South Dakota FCS : MVFC

Location
Vermillion, SD

Spirit Name
Coyotes

Mascot
Charlie Coyote

Stadium:
DakotaDome: FCS Rank 76
Capacity: 10,000
Surface: AstroTurf

Offense Data | Defense Data

University Snapshot

Year	Annual Record	Coach	Head Coach Record	Overall Record	Total Win Rank / Winning %	Returning Letterman	Returning Starters	Attendance
2010	4-7	Ed Mieirkort	@ USD 48-30 Winning Percentage 68.57	506-476-36 Winning Percentage 51.47	Total Win Rank 36 Winning Percentage Rank 67	Total 44 Off. 20 Def. 22 S.T. 2	Offense 6 Defense 5	8,352 Increase FCS Rank 51
2010	5-5	Ed Mieirkort	@ USD 44-23 Winning Percentage 65.67	502-469-36 Winning Percentage 51.64	Total Win Rank 36 Winning Percentage Rank 69	Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA	Offense 6 Defense 5	8,117 FCS Rk 45
2011	6-5	Ed Meierkort	@ USD 54-35 Winning Percentage 60.67	512-481-36 Winning Percentage 51.51	Total Win Rank 36 Winning Percentage Rank 70	Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA	Offense 8* Defense 10	8,071 Decrease FCS Rank 59
2012	1-10	Joe Glenn	@ USD 1-10 Winning Percentage 09.09	513-491-36 Winning Percentage 51.06	Total Win Rank 35 Winning Percentage Rank 68	Total 35 Off. 18 Def. 14 S.T. 3	Offense 3 Defense 8	8,868 Increase FCS Rank 41
2013	5-7	Joe Glenn	@ USD 6-17 Winning Percentage 26.08	518-498-36 Winning Percentage 50.95	Total Win Rank 36 Winning Percentage Rank 69	Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA	Offense NA Defense NA	8,095 Decrease FCS Rank 50
2014	2-10	Joe Glenn	@ USD 8-27 Winning Percentage 26.08	520-508-36 Winning Percentage 50.56	Total Win Rank 36 Winning Percentage Rank 73	Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA	Offense NA Defense NA	8,409 Increase FCS Rank 44
2015	5-6	Joe Glenn	@ USD 13-33 Winning Percentage 26.08	525-514-36 Winning Percentage 50.51	Total Win Rank 36 Winning Percentage Rank 73	Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA	Offense NA Defense NA	9,028 Increase FCS Rank 33
2016	4-7	Bob Nielson	@ USD 4-7 Winning Percentage 26.08	529-521-36 Winning Percentage 50.37	Total Win Rank 36 Winning Percentage Rank 77	Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA	Offense NA Defense NA	8,835 Decrease FCS Rank 35
2017	6-5	Bob Nielson	@ USD 10-12 Winning Percentage 45.45	535-526-36 Winning Percentage 50.41	Total Win Rank 39 Winning Percentage Rank 75	Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA	Offense NA Defense NA	9,347 Increase FCS Rank 32
2018	4-7	Bob Nielson	@ USD 14-19 Winning Percentage 42.42	539-533-36 Winning Percentage 50.27	Total Win Rank 41 Winning Percentage Rank 75	Total NA Offense NA Defense NA S.T. NA	Offense NA Defense NA	9,420 Increase FCS Rank 23
2019	5-7	Bob Nielson	@ USD 19-26 Winning Percentage 42.22	544-540-36 Winning Percentage 50.18	Total Win Rank 41 Winning Percentage Rank 76	Total NA Offense NA Defense NA S.T. NA	Offense NA Defense NA	5,083 Decrease FCS Rank 78
2020	1-3	Bob Nielson	@ USD 20-29 Winning Percentage 40.82	545-543-36 Winning Percentage 50.22	Total Win Rank 42 Winning Percentage Rank 77	Total NA Offense NA Defense NA S.T. NA	Offense NA Defense NA	Covid 19
2021	7-5	Bob Nielson	@ USD 27-34 Winning Percentage 44.26	552-548-36 Winning Percentage 50.18	Total Win Rank 42 Winning Percentage Rank 77	Total NA Offense NA Defense NA S.T. NA	Offense NA Defense NA	5,816 Increase FCS Rank 60
2022	3-8	Bob Nielson	@ USD 30-42 Winning Percentage 41.67	555-556-36 Winning Percentage 49.96	Total Win Rank 42 Winning Percentage Rank 79	Total NA Offense NA Defense NA S.T. NA	Offense NA Defense NA	6,354 Increase FCS Rank 60
2023	10-3	Bob Nielson	@ USD 40-45 Winning Percentage 47.06	565-559-36 Winning Percentage 50.26	Total Win Rank 38 Winning Percentage Rank 74	Total NA Offense NA Defense NA S.T. NA	Offense NA Defense NA	6,890 Increase FCS Rank 56
2024	0-0	Bob Nielson	@ USD 40-45 Winning Percentage 47.06	565-559-36 Winning Percentage 50.26	Total Win Rank 38 Winning Percentage Rank 74	Total NA Offense NA Defense NA S.T. NA	Offense NA Defense NA	TBD
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* = Returning Quarterback

