2025 South Dakota Coyotes football team

2025 South Dakota Coyotes football
2025 South Dakota Coyotes football
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 MVFC)
Head coach	Travis Johansen (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Tim Morrison (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Matt Vitzthum (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Billy Kirch (1st season)
Home stadium	DakotaDome

2025 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

Team	W		L	W		L
Illinois State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Indiana State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Murray State	0	–	0	0	–	0
North Dakota	0	–	0	0	–	0
North Dakota State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Northern Iowa	0	–	0	0	–	0
	0	–	0	0	–	0
South Dakota State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Southern Illinois	0	–	0	0	–	0
Youngstown State	0	–	0	0	–	0

As of July 10, 2025 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 South Dakota Coyotes football team will represent the University of South Dakota as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Coyotes will be led by first-year head coach Travis Johansen,^[1] who replaces former coach Bob Nielson who retired after the 2024 season.^[2] Johansen was promoted from being the Coyotes defensive coordinator last season, and will be assisted by first year offensive coordinator Tim Morrison and first year defensive coordinator Billy Kirch. Morrison was also promoted within the program, as he was the Coyotes tight ends coach in 2024. Kirch joins the program after coaching at NAIA Northwestern University in Iowa for ten seasons.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV
August 30	2:30 p.m.	at Iowa State*	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	FOX
September 6	6:00 p.m.	at Lamar*	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	ESPN+
September 13	1:00 p.m.	Northern Colorado*	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD	ESPN+
September 20	1:00 p.m.	Drake*	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD	ESPN+
September 27	1:00 p.m.	at North Dakota State	Fargodome Fargo, ND	ESPN+
October 4	2:00 p.m.	Murray State	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD	ESPN+
October 11	12:00 p.m.	at Indiana State	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	ESPN+
October 18	1:00 p.m.	at Northern Iowa	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	ESPN+
October 25	1:00 p.m.	Illinois State	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD	ESPN+
November 1	1:00 p.m.	North Dakota	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD	ESPN+
November 8	TBA	South Dakota State	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD (rivalry)	ESPN Network
November 15	12:00 p.m.	at Southern Illinois	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN+
*Non-conference game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

at Iowa State (FBS)

South Dakota Coyotes (0-0) vs. Iowa State Cyclones (FBS) (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Coyotes	-	-	-	-	0
Cyclones (FBS)	-	-	-	-	0

at Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA

Date: August 30
Game time: 2:30 PM CDT

Statistics	SDAK	ISU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Dakota	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Iowa State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Lamar

South Dakota Coyotes (0-0) vs. Lamar Cardinals (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Coyotes	-	-	-	-	0
Cardinals	-	-	-	-	0

at Provost Umphrey Stadium, Beaumont, TX

Date: September 6
Game time: 6:00 PM CDT

Statistics	SDAK	LAM
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Dakota	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Lamar	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Northern Colorado

Northern Colorado Bears (0-0) vs. South Dakota Coyotes (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	-	-	-	-	0
Coyotes	-	-	-	-	0

at DakotaDome, Vermillion, SD

Date: September 13
Game time: 1:00 PM CDT

Statistics	UNCO	SDAK
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northern Colorado	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
South Dakota	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Drake

Drake Bulldogs (0-0) vs. South Dakota Coyotes (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	-	-	-	-	0
Coyotes	-	-	-	-	0

at DakotaDome, Vermillion, SD

Date: September 20
Game time: 1:00 PM CDT

Statistics	DRKE	SDAK
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Drake	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
South Dakota	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at North Dakota State

South Dakota Coyotes (0-0) vs. North Dakota State Bison (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Coyotes	-	-	-	-	0
Bison	-	-	-	-	0

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

Date: September 27
Game time: 1:00 PM CDT

Statistics	SDAK	NDSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Dakota	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
North Dakota State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Murray State

Murray State Racers (0-0) vs. South Dakota Coyotes (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Racers	-	-	-	-	0
Coyotes	-	-	-	-	0

at DakotaDome, Vermillion, SD

Date: October 4
Game time: 2:00 PM CDT

Statistics	MURR	SDAK
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Murray State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
South Dakota	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Indiana State

South Dakota Coyotes (0-0) vs. Indiana State Sycamores (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Coyotes	-	-	-	-	0
Sycamores	-	-	-	-	0

at Memorial Stadium, Terre Haute, IN

Date: October 11
Game time: 1:00 PM EDT

Statistics	SDAK	INST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Dakota	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Indiana State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Northern Iowa

South Dakota Coyotes (0-0) vs. Northern Iowa Panthers (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Coyotes	-	-	-	-	0
Panthers	-	-	-	-	0

at UNI-Dome, Cedar Falls, IA

Date: October 18
Game time: 1:00 PM CDT

Statistics	SDAK	UNI
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Dakota	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Northern Iowa	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Illinois State

Illinois State Redbirds (0-0) vs. South Dakota Coyotes (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Redbirds	-	-	-	-	0
Coyotes	-	-	-	-	0

at DakotaDome, Vermillion, SD

Date: October 25
Game time: 1:00 PM CDT

Statistics	ILST	SDAK
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Illinois State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
South Dakota	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

North Dakota (Sitting Bull Trophy)

North Dakota Fighting Hawks (0-0) vs. South Dakota Coyotes (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Hawks	-	-	-	-	0
Coyotes	-	-	-	-	0

at DakotaDome, Vermillion, SD

Date: November 1
Game time: 1:00 PM CDT

Statistics	UND	SDAK
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Dakota	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
South Dakota	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

South Dakota State (rivalry)

South Dakota State Jackrabbits (0-0) vs. South Dakota Coyotes (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Jackrabbits	-	-	-	-	0
Coyotes	-	-	-	-	0

at DakotaDome, Vermillion, SD

Date: November 8

Statistics	SDST	SDAK
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Dakota State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
South Dakota	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Southern Illinois

South Dakota Coyotes (0-0) vs. Southern Illinois Salukis (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Coyotes	-	-	-	-	0
Salukis	-	-	-	-	0

at Saluki Stadium, Carbondale, IL

Date: November 15
Game time: 12:00 PM CST

Statistics	SDAK	SIU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Dakota	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Southern Illinois	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

^ "Travis Johansen named head coach of South Dakota football". goyotes.com. South Dakota Coyotes. January 16, 2025. Retrieved March 20, 2025.
^ "Head football coach Bob Nielson steps down". goyotes.com. South Dakota Coyotes. January 16, 2025. Retrieved March 20, 2025.
^ "2025 Football Schedule". goyotes.com. South Dakota Coyotes. Retrieved March 20, 2025.
^ "2025 South Dakota Football Schedule". fbschedules.com. FBSchedules. Retrieved March 20, 2025.

[1] "Travis Johansen named head coach of South Dakota football". goyotes.com. South Dakota Coyotes. January 16, 2025. Retrieved March 20, 2025.

[2] "Head football coach Bob Nielson steps down". goyotes.com. South Dakota Coyotes. January 16, 2025. Retrieved March 20, 2025.

[3] "2025 Football Schedule". goyotes.com. South Dakota Coyotes. Retrieved March 20, 2025.

[4] "2025 South Dakota Football Schedule". fbschedules.com. FBSchedules. Retrieved March 20, 2025.

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Venues	Darwin Inman Memorial Stadium (1926–1978) DakotaDome (1979–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Sitting Bull Trophy (North Dakota) South Dakota State
Culture & lore	"Hail, South Dakota!" Charlie Coyote Dakota Days
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