2016 South Dakota Coyotes football team

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2016 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 3 North Dakota State +^		7	–	1					12	–	2
No. 6 South Dakota State +^		7	–	1					9	–	4
No. 2 Youngstown State ^		6	–	2					12	–	4
Illinois State ^		4	–	4					6	–	6
Northern Iowa		4	–	4					5	–	6
Western Illinois		3	–	5					6	–	5
South Dakota		3	–	5					4	–	7
Indiana State		2	–	6					4	–	7
Missouri State		2	–	6					4	–	7
Southern Illinois		2	–	6					4	–	7
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2016 South Dakota Coyotes football team represents the University of South Dakota in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are led by first year head coach Bob Nielson and play their home games in the DakotaDome. They are a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

Schedule

September 17:00 PMat New Mexico*

• University Stadium
• Albuquerque, NM

RTRML 21–48 20,221 September 102:00 PMWeber State*

• DakotaDome
• Vermillion, SD

Midco SNW 52–49 ^2OT8,114 September 174:00 PMat North Dakota*

• Alerus Center
• Grand Forks, ND (Potato Bowl/Sitting Bull Trophy)

Midco SNL 44–47 ^2OT11,477 October 13:00 PMat No. 20 Youngstown State

• Stambaugh Stadium
• Youngstown, OH

ESPN3L 20–30 15,151 October 82:00 PMNo. 11 Northern Iowa

• DakotaDome
• Vermillion, SD

Midco SNW 28–25 10,221 October 152:00 PMat Indiana State

• Memorial Stadium
• Terre Haute, IN

ESPN3W 33–30 ^2OT3,297 October 222:00 PMIllinois State

• DakotaDome
• Vermillion, SD

MVC TV   October 292:00 PMWestern Illinois

• DakotaDome
• Vermillion, SD

Midco SN   November 52:00 PMat Southern Illinois

• Saluki Stadium
• Carbondale, IL

MVC TV   November 122:00 PMat South Dakota State

• Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
• Brookings, SD (South Dakota Showdown Series)

Midco SN   November 192:00 PMNorth Dakota State

• DakotaDome
• Vermillion, SD

Midco SN  

• Source: Schedule

Game notes

at New Mexico

	1	2	3	4	Total
Coyotes	14	0	7	0	21
Lobos	14	21	6	7	48

See also: 2016 New Mexico Lobos football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

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

See also: 2016 Weber State Wildcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–0–1	1970	TIE, 21–21

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

See also: 2016 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team and Sitting Bull Trophy

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
29–60–5	2011	UND, 38–37

at Youngstown State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Coyotes	3	0	3	14	20
#20 Penguins	10	10	0	10	30

See also: 2016 Youngstown State Penguins football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–4	2015	YSU, 31–3

Northern Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
#11 Panthers	14	3	0	8	25
Coyotes	14	7	7	0	28

See also: 2016 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
18–27–1	2015	UNI, 20–7

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

See also: 2016 Indiana State Sycamores football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	2013	USD, 17–14

Illinois State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redbirds					0
Coyotes					0

See also: 2016 Illinois State Redbirds football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–5	2015	ILST, 46–0

Western Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leathernecks					0
Coyotes					0

See also: 2016 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–4	2015	WIU, 40–21

at Southern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Coyotes					0
Salukis					0

See also: 2016 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	2015	USD, 34–31

at South Dakota State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Coyotes					0
Jackrabbits					0

See also: 2016 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team and South Dakota–South Dakota State football rivalry

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
52–52–7	2015	SDSU, 30–23

North Dakota State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison					0
Coyotes					0

See also: 2016 North Dakota State Bison football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
26–52–3	2015	USD, 24–21

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	RV	RV
Coaches	RV	—	RV	—	—	RV	RV	RV