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American college football season

2023 South Dakota Coyotes football
NCAA Division I Quarterfinal, L 17–45 vs. North Dakota State
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 3
FCS CoachesNo. 3
Record10–3 (7–1 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJosh Davis (1st season)
Offensive schemePistol
Defensive coordinatorTravis Johansen (5th season)
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadiumDakotaDome
Seasons← 20222024 →
2023 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
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  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
As of January 4, 2025
Rankings from STATS Poll

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.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:00 p.m.at Missouri*SECNL 10–3550,434
September 91:00 p.m.St. Thomas*MidcoSNW 24–06,126
September 161:00 p.m.Lamar*
  • DakotaDome
  • Vermillion, SD
ESPN+W 35–65,618
September 301:00 p.m.at No. 2 North Dakota StateESPN+/ABC NDW 24–1918,342
October 72:00 p.m.Murray StateNo. 15
  • DakotaDome
  • Vermillion, SD
ESPN+W 38–77,907
October 141:00 p.m.No. 23 Youngstown StateNo. 10
  • DakotaDome
  • Vermillion, SD
ESPN+W 34–313,608
October 2112:00 p.m.at Indiana StateNo. 6ESPN+W 17–34,908
October 281:00 p.m.No. 1 South Dakota StateNo. 4ESPN+L 3–379,458
November 41:00 p.m.at No. 10 Southern IllinoisNo. 9ESPN+W 14–77,106
November 1112:00 p.m.No. 10 North DakotaNo. 6
  • DakotaDome
  • Vermillion, SD
MidcoSNW 14–106,834
November 181:00 p.m.at Western IllinoisNo. 5ESPN+W 48–61,935
December 21:00 p.m.No. 15 Sacramento State*No. 3ESPN+W 34–246,288
December 91:30 p.m.No. 8 North Dakota State*No. 3
  • DakotaDome
  • Vermillion, SD (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)
ABCL 17–459,141

Game summaries

at Missouri (FBS)

See also: 2023 Missouri Tigers football team
Uniform Combination
Helmet Jersey Pants
Game One – South Dakota Coyotes (0–0) at Missouri Tigers (FBS) (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
South Dakota 0 3 0710
Missouri (FBS) 14 14 0735

at Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri

  • Date: Thursday, August 31, 2023
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C)
  • Game attendance: 50,434
  • TV announcers (SECN): Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Aaron Murray (color analyst), and Ashley ShahAhmadi (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
  • (7:47) MIZZ – Mekhi Miller 18-yard pass from Brady Cook (Harrison Mevis kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 2:29; Missouri 7–0)
  • (3:19) MIZZ – Nathaniel Peat 1-yard run (Harrison Mevis kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 38 yards, 2:53; Missouri 14–0)
Second quarter
  • (7:06) USD – Will Leyland 40-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 47 yards, 6:45; Missouri 14–3)
  • (1:48) MIZZ – Cody Schrader 2-yard run (Harrison Mevis kick) (Drive: 14 plays, 81 yards, 5:11; Missouri 21–3)
  • (0:33) MIZZ – Brady Cook 15-yard run (Harrison Mevis kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 83 yards, 0:52; Missouri 28–3)
Third quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth quarter
  • (12:14) USD – Mike Mansaray 6-yard pass from Aidan Bouman (Jack Martens kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 29 yards, 1:08; Missouri 28–10)
  • (1:42) MIZZ – Luther Burden III 15-yard pass from Sam Horn (Harrison Mevis kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 4:47; Missouri 35–10)
Statistics USD MIZZ
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
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

vs. Lamar

See also: 2023 Lamar Cardinals football team Game Three – Lamar Cardinals at South Dakota Coyotes
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Lamar 3 3 006
South Dakota 0 7 141435

