| Year: | 2019 |
| Team: | South Dakota Coyotes |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Missouri Valley Football Conference |
| Short Conf: | MVFC |
| Record: | 5–7 |
| Conf Record: | 4–4 |
| Head Coach: | Bob Nielson |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Off Coach: | Ted Schlafke |
| Oc Year: | 2nd |
| Def Coach: | Travis Johansen |
| Dc Year: | 1st |
| Stadium: | DakotaDome |
The 2019 South Dakota Coyotes football team represented the University of South Dakota in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-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 5–7, 4–4 in MVFC play to finish in sixth place.
In the MVFC preseason poll released on July 29, 2019, the Coyotes were predicted to finish in sixth place.[1]
| 1 | North Dakota State | 392 (32) | |
| 2 | South Dakota State | 348 (4) | |
| 3 | Illinois State | 289 (3) | |
| 4 | Indiana State | 279 (1) | |
| 5 | Northern Iowa | 266 | |
| 6 | South Dakota | 176 | |
| 7 | Youngstown State | 153 | |
| 8 | Western Illinois | 128 | |
| 9 | Southern Illinois | 89 | |
| 10 | Missouri State | 80 |
The Coyotes had two players selected to the preseason all-MVFC team.[2]
Offense
Darakai Allen – WRDefense
Darin Greenfield – DL
See also: 2019 Montana Grizzlies football team.
See also: 2019 Oklahoma Sooners football team.
See also: 2019 Houston Baptist Huskies football team.
See also: 2019 Northern Colorado Bears football team.
See also: 2019 Indiana State Sycamores football team.
See also: 2019 Missouri State Bears football team.
See also: 2019 Northern Iowa Panthers football team.
See also: 2019 Southern Illinois Salukis football team.
See also: 2019 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team.
See also: 2019 Youngstown State Penguins football team.
See also: 2019 North Dakota State Bison football team.
See also: 2019 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team.