2020 South Dakota Coyotes football team

2020 South Dakota Coyotes football
2020 South Dakota Coyotes football
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record	1–3 (1–3 MVFC)
Head coach	Bob Nielson (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	Ted Schlafke (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Travis Johansen (2nd season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	DakotaDome
	Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

2020 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 2 South Dakota State +^	5	–	1	8	–	2
No. 12 Missouri State +^	5	–	1	5	–	5
No. 7 North Dakota ^	4	–	1	5	–	2
No. 6 North Dakota State ^	5	–	2	7	–	3
No. 14 Southern Illinois ^	3	–	3	6	–	4
Northern Iowa	3	–	4	3	–	4
South Dakota	1	–	3	1	–	3
Illinois State†	1	–	3	1	–	3
Western Illinois†	1	–	5	1	–	5
Youngstown State	1	–	6	1	–	6

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Note: Indiana State opted out of the spring season. † – Illinois State and Western Illinois opted out of the remainder of the spring season on March 21 and April 5, 2021, respectively. Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2020 South Dakota Coyotes football team represented the University of South Dakota in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Bob Nielson and played their home games in the DakotaDome. They played as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
February 27	12:00 p.m.	at No. 7 Illinois State		Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	ESPN+	W 27–20	1,853
March 4	5:00 p.m.	at No. 4 North Dakota	No. 20	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND (Sitting Bull Trophy)	ESPN+	L 10–21	3,491
March 13	1:00 p.m.	Missouri State	No. 21	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD	ESPN+	L 24–27	2,051
March 20	11:00 a.m.	at Youngstown State		Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	ESPN+	L 10–28	2,159
~~March 27~~	~~1:00 p.m.~~	~~No. 2 North Dakota State~~		~~DakotaDome~~ ~~Vermillion, SD~~	~~ESPN+~~	Canceled
~~April 2~~	~~6:00 p.m.~~	~~No. 23 Northern Iowa~~		~~DakotaDome~~ ~~Vermillion, SD~~	~~ESPN+~~	Canceled
~~April 10~~	~~2:00 p.m.~~	~~at South Dakota State~~		~~Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium~~ ~~Brookings, SD (rivalry)~~	~~ESPN+~~	Canceled
~~April 17~~	~~6:00 p.m.~~	~~Western Illinois~~		~~DakotaDome~~ ~~Vermillion, SD~~	~~MVFC TV~~	Canceled^[a]
Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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^ On April 5, 2021, Western Illinois announced that it was opting out of the remainder of the 2021 spring season due to a lack of available players.^[1]

Game summaries

At No. 7 Illinois State

South Dakota Coyotes at No. 7 Illinois State Redbirds – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Coyotes	0	17	7	3	27
No. 7 Illinois State	7	10	0	3	20

at Hancock Stadium, Normal, Illinois

Date: February 27
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: Sunny and clear, 48 °F (9 °C)
Game attendance: 1,853
Referee: Art Brown
TV: ESPN+
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

ILST – Timothy McClon 1-yard run (Aidan Bresnahan kick), 4:13. Redbirds 7–0. Drive: 13 plays, 88 yards, 7:20.

Second quarter

ILST – Aidan Bresnahan 29-yard field goal, 12:08. Redbirds 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 3:32.
ILST – Taylor Grimes 59-yard pass from Bryce Jefferson (Aidan Bresnahan kick), 9:15. Redbirds 17–0. Drive: 6 plays, 79 yards, 1:39.
SDAK – Mason Lorber 34-yard field goal, 4:07. Redbirds 17–3. Drive: 9 plays, 19 yards, 3:03.
SDAK – Caleb Vander Esch 23-yard pass from Carson Camp (Mason Lorber kick), 2:21. Redbirds 17–10. Drive: 4 plays, 36 yards, 1:29.
SDAK – Carson Camp 15-yard run (Mason Lorber kick), 0:13. Tied 17–17. Drive: 4 plays, 30 yards, 0:32.

Third quarter

SADK – Carter Bell 5-yard pass from Carson Camp (Mason Lorber kick), 10:01. Coyotes 24–17. Drive: 3 plays, 27 yards, 1:05.

Fourth quarter

SDAK – Mason Lorber 31-yard field goal, 12:55. Coyotes 27–17. Drive: 12 plays, 43 yards, 4:12.
ILST – Aidan Bresnahan 25-yard field goal, 10:00. Coyotes 27–20. Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 2:50.

Statistics	SDAK	ILST
First downs	17	18
Total yards	300	447
Rushing yards	79	167
Passing yards	221	280
Turnovers	1	7
Time of possession	30:14	29:46

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Dakota	Passing	Carson Camp	20/35, 221 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Kai Henry	16 rushes, 35 yards
	Receiving	Carter Bell	4 receptions, 64 yards, TD
Illinois State	Passing	Bryce Jefferson	15/33, 280 yards, TD, 4 INT
	Rushing	Phaleak Brown	17 rushes, 86 yards
	Receiving	Austin Nagel	5 receptions, 132 yards

At No. 4 North Dakota

No. 20 South Dakota Coyotes at No. 4 North Dakota Fighting Hawks – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 20 Coyotes	3	0	0	7	10
No. 4 Fighting Hawks	0	7	14	0	21

at Alerus Center, Grand Forks, North Dakota

Date: March 4
Game time: 5:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: None (played indoors)
Game attendance: 3,491
Referee: Andrew Speciale
TV: ESPN+
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

SDAK – Mason Lorber 20-yard field goal, 10:29. Coyotes 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 0:59.

Second quarter

UND – Adam Zavalney 21-yard pass from Quincy Vaughn (Adam Stage kick), 14:14. Fighting Hawks 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 5:01.

