2021 South Dakota Coyotes football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 18
FCS CoachesNo. 20
Record7–5 (5–3 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTed Schlafke (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorTravis Johansen (3rd season)
Home stadiumDakotaDome
2021 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 North Dakota State $^  7 –1   14 –1  
No. 14 Missouri State ^  6 –2   8 –4  
No. 16 Southern Illinois ^  5 –3   8 –5  
No. 18 South Dakota ^  5 –3   7 –5  
No. 4 South Dakota State ^  5 –3   11 –4  
No. 23 Northern Iowa ^  4 –4   6 –6  
Indiana State  3 –5   5 –6  
North Dakota  3 –5   5 –6  
Western Illinois  2 –6   2 –9  
Illinois State  2 –6   4 –7  
Youngstown State  2 –6   3 –7  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2021 South Dakota Coyotes football team represented the University of South Dakota in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Coyotes competed as members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference and were led by sixth-year head coach Bob Nielson. They played their home games at the DakotaDome in Vermillion, South Dakota.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 37:00 p.m.at Kansas*
ESPN+L 14–1726,103
September 111:00 p.m.Northern Arizona*
W 34–75,247
September 187:00 p.m.at Cal Poly*
W 48–1411,075
September 257:00 p.m.at No. 18 Missouri State
L 23–3112,738
October 22:00 p.m.Indiana State
  • DakotaDome
  • Vermillion, SD
W 38–106,267
October 92:00 p.m.No. 13 North Dakota
ESPN+W 20–135,304
October 164:00 p.m.at No. 16 Northern IowaNo. 21
W 34–217,202
October 231:00 p.m.Illinois StateNo. 15
  • DakotaDome
  • Vermillion, SD
ESPN+L 14–205,415
November 612:00 p.m.at Western IllinoisNo. 23
ESPN+W 42–21 1,972
November 131:00 p.m.No. 4 South Dakota StateNo. 19
W 23–209,068
November 202:30 p.m.at No. 4 North Dakota StateNo. 16
L 24–5216,252
November 275:00 p.m.No. 21 Southern Illinois*No. 17
ESPN+L 10–223,597

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Game summaries

At Kansas

South Dakota Coyotes (0–0) vs. Kansas Jayhawks (0–0)
Period 1 2 34Total
South Dakota 0 0 7714
Kansas 0 7 3717

at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS

  • Date: Friday, September 3, 2021
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: sunny • Temperature: 80°F
  • Game attendance: 26,103
  • Referee: Derek Anderson
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Mark Neely, Barrett Brooks
  • Pregame line: Kansas -11.5
Game information
Second Quarter
  • (0:24) KAN – Lawrence Arnold 8 yard pass from Jason Bean, Jacob Borcila kick (Drive: 7 plays, 37 yards, 3:18; KAN 7–0)
Third Quarter
  • (6:57) KAN – Jacob Borcila 30 yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 50 yards, 6:10; KAN 10–0)
  • (3:31) SD – Shomari Lawrence 29 yard rush, Mason Lorber kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:23, KAN 10–7)
Fourth Quarter
  • (5:13) SD – Travis Theis 25 yard rush, Mason Lorber kick (Drive: 3 plays, 46 yards, 1:01; SD 14–10)
  • (1:10) KAN – Lawrence Arnold 16 yard pass from Jason Bean, Jacob Borcila kick (Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 3:56; KAN 17–14)
StatisticsSDKAN
First downs1412
Total yards262245
Rushes/yards41/16441/82
Passing yards98163
Passing: Comp–Att–Int10–22–017–26–0
Time of possession25:5234:08
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
South DakotaPassingCarson Camp10–22, 98 yards
RushingTravis Theis18 carries, 96 yards
ReceivingKody Case2 receptions, 37 yards
KansasPassingJason Bean17–26, 163 yards, 2 TD
RushingJason Bean15 carries, 54 yards
ReceivingMason Fairchild4 receptions, 58 yards

References

  1. ↑ "2021 South Dakota Coyotes Football Schedule".
  2. ↑ "2021 South Dakota Coyotes Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com.


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