American college football season
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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