Third quarter

UND – Otis Weah 18-yard run (Adam Stage kick), 13:02. Fighting Hawks 14–3. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:58.
UND – Otis Weah 5-yard run (Adam Stage kick), 7:46. Fighting Hawks 21–3. Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 3:22.

Fourth quarter

SDAK – Kai Henry 7-yard run (Mason Lorber kick), 10:58. Fighting Hawks 21–10. Drive: 15 plays, 95 yards, 5:04.

Statistics	SDAK	UND
First downs	18	25
Total yards	328	489
Rushing yards	129	249
Passing yards	199	240
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	24:52	35:08

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Dakota	Passing	Carson Camp	19/31, 193 yards, INT
	Rushing	Kai Henry	15 rushes, 84 yards, TD
	Receiving	Caleb Vander Esch	7 receptions, 57 yards
North Dakota	Passing	Tommy Schuster	23/35, 219 yards, INT
	Rushing	Otis Weah	16 rushes, 163 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Garett Maag	3 receptions, 75 yards

Missouri State

Missouri State Bears at No. 21 South Dakota Coyotes – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	7	10	7	3	27
No. 21 Coyotes	14	3	7	0	24

at DakotaDome, Vermillion, South Dakota

Date: March 13
Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: None (played indoors)
Game attendance: 2,051
Referee: Rick Warne
TV: ESPN+
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

SDAK – Kai Henry 8-yard run (Mason Lorber kick), 2:32. Coyotes 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards, 1:51.
MOST – Montrae Braswell 100-yard kickoff return (Jose Pizano kick), 2:21. Tied 7–7.
SDAK – Travis Theis 31-yard run (Mason Lorber kick), 0:50. Coyotes 14–7. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:31.

Second quarter

MOST – Jose Pizano 21-yard field goal, 9:51. Coyotes 14–10. Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 5:53.
MOST – Montrae Braswell 36-yard interception return (Jose Pizano kick), 8:55. Bears 17–14.
SDAK – Mason Lorber 21-yard field goal, 4:33. Tied 17–17. Drive: 11 plays, 83 yards, 4:22.

Third quarter

SDAK – Carter Bell 36-yard pass from Carson Camp (Mason Lorber kick), 7:48. Coyotes 24–17. Drive: 4 plays, 82 yards, 1:03.
MOST – Jeremiah Wilson 6-yard run (Jose Pizano kick), 3:41. Tied 24–24. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:07.

Fourth quarter

MOST – Jose Pizano 28-yard field goal, 7:51. Bears 27–24. Drive: 9 plays, 42 yards, 4:44.

Statistics	MOST	SDAK
First downs	18	26
Total yards	330	440
Rushing yards	163	102
Passing yards	167	339
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	31:51	28:09

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Missouri State	Passing	Jaden Johnson	16/25, 136 yards
	Rushing	Jeremiah Wilson	13 rushes, 53 yards, TD
	Receiving	Damoriea Vick	4 receptions, 68 yards
South Dakota	Passing	Carson Camp	22/34, 339 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Kai Henry	23 rushes, 76 yards, TD
	Receiving	Carter Bell	6 receptions, 106 yards, TD

At Youngstown State

South Dakota Coyotes at Youngstown State Penguins – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Coyotes	0	3	0	7	10
Penguins	8	3	10	7	28

at Stambaugh Stadium, Youngstown, Ohio

Date: March 20
Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
Game weather: Sunny, 43 °F (6 °C)
Game attendance: 2,159
Referee: Art Brown
TV: ESPN+
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

YSU – Christian Turner 10-yard pass from Marik Waid (Marik Waid pass to London Pearson), 7:26. Penguins 8–0. Drive: 13 plays, 69 yards, 6:33.

Second quarter

YSU – Colten McFadden 32-yard field goal, 11:03. Penguins 11–0. Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 7:19.
SDAK – Mason Lorber 37-yard field goal, 6:02. Penguins 11–3. Drive: 6 plays, 15 yards, 2:46.

Third quarter

YSU – Marik Waid 1-yard run (Colten McFadden kick), 7:47. Penguins 18–3. Drive: 8 plays, 29 yards, 3:26.
YSU – Colten McFadden 41-yard field goal, 1:44. Penguins 21–3. Drive: 7 plays, 34 yards, 3:51.

Fourth quarter

YSU – Christian Turner 38-yard run (Colten McFadden kick), 12:45. Penguins 28–3. Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 2:36.
SDAK – Travis Theis 1-yard run (Mason Lorber kick), 8:35. Penguins 28–10. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:10.

Statistics	SDAK	YSU
First downs	13	21
Total yards	226	388
Rushing yards	12	304
Passing yards	214	84
Turnovers	3	2
Time of possession	21:48	38:12

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Dakota	Passing	Carson Camp	21/30, 214 yards, INT
	Rushing	Travis Theis	8 rushes, 15 yards, TD
	Receiving	Caleb Vander Esch	9 receptions, 102 yards
Youngstown State	Passing	Marik Waid	9/13, 84 yards, TD
	Rushing	Jaleel McLaughlin	28 rushes, 166 yards
	Receiving	Malick Mbodj	2 receptions, 25 yards

References

^ Holland, Scott. "WIU football opts out remainder of spring season". McDonough County Voice. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
^ "2020 South Dakota Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved November 28, 2020.

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[2] On April 5, 2021, Western Illinois announced that it was opting out of the remainder of the 2021 spring season due to a lack of available players.^[1]

[optout-1] Holland, Scott. "WIU football opts out remainder of spring season". McDonough County Voice. Retrieved April 5, 2021.

[3] "2020 South Dakota Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved November 28, 2020.

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Schedule

Game summaries

At No. 7 Illinois State

At No. 4 North Dakota

Missouri State

At Youngstown State

References

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