2025 South Dakota Coyotes football team

2025 South Dakota Coyotes football
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 MVFC)
Head coach	Travis Johansen (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Tim Morrison (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Billy Kirch (1st season)
Home stadium	DakotaDome
Seasons ←  2024 2026 →

2025 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Illinois State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Indiana State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Murray State		0	–	0					0	–	0
North Dakota		0	–	0					0	–	0
North Dakota State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Northern Iowa		0	–	0					0	–	0
South Dakota		0	–	0					0	–	0
South Dakota State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Southern Illinois		0	–	0					0	–	0
Youngstown State		0	–	0					0	–	0
As of March 20, 2025 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 South Dakota Coyotes football team will represent the University of South Dakota as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Coyotes will be led by first-year head coach Travis Johansen, ^[1] who replaces former coach Bob Nielson who retired after the 2024 season. ^[2] Johansen was promoted from being the Coyotes defensive coordinator last season, and will be assisted by first year offensive coordinator Tim Morrison and first year defensive coordinator Billy Kirch. Morrison was also promoted within the program, as he was the Coyotes tight ends coach in 2024. Kirch joins the program after coaching at NAIA Northwestern University in Iowa for ten seasons.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result
August 30	TBA	at Iowa State *	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	TBA
September 6	TBA	at Lamar *	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	TBA
September 13	TBA	Northern Colorado *	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD	TBA
September 20	TBA	Drake *	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD	TBA
September 27	TBA	at North Dakota State	Fargodome Fargo, ND	TBA
October 4	TBA	Murray State	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD	TBA
October 11	TBA	at Indiana State	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	TBA
October 18	TBA	at Northern Iowa	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	TBA
October 25	TBA	Illinois State	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD	TBA
November 1	TBA	North Dakota	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD	TBA
November 8	TBA	South Dakota State	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD (rivalry)	TBA
November 15	TBA	at Southern Illinois	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	TBA
*Non-conference game All times are in Central time

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References

1. "Travis Johansen named head coach of South Dakota football". goyotes.com. South Dakota Coyotes. January 16, 2025. Retrieved March 20, 2025.
2. "Head football coach Bob Nielson steps down". goyotes.com. South Dakota Coyotes. January 16, 2025. Retrieved March 20, 2025.
3. "2025 Football Schedule". goyotes.com. South Dakota Coyotes. Retrieved March 20, 2025.
4. "2025 South Dakota Football Schedule". fbschedules.com. FBSchedules. Retrieved March 20, 2025.