2016 South Dakota Coyotes football team

The 2016 South Dakota Coyotes football team represented the University of South Dakota in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-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 4–7, 3–5 in MVFC play to finish in a tie for sixth place.

2016 South Dakota Coyotes football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
2016 record4–7 (3–5 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTed Schlafke (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorAtiba Bradley (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorTyler Yelk (1st season)
Home stadiumDakotaDome
(Capacity: 10,000)
2016 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 3 North Dakota State +^  7 1     12 2  
No. 6 South Dakota State +^  7 1     9 4  
No. 2 Youngstown State ^  6 2     12 4  
Illinois State ^  4 4     6 6  
Northern Iowa  4 4     5 6  
Western Illinois  3 5     6 5  
South Dakota  3 5     4 7  
Indiana State  2 6     4 7  
Missouri State  2 6     4 7  
Southern Illinois  2 6     4 7  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:00 pmat New Mexico*RTRML 21–4820,221
September 102:00 pmWeber State*Midco SNW 52–49 2OT8,114
September 174:00 pmat North Dakota*Midco SNL 44–47 2OT11,477
October 13:00 pmat No. 20 Youngstown StateESPN3L 20–3015,151
October 82:00 pmNo. 11 Northern Iowa
  • DakotaDome
  • Vermillion, SD
Midco SNW 28–2510,221
October 152:00 pmat Indiana StateESPN3W 33–30 2OT3,297
October 222:00 pmIllinois State
  • DakotaDome
  • Vermillion, SD
ESPN3
MVC TV
W 27–247,416
October 292:00 pmNo. 13 Western Illinois
  • DakotaDome
  • Vermillion, SD
Midco SNL 34–358,412
November 52:00 pmat Southern IllinoisESPN3
MVC TV
L 28–355,689
November 122:00 pmat No. 11 South Dakota StateMidco SNL 21–2815,345
November 192:00 pmNo. 4 North Dakota State
  • DakotaDome
  • Vermillion, SD
Midco SNL 21–2810,011

Game summaries

at New Mexico

1 2 3 4 Total
Coyotes 14 0 7 0 21
Lobos 14 21 6 7 48

Weber State

1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Wildcats 28 0 14 070 49
Coyotes 14 7 0 2173 52

at North Dakota

1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Coyotes 3 24 7 073 44
Fighting Hawks 7 7 3 1776 47

at Youngstown State

1 2 3 4 Total
Coyotes 3 0 3 14 20
#20 Penguins 10 10 0 10 30

Northern Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total
#11 Panthers 14 3 0 8 25
Coyotes 14 7 7 0 28

at Indiana State

1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Coyotes 17 0 10 033 33
Sycamores 10 0 7 1030 30

Illinois State

1 2 3 4 Total
Redbirds 7 10 0 7 24
Coyotes 17 7 3 0 27

Western Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
#13 Leathernecks 14 0 14 7 35
Coyotes 17 14 0 3 34

at Southern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Coyotes 0 7 7 14 28
Salukis 7 14 7 7 35

at South Dakota State

1 2 3 4 Total
Coyotes 0 7 7 7 21
#11 Jackrabbits 7 0 14 7 28

North Dakota State

1 2 3 4 Total
#4 Bison 7 14 7 0 28
Coyotes 7 7 0 7 21

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final 
STATS FCS RV RV RV NR NR NR RV RV RV RV NR NR NR  
Coaches RV NR RV NR NR RV RV RV 25 RV NR NR NR

References

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