| 2023 South Dakota Coyotes football | |
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NCAA Division I Quarterfinal, L 17–45 vs. North Dakota State | |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Football Conference |
| Ranking | |
| STATS | No. 3 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 3 |
| Record | 10–3 (7–1 MVFC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Josh Davis (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Pistol |
| Defensive coordinator | Travis Johansen (5th season) |
| Base defense | Multiple |
| Home stadium | DakotaDome |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 South Dakota State $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 15 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 South Dakota ^ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 North Dakota State ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 11 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Youngstown State ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 North Dakota ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Iowa | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Southern Illinois ^ | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri State | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2023 South Dakota Coyotes football team represented the University of South Dakota in the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Coyotes competed as members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference and were led by eighth-year head coach Bob Nielson. They played home games at the DakotaDome in Vermillion, South Dakota.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 31 | 7:00 p.m. | at Missouri * | SECN | L 10–35 | 50,434 | ||
| September 9 | 1:00 p.m. | St. Thomas * | MidcoSN | W 24–0 | 6,126 | ||
| September 16 | 1:00 p.m. | Lamar * |
| ESPN+ | W 35–6 | 5,618 | |
| September 30 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 2 North Dakota State | ESPN+/ABC ND | W 24–19 | 18,342 | ||
| October 7 | 2:00 p.m. | Murray State | No. 15 |
| ESPN+ | W 38–7 | 7,907 |
| October 14 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 23 Youngstown State | No. 10 |
| ESPN+ | W 34–31 | 3,608 |
| October 21 | 12:00 p.m. | at Indiana State | No. 6 | ESPN+ | W 17–3 | 4,908 | |
| October 28 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 1 South Dakota State | No. 4 |
| ESPN+ | L 3–37 | 9,458 |
| November 4 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 10 Southern Illinois | No. 9 | ESPN+ | W 14–7 | 7,106 | |
| November 11 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 10 North Dakota | No. 6 |
| MidcoSN | W 14–10 | 6,834 |
| November 18 | 1:00 p.m. | at Western Illinois | No. 5 | ESPN+ | W 48–6 | 1,935 | |
| December 2 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 15 Sacramento State * | No. 3 |
| ESPN+ | W 34–24 | 6,288 |
| December 9 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 8 North Dakota State* | No. 3 |
| ABC | L 17–45 | 9,141 |
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| South Dakota | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Missouri (FBS) | 14 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
at Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri
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| Statistics | USD | MIZZ |
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| First downs | 14 | 22 |
| Total yards | 60–194 | 66–437 |
| Rushes/yards | 35–38 | 40–211 |
| Passing yards | 156 | 266 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 15–25–0 | 20–26–1 |
| Time of possession | 30:58 | 29:02 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| South Dakota | Passing | Aiden Bouman | 15–25, 156 yards, 1 TD |
| Rushing | Travis Theis | 7 carries, 26 yards | |
| Receiving | Jack Martens | 8 receptions, 88 yards | |
| Missouri | Passing | Brady Cook | 17–21, 172 yards, 1 TD |
| Rushing | Cody Schrader | 18 carries, 138 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Luther Burden III | 7 receptions, 96 yards, 1 TD |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Lamar | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| South Dakota | 0 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 35 |
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| Statistics | Lamar | South Dakota |
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| First downs | 22 | 22 |
| Total yards | 274 | 401 |
| Rushing yards | 105 | 305 |
| Passing yards | 169 | 96 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 31:41 | 28:19 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Lamar | Passing | Robert Coleman | 14/24; 144 yds; 1 Int; long 25 yds; sack 7 |
| Rushing | Khalan Griffin | 15 attempts; 63 yds; long 10 | |
| Receiving | Kyndon Fuselier | 4 receptions; 37 yds; long 12 | |
| South Dakota | Passing | Aidan Bouman | 7/9; 96 yds; 1 Int; 1 TD; long 29 yds |
| Rushing | Nate Thomas | 19 attempts; 164 yds; long 29; 2 TDs | |
| Receiving | Jack Martens | 2 receptions; 34 yds; long 29 |
