2025 South Dakota Coyotes football team
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Football Conference |
| Record | 0–0 (0–0 MVFC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Tim Morrison (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Billy Kirch (1st season) |
| Home stadium | DakotaDome |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota State | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Iowa | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota State | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As of May 5, 2025 Rankings from STATS Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025 South Dakota Coyotes football team will represent the University of South Dakota as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Coyotes will be led by first-year head coach Travis Johansen,[1] who replaces former coach Bob Nielson who retired after the 2024 season.[2] Johansen was promoted from being the Coyotes defensive coordinator last season, and will be assisted by first year offensive coordinator Tim Morrison and first year defensive coordinator Billy Kirch. Morrison was also promoted within the program, as he was the Coyotes tight ends coach in 2024. Kirch joins the program after coaching at NAIA Northwestern University in Iowa for ten seasons.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result |
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| August 30 | TBA | at Iowa State* | TBA | ||
| September 6 | TBA | at Lamar* | ESPN+ | ||
| September 13 | 1:00 p.m. | Northern Colorado* | ESPN+ | ||
| September 20 | 1:00 p.m. | Drake* |
| ESPN+ | |
| September 27 | 1:00 p.m. | at North Dakota State | ESPN+ | ||
| October 4 | 2:00 p.m. | Murray State |
| ESPN+ | |
| October 11 | TBA | at Indiana State | ESPN+ | ||
| October 18 | TBA | at Northern Iowa | ESPN+ | ||
| October 25 | 1:00 p.m. | Illinois State |
| ESPN+ | |
| November 1 | 1:00 p.m. | North Dakota |
| ESPN+ | |
| November 8 | 1:00 p.m. | South Dakota State |
| ESPN+ | |
| November 15 | 12:00 p.m. | at Southern Illinois | ESPN+ | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ "Travis Johansen named head coach of South Dakota football". goyotes.com. South Dakota Coyotes. January 16, 2025. Retrieved March 20, 2025.
- ^ "Head football coach Bob Nielson steps down". goyotes.com. South Dakota Coyotes. January 16, 2025. Retrieved March 20, 2025.
- ^ "2025 Football Schedule". goyotes.com. South Dakota Coyotes. Retrieved March 20, 2025.
- ^ "2025 South Dakota Football Schedule". fbschedules.com. FBSchedules. Retrieved March 20, 2025.