December 6th, 20220 The 2022 fall season of sports has ended which means the volleyball and football teams are heading into the offseason. Football Moments Throughout the Season The football team finished their season 3-8 after starting the season with the toughest schedule in the FCS. In their first home game of the season, they...
October 23rd, 20220 The South Dakota Coyotes headed into a matchup against the Southern Illinois Salukis on Dakota Days weekend. The Coyotes came into the match with a record of 1-5 after losing their last three games. The No. 14 ranked Salukis came in with a 5-2 record after winning their last five games. This year's D-Days was the 105th...
October 18th, 20220 The South Dakota Coyotes head back home after back-to-back away games where they’ll face Southern Illinois in the 105th Dakota Days football game. Last year's playoff rematch takes center stage at this year's D-Days. The Salukis defeated the Coyotes in the first round of the FCS playoffs last November, 22-10, inside the...
October 9th, 20220 In the 116th meeting between South Dakota and South Dakota State yesterday, the Jackrabbits pulled ahead for a 28-3 victory. SDSU entered the rivalry game with the series lead (55-53-7), however the Coyotes won the previous two meetings. USD arrived in Brookings with a 1-3 record coming off a bye week, while SDSU came off a 34-10...
September 25th, 20220 The Coyotes lost to the reigning FCS Champions No. 1 North Dakota State (NDSU) on Sept. 24. South Dakota entered the contest with a 1-2 record after defeating the Cal Poly Mustangs last week. North Dakota State entered the Dakota Dome with a 2-1 record coming off a loss to the Arizona Wildcats last week. On their first drive, the...
February 1st, 20220 With one year of eligibility remaining due to COVID-19, linebacker DeJaun Cooper made the transition from a Hawk to a Coyote. The Maryland native played football for four years at Monmouth University in New Jersey where he graduated with a degree in graphic design. After the NCAA announced that athletes would receive an...
November 14th, 2021135 The USD football team stunned rival South Dakota State in a victory which head coach Bob Nielson described as having an “unbelievable” ending. The Coyotes trailed 20-17 as the offense lined up on their own 43-yard line to attempt what football fans refer to as a “Hail Mary” with just one second left on the clock. Quarterback...
September 7th, 202143 Devalon Whitcomb came to USD in 2015 to play tight end and a year later he changed positions to become a defensive lineman. Now, Whitcomb is the only seventh-year player on the Coyotes football roster. Whitcomb has had his share of trials and tribulations during his time at USD. Whitcomb tore his meniscus in 2017, causing him to miss...
September 7th, 202160 The USD football team made the trek to Lawrence, Kansas with the goal of opening their season with a win, and the Coyotes nearly pulled it off, falling 17-14 after a last-minute touchdown for Kansas. With the Coyotes leading 14-10, Jayhawk starting quarterback Jason Bean found Lawrence Arnold for a 16-yard touchdown, giving...
September 6th, 202151 From the little fields of Pop Warner to the DakotaDome, Brady Schutt continues to flip the field for the Coyotes. At practice in Pop Warner, Schutt kicked the farthest among teammates, and then and there his punting career begun. Years later he wound up in Vermillion, South Dakota, where he now punts for the Coyotes. “I...
