Football
Vander Maten benched, Earl named starter in Dakota Days game
The 2013 Dakota Days game began with a twist at the quarterback position. Sophomore Kevin Earl has been chosen as the starting quarterback over junior, team captain Josh Vander Maten, who has started the last 15 games for the Coyotes, dating back to September 2012. Vander Maten was listed as the team’s starting quarterback on […]
Earl guides Coyotes to first Missouri Valley Conference victory
Head coach Joe Glenn and the University of South Dakota football team finally got the monkey off their back with their first conference win Saturday. It may have taken 10 attempts, but by beating the Missouri State Bears 17-14 in the DakotaDome, the program can now say they have won a game in the Missouri […]
Coyotes look to improve to 2-0 at home
Saturday will mark first time in 35 days that the University of South Dakota football team will be playing a game in the DakotaDome. The Coyotes will be taking on the Missouri St. Bears in search of their first conference win under head coach Joe Glenn. After dropping their last three games on the road, […]
Vander Maten leads on and off field
Football isn’t the only thing junior Josh Vander Maten stands for. While the role of quarterback has brought along with it great responsibility for the junior University of South Dakota football player, he said he hasn’t let it consume his whole life. In fact, an average busy Wednesday for Vander Maten isn’t stuffed with extra […]
Football still winless on the road, falls to Western Illinois 24-10
The University of South Dakota football team dropped its third straight game Saturday, losing to Western Illinois 24-10. Despite coming of a bye week and having almost two weeks to prepare for this week’s matchup, the Coyotes came out flat, falling to a 1-3 record in 2013. USD’s defense held the Leathernecks scoreless for the […]
Conference play set to begin
In the first two years under head coach Joe Glenn, the University of South Dakota Coyotes are 0-8 on the road. After winning their home opener in the DakotaDome against UC Davis Aug. 31, the Coyotes have dropped their last two, both on the road. They now have to head to Wacomb, Ill. to face […]
Football team aims to get over .500
Fresh off their bye week, the University of South Dakota Coyotes football team has their sights set for Flagstaff, Ariz., where they will be taking on the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks. Head coach Joe Glenn said the team used the bye week to rest up and prepare for a Lumberjack team coming off a 21-10 win […]
Early lead not enough for Coyotes, fall to Kansas 31-14
LAWRENCE, KAN. — After jumping out to a 7-0 lead in the first quarter, the University of South Dakota Coyotes (1-1) allowed 24 unanswered points, losing to the University of Kansas (1-0) 31-14 Saturday night in Lawrence, Kan. The Coyote defense came out of the gates strong, forcing the three consecutive three and outs by […]
Coyotes hungry for win No. 2
The University of South Dakota had little time to celebrate their 10-7 victory over UC Davis from a week ago. Effective enough to get the job done last week, South Dakota head coach Joe Glenn likes where the offense can take the Coyotes for the rest of the year. “When you have our running backs […]
Former Coyote makes NFL roster
Former Coyote offensive lineman Tom Compton was named to the Washington Redskins 53-man roster after surviving the last day of cuts Saturday, Aug. 31. Compton, a native of Rosemount, Minn. was a sixth round pick by the Redskins in the 2012 draft. He was the first USD player drafted since 1986.