilhelmSo
QB 16Josh Vander Maten Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 17Will PowellJr
QB 18Kyle CichosSo
RB 20Chris GaniousSr
RB 22Noah PearlFr
RB 27Earv ArchambeauSo
RB 28Michael BurrusSo
RB 32Marcus SimsJr
FB 34Tom Manning Redshirt.svg  So
FB 36Erik HellandSr
FB 46Eric AasSr
OL 60Broc GullettSr
OL 63Bryan CamposFr
OL 64Brent JohnsonSr
OL 65Derek ChancellorFr
OL 66Steve NelsonSo
OL 67Cody O'NeillSo
OL 69Tim RossJr
OL 70Matt Huffer Redshirt.svg  So
OL 71Colton Kunde Redshirt.svg  So
OL 72Andrew Schofield Redshirt.svg  So
OL 73Adam Praska Redshirt.svg  So
OL 74Matt PorischSr
OL 75Chris KruseFr
OL 76 Tom Compton Sr
OL 77Marc MurthaSo
OL 78R.J. PolleySr
OL 79Nick OlsonFr
WR 80Khiry McDonaldSo
WR 81Brian GriffinSo
WR 83Austin KochSo
TE 84Jay BurnsJr
TE 85Michael NeilsonSr
TE 86Joel DejonghJr
FB 87Quintin McMartinJr
TE 89Kayl BarkleyFr
TE 93Ethan PaceFr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 6Dametrius TurnerSo
DB 7Chris FriersonSo
DB 8Shane PotterSr
DB 9Jim ThompsonSr
DB 10Marquis ButlerSr
DL 11 Tyler Starr So
DB 12Alphonso ValdezJr
DB 19Charlie GoroSo
DB 21Dion PriceSr
DB 23Isaac FairbairnFr
DB 24Chris Lundy Redshirt.svg  So
LB 25Tim MarletteJr
DB 26Aaron SwiftSo
LB 29Andrew MeierSr
DB 30Judas SmithFr
DB 33Justin WohlertFr
DB 35Matt LupkesFr
LB 37Zack WilsonJr
LB 38Ryan HillierFr
LB 39Kyle WheelerSr
LB 41Kyle ShankerJr
LB 42Shea WilliamsSr
LB 43Darius HogansJr
LB 44Adam BrodersSr
LB 45Kelan RichardsonSo
DL 47Chase Irvin-Salazar Redshirt.svg  So
LB 49Jerrod FreidelSo
LB 50Tyler RichardsonFr
DE 51Sidney BazemoreSr
LB 52D'Angelo ButlerJr
LB 53Colin BuscariniFr
LB 54Kyle Guziec Redshirt.svg  So
OLB 55Vladimir GrayFr
DL 56Nick JacobsFr
LB 57Mike GarveyJr
DL 58Reggie JohnsonFr
LB 59Nikorey BenyardFr
DL 61Trayvis PetersFr
DL 90Mike PharisSo
DL 91David GieseJr
DL 92Jordan EatonJr
DL 93Evan CapperSr
DL 94Drew IddingsFr
DL 95Kenny Greer Redshirt.svg  So
DL 96Jesse WeisbrodSr
DL 97Emanuel CromuelFr
DL 98Taylor MooreSo
DL 99Donny FortesJr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 48Kevin RobbSo
LS 62Walter ReedJr
P 82Cole ZwiefelhoferJr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Wesley BeschornerOffensive coordinator
  • Chuck MorrellDefensive coordinator
  • Jake Sprague – Special teams coordinator/defensive line
  • Jake Breske – Running backs/graduate assistant
  • Tim Tripplett – Wide receivers
  • Collin Prosser – Tight ends/graduate assistant
  • Tony Spencer – Offensive line
  • Adam Breske – Co-linebackers
  • B.J. Campbell – Co-linebackers/graduate assistant
  • Nick Bendetto – Defensive backs/graduate assistant
  • Jevon Bowman – Strength & conditioning

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 3, 2023

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