The 2011 South Dakota Coyotes football team represented the University of South Dakota in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Coyotes were led by eighth year head coach Ed Meierkort, played their home games at the DakotaDome, and they were members of the Great West Conference. This was South Dakota's final year as a member of the Great West as they became a member of The Summit League in 2012 and a football-only member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 3 | 1:00 p.m. | at Air Force* | | | The Mtn. | L 20–37 | 39,105 |
| September 10 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 1 Eastern Washington* | | | Midco SN3 | W 30–17 | 8,696 |
| September 17 | 4:00 p.m. | Northwestern Oklahoma State* | No. 24 | | | W 48–10 | 7,136 |
| September 24 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 7 (FBS) Wisconsin* | No. 18 | | BTN | L 10–59 | 78,880 |
| October 1 | 4:00 p.m. | Lindenwood* | No. 21 | | | W 30–0 | 7,293 |
| October 8 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 22 Southern Utah | No. 18 | | | W 24–19 | 10,169 |
| October 15 | 3:00 p.m. | at Illinois State* | No. 15 | | | L 3–28 | 10,014 |
| October 22 | 4:00 p.m. | UC Davis | No. 25 | | | W 27–24 | 8,263 |
| October 29 | 8:00 p.m. | at Cal Poly | No. 17 | | | L 24–27 | 10,557 |
| November 15 | 4:00 p.m. | Missouri S&T* | No. 24 | | Midco SN3 | W 48–14 | 6,896 |
| November 19 | 1:00 p.m. | at North Dakota | No. 22 | | Midco SN3 | L 37–38 | 7,400 |
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Roster
| 2011 South Dakota Coyotes football team roster
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| Players
|
Coaches
|
Offense
| Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
|
| WR
|
1
|
Dustin Nowotny
|
Sr
|
| QB
|
2
|
Dante Warren
|
Sr
|
| WR
|
3
|
Anthony Williams
|
So
|
| WR
|
4
|
Terrance Terry
|
Fr
|
| WR
|
5
|
Jeremy Blount
|
Sr
|
| WR
|
10
|
Alex Litzen
|
Fr
|
| QB
|
13
|
Nick Meyer
|
Fr
|
| QB
|
14
|
Kevin Earl
|
Fr
|
| TE
|
15
|
Tyler Wilhelm
|
So
|
| QB
|
16
|
Josh Vander Maten
|
Fr
|
| WR
|
17
|
Will Powell
|
Jr
|
| QB
|
18
|
Kyle Cichos
|
So
|
| RB
|
20
|
Chris Ganious
|
Sr
|
| RB
|
22
|
Noah Pearl
|
Fr
|
| RB
|
27
|
Earv Archambeau
|
So
|
| RB
|
28
|
Michael Burrus
|
So
|
| RB
|
32
|
Marcus Sims
|
Jr
|
| FB
|
34
|
Tom Manning
|
So
|
| FB
|
36
|
Erik Helland
|
Sr
|
| FB
|
46
|
Eric Aas
|
Sr
|
| OL
|
60
|
Broc Gullett
|
Sr
|
| OL
|
63
|
Bryan Campos
|
Fr
|
| OL
|
64
|
Brent Johnson
|
Sr
|
| OL
|
65
|
Derek Chancellor
|
Fr
|
| OL
|
66
|
Steve Nelson
|
So
|
| OL
|
67
|
Cody O'Neill
|
So
|
| OL
|
69
|
Tim Ross
|
Jr
|
| OL
|
70
|
Matt Huffer
|
So
|
| OL
|
71
|
Colton Kunde
|
So
|
| OL
|
72
|
Andrew Schofield
|
So
|
| OL
|
73
|
Adam Praska
|
So
|
| OL
|
74
|
Matt Porisch
|
Sr
|
| OL
|
75
|
Chris Kruse
|
Fr
|
| OL
|
76
|
Tom Compton
|
Sr
|
| OL
|
77
|
Marc Murtha
|
So
|
| OL
|
78
|
R.J. Polley
|
Sr
|
| OL
|
79
|
Nick Olson
|
Fr
|
| WR
|
80
|
Khiry McDonald
|
So