Schedule (2023)

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Record 2023

Overall: W:10 L:3 T:0
Conf: W:10 L:3 T:0
Division: W:10 L:3 T:0

Game Date

Home VS Away

Score

Game Stats

Aug-31 2023

Missouri
-VS-
South Dakota

LOSS
35 - 10

	Penalties	Rushing Yards	Passing Yards	Total Yards	Turnovers	3rd Down Attempts	3rd Down Coversions
Missouri	7-56	211	226	437	1	10	6
South Dakota	6-57	38	156	194	0	13	2

Sep-09 2023

South Dakota
-VS-
Saint Thomas MN

WIN
24 - 0

	Penalties	Rushing Yards	Passing Yards	Total Yards	Turnovers	3rd Down Attempts	3rd Down Coversions
South Dakota	6-60	106	203	309	0	12	5
Saint Thomas MN	3-25	33	133	166	2	13	2

Sep-16 2023

South Dakota
-VS-
Lamar University

WIN
35 - 6

	Penalties	Rushing Yards	Passing Yards	Total Yards	Turnovers	3rd Down Attempts	3rd Down Coversions
South Dakota	6-67	305	96	401	2	3	2
Lamar University	5-49	105	169	274	2	16	6

BYE WEEK!

Sep-30 2023

North Dakota State
-VS-
South Dakota

WIN
19 - 24

	Penalties	Rushing Yards	Passing Yards	Total Yards	Turnovers	3rd Down Attempts	3rd Down Coversions
North Dakota State	6-52	189	159	348	1	12	6
South Dakota	4-25	101	168	269	0	4	2

Oct-07 2023

South Dakota
-VS-
Murray State

WIN
38 - 7

	Penalties	Rushing Yards	Passing Yards	Total Yards	Turnovers	3rd Down Attempts	3rd Down Coversions
South Dakota	5-35	263	195	458	0	10	6
Murray State	5-45	125	157	282	2	8	2

Oct-14 2023

South Dakota
-VS-
Youngstown State

WIN
34 - 31

	Penalties	Rushing Yards	Passing Yards	Total Yards	Turnovers	3rd Down Attempts	3rd Down Coversions
South Dakota	4-30	106	369	475	2	9	3
Youngstown State	10-75	178	267	445	2	10	3

Oct-21 2023

Indiana State
-VS-
South Dakota

WIN
3 - 17

	Penalties	Rushing Yards	Passing Yards	Total Yards	Turnovers	3rd Down Attempts	3rd Down Coversions
Indiana State	7-75	136	152	288	0	16	5
South Dakota	12-69	202	180	382	0	10	5

Oct-28 2023

South Dakota
-VS-
South Dakota State

LOSS
3 - 37

	Penalties	Rushing Yards	Passing Yards	Total Yards	Turnovers	3rd Down Attempts	3rd Down Coversions
South Dakota	4-28	50	133	183	2	11	4
South Dakota State	6-35	266	207	473	1	10	7

Nov-04 2023

Southern Illinois
-VS-
South Dakota

WIN
7 - 14

	Penalties	Rushing Yards	Passing Yards	Total Yards	Turnovers	3rd Down Attempts	3rd Down Coversions
Southern Illinois	7-53	105	227	332	1	17	6
South Dakota	3-35	85	111	196	0	13	5

