American college football season
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[edit]
MVFC poll[edit]
In the MVFC preseason poll released on July 29, 2019, the Coyotes were predicted to finish in sixth place.[1]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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[edit]
The Coyotes had two players selected to the preseason all-MVFC team.[2]
Offense Darakai Allen – WR | Defense Darin Greenfield – DL |
Schedule[edit]
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Game summaries[edit]
Montana[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 25 Grizzlies | 0 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
Coyotes | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
At Oklahoma[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Coyotes | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
No. 4 (FBS) Sooners | 14 | 14 | 28 | 14 | 70 |
Houston Baptist[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Huskies | 0 | 17 | 21 | 15 | 53 |
Coyotes | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 52 |
At Northern Colorado[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Coyotes | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Bears | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Indiana State[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Sycamores | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Coyotes | 14 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 38 |
At Missouri State[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Coyotes | 10 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 45 |
Bears | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
At Northern Iowa[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Coyotes | 21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
No. 14 Panthers | 14 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
Southern Illinois[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Salukis | 7 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 48 |
Coyotes | 7 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
At Western Illinois[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Coyotes | 7 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 34 |
Leathernecks | 7 | 0 | 10 | 21 | 38 |
Youngstown State[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Penguins | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Coyotes | 21 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 56 |
At North Dakota State[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Coyotes | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
No. 1 Bison | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 49 |
South Dakota State[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 5 Jackrabbits | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Coyotes | 0 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
Ranking movements[edit]
Ranking movements
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
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