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2024 South Dakota Coyotes football team
2024 South Dakota Coyotes football
Missouri Valley Football Conference
No. 4
No. 4
11–3 (7–1 MVFC)
Bob Nielson (9th season)
Josh Davis (2nd season)
Pistol
Travis Johansen (6th season)
Multiple
DakotaDome
The 2024 South Dakota Coyotes football team represented the University of South Dakota as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season . The Coyotes were led by ninth-year head coach Bob Nielson and played their home games at the DakotaDome in Vermillion, South Dakota .
The MVFC released it preseason prediction poll on July 22, 2024. The Coyotes were predicted to finish third in the conference.
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source
.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}August 29 7:00 p.m. Northern State* No. 5 DakotaDomeVermillion, SD ESPN+ W 45–3 7,435
September 7 2:30 p.m. at Wisconsin* No. 6 Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI FS1 L 13–27 76,069
September 14 3:00 p.m. at Portland State* No. 6 Hillsboro StadiumPortland, OR ESPN+ Canceled
September 21 1:00 p.m. Drake* No. 6 DakotaDomeVermillion, SD ESPN+ W 42–3 6,529
September 28 1:00 p.m. No. 17 Southern Illinois No. 5 DakotaDomeVermillion, SD ESPN+ W 42–13 6,706
October 5 2:00 p.m. at Murray State No. 4 Roy Stewart StadiumMurray, KY ESPN+ W 59–0 6,437
October 12 2:00 p.m. Northern Iowa No. 4 DakotaDomeVermillion, SD ESPN+ W 42–17 8,934
October 19 5:00 p.m. at Youngstown State No. 4 Stambaugh StadiumYoungstown, OH ESPN+ W 27–17 8,560
October 26 6:30 p.m. at No. 3 South Dakota State No. 4 Dana J. Dykhouse StadiumBrookings, SD (rivalry) ESPNU L 17–20 OT 19,351
November 9 1:00 p.m. Indiana State No. 5 DakotaDomeVermillion, SD ESPN+ W 49–0 5,515
November 16 12:00 p.m. at North Dakota No. 5 Alerus CenterGrand Forks, ND (Sitting Bull Trophy) ESPN+ W 42–36 8,974
November 23 1:00 p.m. No. 1 North Dakota State No. 4 DakotaDomeVermillion, SD ESPN+ W 29–28 9,062
December 7 2:00 p.m. No. 14 Tarleton State* No. 4 DakotaDomeVermillion, SD (NCAA Division I Second Round) ESPN+ W 42–31 6,231
December 14 2:00 p.m. No. 5 UC Davis* No. 4 DakotaDomeVermillion, SD (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal) ESPN+ W 35–21 6,135
December 21 2:30 p.m. at No. 1 Montana State* No. 4 Bobcat StadiumBozeman, MT (NCAA Division I Semifinal) ABC L 17–31 20,557
*Non-conference gameRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time
Statistics NORST SDAK
First downs 11 20
Total yards 207 351
Rushing yards 147 266
Passing yards 60 85
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 8-13-2 9-13-0
Time of possession 31:55 28:05
Team Category Player Statistics
Northern State Passing Daniel Britt 8-11 60 Yards 1 INT
Rushing Hank Craft 11 Carries 68 Yards
Receiving Tanner Branson 2 Catches 25 Yards
South Dakota Passing Aidan Bouman 9-12 85 Yards
Rushing Charles Pierre Jr 13 Carries 136 Yards 2 TD
Receiving Carter Bell 3 Catches 32 Yards
Statistics SDAK WIS
First downs 13 23
Total yards 237 385
Rushing yards 123 171
Passing yards 114 214
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 12–23–0 17–27–0
Time of possession 27:31 32:29
Team Category Player Statistics
South Dakota Passing Aidan Bouman 12/23, 114 yards
Rushing Charles Pierre Jr. 12 carries, 83 yards
Receiving Travis Theis 4 receptions, 43 yards
Wisconsin Passing Tyler Van Dyke 17/27, 214 yards, TD
Rushing Chez Mellusi 16 carries, 60 yards, 2 TD
Receiving CJ Williams 2 receptions, 53 yards, TD
Statistics SDAK PRST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
South Dakota Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Portland State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Statistics DRKE SDAK
First downs 18 25
Total yards 211 411
Rushing yards 93 192
Passing yards 118 219
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–33–1 18–26–1
Time of possession 32:17 27:43
Team Category Player Statistics
Drake Passing Luke Bailey 16/29, 107 yards, INT
Rushing Dorian Boyland 8 carries, 51 yards
Receiving Trey Radocha 7 receptions, 56 yards
South Dakota Passing Aidan Bouman 18/24, 219 yards, TD
Rushing Travis Theis 9 carries, 94 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Carter Bell 4 receptions, 56 yards
Statistics SIU SDAK
First downs 16 24
Total yards 366 549
Rushing yards 60 302
Passing yards 306 247
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 23-41 11-17
Time of possession 24:41 35:19
Team Category Player Statistics
Southern Illinois Passing Hunter Simmons 23-41, 306 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Shaun Lester Jr 10 carries, 31 yards
Receiving Keontez Lewis 3 catches, 88 yards, TD
South Dakota Passing Aidan Bouman 11-17, 245 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Travis Theis 25 carries, 147 yards, 2 TD
Receiving JJ Galbreath 2 catches, 100 yards, TD
Statistics SDAK MURR
First downs 26 10
Total yards 582 213