at DakotaDome, Vermillion, SD

  • Date: September 16
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Weather: Indoor • Temp: 72
  • Game attendance: 5,618
  • Referee: Aaron Adams
  • TV: ESPN+
  • Box Score
Game information
First Quarter
  • LU – 4:53 Esqueda,Chris 26 yd field goal LU 3–0 Drive: 7 plays, 12 yards, TOP 03:25
Second Quarter
  • LU – 10:06 Esqueda,Chris 26 yd field goal LU 6–0 Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, TOP 06:45
  • USD – 02:14 Theis,Travis 2 yd run (Leyland,Will kick) USD 6–7 Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, TOP 07:52
Third Quarter
  • USD – 9:27 Thomas,Nate 1 yd run (Leyland,Will kick), USD 6–14 Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, TOP 05:27
  • USD – 4:12 Galbreath,JJ 20 yd pass from Bouman,Aidan (Leyland,Will kick) USD 6–21 Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, TOP 02:35
Fourth Quarter
  • USD – 10:47 Theis,Travis 32 yd run (Leyland,Will kick) USD 6–28 Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, TOP 03:50
  • USD – 3:23 homas,Nate 2 yd run (Mata,Zeke kick) USD 6–35 Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards, TOP 04:09

Statistics

Statistics Lamar South Dakota
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
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

at No. 2 North Dakota State

See also: 2023 North Dakota State Bison football team South Dakota Coyotes (2–1) vs No. 2 North Dakota State Bison (3–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Coyotes 7 14 0324
No. 2 Bison 3 0 7919

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

  • Date: September 30, 2023
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. (CT)
  • Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 18,342
  • Referee: Marcel Kerr
  • TV: ESPN+
Statistics South Dakota North Dakota State
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
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
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP USD NDSU
1st 11:23 6 75 3:37 USD Carter Bell (#14) 50-yard touchdown reception from Aidan Bouman (#2), Will Leyland (#15) kick good 7 0
1st 1:16 16 56 10:07 NDSU 37-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#39) 7 3
2nd 9:47 11 78 6:23 USD Keyondre Jones (#21) 8-yard touchdown run, Will Leyland (#15) kick good 14 3
2nd 5:30 2 46 1:11 USD Carter Bell (#14) 52-yard touchdown reception from Aidan Bouman (#2), Will Leyland (#15) kick good 21 3
3rd 7:23 12 89 7:31 NDSU Cam Miller (#7) 7-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 21 10
4th 11:10 16 80 9:24 NDSU 26-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#39) 21 13
4th 2:49 12 54 8:14 USD 37-yard field goal by Will Leyland (#15) 24 13
4th 0:36 12 75 2:13 NDSU Joe Stoffel (#82) 2-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), 2-point pass failed 24 19
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 24 19

No. 1 South Dakota State

See also: 2023 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team and South Dakota Showdown
No. 1 South Dakota State at No. 4 South Dakota
1 234Total
• No. 1 Jackrabbits 0 17614 37
No. 4 Coyotes 3 000 3
  • Date: October 28
  • Location:
    DakotaDome
    Vermillion, SD
  • Game start: 1:06 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:49
  • Game attendance: 9,458
  • Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), Indoor
  • Referee: Gregory Gompf
  • Television network: ESPN+
Statistics SDSU USD
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
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

FCS Playoffs

No. 15 Sacramento State – Second Round

See also: 2023 Sacramento State Hornets football team and 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season FCS Playoffs Second Round: No. 15 Sacramento State Hornets (8–4) at No. 3 South Dakota Coyotes (9–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 15 Hornets 0 14 01024
No. 3 Coyotes 3 21 7334

at DakotaDome, Vermillion, SD

  • Date: December 2, 2023
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. PST
  • Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C) • Indoors
  • Game attendance: 6,288
  • Referee: Tim Barker
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Play-by-Play: Jack Benjamin • Analysis: Craig Haubert
  • Sources:
Game information
First Quarter
  • (0:59) USD – Will Leyland 37-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 70 yards, 8:12; South Dakota 3–0)
Second Quarter
  • (14:55) USD – Javion Phelps 18-yard pass from Aidan Bouman (Will Leyland kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 33 yards, 0:54; South Dakota 10–0)
  • (14:17) USD – Mi'Quise Grace 56-yard fumble return (Will Leyland kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 31 yards, 0:38; South Dakota 17–0)
  • (9:31) SAC – Marcus Fulcher 2-yard run (Zach Schreiner kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:46; South Dakota 17–7)
  • (8:38) USD – JJ Galbreath 75-yard pass from Aidan Bouman (Will Leyland kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:53; South Dakota 24–7)
  • (0:14) SAC – Marcus Fulcher 2-yard run (Zach Schreiner kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 3:46; South Dakota 24–14)
Third Quarter
  • (0:20) USD – Travis Theis 3-yard run (Will Leyland kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 5:14; South Dakota 31–14)
Fourth Quarter
  • (11:54) SAC – Zach Schreiner 28-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:26; South Dakota 31–17)
  • (5:06) USD – Will Leyland 34-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 3:42; South Dakota 34–17)
  • (1:37) SAC – Jared Gipson 3-yard pass from Carson Camp (Zach Schreiner kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 3:19; South Dakota 34–24)
Line
  • USD –4.0
Over/Under
  • 50.5

