2020 South Dakota Coyotes football team

2020 South Dakota Coyotes football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Record1–3 (1–3 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTed Schlafke (3rd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorTravis Johansen (2nd season)
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadiumDakotaDome
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 South Dakota State +^   5 – 1     8 – 2  
No. 12 Missouri State +^   5 – 1     5 – 5  
No. 7 North Dakota ^   4 – 1     5 – 2  
No. 6 North Dakota State ^   5 – 2     7 – 3  
No. 14 Southern Illinois ^   3 – 3     6 – 4  
Northern Iowa   3 – 4     3 – 4  
South Dakota   1 – 3     1 – 3  
Illinois State†   1 – 3     1 – 3  
Western Illinois†   1 – 5     1 – 5  
Youngstown State   1 – 6     1 – 6  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Note: Indiana State opted out of the spring season.
    † – Illinois State and Western Illinois opted out of the remainder of the spring season on March 21 and April 5, 2021, respectively.
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2020 South Dakota Coyotes football team represented the University of South Dakota in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Bob Nielson and played their home games in the DakotaDome. They played as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
February 27 12:00 p.m. at No. 7 Illinois State
ESPN+ W 27–20 1,853
March 4 5:00 p.m. at No. 4 North Dakota No. 20
ESPN+ L 10–21 3,491
March 13 1:00 p.m. Missouri State No. 21
ESPN+ L 24–27 2,051
March 20 11:00 a.m. at Youngstown State
ESPN+ L 10–28 2,159
March 27 1:00 p.m. No. 2 North Dakota State
  • DakotaDome
  • Vermillion, SD
 ESPN+ Canceled
April 2 6:00 p.m. No. 23 Northern Iowa
  • DakotaDome
  • Vermillion, SD
 ESPN+ Canceled
April 10 2:00 p.m. at South Dakota State
ESPN+ Canceled
April 17 6:00 p.m. Western Illinois
  • DakotaDome
  • Vermillion, SD
 MVFC TV Canceled[a]

[2]

  1. ^ On April 5, 2021, Western Illinois announced that it was opting out of the remainder of the 2021 spring season due to a lack of available players.[1]

Game summaries

At No. 7 Illinois State

See also: 2020 Illinois State Redbirds football team
South Dakota Coyotes at No. 7 Illinois State Redbirds – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Coyotes 0 17 7327
No. 7 Illinois State 7 10 0320

at Hancock Stadium, Normal, Illinois

  • Date: February 27
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Sunny and clear, 48 °F (9 °C)
  • Game attendance: 1,853
  • Referee: Art Brown
  • TV: ESPN+
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • ILST – Timothy McClon 1-yard run (Aidan Bresnahan kick), 4:13. Redbirds 7–0. Drive: 13 plays, 88 yards, 7:20.

Second quarter

  • ILST – Aidan Bresnahan 29-yard field goal, 12:08. Redbirds 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 3:32.
  • ILST – Taylor Grimes 59-yard pass from Bryce Jefferson (Aidan Bresnahan kick), 9:15. Redbirds 17–0. Drive: 6 plays, 79 yards, 1:39.
  • SDAK – Mason Lorber 34-yard field goal, 4:07. Redbirds 17–3. Drive: 9 plays, 19 yards, 3:03.
  • SDAK – Caleb Vander Esch 23-yard pass from Carson Camp (Mason Lorber kick), 2:21. Redbirds 17–10. Drive: 4 plays, 36 yards, 1:29.
  • SDAK – Carson Camp 15-yard run (Mason Lorber kick), 0:13. Tied 17–17. Drive: 4 plays, 30 yards, 0:32.

Third quarter

  • SADK – Carter Bell 5-yard pass from Carson Camp (Mason Lorber kick), 10:01. Coyotes 24–17. Drive: 3 plays, 27 yards, 1:05.

Fourth quarter

  • SDAK – Mason Lorber 31-yard field goal, 12:55. Coyotes 27–17. Drive: 12 plays, 43 yards, 4:12.
  • ILST – Aidan Bresnahan 25-yard field goal, 10:00. Coyotes 27–20. Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 2:50.
Statistics SDAK ILST
First downs 17 18
Total yards 300 447
Rushing yards 79 167
Passing yards 221 280
Turnovers 1 7
Time of possession 30:14 29:46
Team Category Player Statistics
South Dakota Passing Carson Camp 20/35, 221 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Kai Henry 16 rushes, 35 yards
Receiving Carter Bell 4 receptions, 64 yards, TD
Illinois State Passing Bryce Jefferson 15/33, 280 yards, TD, 4 INT
Rushing Phaleak Brown 17 rushes, 86 yards
Receiving Austin Nagel 5 receptions, 132 yards

At No. 4 North Dakota

See also: 2020 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team and Sitting Bull Trophy
No. 20 South Dakota Coyotes at No. 4 North Dakota Fighting Hawks – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 20 Coyotes 3 0 0710
No. 4 Fighting Hawks 0 7 14021

at Alerus Center, Grand Forks, North Dakota

  • Date: March 4
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: None (played indoors)
  • Game attendance: 3,491
  • Referee: Andrew Speciale
  • TV: ESPN+
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • SDAK – Mason Lorber 20-yard field goal, 10:29. Coyotes 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 0:59.

Second quarter

  • UND – Adam Zavalney 21-yard pass from Quincy Vaughn (Adam Stage kick), 14:14. Fighting Hawks 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 5:01.

