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2016 South Dakota Coyotes Football Team
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 |
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September 1 | 7:00 pm | at New Mexico* | | RTRM | L 21-48 | 20,221 |
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 20-30 | 15,151 |
October 8 | 2:00 pm | No. 11 Northern Iowa | | Midco SN | W 28-25 | 10,221 |
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 27-24 | 7,416 |
October 29 | 2:00 pm | No. 13 Western Illinois | | Midco SN | L 34-35 | 8,412 |
November 5 | 2:00 pm | at Southern Illinois | | ESPN3 MVC TV | L 28-35 | 5,689 |
November 12 | 2:00 pm | at No. 11 South Dakota State | | Midco SN | L 21-28 | 15,345 |
November 19 | 2:00 pm | No. 4 North Dakota State | | Midco SN | L 21-28 | 10,011 |
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Game summaries
at New Mexico
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
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Coyotes
|
14
|
0
|
7
|
0 |
21 |
Lobos
|
14
|
21
|
6
|
7 |
48 |
Weber State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 | OT | 2OT |
Total |
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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 |
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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 |
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Coyotes
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
14 |
20 |
#20 Penguins
|
10
|
10
|
0
|
10 |
30 |
Northern Iowa
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
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#11 Panthers
|
14
|
3
|
0
|
8 |
25 |
Coyotes
|
14
|
7
|
7
|
0 |
28 |
at Indiana State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 | OT | 2OT |
Total |
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Coyotes
|
17
|
0
|
10
|
0 | 3 | 3 |
33 |
Sycamores
|
10
|
0
|
7
|
10 | 3 | 0 |
30 |
Illinois State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
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Redbirds
|
7
|
10
|
0
|
7 |
24 |
Coyotes
|
17
|
7
|
3
|
0 |
27 |
Western Illinois
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
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#13 Leathernecks
|
14
|
0
|
14
|
7 |
35 |
Coyotes
|
17
|
14
|
0
|
3 |
34 |
at Southern Illinois
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
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Coyotes
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
14 |
28 |
Salukis
|
7
|
14
|
7
|
7 |
35 |
at South Dakota State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
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Coyotes
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
7 |
21 |
#11 Jackrabbits
|
7
|
0
|
14
|
7 |
28 |
North Dakota State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
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#4 Bison
|
7
|
14
|
7
|
0 |
28 |
Coyotes
|
7
|
7
|
0
|
7 |
21 |
Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: Increase in ranking. Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ? = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
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Week
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Poll
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Pre
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
|
7
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8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
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Final
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STATS FCS
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RV
|
RV
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RV
|
NR
|
NR
|
NR
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RV
|
RV
|
RV
|
RV
|
NR
|
NR
|
NR
|
|
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Coaches
|
RV
|
NR
|
RV
|
NR
|
NR
|
RV
|
RV
|
RV
|
25
|
RV
|
NR
|
NR
|
NR
|
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References