2011 South Dakota Coyotes football team

2011 South Dakota Coyotes football
ConferenceGreat West Conference
Record6–5 (2–2 Great West)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorWesley Beschorner (6th season)
Defensive coordinatorChuck Morrell (1st season)
Home stadiumDakotaDome
Seasons
← 2010
2012 →
2011 Great West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 23 North Dakota +   3 1     8 3  
Cal Poly +   3 1     6 5  
South Dakota   2 2     6 5  
Southern Utah   1 3     6 5  
UC Davis   1 3     4 7  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 31:00 p.m.at Air Force*The Mtn.L 20–3739,105
September 104:00 p.m.No. 1 Eastern Washington*Midco SN3W 30–178,696
September 174:00 p.m.Northwestern Oklahoma State*No. 24
  • DakotaDome
  • Vermillion, SD
W 48–107,136
September 242:30 p.m.at No. 7 (FBS) Wisconsin*No. 18BTNL 10–5978,880
October 14:00 p.m.Lindenwood*No. 21
  • DakotaDome
  • Vermillion, SD
W 30–07,293
October 84:00 p.m.No. 22 Southern UtahdaggerNo. 18
  • DakotaDome
  • Vermillion, SD
W 24–1910,169
October 153:00 p.m.at Illinois State*No. 15L 3–2810,014
October 224:00 p.m.UC DavisNo. 25
  • DakotaDome
  • Vermillion, SD
W 27–248,263
October 298:00 p.m.at Cal PolyNo. 17L 24–2710,557
November 154:00 p.m.Missouri S&T*No. 24
  • DakotaDome
  • Vermillion, SD
Midco SN3W 48–146,896
November 191:00 p.m.at North DakotaNo. 22Midco SN3L 37–387,400

Roster

2011 South Dakota Coyotes football team roster
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
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Wesley BeschornerOffensive coordinator
  • Chuck MorrellDefensive 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
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 3, 2023

References