Third quarter

  • UND – Otis Weah 18-yard run (Adam Stage kick), 13:02. Fighting Hawks 14–3. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:58.
  • UND – Otis Weah 5-yard run (Adam Stage kick), 7:46. Fighting Hawks 21–3. Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 3:22.

Fourth quarter

  • SDAK – Kai Henry 7-yard run (Mason Lorber kick), 10:58. Fighting Hawks 21–10. Drive: 15 plays, 95 yards, 5:04.
Statistics SDAK UND
First downs 18 25
Total yards 328 489
Rushing yards 129 249
Passing yards 199 240
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 24:52 35:08
Team Category Player Statistics
South Dakota Passing Carson Camp 19/31, 193 yards, INT
Rushing Kai Henry 15 rushes, 84 yards, TD
Receiving Caleb Vander Esch 7 receptions, 57 yards
North Dakota Passing Tommy Schuster 23/35, 219 yards, INT
Rushing Otis Weah 16 rushes, 163 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Garett Maag 3 receptions, 75 yards

Missouri State

See also: 2020 Missouri State Bears football team
Missouri State Bears at No. 21 South Dakota Coyotes – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bears 7 10 7327
No. 21 Coyotes 14 3 7024

at DakotaDome, Vermillion, South Dakota

  • Date: March 13
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: None (played indoors)
  • Game attendance: 2,051
  • Referee: Rick Warne
  • TV: ESPN+
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • SDAK – Kai Henry 8-yard run (Mason Lorber kick), 2:32. Coyotes 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards, 1:51.
  • MOST – Montrae Braswell 100-yard kickoff return (Jose Pizano kick), 2:21. Tied 7–7.
  • SDAK – Travis Theis 31-yard run (Mason Lorber kick), 0:50. Coyotes 14–7. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:31.

Second quarter

  • MOST – Jose Pizano 21-yard field goal, 9:51. Coyotes 14–10. Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 5:53.
  • MOST – Montrae Braswell 36-yard interception return (Jose Pizano kick), 8:55. Bears 17–14.
  • SDAK – Mason Lorber 21-yard field goal, 4:33. Tied 17–17. Drive: 11 plays, 83 yards, 4:22.

Third quarter

  • SDAK – Carter Bell 36-yard pass from Carson Camp (Mason Lorber kick), 7:48. Coyotes 24–17. Drive: 4 plays, 82 yards, 1:03.
  • MOST – Jeremiah Wilson 6-yard run (Jose Pizano kick), 3:41. Tied 24–24. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:07.

Fourth quarter

  • MOST – Jose Pizano 28-yard field goal, 7:51. Bears 27–24. Drive: 9 plays, 42 yards, 4:44.
Statistics MOST SDAK
First downs 18 26
Total yards 330 440
Rushing yards 163 102
Passing yards 167 339
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 31:51 28:09
Team Category Player Statistics
Missouri State Passing Jaden Johnson 16/25, 136 yards
Rushing Jeremiah Wilson 13 rushes, 53 yards, TD
Receiving Damoriea Vick 4 receptions, 68 yards
South Dakota Passing Carson Camp 22/34, 339 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Kai Henry 23 rushes, 76 yards, TD
Receiving Carter Bell 6 receptions, 106 yards, TD

At Youngstown State

See also: 2020 Youngstown State Penguins football team
South Dakota Coyotes at Youngstown State Penguins – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Coyotes 0 3 0710
Penguins 8 3 10728

at Stambaugh Stadium, Youngstown, Ohio

  • Date: March 20
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 43 °F (6 °C)
  • Game attendance: 2,159
  • Referee: Art Brown
  • TV: ESPN+
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • YSU – Christian Turner 10-yard pass from Marik Waid (Marik Waid pass to London Pearson), 7:26. Penguins 8–0. Drive: 13 plays, 69 yards, 6:33.

Second quarter

  • YSU – Colten McFadden 32-yard field goal, 11:03. Penguins 11–0. Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 7:19.
  • SDAK – Mason Lorber 37-yard field goal, 6:02. Penguins 11–3. Drive: 6 plays, 15 yards, 2:46.

Third quarter

  • YSU – Marik Waid 1-yard run (Colten McFadden kick), 7:47. Penguins 18–3. Drive: 8 plays, 29 yards, 3:26.
  • YSU – Colten McFadden 41-yard field goal, 1:44. Penguins 21–3. Drive: 7 plays, 34 yards, 3:51.

Fourth quarter

  • YSU – Christian Turner 38-yard run (Colten McFadden kick), 12:45. Penguins 28–3. Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 2:36.
  • SDAK – Travis Theis 1-yard run (Mason Lorber kick), 8:35. Penguins 28–10. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:10.
Statistics SDAK YSU
First downs 13 21
Total yards 226 388
Rushing yards 12 304
Passing yards 214 84
Turnovers 3 2
Time of possession 21:48 38:12
Team Category Player Statistics
South Dakota Passing Carson Camp 21/30, 214 yards, INT
Rushing Travis Theis 8 rushes, 15 yards, TD
Receiving Caleb Vander Esch 9 receptions, 102 yards
Youngstown State Passing Marik Waid 9/13, 84 yards, TD
Rushing Jaleel McLaughlin 28 rushes, 166 yards
Receiving Malick Mbodj 2 receptions, 25 yards

References

  1. ^ Holland, Scott. "WIU football opts out remainder of spring season". McDonough County Voice. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  2. ^ "2020 South Dakota Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved November 28, 2020.


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