Statistics SAC USD
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
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

No. 8 North Dakota State – Quarterfinal

See also: 2023 North Dakota State Bison football team and 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season No. 8 North Dakota State Bison (10–3) vs. No. 3 (3) South Dakota Coyotes (10–2)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 8 Bison 21 14 3745
No. 3 (3) Coyotes 3 0 7717

at DakotaDome, Vermillion, SD

  • Date: December 9, 2023
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m. (CT)
  • Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 9,141
  • Referee: Gary Leeper
  • TV announcers (ABC): Roy Philpott, Roddy Jones, Lauren Sisler
Statistics North Dakota State South Dakota
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
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
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP NDSU USD
1st 8:30 10 75 6:30 NDSU Cam Miller (#7) 9-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 7 0
1st 5:32 8 60 2:58 USD 32-yard field goal by Will Leyland (#15) 7 3
1st 1:57 7 76 3:30 NDSU Cole Payton (#9) 43-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 14 3
1st 0:05 NDSU Punt returned 82 yards for touchdown by Jayden Price (#23), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 21 3
2nd 6:59 9 81 5:27 NDSU Joe Stoffel (#82) 4-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 28 3
2nd 0:23 7 54 3:35 NDSU Cole Payton (#9) 17-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 35 3
3rd 10:07 9 75 4:53 USD Javion Phelps (#8) 16-yard touchdown reception from Aidan Bouman (#2), Will Leyland (#15) kick good 35 10
3rd 0:50 53 15 9:17 NDSU 40-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#39) 38 10
4th 9:12 7 45 4:40 NDSU TaMerik Williams (#22) 19-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 45 10
4th 2:58 14 74 6:09 USD Charles Pierre Jr. (#3) 5-yard touchdown run, Will Leyland (#15) kick good 45 17
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 45 17

Coaching staff

South Dakota Coyotes
Name Position Consecutive season at South Dakota in current position Previous position USD profile
Bob Nielson Head coach 8th Western Illinois head coach (2013–2015)
Travis Johansen Associate head coach and defensive coordinator 5th Grand View defensive coordinator (2013–2018)
Josh Davis Offensive coordinator 1st South Dakota State pass game coordinator and wide receivers coach (2022)
Dante Warren Running backs coach 6th Augustana (IL) graduate assistant (2016–2017)
Miles Taylor Defensive pass game coordinator and defensive backs coach 4th Iowa graduate assistant (2018–2019)
Elijah Hodge Inside linebackers coach 2nd N/A
Jeff Nady Offensive line coach 1st Nevada offensive line coach (2022)
Craig Bagnell Wide receivers coach 1st Mary head coach (2018–2022)
Rob Snyder Defensive line coach 1st Jesuit HS (LA) defensive coordinator and defensive line coach (2022)
Tim Morrison Tight ends coach 1st Upper Iowa assistant head coach and offensive coordinator (2021–2022)
Steve Ferentz Outside linebackers coach 2nd Miami Dolphins assistant linebackers coach (2020–2021)
Reference:

References

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  2. "2023 Football Schedule". University of South Dakota Athletics. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  3. "Bob Nielson - Football Coach". University of South Dakota Athletics. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  4. "Travis Johansen - Football Coach". University of South Dakota Athletics. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  5. "Josh Davis - Football Coach". University of South Dakota Athletics. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
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