Rushing yards 361 90
Passing yards 221 123
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 16-22-1 13-21-2
Time of possession 36:20 23:40
Team Category Player Statistics
South Dakota Passing Aidan Bouman 16-22, 221 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Travis Theis 14 carries, 132 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Quaron Adams 3 receptions, 83 yards
Murray State Passing Jayden Johannsen 7-13, 84 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Jawaun Northington 11 carries, 46 yards
Receiving JK Carter 3 receptions, 54 yards
Statistics UNI SDAK
First downs 16 24
Total yards 311 513
Rushing yards 56 192
Passing yards 255 321
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 19-28-1 18-21-0
Time of possession 24:31 35:29
Team Category Player Statistics
Northern Iowa Passing Matthew Schecklman 18-26 250 yards 1 TD 1 INT
Rushing Tye Edwards 19 carries 53 yards 1 TD
Receiving Desmond Hutson 4 Receptions 94 Yards
South Dakota Passing Aidan Bouman 17-20 284 Yards 2 TD
Rushing Charles Pierre Jr 21 Carries 105 Yards 2 TD
Receiving AJ Coons 2 Receptions 61 Yards 1 TD
Statistics SDAK YSU
First downs 19 22
Total yards 415 346
Rushing yards 192 138
Passing yards 223 208
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 12-18-0 22-32-0
Time of possession 26:01 33:59
Team Category Player Statistics
South Dakota Passing Aidan Bouman 12-18, 223 yards, TD
Rushing Charles Pierre Jr 21 carries, 153 yards 2 TD
Receiving JJ Galbreath 3 receptions, 79 yards
Youngstown State Passing Beau Brungard 22-31, 208 yards, TD
Rushing Beau Brungard 16 carries, 69 yards, TD
Receiving Max Tomczak 9 receptions, 90 yards
Statistics SDAK SDST
First downs 18 19
Total yards 275 329
Rushing yards 82 166
Passing yards 193 163
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 21-35-1 21-29-0
Time of possession 28:22 31:38
Team Category Player Statistics
South Dakota Passing Aidan Bouman 20-32, 163 yards
Rushing Travis Theis 15 carries, 78 yards, TD
Receiving Jack Martens 3 receptions, 66 yards
South Dakota State Passing Mark Gronowski 20-27, 163 yards
Rushing Angel Johnson 14 carries, 81 yards
Receiving Griffin Wilde 5 receptions, 61 yards
Statistics INST SDAK
First downs 5 21
Total yards 129 622
Rushing yards -3 317
Passing yards 132 305
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 12-23-0 15-21-0
Time of possession 27:15 32:45
Team Category Player Statistics
Indiana State Passing Elijah Owens 11-21, 131 yards
Rushing Shen Butler-Lawson 10 carries, 15 yards
Receiving Zavion Taylor 4 receptions, 66 yards
South Dakota Passing Aidan Bouman 14-20, 238 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Charles Pierre Jr. 11 carries, 165 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Quaron Adams 2 receptions, 133 yards, 2 TD
Statistics SDAK UND
First downs 25 23
Total yards 512 323
Rushing yards 322 143
Passing yards 190 180
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 20-31-0
Time of possession 32:44 27:16
Team Category Player Statistics
South Dakota Passing Aidan Bouman 15-21 190 Yards 3 TD 1 INT
Rushing Charles Pierre Jr 15 Carries 173 Yards 1 TD
Receiving Charles Pierre Jr 4 Receptions 75 Yards 1 TD
North Dakota Passing Simon Roufo 20-30 180 Yards 3 TD
Rushing Sawyer Seidl 7 Carries 68 Yards 1 TD
Receiving Bo Belquist 10 Receptions 96 Yards 1 TD
Statistics NDSU SDAK
First downs 19 23
Total yards 340 391
Rushing yards 166 119
Passing yards 174 272
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 10–22–0 18–30–0
Time of possession 30:46 29:14
Team Category Player Statistics
North Dakota State Passing Cam Miller 10/22, 174 yards, TD
Rushing Cam Miller 19 carries, 82 yards, TD
Receiving RaJa Nelson 3 receptions, 48 yards
South Dakota Passing Aidan Bouman 18/30, 272 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Travis Theis 13 carries, 66 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Javion Phelps 3 receptions, 79 yards, TD
Statistics TAR SDAK
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Tarleton State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
South Dakota Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Statistics UCD SDAK
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
UC Davis Passing
Rushing
Receiving
South Dakota Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Statistics SDAK MTST
First downs 16 20
Total yards 371 356
Rushing yards 135 222
Passing yards 236 134
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 20-29-0 8-17-0
Time of possession 27:56 32:04
Team Category Player Statistics
South Dakota Passing Aidan Bouman 20/29, 236 yards
Rushing Travis Theis 14 carries, 110 yards, TD
Receiving Travis Theis 7 receptions, 80 yards
Montana State Passing Tommy Mellott 8/17, 134 yards, TD
Rushing Tommy Mellott 17 carries, 125 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Taco Dowler 4 receptions, 94 yards, TD
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