2022 South Dakota Coyotes football team

2022 South Dakota Coyotes football
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record	3–8 (2–6 MVFC)
Head coach	Bob Nielson (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Ted Schlafke (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Travis Johansen (4th season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	DakotaDome

2022 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 South Dakota State $^		8	–	0					14	–	1
No. 2 North Dakota State ^		7	–	1					12	–	3
No. 20 North Dakota ^		5	–	3					7	–	5
Youngstown State		5	–	3					7	–	4
Northern Iowa		5	–	3					6	–	5
Illinois State		4	–	4					6	–	5
Southern Illinois		4	–	4					5	–	6
Missouri State		3	–	5					5	–	6
South Dakota		2	–	6					3	–	8
Indiana State		1	–	7					2	–	9
Western Illinois		0	–	8					0	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant As of December 19, 2024 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2022 South Dakota Coyotes football team represented the University of South Dakota in the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Coyotes competed as members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference and were led by seventh-year head coach Bob Nielson. They played their home games at the DakotaDome in Vermillion, South Dakota.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 p.m.	at Kansas State*	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS	ESPN+	L 0–34	50,469
September 10	2:00 p.m.	at No. 3 Montana*	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	ESPN+	L 7–24	24,204
September 17	1:00 p.m.	Cal Poly*	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD	ESPN+	W 38–21	6,812
September 24	1:00 p.m.	No. 1 North Dakota State	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD	ESPN+	L 17–34	6,530
October 8	2:00 p.m.	at No. 2 South Dakota State	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD (rivalry)	ESPN+	L 3–28	19,332
October 15	2:00 p.m.	at Illinois State	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	ESPN3	L 10-12	9,302
October 22	2:00 p.m.	No. 14 Southern Illinois	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD	ESPN+	W 27–24	7,599
October 29	1:00 p.m.	at Youngstown State	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	KELO Xtra	L 24–45	9,240
November 5	2:00 p.m.	Missouri State	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD	ESPN3	W 20–13	5,341
November 12	12:00 p.m.	at No. 19 North Dakota	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND (Sitting Bull Trophy)	ESPN+	L 19–28	9,516
November 19	2:00 p.m.	Northern Iowa	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD	ESPN+	L 14–58	5,490
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

At Kansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Coyotes	0	0	0	0	0
Wildcats[3]	20	7	7	0	34

See also: 2022 Kansas State Wildcats football team

South Dakota did not hold up against Kansas State, failing to score the entire game. South Dakota gave up a blocked punt that the Wildcats turned into a touchdown, couldn't stop what was called an "impressive" ground game, and gave up a touchdown in the first ten seconds. South Dakota did hold Kansas State to just 96 passing yards. Kansas State won the game 34-0.^[4]

At No. 3 Montana

	1	2	3	4	Total
Coyotes	0	0	0	7	7
No. 3 Grizzlies	13	0	9	2	24

See also: 2022 Montana Grizzlies football team

Cal Poly

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	7	0	0	14	21
Coyotes	21	0	0	17	38

See also: 2022 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

No. 1 North Dakota State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 1 Bison	0	10	14	10	34
Coyotes	3	14	0	0	17

See also: 2022 North Dakota State Bison football team

At No. 2 South Dakota State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Coyotes	3	0	0	0	3
No. 2 Jackrabbits	0	14	7	7	28

See also: 2022 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team and South Dakota–South Dakota State football rivalry

At Illinois State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Coyotes	0	7	3	0	10
Redbirds	3	3	6	0	12

See also: 2022 Illinois State Redbirds football team

No. 14 Southern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 14 Salukis	14	7	3	0	24
Coyotes	7	3	7	10	27

See also: 2022 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

At Youngstown State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Coyotes	7	3	7	7	24
Penguins	10	28	7	0	45

See also: 2022 Youngstown State Penguins football team

Missouri State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	3	0	0	10	13
Coyotes	7	6	7	0	20

See also: 2022 Missouri State Bears football team

At No. 19 North Dakota

	1	2	3	4	Total
Coyotes	6	7	0	6	19
No. 19 Fighting Hawks	7	7	14	0	28

See also: 2022 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team and Sitting Bull Trophy

Northern Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	21	28	6	3	58
Coyotes	0	7	0	7	14

See also: 2022 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

References

1. "2022 South Dakota Coyotes Football Schedule".
2. "2022 South Dakota Coyotes Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com.
3. "South Dakota Coyotes vs Kansas State Wildcats (box score)". ESPN. September 3, 2022. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
4. Robinett, Kellis (September 4, 2022). "Five key takeaways from Kansas State's 34-0 season-opening victory over South Dakota". Wichita Eagle. Retrieved September 5, 2022.