2019 South Dakota Coyotes football team

2019 South Dakota Coyotes football
2019 South Dakota Coyotes football
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record	5–7 (4–4 MVFC)
Head coach	Bob Nielson (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Ted Schlafke (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Travis Johansen (1st season)
Home stadium	DakotaDome
	Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

Last updated December 13, 2023

2019 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 1 North Dakota State $^	8	–	0	16	–	0
No. 5 Northern Iowa ^	6	–	2	10	–	5
No. 7 Illinois State ^	5	–	3	10	–	5
No. 10 South Dakota State ^	5	–	3	8	–	5
Southern Illinois	5	–	3	7	–	5
South Dakota	4	–	4	5	–	7
Indiana State	3	–	5	5	–	7
Youngstown State	2	–	6	6	–	6
Missouri State	1	–	7	1	–	10
Western Illinois	1	–	7	1	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2019 South Dakota Coyotes football team represented the University of South Dakota in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-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 5–7, 4–4 in MVFC play to finish in sixth place.

Preseason

MVFC poll

In the MVFC preseason poll released on July 29, 2019, the Coyotes were predicted to finish in sixth place.^[1]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	North Dakota State	392 (32)
2	South Dakota State	348 (4)
3	Illinois State	289 (3)
4	Indiana State	279 (1)
5	Northern Iowa	266
6	South Dakota	176
7	Youngstown State	153
8	Western Illinois	128
9	Southern Illinois	89
10	Missouri State	80

Preseason All–MVFC team

The Coyotes had two players selected to the preseason all-MVFC team.^[2]

Offense

Darakai Allen – WR

Defense

Darin Greenfield – DL

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	2:00 p.m.	No. 25 Montana *	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD	ESPN+	L 17–31	5,193
September 7	6:00 p.m.	at No. 4 (FBS) Oklahoma *	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	FSOK PPV	L 14–70	82,181
September 14	2:00 p.m.	Houston Baptist *	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD	ESPN+	L 52–53	5,077
September 21	3:00 p.m.	at Northern Colorado *	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	Pluto TV	W 14–6	5,745
October 5	2:00 p.m.	Indiana State	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD	ESPN+	W 38–0	5,255
October 12	2:00 p.m.	at Missouri State	Robert W. Plaster Stadium Springfield, MO	ESPN+	W 45–10	5,784
October 19	4:00 p.m.	at No. 14 Northern Iowa	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	ESPN+	L 27–42	10,201
October 26	4:00 p.m.	Southern Illinois	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD	ESPN+	L 28–48	4,734
November 2	1:00 p.m.	at Western Illinois	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	ESPN+	L 34–38	1,728
November 9	2:00 p.m.	Youngstown State	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD	ESPN+	W 56–21
November 16	2:30 p.m.	at No. 1 North Dakota State	Fargodome Fargo, ND	ESPN+	L 14–49
November 23	2:00 p.m.	No. 5 South Dakota State	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD (rivalry)	ESPN+	W 24–21
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

Montana

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 25 Grizzlies	0	17	14	0	31
Coyotes	0	10	7	0	17

At Oklahoma

	1	2	3	4	Total
Coyotes	0	0	14	0	14
No. 4 (FBS) Sooners	14	14	28	14	70

Houston Baptist

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	17	21	15	53
Coyotes	10	14	14	14	52

At Northern Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
Coyotes	0	7	0	7	14
Bears	0	0	6	0	6

Indiana State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Sycamores	0	0	0	0	0
Coyotes	14	10	14	0	38

At Missouri State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Coyotes	10	21	14	0	45
Bears	7	0	0	3	10

At Northern Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Coyotes	21	3	3	0	27
No. 14 Panthers	14	7	14	7	42

Southern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Salukis	7	27	7	7	48
Coyotes	7	0	14	7	28

At Western Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Coyotes	7	10	3	14	34
Leathernecks	7	0	10	21	38

Youngstown State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Penguins	7	7	0	7	21
Coyotes	21	14	14	7	56

At North Dakota State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Coyotes	0	7	0	7	14
No. 1 Bison	14	14	14	7	49

South Dakota State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 5 Jackrabbits	7	0	7	7	21
Coyotes	0	10	14	0	24

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:** RV = Received votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	RV
Coaches	RV

Related Research Articles

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The 2019 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Jared Elliott and played their home games at Hanson Field. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC). They finished the season 1–11, 1–7 in MVFC play to finish in a two-way tie for ninth place.

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References

↑ "North Dakota State Picked to Win Missouri Valley Football Crown". www.valleynewslive.com. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
↑ "MVFC Announces Preseason All-Conference Team". valley-football.org. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
↑ "2019 South Dakota Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
↑ "2019 Football Schedule". University of South Dakota Athletics. Retrieved August 1, 2019.

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[1] "North Dakota State Picked to Win Missouri Valley Football Crown". www.valleynewslive.com. Retrieved August 8, 2019.

[2] "MVFC Announces Preseason All-Conference Team". valley-football.org. Retrieved August 8, 2019.

[3] "2019 South Dakota Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved August 1, 2019.

[4] "2019 Football Schedule". University of South Dakota Athletics. Retrieved August 1, 2019.

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