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American college football season
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 [ ]
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 1 7:00 pm at New Mexico * RTRM L 21–4820,221
September 10 2:00 pm Weber State * Midco SN W 52–49 2OT 8,114
September 17 4:00 pm at North Dakota * Midco SN L 44–47 2OT 11,477
October 1 3:00 pm at No. 20 Youngstown State ESPN3 L 20–3015,151
October 8 2:00 pm No. 11 Northern Iowa Midco SN W 28–2510,221
October 15 2:00 pm at Indiana State ESPN3 W 33–30 2OT 3,297
October 22 2:00 pm Illinois State ESPN3 MVC TV W 27–247,416
October 29 2:00 pm No. 13 Western Illinois Midco SN L 34–358,412
November 5 2:00 pm at Southern Illinois ESPN3 MVC TV L 28–355,689
November 12 2:00 pm at No. 11 South Dakota State Midco SN L 21–2815,345
November 19 2:00 pm No. 4 North Dakota State Midco SN L 21–2810,011
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from STATS FCS at time of game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
Game summaries [ ]
at New Mexico [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Coyotes
14
0
7
0
21
Lobos
14
21
6
7
48
Weber State [ ]
1
2
3
4 OT 2OT
Total
Wildcats
28
0
14
0 7 0
49
Coyotes
14
7
0
21 7 3
52
at North Dakota [ ]
1
2
3
4 OT 2OT
Total
Coyotes
3
24
7
0 7 3
44
Fighting Hawks
7
7
3
17 7 6
47
at Youngstown State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Coyotes
3
0
3
14
20
#20 Penguins
10
10
0
10
30
Northern Iowa [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#11 Panthers
14
3
0
8
25
Coyotes
14
7
7
0
28
at Indiana State [ ]
1
2
3
4 OT 2OT
Total
Coyotes
17
0
10
0 3 3
33
Sycamores
10
0
7
10 3 0
30
Illinois State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Redbirds
7
10
0
7
24
Coyotes
17
7
3
0
27
Western Illinois [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#13 Leathernecks
14
0
14
7
35
Coyotes
17
14
0
3
34
at Southern Illinois [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Coyotes
0
7
7
14
28
Salukis
7
14
7
7
35
at South Dakota State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Coyotes
0
7
7
7
21
#11 Jackrabbits
7
0
14
7
28
North Dakota State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#4 Bison
7
14
7
0
28
Coyotes
7
7
0
7
21
Ranking movements [ ]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll
Pre
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
STATS FCS
RV
RV
RV
NR
NR
NR
RV
RV
RV
RV
NR
NR
NR
Coaches
RV
NR
RV
NR
NR
RV
RV
RV
25
RV
NR
NR
NR
References [ ]
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