American college football season
The 2019 South Dakota Coyotes football team represented the University of South Dakota in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Bob Nielson and played their home games in the DakotaDome. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 5–7, 4–4 in MVFC play to finish in sixth place.
Preseason
MVFC poll
In the MVFC preseason poll released on July 29, 2019, the Coyotes were predicted to finish in sixth place.[1]
Predicted finish
|
Team
|
Votes (1st place)
|
1 |
North Dakota State |
392 (32)
|
2 |
South Dakota State |
348 (4)
|
3 |
Illinois State |
289 (3)
|
4 |
Indiana State |
279 (1)
|
5 |
Northern Iowa |
266
|
6 |
South Dakota |
176
|
7 |
Youngstown State |
153
|
8 |
Western Illinois |
128
|
9 |
Southern Illinois |
89
|
10 |
Missouri State |
80
|
Preseason All–MVFC team
The Coyotes had two players selected to the preseason all-MVFC team.[2]
Offense
Darakai Allen – WR
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Defense
Darin Greenfield – DL
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Schedule
[3][4]
Game summaries
Montana
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
No. 25 Grizzlies
|
0
|
17
|
14
|
0 |
31 |
Coyotes
|
0
|
10
|
7
|
0 |
17 |
At Oklahoma
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Coyotes
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
0 |
14 |
No. 4 (FBS) Sooners
|
14
|
14
|
28
|
14 |
70 |
Houston Baptist
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Huskies
|
0
|
17
|
21
|
15 |
53 |
Coyotes
|
10
|
14
|
14
|
14 |
52 |
At Northern Colorado
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Coyotes
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
7 |
14 |
Bears
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
0 |
6 |
Indiana State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Sycamores
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
0 |
Coyotes
|
14
|
10
|
14
|
0 |
38 |
At Missouri State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Coyotes
|
10
|
21
|
14
|
0 |
45 |
Bears
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
3 |
10 |
At Northern Iowa
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Coyotes
|
21
|
3
|
3
|
0 |
27 |
No. 14 Panthers
|
14
|
7
|
14
|
7 |
42 |
Southern Illinois
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Salukis
|
7
|
27
|
7
|
7 |
48 |
Coyotes
|
7
|
0
|
14
|
7 |
28 |
At Western Illinois
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Coyotes
|
7
|
10
|
3
|
14 |
34 |
Leathernecks
|
7
|
0
|
10
|
21 |
38 |
Youngstown State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Penguins
|
7
|
7
|
0
|
7 |
21 |
Coyotes
|
21
|
14
|
14
|
7 |
56 |
At North Dakota State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Coyotes
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
7 |
14 |
No. 1 Bison
|
14
|
14
|
14
|
7 |
49 |
South Dakota State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
No. 5 Jackrabbits
|
7
|
0
|
7
|
7 |
21 |
Coyotes
|
0
|
10
|
14
|
0 |
24 |
Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
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STATS FCS | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Coaches | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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