Nov-11 2023

South Dakota
-VS-
North Dakota

WIN
14 - 10

	Penalties	Rushing Yards	Passing Yards	Total Yards	Turnovers	3rd Down Attempts	3rd Down Coversions
South Dakota	6-45	84	332	416	2	11	6
North Dakota	3-32	95	116	211	1	11	4

Nov-18 2023

Western Illinois
-VS-
South Dakota

WIN
6 - 48

	Penalties	Rushing Yards	Passing Yards	Total Yards	Turnovers	3rd Down Attempts	3rd Down Coversions
Western Illinois	1-15	46	125	171	0	15	3
South Dakota	6-60	287	272	559	1	12	7

BYE WEEK!

Dec-02 2023

South Dakota
-VS-
Sacramento State

WIN
34 - 24

	Penalties	Rushing Yards	Passing Yards	Total Yards	Turnovers	3rd Down Attempts	3rd Down Coversions
South Dakota	8-43	194	174	368	1	13	6
Sacramento State	4-19	148	202	350	2	14	7

Dec-09 2023

South Dakota
-VS-
North Dakota State

LOSS
17 - 45

	Penalties	Rushing Yards	Passing Yards	Total Yards	Turnovers	3rd Down Attempts	3rd Down Coversions
South Dakota	5-41	52	246	298	3	10	4
North Dakota State	5-35	206	210	416	0	11	8

Record 2023

Overall: W:10 L:3 T:0
Conf: W:10 L:3 T:0
Division: W:10 L:3 T:0

Totals

	Penalties	Rushing Yards	Passing Yards	Total Yards	Turnovers	3rd Down Attempts	3rd Down Coversions
South Dakota	75 - 595 Yards	1873	2635	4508	13	131	57
Opponents	69 - 566 Yards	1843	2350	4193	15	163	65

KEY

Colored Dots Indicate that the game is outside of their division.

= Same Conference
= Non Conf. BCS
= Non Conf. FBS
= non Conf. FCS
= Other

Offense Data Back To Top

Offense Total Yards

Games	Yards	Avg. Yards Per Game
13	4508	347

Offense Passing

Games	Yards	Avg. Passing Yards Per Game
13	2635	203

Offense Rushing

Games	Yards	Avg. Rushing Yards Per Game
13	1873	144

Offense Scoring

Games	Total Points	Avg. Points Per Game
13	312	24

Offense Turnovers

Games	Turnovers	Avg. Turnovers Per Game
13	13	1

Offense Third Down Conversion

Third Down Attempts	Third Down Coversions	Third Down Conversion Percentage
131	57	43.5%

Offense Red Zone

Games	RZ Drives	RZ Scores	RZ Points	RZ Rushing TD	RZ Passing TD	RZ TD Total	RZ Field Goals	RZ Scoring Percentage	RZ TD Percentage
13	15	15	78	7	4	11	4	100%	73%

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Defense Total Yards

Games	Opponent Total Yards	Opponent Avg. Yards Per Game
13	4193	323

Defense Passing

Games	Opponent Total Passing Yards	Opponent Avg. Passing Yards Per Game
13	2350	181

Defense Rushing

Games	Opponent Total Rushing Yards	Opponent Avg. Passing Yards Per Game
13	1843	142

Defense Scoring

Games	Opponent Total Points	Opponent Avg. Points Per Game
13	230	18

Defense Turnovers

Games	Opponent Turnovers	Opponent Avg. Turnovers Per Game
13	15	1.15

Defense Third Down Stops

Opponent Third Down Attempts	Opponent Third Down Coversions	Opponent Third Down Conversion Percentage
163	65	39.9%

Defense Red Zone

Games	Opponent RZ Drives	Opponent RZ Scores	Opponent RZ Points	Opponent RZ Rushing_TD	Opponent RZ Passing_TD	Opponent RZ Zone TD	Opponent RZ Field Goals	Opponent RZ Scoring Percentage	Opponent RZ TD Percentage
13	16	11	54	4	3	7	4	69%	44%

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