2023 South Dakota Coyotes football team explained

Year:	2023
Team:	South Dakota Coyotes
Sport:	football
Conference:	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Short Conf:	MVFC
Statsrank:	3
Fcscoachrank:	3
Record:	10–3
Conf Record:	7–1
Head Coach:	Bob Nielson
Hc Year:	8th
Off Coach:	Josh Davis
Oc Year:	1st
Def Coach:	Travis Johansen
Dc Year:	5th
Stadium:	DakotaDome
Bowl:	NCAA Division I Quarterfinal
Bowl Result:	L 17–45 vs. North Dakota State

The 2023 South Dakota Coyotes football team represented the University of South Dakota in the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Coyotes competed as members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference and were led by eighth-year head coach Bob Nielson. They played home games at the DakotaDome in Vermillion, South Dakota.

Schedule

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Game summaries

at Missouri (FBS)

See also: 2023 Missouri Tigers football team.

Statistics	USD	MIZZ
First downs	14	22
Total yards	60–194	66–437
Rushes/yards	35–38	40–211
Passing yards	156	266
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	15–25–0	20–26–1
Time of possession	30:58	29:02

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Dakota	Passing	Aiden Bouman	15–25, 156 yards, 1 TD
Rushing	Travis Theis	7 carries, 26 yards
Receiving	Jack Martens	8 receptions, 88 yards
Missouri	Passing		17–21, 172 yards, 1 TD
Rushing		18 carries, 138 yards, 1 TD
Receiving		7 receptions, 96 yards, 1 TD

vs. Lamar

See also: 2023 Lamar Cardinals football team.

Statistics

Statistics	Lamar	South Dakota
First downs	22	22
Total yards	274	401
Rushing yards	105	305
Passing yards	169	96
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	31:41	28:19

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Lamar	Passing	Robert Coleman	14/24; 144 yds; 1 Int; long 25 yds; sack 7
Rushing	Khalan Griffin	15 attempts; 63 yds; long 10
Receiving	Kyndon Fuselier	4 receptions; 37 yds; long 12
South Dakota	Passing	Aidan Bouman	7/9; 96 yds; 1 Int; 1 TD; long 29 yds
Rushing	Nate Thomas	19 attempts; 164 yds; long 29; 2 TDs
Receiving	Jack Martens	2 receptions; 34 yds; long 29

at No. 2 North Dakota State

See also: 2023 North Dakota State Bison football team.

No. 1 South Dakota State

See also: 2023 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team.

• Source: Box Score

Statistics	SDSU	USD
First downs	25	13
Total yards	473	183
Rushing yards	266	50
Passing yards	207	133
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	35:59	24:01

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Dakota State	Passing		13/19, 207 yards, INT
Rushing	Isaiah Davis	17 carries, 69 yards
Receiving	Jaxon Janke	3 receptions, 93 yards
South Dakota	Passing	Aidan Bouman	17/31, 133 yards, 2 INT
Rushing	Travis Theis	9 carries, 29 yards
Receiving	JJ Galbreath	8 receptions, 65 yards

FCS Playoffs

No. 15 Sacramento State – Second Round

See also: 2023 Sacramento State Hornets football team and 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season.

Statistics	SAC	USD
First downs	18	15
Total yards	350	368
Rushing yards	148	194
Passing yards	202	174
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	17–30–1	11–17–0
Time of possession	27:13	32:47

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Sacramento State	Passing	Carson Camp	14/23, 168 yards, TD
Rushing	Marcus Fulcher	13 carries, 67 yards, 2 TD
Receiving	Anderson Grover	3 receptions, 79 yards
South Dakota	Passing	Aidan Bouman	11/16, 174 yards, 2 TD
Rushing	Charles Pierre Jr.	13 carries, 123 yards
Receiving	JJ Galbreath	1 reception, 75 yards, TD

No. 8 North Dakota State – Quarterfinal

See also: 2023 North Dakota State Bison football team.

Coaching staff

South Dakota Coyotes
Name	Position	Consecutive season at South Dakota in current position	Previous position	USD profile
Bob Nielson	Head coach	8th	Western Illinois head coach (2013–2015)	^[3]
Travis Johansen	Associate head coach and defensive coordinator	5th	Grand View defensive coordinator (2013–2018)	^[4]
Josh Davis	Offensive coordinator	1st	South Dakota State pass game coordinator and wide receivers coach (2022)	^[5]
Dante Warren	Running backs coach	6th	Augustana (IL) graduate assistant (2016–2017)	^[6]
Miles Taylor	Defensive pass game coordinator and defensive backs coach	4th	Iowa graduate assistant (2018–2019)	^[7]
Elijah Hodge	Inside linebackers coach	2nd	N/A	^[8]
Jeff Nady	Offensive line coach	1st	Nevada offensive line coach (2022)	^[9]
Craig Bagnell	Wide receivers coach	1st	Mary head coach (2018–2022)	^[10]
Rob Snyder	Defensive line coach	1st	Jesuit HS (LA) defensive coordinator and defensive line coach (2022)	^[11]
Tim Morrison	Tight ends coach	1st	Upper Iowa assistant head coach and offensive coordinator (2021–2022)	^[12]
Steve Ferentz	Outside linebackers coach	2nd	Miami Dolphins assistant linebackers coach (2020–2021)	^[13]
Reference:^[14]

Notes and References

1. Web site: South Dakota Football Schedule . FBSchedules . 24 March 2023.
2. Web site: 2023 Football Schedule . University of South Dakota Athletics . 24 March 2023.
3. Web site: Bob Nielson - Football Coach . 2023-12-30 . University of South Dakota Athletics . en.
4. Web site: Travis Johansen - Football Coach . 2023-12-30 . University of South Dakota Athletics . en.
5. Web site: Josh Davis - Football Coach . 2023-12-30 . University of South Dakota Athletics . en.
6. Web site: Dante Warren - Football Coach . 2023-12-30 . University of South Dakota Athletics . en.
7. Web site: Miles Taylor - Football Coach . 2023-12-30 . University of South Dakota Athletics . en.
8. Web site: Elijah Hodge - Football Coach . 2023-12-30 . University of South Dakota Athletics . en.
9. Web site: Jeff Nady - Football Coach . 2023-12-30 . University of South Dakota Athletics . en.
10. Web site: Craig Bagnell - Football Coach . 2023-12-30 . University of South Dakota Athletics . en.
11. Web site: Rob Snyder - Football Coach . 2023-12-30 . University of South Dakota Athletics . en.
12. Web site: Tim Morrison - Football Coach . 2023-12-30 . University of South Dakota Athletics . en.
13. Web site: Steve Ferentz - Football Coach . 2023-12-30 . University of South Dakota Athletics . en.
14. Web site: 2023 Football Roster . 2023-12-30 . University of South Dakota Athletics . en.