2019 South Dakota Coyotes football team explained

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.

Preseason

MVFC poll

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

Preseason All–MVFC team

The Coyotes had two players selected to the preseason all-MVFC team.[2]

Offense

Darakai Allen – WRDefense

Darin Greenfield – DL

Schedule

[3] [4]

Game summaries

Montana

See also: 2019 Montana Grizzlies football team.

At Oklahoma

See also: 2019 Oklahoma Sooners football team.

Houston Baptist

See also: 2019 Houston Baptist Huskies football team.

At Northern Colorado

See also: 2019 Northern Colorado Bears football team.

Indiana State

See also: 2019 Indiana State Sycamores football team.

At Missouri State

See also: 2019 Missouri State Bears football team.

At Northern Iowa

See also: 2019 Northern Iowa Panthers football team.

Southern Illinois

See also: 2019 Southern Illinois Salukis football team.

At Western Illinois

See also: 2019 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team.

Youngstown State

See also: 2019 Youngstown State Penguins football team.

At North Dakota State

See also: 2019 North Dakota State Bison football team.

South Dakota State

See also: 2019 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: North Dakota State Picked to Win Missouri Valley Football Crown . www.valleynewslive.com . August 8, 2019 . english.
  2. Web site: MVFC Announces Preseason All-Conference Team . valley-football.org . August 8, 2019 . en.
  3. Web site: 2019 South Dakota Football Schedule . FBSchedules.com . August 1, 2019.
  4. Web site: 2019 Football Schedule . University of South Dakota Athletics . August 1, 2019 . en.