| Statistics | South Dakota | North Dakota State |
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| First downs | 15 | 23 |
| Plays–yards | 38–269 | 65–348 |
| Rushes–yards | 26–101 | 40–194 |
| Passing yards | 168 | 154 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 10–12–0 | 18–25–1 |
| Time of possession | 24:28 | 35:32 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| South Dakota | Passing | Aidan Bouman | 10/12, 168 yds, 2 TD |
| Rushing | Nate Thomas | 14 car, 49 yds | |
| Receiving | Carter Bell | 5 rec, 124 yds, 2 TD | |
| North Dakota State | Passing | Cam Miller | 18/25, 154 yds, TD, INT |
| Rushing | Cam Miller | 12 car, 70 yds | |
| Receiving | Zach Mathis | 4 rec, 42 yds |
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| •No. 1 Jackrabbits | 0 | 17 | 6 | 14 | 37 |
| No. 4 Coyotes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Statistics | SDSU | USD |
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| First downs | 25 | 13 |
| Total yards | 473 | 183 |
| Rushing yards | 266 | 50 |
| Passing yards | 207 | 133 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 35:59 | 24:01 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| South Dakota State | Passing | Mark Gronowski | 13/19, 207 yards, INT |
| Rushing | Isaiah Davis | 17 carries, 69 yards | |
| Receiving | Jaxon Janke | 3 receptions, 93 yards | |
| South Dakota | Passing | Aidan Bouman | 17/31, 133 yards, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Travis Theis | 9 carries, 29 yards | |
| Receiving | JJ Galbreath | 8 receptions, 65 yards |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 15 Hornets | 0 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 24 |
| No. 3 Coyotes | 3 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 34 |
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| Statistics | SAC | USD |
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| First downs | 18 | 15 |
| Total yards | 350 | 368 |
| Rushing yards | 148 | 194 |
| Passing yards | 202 | 174 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 17–30–1 | 11–17–0 |
| Time of possession | 27:13 | 32:47 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Sacramento State | Passing | Carson Camp | 14/23, 168 yards, TD |
| Rushing | Marcus Fulcher | 13 carries, 67 yards, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Anderson Grover | 3 receptions, 79 yards | |
| South Dakota | Passing | Aidan Bouman | 11/16, 174 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | Charles Pierre Jr. | 13 carries, 123 yards | |
| Receiving | JJ Galbreath | 1 reception, 75 yards, TD | |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 8 Bison | 21 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 45 |
| No. 3 (3) Coyotes | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
at DakotaDome, Vermillion, SD
| Statistics | North Dakota State | South Dakota |
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| First downs | 22 | 16 |
| Plays–yards | 60–416 | 52–298 |
| Rushes–yards | 45–206 | 20–52 |
| Passing yards | 210 | 246 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 13–15–0 | 18–32–3 |
| Time of possession | 36:08 | 23:52 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| North Dakota State | Passing | Cam Miller | 13/15, 210 yds, TD |
| Rushing | Cole Payton | 6 car, 65 yds, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Eli Green | 5 rec, 116 yds | |
| South Dakota | Passing | Aidan Bouman | 13/22, 199 yds, TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Travis Theis | 6 car, 32 yds | |
| Receiving | Javion Phelps | 3 rec, 81 yds, TD |
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| South Dakota Coyotes | ||||
| Name | Position | Consecutive season at South Dakota in current position | Previous position | USD profile |
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| Bob Nielson | Head coach | 8th | Western Illinois head coach (2013–2015) | [3] |
| Travis Johansen | Associate head coach and defensive coordinator | 5th | Grand View defensive coordinator (2013–2018) | [4] |
| Josh Davis | Offensive coordinator | 1st | South Dakota State pass game coordinator and wide receivers coach (2022) | [5] |
| Dante Warren | Running backs coach | 6th | Augustana (IL) graduate assistant (2016–2017) | [6] |
| Miles Taylor | Defensive pass game coordinator and defensive backs coach | 4th | Iowa graduate assistant (2018–2019) | [7] |
| Elijah Hodge | Inside linebackers coach | 2nd | N/A | [8] |
| Jeff Nady | Offensive line coach | 1st | Nevada offensive line coach (2022) | [9] |
| Craig Bagnell | Wide receivers coach | 1st | Mary head coach (2018–2022) | [10] |
| Rob Snyder | Defensive line coach | 1st | Jesuit HS (LA) defensive coordinator and defensive line coach (2022) | [11] |
| Tim Morrison | Tight ends coach | 1st | Upper Iowa assistant head coach and offensive coordinator (2021–2022) | [12] |
| Steve Ferentz | Outside linebackers coach | 2nd | Miami Dolphins assistant linebackers coach (2020–2021) | [13] |
| Reference: [14] | ||||