|
| WR
|
81
|
Brian Griffin
|
So
|
| WR
|
83
|
Austin Koch
|
So
|
| TE
|
84
|
Jay Burns
|
Jr
|
| TE
|
85
|
Michael Neilson
|
Sr
|
| TE
|
86
|
Joel Dejongh
|
Jr
|
| FB
|
87
|
Quintin McMartin
|
Jr
|
| TE
|
89
|
Kayl Barkley
|
Fr
|
| TE
|
93
|
Ethan Pace
|
Fr
|
|
Defense
| Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
|
| DB
|
6
|
Dametrius Turner
|
So
|
| DB
|
7
|
Chris Frierson
|
So
|
| DB
|
8
|
Shane Potter
|
Sr
|
| DB
|
9
|
Jim Thompson
|
Sr
|
| DB
|
10
|
Marquis Butler
|
Sr
|
| DL
|
11
|
Tyler Starr
|
So
|
| DB
|
12
|
Alphonso Valdez
|
Jr
|
| DB
|
19
|
Charlie Goro
|
So
|
| DB
|
21
|
Dion Price
|
Sr
|
| DB
|
23
|
Isaac Fairbairn
|
Fr
|
| DB
|
24
|
Chris Lundy
|
So
|
| LB
|
25
|
Tim Marlette
|
Jr
|
| DB
|
26
|
Aaron Swift
|
So
|
| LB
|
29
|
Andrew Meier
|
Sr
|
| DB
|
30
|
Judas Smith
|
Fr
|
| DB
|
33
|
Justin Wohlert
|
Fr
|
| DB
|
35
|
Matt Lupkes
|
Fr
|
| LB
|
37
|
Zack Wilson
|
Jr
|
| LB
|
38
|
Ryan Hillier
|
Fr
|
| LB
|
39
|
Kyle Wheeler
|
Sr
|
| LB
|
41
|
Kyle Shanker
|
Jr
|
| LB
|
42
|
Shea Williams
|
Sr
|
| LB
|
43
|
Darius Hogans
|
Jr
|
| LB
|
44
|
Adam Broders
|
Sr
|
| LB
|
45
|
Kelan Richardson
|
So
|
| DL
|
47
|
Chase Irvin-Salazar
|
So
|
| LB
|
49
|
Jerrod Freidel
|
So
|
| LB
|
50
|
Tyler Richardson
|
Fr
|
| DE
|
51
|
Sidney Bazemore
|
Sr
|
| LB
|
52
|
D'Angelo Butler
|
Jr
|
| LB
|
53
|
Colin Buscarini
|
Fr
|
| LB
|
54
|
Kyle Guziec
|
So
|
| OLB
|
55
|
Vladimir Gray
|
Fr
|
| DL
|
56
|
Nick Jacobs
|
Fr
|
| LB
|
57
|
Mike Garvey
|
Jr
|
| DL
|
58
|
Reggie Johnson
|
Fr
|
| LB
|
59
|
Nikorey Benyard
|
Fr
|
| DL
|
61
|
Trayvis Peters
|
Fr
|
| DL
|
90
|
Mike Pharis
|
So
|
| DL
|
91
|
David Giese
|
Jr
|
| DL
|
92
|
Jordan Eaton
|
Jr
|
| DL
|
93
|
Evan Capper
|
Sr
|
| DL
|
94
|
Drew Iddings
|
Fr
|
| DL
|
95
|
Kenny Greer
|
So
|
| DL
|
96
|
Jesse Weisbrod
|
Sr
|
| DL
|
97
|
Emanuel Cromuel
|
Fr
|
| DL
|
98
|
Taylor Moore
|
So
|
| DL
|
99
|
Donny Fortes
|
Jr
|
|
Special teams
| Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
|
| K
|
48
|
Kevin Robb
|
So
|
| LS
|
62
|
Walter Reed
|
Jr
|
| P
|
82
|
Cole Zwiefelhofer
|
Jr
|
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Wesley Beschorner – Offensive coordinator
- Chuck Morrell – Defensive coordinator
- Jake Sprague – Special teams coordinator/defensive line
- Jake Breske – Running backs/graduate assistant
- Tim Tripplett – Wide receivers
- Collin Prosser – Tight ends/graduate assistant
- Tony Spencer – Offensive line
- Adam Breske – Co-linebackers
- B.J. Campbell – Co-linebackers/graduate assistant
- Nick Bendetto – Defensive backs/graduate assistant
- Jevon Bowman – Strength & conditioning
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Roster
Last update: December 3, 2023
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References
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| Venues |
- Darwin Inman Memorial Stadium (1926–1978)
- DakotaDome (1979–present)
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