2016 South Dakota Coyotes football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2016 South Dakota Coyotes football South Dakota Coyotes wordmark.svg Missouri Valley Football Conference MVFC 4–7 3–5 Bob Nielson 1st Ted Schlafke 1st Pro-style Atiba Bradley 1st Tyler Yelk 1st 4–3 DakotaDome February 2025 The 2016 South Dakota Coyotes football team represented the University of South Dakota in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-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 4–7, 3–5 in MVFC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. Schedule 2016 STATS FCS at time of game Central September 1 7:00 pm l y y New Mexico University Stadium Albuquerque, NM RTRM 21–48 20,221 September 10 2:00 pm w y Weber State DakotaDome Vermillion, SD Midco SN 52–49 2OT 8,114 September 17 4:00 pm l y y North Dakota Potato Bowl, Sitting Bull Trophy Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND Midco SN 44–47 2OT 11,477 October 1 3:00 pm l y Youngstown State 20 Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH ESPN3 20–30 15,151 October 8 2:00 pm w y Northern Iowa 11 DakotaDome Vermillion, SD Midco SN 28–25 10,221 October 15 2:00 pm w y Indiana State Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN ESPN3 33–30 2OT 3,297 October 22 2:00 pm w Illinois State DakotaDome Vermillion, SD ESPN3MVC TV 27–24 7,416 October 29 2:00 pm l Western Illinois 13 DakotaDome Vermillion, SD Midco SN 34–35 8,412 November 5 2:00 pm l y Southern Illinois Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL ESPN3MVC TV 28–35Garry Mick November 6, 2016 Coyotes drop another close one, falling to Salukis https://www.newspapers.com/article/argus-leader-coyotes-drop-another-close/164874514/ Argus-Leader D1, D3 February 7, 2025 Newspapers.com 5,689 November 12 2:00 pm l y South Dakota State 11 Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD rivalry Midco SN 21–28 15,345 November 19 2:00 pm l North Dakota State 4 DakotaDome Vermillion, SD Midco SN 21–28 10,011 Source: Schedule Game summaries At New Mexico Coyotes 14 0 7 0 Lobos 14 21 6 7 2016 New Mexico Lobos football team Weber State Wildcats 28 0 14 0 7 0 Coyotes 14 7 0 21 7 3 2016 Weber State Wildcats football team At North Dakota Coyotes 3 24 7 0 7 3 Fighting Hawks 7 7 3 17 7 6 2016 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team Sitting Bull Trophy At Youngstown State Coyotes 3 0 3 14 #20 Penguins 10 10 0 10 2016 Youngstown State Penguins football team Northern Iowa #11 Panthers 14 3 0 8 Coyotes 14 7 7 0 2016 Northern Iowa Panthers football team At Indiana State Coyotes 17 0 10 0 3 3 Sycamores 10 0 7 10 3 0 2016 Indiana State Sycamores football team Illinois State Redbirds 7 10 0 7 Coyotes 17 7 3 0 2016 Illinois State Redbirds football team Western Illinois #13 Leathernecks 14 0 14 7 Coyotes 17 14 0 3 2016 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team At Southern Illinois Coyotes 0 7 7 14 Salukis 7 14 7 7 2016 Southern Illinois Salukis football team At South Dakota State Coyotes 0 7 7 7 #11 Jackrabbits 7 0 14 7 2016 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team South Dakota–South Dakota State football rivalry North Dakota State #4 Bison 7 14 7 0 Coyotes 7 7 0 7 2016 North Dakota State Bison football team Ranking movements STATS FCS 0 13 RV RV RV NR NR NR RV RV RV RV NR NR NR Coaches 0 13 RV NR RV NR NR RV RV RV 25 RV NR NR NR References South Dakota Category:South Dakota Coyotes football seasons South Dakota Coyotes football